What do Japanese fans think of the U.S replacement scores?

[Ringworm128]

I'm curious as to what the general opinions are on the various U.S replacement scores within the Japanese fandom.

[TheGmGoken]

I remember this JPN guy on Youtube who sent the Ocean Dub and FUnimation dub to his friends back in Japan. According to him(Channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/TenjinDelta but this is his new one his past 5 got deleted) they prefer the Ocean score over the Funimation's score. Saying "The Ocean score was very great and capture the Dragonball spirit. It also reminds me of the original score. While the Funimation score was just rock band garbage".

Don't know how much truth there is in that seeing as Tenjin USED to be an Ocean fanboy and when he said this he trolled all Funimation stuff.

[90sDBZ]

I remember this JPN guy on Youtube who sent the Ocean Dub and FUnimation dub to his friends back in Japan. According to him(Channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/TenjinDelta but this is his new one his past 5 got deleted) they prefer the Ocean score over the Funimation's score. Saying "The Ocean score was very great and capture the Dragonball spirit. It also reminds me of the original score. While the Funimation score was just rock band garbage".

Don't know how much truth there is in that seeing as Tenjin USED to be an Ocean fanboy and when he said this he trolled all Funimation stuff.

I doubt Tenjin's sources have any credibility. I've seen a lot of Ocean fans on Youtube brag about how they troll Funimation videos. In general they aren't the kind of fan you should take too seriously. A lot of them will say anything to get you to acknowledge them. I must say it annoys me when Youtube Ocean fans bash the Funi dub for being inaccurate and act like the Ocean dub was always in line with the Japanese version. With the exception of movies 1-3 Ocean's dub was actually even less accurate than Funi's.

Out of curiosity did he mean the Levy Ocean score or the Megaman Ocean score? I can sort of see the Levy score being liked by the Japanese fans but the Megaman score is nothing like the Japanese Z score.

[cRookie_Monster]

I'm not sure what her history is and what version she saw first, but the person who inspired me to start making youtube videos in the first place was a girl from Hong Kong.

This one is a reupload since her original account was closed (raikonplayer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OiLtHgZBYc
It is the video that inspired my channel.

She later became a fan and did this cover of my tune "Future's Sword".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hViVIz3g7HY

Again, I don't know what versions the Chinese typically watch.

[Hellspawn28]

It's cool that some Japanese fans like the Ocean score. I'm not surprise that some Japanese fans like some DB stuff from the US since I seen Japanese Super Sentai fans that like some of the Power Ranger shows.

[TheGmGoken]

I remember this JPN guy on Youtube who sent the Ocean Dub and FUnimation dub to his friends back in Japan. According to him(Channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/TenjinDelta but this is his new one his past 5 got deleted) they prefer the Ocean score over the Funimation's score. Saying "The Ocean score was very great and capture the Dragonball spirit. It also reminds me of the original score. While the Funimation score was just rock band garbage".

Don't know how much truth there is in that seeing as Tenjin USED to be an Ocean fanboy and when he said this he trolled all Funimation stuff.

I doubt Tenjin's sources have any credibility. I've seen a lot of Ocean fans on Youtube brag about how they troll Funimation videos. In general they aren't the kind of fan you should take too seriously. A lot of them will say anything to get you to acknowledge them. I must say it annoys me when Youtube Ocean fans bash the Funi dub for being inaccurate and act like the Ocean dub was always in line with the Japanese version. With the exception of movies 1-3 Ocean's dub was actually even less accurate than Funi's.

Out of curiosity did he mean the Levy Ocean score or the Megaman Ocean score? I can sort of see the Levy score being liked by the Japanese fans but the Megaman score is nothing like the Japanese Z score.

He means the ENTIRE series. He said the Ocean score kept the Dragonball spirit. I don't take most DB fanbase fans seriously to be honest. I only trusted him cause he's an hardcore animation fan.

[kei17]

From what I've seen on the Internet, some of them think that the Faulconer Productions' score sounds cool and more modern, but most of them simply don't understand why they chose to replace the great original score in the first place and assume that people in the U.S. have poor taste. Also, they seem to dislike the wall-to-wall music placement, which is extremely uncommon in Japan. On Japanese TV, even shows for very young children like Anpanman have plenty of silent moments, so Japanese people aren't familiar with Mickey Mousing.

Speaking of Tenjin, just ignore that troll.

[90sDBZ]

He means the ENTIRE series. He said the Ocean score kept the Dragonball spirit. I don't take most DB fanbase fans seriously to be honest. I only trusted him cause he's an hardcore animation fan.

Well if he really meant the entire series then that's a weird opinion he's got because the Levy score of the early Ocean dub is completely inconsistent with the Megaman score of the late Ocean dub. It's the main reason why I don't consider the Saban and Westwood Ocean dubs to be the same dub. They both feel like a completely different show to each other.

