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You Can Now get a preview of the bad voice acting in One Piece
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:35 pm
by brantelg
I was surfing the web today and I came across a preview for One Piece on FoxBox (
http://www.foxkids.com/promotions/youpickit/). I watched it, curious to see how bad Luffy's voice could be done. It was worse than I even could have imagined. Also, Zoro sounds so-so and that clown (Buggy?) he sounds like Barney on a bad day.
Why 4Kids? Why???
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:07 pm
by Ichigo_89
Hey, I couldn't help noticing your awesome avatar, Brantelg. Do you read Archangels comic books or play Timestream?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:12 pm
by Tenshi no Ai
One Piece: oh man.... not much to comment on it except Luffy's voice is VERY annoying (I actualy like his orginal voice, btu they tried too hard to match it :/)
"Mew Mew Power" (yet ANOTHER name change): OHHHHHH MAAAAAAAN!!!!
I expected they would do an opening like that but was it REALLY neccesary to change their names?! They WERE english in the first place!!!! The voices are odd too... yeah, it'll be another anime like Sailor Moon where people get a bad impression from it because of the dub :/
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:22 pm
by Ducky
I didn't mind the one piece thing too much ... the voice was okay and they didn't change zoro's name... so all in all it looks okay
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:09 pm
by uc pseudonym
Off topic but more important in my mind than One Piece: brantelg, you know where your avatar is from, correct? Are you a fan of the short-lived series?
The link is nonfunctioning for me (at date of post, on a recent Mozilla).
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:02 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
Luffy's voice isn't fitting at all. Shame.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:54 pm
by Elric_kun
ugh, that trailer made me want to rip my ears off..... kinda >.>
PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:45 pm
by Vyse
I just watched the tralier and I have no problem with the voices and well having never seen the fansub I'll be able to thoroughly enjoy the dub.
PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:27 am
by Psycho Ann
There's supposed to be a link here?
Anyway, I decided to not attempt this. Ignorance is sweet bliss.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:34 am
by uc pseudonym
There is a link if you have Windows Media player... but you don't want to see it anyway.
Meanwhile, this computer has no sound application, so I still can't listen. The fates conspire against me.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:53 am
by MasterDias
One Piece: Hmmm. Zoro's voice is alright. Concerning Luffy's voice; I imagine the actor will get better at it as time goes on. His voice was rather annoying in the original Japanese anyway...
At this point, I'm more worried about graphical/dialogue/story edits and changes than the voice actors...
I did think the preview clip was interesting. They showed scenes from the Captain Morgan, Buggy the Clown, and Captain Kuro story arcs.
Mew Mew Power: Well, the new title sounds less cheesy than Hollywood Mew Mew. The new Mew Mew theme song sounds kind've catchy actually. I was expecting some name changes, but they certainly didn't have to change the names of all the main characters (or, at least, the girls). At least, in Shaman King, most of the name changes (aside from that Hao to Zeke thing) sound similar to the original names.
F-Zero: Not really interested. I haven't heard many positive things about this anime. It's another case of 4kids trying to cash in on a popular video game franchise...
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:50 pm
by AngelSakura
AngelSakura: *watches clip and screams, then becomes strangly quiet*
Nick-chan: Umm, Angel-chan? Baby? *shakes her shoulders gently* Are you okay?
AngelSakura: Honey, may I borrow the Cross Punisher?
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:15 pm
by Namu
I don't like Luffy's voice at all. O_o.
Then again....it's something that I should've suspected from 4Kids...but oh well.
One Piece is winning in the polls to be shown on September 4th. I want to see a full dub episode, out of curiosity. Then again, I'm weird like that.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:10 pm
by Azier the Swordsman
It didn't bother me that much, but I never watch English dubs anyways, I either buy on DVD or I import.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:30 pm
by Archan
Voice didn't bother me that much. I'm just happy that it's winning in the polls. Personally, I would have rather seen this anime come out before Shaman King, but thats just me. Besides, I'm not going to get too wriled up over the voice acting, he's a rubber band pirate for crying out loud.....who can't swim!
It's a light hearted anime, so light hearted voice acting just seems fitting.
God Bless,
Archan
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:47 pm
by Lynx
wow that was bad... thats gonna get annoying after awhile! i only hope when it comes to DVD the sub will be good!
PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:16 pm
by TheSeaAndStars
the mew mew power theme song was catchy. i can somewhat let go of the name changes(....maybe.). but, like most ppl, i am really concerned about overediting and excesive storyline edits.
tokyo mew mew, in its unedited form, might be rated for 13+(i think). however, on the foxBox u can expect that it will be rated 7+. i dont think i need to say what will happen to that series. ~_____~ @_____@
as for onepiece, i am really really really more concerned with how much the storyline will change..... jokes, dialog, puns, etc. i hope it remains interesting and funny. the voice acting is.......ok, i guess.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:03 am
by Hitokiri
.......oro?
what the heck was that. Sounded like Luffy is going through some puberty. And how Zoro called him "Loofy". ::big sweat tear falls from Hitokiri's head::
My friend who is a big One Piece fan is gonna freak (in a bad way) when he sees this. Maybe I shouldn't show him....
Lets all pray Naruto doesn't fall into 4Kids grasps.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:47 am
by uc pseudonym
By this point I have actually heard it in proper. I don't really mind Luffy's voice (though it sounds a bit young) because it is about as annoying as his character. For the moment I won't pass judgement on Zoro, because I'd have to see more to know if his voice is cool or just average.
Just as long as it keeps winning over Tokyo Mew Mew. I don't know about the anime, but I was unimpressed with the manga.
I did find "Loofy" funny.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:10 pm
by MasterDias
Hitokiri wrote:And how Zoro called him "Loofy". ::big sweat tear falls from Hitokiri's head::
"Loofy" is the proper pronunciation of his name. It's how they pronounced Luffy in the original so 4kids did get that right actually.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:16 pm
by bakura_fan
uc pseudonym wrote:There is a link if you have Windows Media player... but you don't want to see it anyway.
Meanwhile, this computer has no sound application, so I still can't listen. The fates conspire against me.
Erm...I have windows media....and it still doesn't show up for me....
PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:32 am
by uc pseudonym
On a Windows XP, I got a black square, downloaded Windows Media Player and then it worked. You might have a different problem.
I find it funny that "Loofy" is right. Terrible...
PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:05 am
by Hitokiri
MasterDias wrote:"Loofy" is the proper pronunciation of his name. It's how they pronounced Luffy in the original so 4kids did get that right actually.
...::feels stupid::
I didn't know that. Just sounded funny to me.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:22 am
by Knives
brantelg wrote:I was surfing the web today and I came across a preview for One Piece on FoxBox (
http://www.foxkids.com/promotions/youpickit/). I watched it, curious to see how bad Luffy's voice could be done. It was worse than I even could have imagined. Also, Zoro sounds so-so and that clown (Buggy?) he sounds like Barney on a bad day.
Why 4Kids? Why???
I HATE 4KIDS THEY RUIN ALL ANIME. UNCUT ANIME FOREVER. LUFFIES VOICE WAS, *sobs* MUTILATED. *drops to the floor and screams* do yourself a favor and buy the subbed dvds. The japanese voices are sooo much better.