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ChikaraFire_7
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I have to agree with the Vic sentiment, he just would not sound right, in any of the roles IMO. anyway, I know what my series of 08'll be now  good job Funi
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LuzAzul
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Hey, not all of us Vic fans are insane, yaoi-paddle-wielding girls. 
I am sooo happy, I was starting to lose hope for Ouran getting licensed. 2008 cannot come soon enough. 
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rpgmaster1
Posts: 23 Location: Lawrecneville, Georgia |
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I'm really glad that Ouran finally got licensed after two years of waiting. Makes me wonder why would Funi picked up Sasami. If Funi can do a good job of Fruits Basket, then Ouran would be fine. As for Laura Bailey being tomboy Haruhi Fujioka, she would be an excellent choice. I'm not sure who will be pretty boy idiotic Tamaki, that could be anyone's guess.
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The Naked Beast
 Posts: 1028 Location: A Blue Planet |
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It really sucks when I do not have access to a computer at my house. I turn around for a second and ANN posts up all these acquisitions.
I am very excited to see that two series I want to watch have been licensed: Code Geass and Ouran. For me, I'd watch anything BONES makes in the case of Ouran. I saw one episode of Ouran and liked it a lot, mostly due to those crazy twins. This has been such a great year for anime. The next step for me is to figure out how not to be so poor after purchasing all this anime goodness. Sorry for going off-topic here. Now if only Viz would stop making so much Naruto for a bit and release Honey and Clover on DVD. They have already licensed it. They just need to release it on DVD now. |
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
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..I read that, more than once, as "as good as Tamaki". I need more sleep. |
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DazzleNeko
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Hey, not all of us Vic fans are insane, yaoi-paddle-wielding girls.
[/quote] Yeah, especially since most yaoi fangirls actually hate dubs.
Vic wouldn't be good as anyone in the show. I adore him and his voice acting (he was born to be Edward, and I feel his voice was more fitting than Romi Paku's), but he would especially be bad Tamaki. If only Funi could hire Liam O'Brien.....he would be perfect for Tamaki. Whenever I see Tamaki,I can just imagine him with his voice. |
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Royal Devil
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You guys talk as if Vic's the only one they're considering for the role. Funi's got other male actors you know
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LilacShadow
 Posts: 165 Location: Kentucky |
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@ CloverKuroba, DuelLadyS, and Zalis116's replies: Ah. I might check it out then. If it makes fun of yaoi fangirls, I'd probably think it's funny. I don't really have anything against people who like yaoi, but some of those fangirls are annoying and scary. o_o;
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britannicamoore
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i'd like chris patton as one of the guys. not sure who though...maybe Kyoya.
No...maybe Greg Ayers would make a better Kyoya. I'm a big Chris Patton fan and my best friend loves Greg Ayers. We'd be happy campers if they both made it into the show.
...although im happy it even got picked up |
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Coderjoe
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The biggest reasons FoT never got past episode 1 is that the translator and encoder (same guy) got stumped on some of the stuff Washuu was saying, and then got bogged down with real life and, knowing him, probably WoW. |
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starcade
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Someone has to explain this. Why would you leave off the most popular voice actor you have on the biggest title you've licensed in years??? |
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ChikaraFire_7
Posts: 35 Location: Ontario,Canada |
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cause some people think he doesn't fit into any of the roles 
anyway I think that Eric vale would be a good Kaoru both Chris Patton or Greg Ayers would make a great kyoya though |
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Nickle4aPickle
 Posts: 5 Location: New York, USA |
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(Note: The following are my own opinions - if you disagree with them, that's fine, but do not flame me about it, or try to change my mind. Sorry to be very closed-minded at the moment, but Ouran is my favorite series, & it will always hold a very special place in my heart. If the dubbing is screwed up on it, I will never forgive Funimation.)