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

I remember this JPN guy on Youtube who sent the Ocean Dub and FUnimation dub to his friends back in Japan. According to him(Channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/TenjinDelta but this is his new one his past 5 got deleted) they prefer the Ocean score over the Funimation's score. Saying "The Ocean score was very great and capture the Dragonball spirit. It also reminds me of the original score. While the Funimation score was just rock band garbage".

Don't know how much truth there is in that seeing as Tenjin USED to be an Ocean fanboy and when he said this he trolled all Funimation stuff.

Looking at that guy's channel, I'm pretty sure he's a troll. In fact, I'm tempted to say he was the guy that went by the username UnbiasedDBZFan on here. Needless to say, he was banned.

[TheGmGoken]

I remember this JPN guy on Youtube who sent the Ocean Dub and FUnimation dub to his friends back in Japan. According to him(Channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/TenjinDelta but this is his new one his past 5 got deleted) they prefer the Ocean score over the Funimation's score. Saying "The Ocean score was very great and capture the Dragonball spirit. It also reminds me of the original score. While the Funimation score was just rock band garbage".

Don't know how much truth there is in that seeing as Tenjin USED to be an Ocean fanboy and when he said this he trolled all Funimation stuff.

Looking at that guy's channel, I'm pretty sure he's a troll. In fact, I'm tempted to say he was the guy that went by the username UnbiasedDBZFan on here. Needless to say, he was banned.

Infact he was UnBiasedDBZFan. He used to troll. But now he doesn't.

[Bullza]

I didn't see this thread before but it seems more appropriate.

I think the Faulconer score stomps the Japanese score into the ground. The Jap score worked well with Dragon Ball being a more fantasy adventure mystical show but DBZ was an action packed show with a lot of intensity and tension building and the Jap score did that really badly.

The Faulconer score was much more exciting and modern. The Jap score was very repetitive and sounded like early 80's music in a early-mid 90's show.

All the most exciting and epic scenes in DBZ have no punch to them with the Jap score.

[VegettoEX]

Are you a Japanese fan from Japan? If not, I don't see how your comments are relevant, and were perfectly suited to the other thread where you already detailed them.

[Kamiccolo9]

I didn't see this thread before but it seems more appropriate.

I think the Faulconer score stomps the Japanese score into the ground. The Jap score worked well with Dragon Ball being a more fantasy adventure mystical show but DBZ was an action packed show with a lot of intensity and tension building and the Jap score did that really badly.

The Faulconer score was much more exciting and modern. The Jap score was very repetitive and sounded like early 80's music in a early-mid 90's show.

All the most exciting and epic scenes in DBZ have no punch to them with the Jap score.

Also, please do not use the term "jap." It can be considered offensive, and I'm sure you were not meaning to use it that way. I do know that we have some Japanese members on this site who might be offended by that.

[TheMightyOzaru]

I didn't see this thread before but it seems more appropriate.

I think the Faulconer score stomps the Japanese score into the ground. The Jap score worked well with Dragon Ball being a more fantasy adventure mystical show but DBZ was an action packed show with a lot of intensity and tension building and the Jap score did that really badly.

The Faulconer score was much more exciting and modern. The Jap score was very repetitive and sounded like early 80's music in a early-mid 90's show.

All the most exciting and epic scenes in DBZ have no punch to them with the Jap score.

Lets try to refrain from using that term please. Furthermore, DBZ is not the badass hardcore show you think it is, that misconception is quite annoying if you ask me .

[Bullza]

Don't be so sensitive, I used the Japanese term first so obviously used a shorter version for the several uses afterwards.

British people don't get offended when they're called Brits. Seriously nowadays you can't say anything without insulting someone.

I never said DBZ was a badass show, it did have badass moments though and the Japanese score killed them by taking all the excitement and intensity out of the scenes with it's slow dreary old fashioned music.

[TheMightyOzaru]

And you know what's still short and not offensive? Jpn works just as well.

[VegettoEX]

I'm once again stating that unless you're a Japanese fan answering the question, you're not really adding anything worthwhile to the discussion at all.

[Bullza]

And you know what's still short and not offensive? Jpn works just as well.

Jap is just fine when you know exactly what I'm referring to and obviously meaning no offense by it.

[kei17]

I'm a Japanese member and I get offended every time you use that word. So, could you stop it?

I know French people use the abbrev. "jap" without malice and I understand that, but dispraising the Japanese version in English with constantly saying jap in defense of the U.S. version does evoke a horrid past and it hurts my feelings.

[penguintruth]

most of them simply don't understand why they chose to replace the great original score in the first place and assume that people in the U.S. have poor taste.

They're right.