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Anime in America: Theron and Carl's Best (and Worst) of 2010

Really? Really?! Eden of the East and Fullmetal all by themselves could have given you a better dub performance, but that line almost feels like "Its time to pay the bills, this line gos out to Dragonball Kai from FUNimation"

Dagon123 wrote:

Really? Really?! Eden of the East and Fullmetal all by themselves could have given you a better dub performance, but that line almost feels like "Its time to pay the bills, this line gos out to Dragonball Kai from FUNimation"

I disagree. Kai's dub is probably better than FMA: B's. And Ayres is amazing.

The Kai dub is no doubt solid but its no where near the level of sophistication that is the Brotherhood dub..also Christopher Ayres is indeed a breath of fresh air but Kent Williams gave a vastly stronger performance as Father in Brotherhood..personally I believe he deserved the honor far more then Ayres.

I AM THE VAST UNIVERSE wrote:

The Kai dub is no doubt solid but its no where near the level of sophistication that is the Brotherhood dub..also Christopher Ayres is indeed a breath of fresh air but Kent Williams gave a vastly stronger performance as Father in Brotherhood..personally I believe he deserved the honor far more then Ayres.

Kent Williams is average as Father. If you're going to go for a performance in the FMA: B dub, then choose somebody who really maximizes their role's potential, like Travis Willingham's Roy Mustang, Colleen Clinkenbeard's Riza Hawkeye, or Stephanie Young's Olivier Armstrong.

Great to see Cross Game snag so many awards, though I think that the Kou/Aoba pair could be just as strong as a Kou/Wakaba pair.

Also, glad to see that Toradora's Japanese cast got a nod. The cast in that is so good I actually wasn't too disappointed to hear that it wasn't getting a dub, even though I'm typically a dub-first watcher when I have a choice.

Weird. I watched the first episode of Angel Beats and wasn't interested enough to watch more than that, but I thought the general consensus was that the animation was bad/average and that the story was incomprehensible/rushed.

I haven't finished the last three Panty and Stocking episodes yet (and I am aware of the "Gainax Ending"), but I think it's an unlicensed gem. Why Funimation or Section 23 haven't grabbed this up yet is beyond me because it's got their style all over it and it's sure to jive well with America's youth on Adult Swim (although the sperm episode may be a little extreme for even them). And while others, like yourselves, find it disgusting, I find it hilarious. Maybe I'm an immature, little brat because I think toilet humor is funny when done right, but I don't care.

DmonHiro wrote:

Quote: For instance, the entirety of Otome Yōkai Zakuro has been available on Crunchyroll as it came out during the fall season, yet no less than five groups have still done English fansubs for most or all of the series. Deplorable. Actually, you're wrong. I don't think anyone actually DID English FANsubs. They just used the CR subs, and used the video from Japanese TV. So in fact, this made releasing CR shows much easier, since there was no need for a translator. Double-edged sword.

I'm going to have to disagree with this. I don't have the fansubs downloaded to compare the two, I have a crunchyroll subscription, so honestly I don't bother. But, I can almost guarantee at least 2 groups translated and fansubbed Otome Yokai Zakuro themselves, without stealing CR subs.

Any company looking to license the series would do well to take note of what MX did.