Forum - View topicNEWS: Funimation Announces Noragami Anime English Dub Cast
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Valhern
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The only violence at least for now is mostly on spirits and spectres, almost never (at least visually) on human-looking characters, it does get rougher on the end and most likely on the next season, but nothing a 13 yo can't stomach. And the fanservice (in the sense of panty-shots, focusing on breasts, etc.) is extremely low, the only fanservice-ish tone would be Bishamonten's kind of revealing clothes but nothing the anime or the manga focus on and one scene in which two characters awkwardly sleep together. So yeah, I think it'd be just fine. |
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here-and-faraway
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Thank you!!! |
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_Cyphon_
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I've always been unimpressed by english dubs. Subs are the way to go for me.
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crosswithyou
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I did not want to go into a real comparison which is why I kept my comment SHORT on purpose and also inserted phrases like "personally." It is my PERSONAL opinion that most dubs do not sound "believable." By "natural," I meant that the lines flow and that the character sounds like someone could possibly sound like that without it being forced. I consider good acting to be when you can't tell the person is acting. (Not saying that this was bad, but I personally didn't find it "believable," which seems to be your main criteria.) It's not about the contents of the lines being read; it is how those contents are delivered. I think it is perfectly fair to make initial judgments from a trailer. It's like watching a movie trailer... Producers have less than a minute to grab the audience and convince them that it's something worth watching in full. A good trailer was Kill la Kill. It wasn't a series on my to-buy list so I didn't watch a full episode dubbed, but the trailer was enough to grab my attention and the acting in that seemed rather good. The acting in non-Japanese animated features like Disney and Pixar are generally very good as well, imo. Yes, I like Japanese seiyuu, but that doesn't mean I like everyone blindly. There are some seiyuu whose acting I think still needs some work, like Ono Kenshou. He's good when it comes to expressionless characters like Kuroko, but when he has to display emotion, yeah... I think he still has some growing to do as a voice actor. I find his deliveries to be rather flat. (She's not a seiyuu by trade, but that SKE chick that play's Kagami's sister in Denpa Kyoushi is horrible. She's totally just reading the lines.) Anyway, just because I said I didn't like the dub, it is not without proper reason. It was not a blind opinion as you seem to think. (Just fixed some typos and made a few clarifications.) Last edited by crosswithyou on Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:07 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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DangerMouse
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Yeah, he was great in DTB. Cast looks great. |
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kakoishii
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totally pre-ordering, it's not even a question. And season 2? I must have been hiding under a rock the last several months because I had no idea, practically fangirled right out of my pants, can-not-wait!
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enurtsol
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Much of anime are fantastical and caricatures, meaning people don't really talk like that in real life. But these make for better animated visuals, while the more subtle natural acting works better for live-action. |
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Raebo101
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Uh, okay? Thanks for stopping by? 
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GalicianNightmare
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If you're always going to be disappointed, why comment? There's no point on commenting since you're always going to be disappointed. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Saves you disappointment. @GokuMew2 Thank you for your opinions. I mostly disagree, but they were offered in a polite manner. Because of who I am (a dark skinned Celt, who comes from places where three very related languages are spoken and three cultures meet) I suppose I'm significantly more tolerant on dubs and the like. Granted, the Portuguese aren't generally tolerant of dubs, but the Spanish, including Galicians are, I suppose. I suppose I like to hear things in different ways, because I grew up speaking different 4 languages. I can accommodate difference to the point of defensiveness. If I seem defensive, I'm sorry. I've always been defensive of dubs. I don't like comparisons. Why compare what is not the same? I can't even compare Portuguese and its sister languages, Galician and Spanish. They may seem the same, but when you realize that Galician has aspects closer to Spanish than Portuguese and that pronunciation is different, I can't really see how you can compare. I don't know how believable acting sounds in Japanese. I can barely speak enough Japanese to satisfy a 3 year old. I may like the sound of some VAs, but I watch the original language mainly out of respect of an anime's origins. However, what is believable in Japanese is not believable in English and vice versa. I can't recall a single anime in Japanese where foreign accents were attempted. Granted, some may question the accent ability of many English VAs/roles, but in perhaps the only direct comparison I will ever make, the former is obviously better than the latter, in as much as the latter never even attempts to try. I think there's a taboo against that in Japan. That's already one reason why comparing and contrasting is rather silly. What is "good" delivery to a Japanese may be horrible to English and vice versa. Japanese is a much more tempo language than English, hence why it is faster. So although many people may not like how "slow" some English VAs dub, it can't be helped if the goal is to match the mouth flaps as close as possible. |
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_Cyphon_
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No problem, man. 
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himesaminako
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Was I the only one who thought Yato sounded awful? Sounds like a middle aged man. The voice wasn't bad but it just didn't suit Yato's character to me. Hiyori sounded cute/nice, but some of her line deliveries seemed off. Everyone else sounded O.K.
Also that electronic synth music or whatever it was was horrible and didn't fit the tone of the show or the trailer at all. The composition was a mess and sounded like some guy was just mashing keys on a keyboard. It was definitely too loud too which annoyed me even more. |
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Aisama
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Mmm... First impression from trailer, everyone sounds good to me except for Yato and Yukine. Yukine sounded a little too old for a kid, and that tones in Yato's voice, particularly when he scream and shout, just doesn't rub me right. Though he sounds ok and quite sexy when he just talk. Might need some getting used to for those two for me.
Anyhow, I'm most thrill for the release! I'm just happy it's getting a release because now I can finally buy it. |
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