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NEWS: New Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny English Dub Reveals More Cast

I don't know what you're talking about, at one point everyone was debating over whether Wing or SEED was the better series. SEED was anything but a failure, that includes Gundam SEED Destiny. They have their naysayers whom to this day won't stop bitching about them, mostly UC elitist/purists (for God's sake, it's okay to not like GS or GSD but it's been bloody almost 15 years!! We've had a bunch of Gundam series and OVA's since then. GET OVER IT! Even bitching about AGE now is too long of a grudge to hold).

According to Stephanie Sheh: "So I think with SEED they’re looking at some older titles that were fan favorites, and when they did the Canadian dub in the past, Sunrise didn’t have much input on the script, casting, acting, etc. So since Unicorn, Sunrise has had a lot more input on the dub process and they like that. So they wanted to do that again with this re-dub of SEED."

Again, I have hard time believing this. In all, it's almost a hundred episodes of a saga with a notorious reputation. I can't see this being a mainstay on Toonami (for over a year) unless they burn through it quickly.

Lisa Ortiz was about the last person I expected to play Natarle Badgiruel. I really, really hope this choice works out because Ortiz's typical voice would work for Natarle like oil mixes with water.

That being said, Trevor Duvall not returning as Mu La Flaga is disappointing, but I can't say I didn't expect him to be recast too.

Overall, much like the first cast release, this is an interesting mix of newer and veteran names, including a few VAs I've never heard of. This ought to be a really interesting dub.

but the real question is HOW in the holy high hell their gonna make this work???

for one thing, she is expected to do a voice role for the dub version of right stuff's ARIA kickstarter project, and headline studio is right where i live in New York City! i expect that the dubbing studio for seed & seed destiny will be in LA since most of these cast live there, so unless sunrise is paying for her flight expenses , i really cant see thing working out.

BigHeadClan wrote:

What sacrilege is this~! The Gundam dubs have always been really solid, was it really that hard to get most of the cast to return? It's not like this is a new series with a deadline it's simply a HD re-release with a few extra scenes. lol

Really? Have you seen the MS Gundam movie trilogy dub that was only released on VHS? That should be on MST3K.
I thought most of Ocean & Blue Waters Gundam dub were poor to mixed, the only one I thought was solid overall was Gundam 00. All watchable but didn't blow me away.

Its not that simply, they also re-animated mouth flaps as well. So no matter what they had to dub it again. I don't see how its sacrilege when its really nothing special. Yes its got a few great voices but most of it is weak.

Past ANN reviews:
"The English cast is acceptable, if not somewhat bland. There's no such nod to past Gundam efforts to be had here, and nobody really stands out. It's a functional dub that really won't win any attention, either positive or negative." - animenewsnetwork.com/review/gundam-seed-destiny/dvd-1

"Given the popularity of the franchise, Bandai's dub for the series is a disappointment. It has its strengths—it's immensely faithful—and some of the performances, particularly Mark Oliver's brief reprise of his role as Rau le Creuset and Samuel Vincent's more mature Athrun, are quite strong, but the work as a whole is brought down by Matt Hill's performance as Kira, along with a general softness in the cast as a whole."
animenewsnetwork.com/review/gundam-seed-destiny-final-plus/dvd

Yeah its pretty unlikely but not impossible. Times have changed, that was a long time ago. Toonami at that time was really terrible, moved to late Saturday and really seem like they lost their fanbase. It was nothing like Toonami's heyday when Wing aired. I blame how the show was handled which was poorly. Gundam SEED also had the most silly edits I've seen for a Gundam, I had to stop watching and just buy the DVDs. Gundam has recently been doing good on Toonami/Adult Swim and would probably do even better than Hunter x Hunter which is even longer. The issue however is IBO season 2 just started airing so having two Gundam at the same time might not interest them and it will be a while before that ends.

Toonami at the time actually wasn't terrible, the 2004 move to Saturday nights was an attempt to revitalize the block by making it a once a week deal and airing a bunch of premieres by spreading them out more instead of going thru chunks every single day. Toonami going down the toilet didn't really happen until 2007 when the block stagnated and the new people in charge of CN decided Toonami had become expendable and was to be phased out. That being said, SEED was largely out of Toonami's hands, and Bandai was the one forcing the edits like the orange laser guns out of a desire to make the series look more kid friendly.

Gundam IBO was doing okay, Unicorn has kind of been hovering on borderline marginal, but neither show "bombed" in any sense. SEED & SEED Destiny are not favorites of Jason DeMarco though, and he's the one controlling the block's lineup more than anyone else at the moment. Unless he really wants to run a Gundam, the SEED & SEED Destiny Remasters are unlikely IMO.
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Toonami at the time actually wasn't terrible, the 2004 move to Saturday nights was an attempt to revitalize the block by making it a once a week deal and airing a bunch of premieres by spreading them out more instead of going thru chunks every single day. Toonami going down the toilet didn't really happen until 2007 when the block stagnated and the new people in charge of CN decided Toonami had become expendable and was to be phased out. That being said, SEED was largely out of Toonami's hands, and Bandai was the one forcing the edits like the orange laser guns out of a desire to make the series look more kid friendly.

Gundam IBO was doing okay, Unicorn has kind of been hovering on borderline marginal, but neither show "bombed" in any sense. SEED & SEED Destiny are not favorites of Jason DeMarco though, and he's the one controlling the block's lineup more than anyone else at the moment. Unless he really wants to run a Gundam, the SEED & SEED Destiny Remasters are unlikely IMO.
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Toonami at the time actually wasn't terrible, the 2004 move to Saturday nights was an attempt to revitalize the block by making it a once a week deal and airing a bunch of premieres by spreading them out more instead of going thru chunks every single day. Toonami going down the toilet didn't really happen until 2007 when the block stagnated and the new people in charge of CN decided Toonami had become expendable and was to be phased out.

Well I recall hating Toonami back then. Its been a while but that was when I stopped watching Toonami. Unless it was Dragon Ball or Naruto anime seem to fail. Rave Master, Astro Boy 2003, D.I.C.E., Zatch Bell!, One Piece, The Prince of Tennis, MAR and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo I assume all failed compared to Western cartoons. I just remember mostly Teen Titans, Megas XLR, Jackie Chan Adventures and other CN originals and then Dragon Ball GT & Gundam SEED slapped on at the very end of the block. I really do think they lost a lot of their fanbase and that could be a reason Gundam SEED failed. Its not like what Toonami is today.

I remember watching Hack// Roots on Cartoon Network, but that was I think after Toonami folded and it was late at night relatively.

Well I recall hating Toonami back then. Its been a while but that was when I stopped watching Toonami. Unless it was Dragon Ball or Naruto anime seem to fail. Rave Master, Astro Boy 2003, D.I.C.E., Zatch Bell!, One Piece, The Prince of Tennis, MAR and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo I assume all failed compared to Western cartoons. I just remember mostly Teen Titans, Megas XLR, Jackie Chan Adventures and other CN originals and then Dragon Ball GT & Gundam SEED slapped on at the very end of the block. I really do think they lost a lot of their fanbase and that could be a reason Gundam SEED failed. Its not like what Toonami is today.

I'll buy this because I love SEED, but for the first time in my life I will most likely stick to subs. How disappointing.