Here's a long thread I wrote about my thoughts on Crunchyroll continuing to promote English and Foreign Language Dubs and how I feel a few simple changes they can make to promoting / making it accessible will go a long way.
Alright so with
@Crunchyroll
trying their hand at promoting/announcing English Dubs for several projects of theirs I wanted to offer at least a few thoughts of mine on the matter. Some praise, some criticism, and hopefully some ways they can improve their marketing of Dubs.
Well friends. Genuinely upsetting news brought to my attention.
Re:CREATORS a fantastic anime series from 2017 which I can only describe to you as "what if the Black Lagoon author wrote a Fate fanfiction" is leaving Prime Video in 14 Days. Watch it now before it's gone for good.
I'm kinda absolutely blown away.
@Crunchyroll
did decide to shadow drop the same-day English Dub simuldub of Mob Psycho 100 III, Final Season to one of their biggest titles and...just dropped it without saying a word.
To say that shit is sneaky and shitty is an understatement.
So a lot of stuff has come out through the grapevine about the possibility that remote recording for dubs is gonna be de-prioritized at Funi/Crunchyroll Dallas/whatever it's called. I have some thoughts and feelings, but I wanna do something different than just be angry about it.
@FUNimation
I could choose from one of many hilarious scenes from Nichijou that absolutely destroyed me, but there's no feeling quite like watching the Deer scene for the very first time. It changes you as a person, and sends your sides in orbit.
Okay. So New Game is being broadcast in Korea, and when it came to Ko in her panties they censored it.
Problem is it now looks WAY WORSE than it does in the actual show now and my sides are just in orbit God bless.
I'd like to thank
@EyePatchWolf
for the absolute solid 2 minutes of hysterical laughter this frame of his new video gave me.
Great video mate, keep up the good work.
Just wanna go ahead and wish a very happy birthday to talented actor, director, and overall cool guy workaholic
@CliffordChapin
today. Dude works hard and has been an active ally and supporter of Dub Talk as well as a man of fine taste in gifs. Happy Birthmas.
(Gif Semi-Related)
I had made peace that this dub was still gonna happen with or without Kyle. But sweeping this under the rug just because you're afraid to even have any fucking conversation when you think people wouldn't notice is shameful
@Crunchyroll
. And this isn't going away.
#JustAMeeting
For real,
@MattMcMuscles
Wha Happun? show is probably one of the most entertaining and engaging video game information shows on YouTube. It's given me a huge perspective on a lote of video game disaster and turmoils while making it funny and fresh every time. Great job boss man!
I want to make a thread shining a light on some great performances from Funimation dubs in the past two years (April 20-March 22) that wouldn't have been possible without remote recording. Basically actors outside the DFW sphere. I may add more, if you got suggestions I can add.
@LossThief
Jesus christ Ohba is exactly the type of dude to just turn an entire chapter of manga into a rant about how cancel culture is ruining society like that fucking Digimon guy.
Let's get one thing clear. And I ask you all to listen. None of this should be on any actor who took the job. Be it a reprisal or even a recast. They're not responsible for creating the situation that
@Crunchyroll
themselves created due to shortsighted arrogance. Remember that.
I feel like you can tell things are bad when the most generous, not digging into this too deep interpretation of this response is the studio and everyone involved were so inept at figuring out who played Yoruichi, one of the most famous Bleach characters and recast her.
@khoidaooo
@morglea
I know I've helped friends of mine name their OC's just cause they're good at drawing and sketching a design, stare at it for a good minute and go "she looks like she would be named Vanessa" and they go "yeah that name fits her perfectly" and that's all she wrote.
@Divinenega
Mashle having a trans/enby character that is actually really strong and capable and the story is like "oh hey good for them" making the silly gag comedy about a muscular guy who likes cream puffs more progressive than JkJk
Cast list for
#HunterXHunter
Episode 101. Real fun time with darts. Also major props to
@yugiohtas
&
@ItsXanthor
playing the fun Ortho Siblings who were truly a-HEAD of their game! (Also Greg Chun as Ikalgo is so good!)
I've been looking for a chance to gush about this show and this English Dub for a while now, and now I can! If you take anything away from this Dub Talk Podcast episode let it be this:
PLEASE WATCH THE ENGLISH DUB OF IRUMA-KUN. It's available legally on
@Crunchyroll
&
@WatchVRV
Demikyu! Today on Dub Talk
@MangaMan9000
is taking you all to Demon School! Join him,
@LilacAnimeRevue
@Divinenega
&
@Jamstar529
as they explore the Netherworld alongside very good boys & girls. Our review of the Dub for Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun!
@ProZD
as Kage,
@LuisBermudezVO
as Apeas, and
@brentmukai
as Dorshe in Ranking of Kings. SungWon is based in California, and Brent is based in Las Vegas.
My Winner for Best Lead Performance (Comedy) goes to
@KaggyFilms
for Horimiya
Alejandro Saab as Miyamura is as funny and silly as he is charming and tender, and left a big impression for me every time he got to play the part. Absolutely a standout for his career.
My Winner for Dub of the Year goes to Akudama Drive
An absolutely incredible show held together by the strength of the team of actors working on it, bringing these wonderful endearing cast of criminals to life. A wild ride start to finish, and hands down my best Dub of the Year.
