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Hey, Answerman! [2009-05-08]

Do english voice actors even watch the original version? Seems like they have only watched tom and jerry or pinky and the brain; and mimic the voices of those characters into everything they do.

Also, Kurumada Masami: I'm down with people liking Saint Seiya and I've heard nothing but good things about Ring ni Kakero but am I the only person who thinks that B'tX was developed by a re-re?

for the record, i think Bill Tylta's best work is a toss up between Fantasia's "Night on Bald Mountian" sequence and his work on Dumbo. Funny story, Grim "Betty Boop'" Natwick himself cites that when Bill was animating Dumbo he took much inspiration from his own son and was running around the studio telling (mostly single) animators the joys of having a kid.

eitherway, im gonna say "Bald Mountian" is his most technically proficient work while Dumbo is his most cute and beautiful.

Also Milt Kahn drew the one of the best Mickeys, Freddie Moore aside.

nerding out over. please return to your anime stations.

fawhooosh!

I would be pretty happy if clean versions of some visual novels came over, though I would sort of prefer them for the PC (as I do not actually own any video game systems and thus could not play them) - thoroughly enjoyed the Clannad anime and I'd like to try playing some of the (already clean) Key works like Little Busters! and Planetarian.

Also, Princess Maker is something I would really love to play. . . . I think there actually was a botched attempt at bringing that one over, though.

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I would be pretty happy if clean versions of some visual novels came over, though I would sort of prefer them for the PC (as I do not actually own any video game systems and thus could not play them) - thoroughly enjoyed the Clannad anime and I'd like to try playing some of the (already clean) Key works like Little Busters! and Planetarian. Also, Princess Maker is something I would really love to play. . . . I think there actually was a botched attempt at bringing that one over, though.

There was certainly an attempt to bring Princess Maker 2 over; and the story of how it ended up failing is almost enough to put anyone off wanting to localise Japanese games: http://www.softegg.com/products/pm2/pm2.html

I freakin' love anipages daily! but even with all my self-ascribed knowledge of cartoons, they are... scarily well-informed.

If Cynthia listened to the commentary on the Saiyuki Requiem movie, then she'd know Mr. Matranga skipped out to New York to make his name so, per the director, had Geneon not stolen the Saiyuki franchise, ADV had planned to replace him. The movie was his last hurrah at ADV for a time.

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I certainly don't think those lousy harem shows are worth producing, but they DO sell, so what do I know?

Put one of my favorite VA's (say Koyasu, Hayami, or Hoshi) & I'll probably go for it because, depending on the size of the harem, it probably means the VA I want to hear will get 1/7th of the time(dependant on the number of guys in the harem) vs Koyasu's wonderful, though not near enough time in Ouran Host. The villain/rival role (Okiayu in Haruka) also possibly means a sizable role (though there's always Hayami's Aizen. Wonderful when on screen, but not enough).

I would urge you (and the David Mantraga fan in the article) to watch Le Chevalier D'Eon. That is one of the best English dubbed shows I have ever seen. (And frankly, Japanese language and honorifics seem horribly out of place in 18th century France.)

I've actually got a reply to Cynthia's final comment regarding Dante in Devil May Cry.

Ever since DMC3, the game that really kick-started the series' rise to fame after DMC2 totally flopped, Reuben Langdon's been voicing (and doing the mo-cap) for Dante. In my mind, at least, and hopefully in many others' minds (it is a popular series, so I doubt the fanbase is filled with as many voice actor-philes such as myself) Reuben MADE Dante the smartass bastard he is. [edit]
If you haven't experienced DMC3 and 4 and are just walking into Devil May Cry's anime with no prior knowledge of the series, I can understand why you might think he doesn't fit the character; the anime's characterization of Dante isn't really similar to either 3 or 4's evolution of the character, but I guarantee that if you're familiar with the character on those two counts, you wouldn't be able to imagine anyone else delivering those lines.

I know I'm commenting on something much earlier in the thread, but (1) ...yeah, you definitely aren't watching the right dubs--there's more to dubs than the stuff you see aired on TV, and (2) are you implying that the voice actors for Pinky and the Brain aren't awesome? Because I will throw down the gauntlet at LEAST on Rob Paulsen's behalf.