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Rhys1223
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While I'm happy Persona 4 is already getting liscensed by an American company... eh. Would have prefered Funi to have picked it up.
I could live with and would purchase the dvds however, if they even just brought back the original VAs for Kanji, Yusuke, and Adachi/MC. The rest they could recast if they like, but Kanji especially was spot on in his performance. That's looking highly unlikely however. Last edited by Rhys1223 on Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:45 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Rukiia
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Ummm...so is Funimation.....Flower Mound, Texas to be exact.
I'm not used to buying Blu-rays so I didn't know that releasing a Blu-ray means auto-dub. My bad on that part. Last edited by Rukiia on Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:50 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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TitanXL
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It's kind of funny seeing people not interested just because the dub wont have the game actors. Truth be told, Persona's 4 English cast was pretty mediocre compared to the original (as well as the script.. but then I'm against honorifics in dubs)
I wonder if people will complain when they find out they don't use the edited dialog/names in the anime either. Hopefully Sentai dubs it straight and doesn't try to match the game's English version. Last edited by TitanXL on Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:48 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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doctordoom85
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If Sentai bothered getting Bang Zoom to do the Rozen Maiden OVA dub (only 2 episodes of an anime title I would consider a good deal more obscure than Persona 4), I'd say there's a decent-good chance of them getting some-all of the original dub cast back. As Rukiaa pointed out, FUNimation is also Texas-based, but they've gotten non-Texas VAs all the time.
Regardless, I'll definitely get this even if it lacks a dub altogether, I'm greatly looking forward to this series as I love the game. |
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asimpson2006
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You know how fickle anime fans are. Any excuse to not purchase something or be interested in something. |
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Divineking
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Your pretty alone on that opinion. Most fans (myself included) loved the dub for Persona 4(it was sure better than P3's dub). I just hope Sentai understands there;s big demand for it |
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Rukiia
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They got back the original cast for Rozen Maiden, did they not? I am pretty sure they will look into getting the original cast back for Persona 4. Last edited by Rukiia on Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:52 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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ArsenicSteel
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As I understand the dub and script for most Persona games are pretty faithful(by faithful I mean keeping with the idea the characters are in Japan still speaking in a Japanese manner(honorifics/titles) but just with English as the spoken language) after the localization fiasco of Persona 1. I can't really imagine Funimation being able to produce a dub that would meet the level of faithfulness ATLUS seems to be after. |
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The Mad Manga Massacre
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Why would Funimation license it? Trinity Soul was licensed by NIS America and the majority of Funimation's recent and upcoming releases are fanservice heavy (often harem) series. Granted I've never played Persona 4 but judging from trailers of the anime it doesn't sound like something Funimation would license at this point. Also considering the fact that a noticeable chunk of anime isn't dubbed (Trinity Soul included) I wonder why people would assume this would receive a dub. 
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RyanSaotome
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Its a very popular JRPG in America with one of the best dubs a JRPG has ever gotten. Why WOULDN'T it receive a dub? Its already been announced its being dubbed anyway, since its getting a BD release and all Sentai BDs have dubs. And pro tip: Its got a harem. |
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Rukiia
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Because, as RyanSaotome said above, it is getting a Blu-ray release and they dub all their shows that they give a Blu-ray release to. I took a look at all their Blu-ray releases and he is right. |
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TitanXL
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Considering most people probably only played the English game, that's not surprising. But I agree with RyanSaotome.. the original has a fantastic cast which I always preferred to the English one (and really wished there was a Japanese option) Yeah, it was better than Persona 3, but that's not a very high bar to reach to be honest. It's not a terrible dub, but it just seems weird to trash the anime over it. I guess it's nostalgia... like people who would probably boycot a Yu-Gi-Oh/Pokemon redub that was more faithful if the original actors weren't in it or something. Video game anime in general always get judged unfairly by Western audiences. They usually forget the games can sometimes be edited/mistranslated like a bad anime dub or something. Then act surprised when the anime isn't much like the game and bash it. I can't think of too many examples of video game that were hacked in the English version (Gyakuten Saiban [Ace Attourney] only has a manga, which isn't licensed to my knowledge) and got an anime, but it's something to keep in mind. |
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FaytLein
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Wow, I would have thought since Trinity Soul kind of fizzled out in terms of sales, we wouldn't be getting this at all. Gotta say I am impressed, and I will be picking it up, old cast or no.
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Crisha
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I wish I could say that I was above finding immature behavior amusing. I can't.
I'm sorry, ANN. Seeing the words "elitist penises" made me giggle like a loon. I dislike outright insulting others myself, but I must say that I find e-peen b****fests quite amusing. [Mod Edit: Referenced posts have been removed. - Keonyn] ...Oh, yeah, Persona 4. Uh, never played the games, and I'm completely unfamiliar with it. Whether it has a dub or not doesn't bother me, even if I decide I'm interested in picking it up. Good work, Sentai. |
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dragonrider_cody
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First of all, here is what we know for certain: the show starts airing in Japan on October 6th. This means it will likely be one of Anime Network's simulcasts for the season. It may also air on Hulu, and possibly end up on PSN like High School of The Dead did.
Secondly, we know it is getting a bluray release next year. So far Sentai has only released dubbed shows on bluray. They've even said they aren't interested in doing sub-only blurays at the present time. Of course that could have changed, but it likely means that the bluray will be dubbed. I'd give the chances of the video game cast being used at 50%. In fact, I'd say it's more likely that Sentai would use the original cast than if Funimation had got it. Has everyone already forgot Trigun Badlands? They didn't even bother getting most of the cast back for that one, and it's only 1 movie. What makes you think they would fly the entire cast to Texas for a 25 episode series? (And yes, Funimation is in Texas, NOT California.) The only time Funi has really done that was Slayers, and even then it was not the entire original cast. They haven't done it since. Remember, we still don't know the dubbing status of shows like Black Lagoon, Hellsing, and Shana. ADV had a mixed track record on this in the past as well. The Slayers movies were mostly recast, as was Comic Part Remix. However, they did outsource the dub for Ah My Goddess Season 2 to NYAV Post, and the YUA Movies to Coastal Carolina. Sentai also recently contracted Bang Zoom for the Rozen Maiden OVA, and ADV used them in the past for a few shows as well. The chances of them looking into using the original dub cast is about 100%. Whether or not it actually happens will depend on a number of factors, likely including the success of the streams and how it influences their budget for the show, and whether they can reach a deal with a West Coast studio like Bang Zoom. If they do decide to utilize the original cast, it would likely be more cost and time effective for them to outsource it rather than fly all the actors to Houston. So this is why I believe it's about 50/50. Also, I don't know why someone would say Sentai was struggling. They don't dub less popular and more niche shows, but at least they're releasing them unlike Funimation who simply passes them over. They've increased the number of dubs their producing. Unlike everyone else in R1, including Funimation, they can actually hit their street dates and they don't need to reschedule shows four or five times (like Funi and Rosario + Vampire or Media Blasters and just about everything they release). And now they are doing several simulcasts every season, and actually confirming they've licensed the shows, unlike Funimation. Being smart about what shows to sink your resources into isn't really sign of a struggling company, and if it were than you would have to say that all the R1 distributors are on death's door. |
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