@FUNimation
Say thank you, let him in and have a delightful meal together. He'd tell me cool stories, give me some motivational talk about achieving my dreams, and even offer to be a resume reference. The only time it gets awkward is the one time I accidentally called him "Dad" during lunch.
@CG_Orange_eng
Alright this looks really good. I love the new designs and the animation is really growing on me. Can't wait to watch in January.
.....Now that having been said be honest with me. Is Milly gonna pop up at some point later down the road? Don't even need a yes a ;) would be fine.
So I want you all to know that Crunchyroll is going to announce their Fall Seasonal Anime slate and talk about how Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is streaming all day. They're gonna sandbag everything that happened yesterday and want people to forget.
Don't you let this be forgotten.
@childishgamzeno
I notice a lot of those same types like to do the same thing when it comes to talking about pirating anime. Like someone will tweet about how to legally watch/read something and support the official release, but someone's gotta come in to boast about "I JUST PIRATED IT HAHAHAHA"
So tell me, how did you lose the fact that Wendee Lee played one of the most famous characters in the entire series, cast another actor for months, RECORDED HER AS SAID CHARACTER, and then suddenly its "oops we found her REAL ACTOR who we already had on speed dial our bad!"
@weebservations
@yugiohtas
The only correction I'd add is that 2020 was still when AT&T / Warner Bros owned them before Sony buyout.
That being said, creating something exclusively to impress Japanese partners that has no benefit to any employees and staff kind of perfectly captures modern Crunchyroll.
@DiMascioVO
I would like to clarify specifically what I mean by this. I knew that Mob Psycho 100 S3 Premiere was going to come out on October 5th. The fact that it was gonna be a Same Day simuldub was never officially announced on CR's news Twitter or website outside a Kotaku comment.
Which on the one hand, Bleach is a dub from over 20 years ago with a gigantic cast of people that it can be hard to keep track of everyone I'll say that.
But Wendee Lee **CAME BACK** to both Tatsuki, the smaller role and MENOLY MANILLA, A ROLE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE PLAYED!!!!!!
Makima porn tricking people into thinking she had much bigger tits and ass than she ever actually had is next level Bernstein Bears shit.
I'm gonna henceforth dub this The Tracer Effect.
@aniplexUSA
Would be really cool if you guys managed to put this show on Crunchyroll and other streaming sites AND back in print on Blu-Ray. If you wanna celebrate its anniversary, it would be cool if you made it legally available for anyone to watch.
@Adamngibbs
as Uramichi,
@BranMci
as Iketeru,
@RayChase
as Usahara, and
@TheHowardWang
as Kumatani in Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan. Brandon/Ray/Howard are based out in California, and Adam Gibbs is based out in Houston.
@Crunchyroll
Question. Does this also apply to the foreign language dub versions of Season 2 as well (English, Spanish, Portugese) or only the Japanese version? And does the new OVA fall into this too?
Just got my signed Clara print courtesy of
@KayliMills
. Thank you so much! It looks great! Also wanna give a shoutout to the artist
@AkuoArt
too, because the print looks great and their art is very good! Once again thanks so much for the wonderful signed print!
@Adamngibbs
as Tomozaki,
@FayeMata
as Aoi Hinami,
@ChristinaMarieK
as Minami, and
@GLDNGRLY
as Hanabi in Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki. Faye is based out in California, and Adam and Christina are based in Houston.
@childishgamzeno
Like, cool. Thank you for sharing. You feel special? You want a cookie?
I sorta derailed that but yeah it's super annoying to see people aggressively chime in like that
@AJBecklesVO
Twitter is fun cause you see a name you recognize and feel an intense pit in your stomach form in the 30 seconds between researching why they're trending, afraid they're either dead or an absolute monster...
Only to find out they're just celebrating their birthday happily.
@VIZMedia
There are two types of people. Those who say Yorknew, and those who say Chimera Ant.
I am one in the Chimera Ant camp though I totally understand anyone in the Yorknew camp.
@prozdkp
How DARE you be a reasonable and sensible person to calmly acknowledge it's not made for you but others may still find enjoy it! The rational madman you are!
Just gonna go ahead and say
@littleramyun
been in this voice acting game a long time now and has voiced some incredible characters, directed a lotta great dubs and definitely deserves a lot more respect/appreciation for it.
@Obviousgamerr
@FireForceAnime
A massive arson fire took place at Kyoto Animation. Out of respect for the victims, Fire Force is not being broadcast on television in Japan this week.
Broke: "What! The manga's gonna be off for a WHOLE WEEK? JEEZ LAZY AUTHOR. QUIT BEING SO LAZY. STOP PLAYING VIDEOGAMES YOU HACK!"
Woke: "Oh thank god, they definitely need that week off. I hope they feel better, get some rest, and take some well deserved r&r."
@Crunchyroll
Boy it sure would suck if this got dubbed and you guys decided not to work with certain people because you don't even wanna meet a person with the title Union Rep.
So before that becomes a problem might I consider
#JustAMeeting
@doubleca5t
Once that final season drops we're going to see an upsetting amount of "Eren Jaegar was right / did nothing wrong" takes. Like actual Light Yagami / Lelouch tier shit. Its gonna be awful.
Wanted to send along some very good happy birthday vibes to
@laura_stahl
today. Super talented actress whose work I've been super impressed by in the past year or two, especially in one of my favorite dubs this year in Iruma-kun. Send her some good vibes and wish her happy bday!