As for Vic as Tamaki: Even as a member of the Risembool Rangers, I too would be horrified if Vic got this role. Tamaki's voice must be as smooth as the finest crystal, & as rich as Bill Gates's bank account. Vic has not displayed an ability to do this; his voice is very raspy. That worked wonderfully for Dark (DNAngel) & Ed (FMA), but I just cannot see it working for Tamaki. What would be ideal (in my opinion) is if the Japanese voice actor for Tamaki learned English really well - his voice was exactly as Tamaki's should be.
As for Laura Bailey... I have very strong emotions agianst her. I honestly hated her as Tohru in Furuba - she didn't portray Tohru correctly (IMO). Tohru's not supposed to be "with it," or "down to earth" at all, & Ms. Bailey just did not convey Tohru's spaciness well at all. They way that she tried to convey emotions wasn't well done either - she sounded like an elementary child in its first play; very stiff. While she couldn't get Tohru right, she might be able to do Haruhi right. But personally, I'd rather not hear her in the anime at all. This is going to sound highly conceited, I know, but I myself would like to audition for Haruhi. I think I would be able to a spectacular job on her - my voice is not girlish at all (& anyone who's seen or read Ouran knows that Haruhi is not girlish in any respect). While I have never done any professional voice acting, I have been in many plays & musicals in my life. Also, I have always felt a strong connection to Haruhi, & have been told by countless people at conventions that I make the perfect Haruhi (I cosplay as her), from mannerisms to voice (I even had a gay man convinced that I was actually a guy). If Funimation announces to the general public when auditions for Ouran roles are being held, you can bet I'm gong to do my best to make it to them. Thank you for reading, & I hope that Funimation does an excellent job on Ouran! |
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CloverKuroba
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^Yes, that all did sound very conceited.
 ; Not to be rude/No offense.
I disagree with you about Laura Bailey. I prefer her Tohru to Yui Horie's Tohru and I really like Ms. Horie's work. But then again, I found the FB dub to be better than the sub. The thing is...you're supposed to tell that Haruhi's a girl. She might not have a girly-girl voice, but Haruhi's voice isn't exactly a boyish voice either. Maaya Sakamoto portrayed her as somewhat passive and indifferent, but you can easily tell it's a girl's voice. At least, in my opinion. |
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Nickle4aPickle
Posts: 5 Location: New York, USA |
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There's one REALLY big flaw in what you just said:
"...you're supposed to tell that Haruhi's a girl." Um... NO. Did you watch the first episode at all? You're not supposed to know she's really a girl until Tamaki sees her changing! And her guise throughout the ENTIRE series is that she's a BOY, wearing the MALE uniform, participating in a club that's entirely run by GUYS. Re-reading what I said in my previous post, I see that I made it sound as though she wasn't supposed to sound like a girl at all - I regret not going into detail now, but what I meant to say before was that while she's not supposed to have a girly-girl voice, she still shouldn't sound like a typical girl, but not exactly like a guy either; more as an androgyn. As Haruhi herself stated, genders don't really mean anything to her, including her own. That too is brought through in her voice. (I watched just the first episode before I read the manga, just so you know. Once I read the first manga, I started to collect all the manga & watched the entire anime series [fan subbed]) When I saw the first episode, I was thoroughly convinced that Haruhi was a boy - especially because of the voice. She doesn't have the high voice like all other Japanese voice actress give their female characters, & she doesn't have too much of a feminine touch to her voice. After it is revealed that Haruhi is indeed a girl, perhaps one's perception of Haruhi's voice & character now changes - we all look at males & females in different lights. What one must remember is that the other characters (outside of the Host Club, her dad, spoiler[& the Zuka Club from Lobelia/Roberia]) do not know she is really a "she" - thus the voice must not be an obvious tip-off. She must sound like a slightly feminine guy to them. Sorry for the long rant, but I just took high offense to that line (I'm not entirely sure why...perhaps because I do feel so attached to Haruhi...). |
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