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Answerman - Are Dub Crew Members Taking Over Voice Actors' Jobs?

It usually does work that way since it would be pretty tough to jump straight into things like writing and directing since it's a different beast from most other types of productions. As far as producers go, some moved up the chain long enough ago that I think some people are unaware that they started out as actors. Justin Cook would be a good example. I've also noticed that some staff members, like Clarine Harp, are cast much less than they used to be now that Funimation has expanded its actor pool.

When Funi showed the FT dub for the first time I know heard it being said that Mashima was worried about Todd Haberkorn was cast as Natsu because he (Natsu) yells a lot, but he ended up liking it. Though that might be a completely separate issue.

But, how does it work? I am sure there is a variation to how it is actually done. My questions would be, are these jobs paid at different rates (Director, VA, Script, etc.)? I would assume so.

If a person were to be a Director and voice one of the major characters are they getting paid the higher pay (say per hour) or are different rates applied for the different hours they put in each category?

I will assume if the person is just doing voice work, but say voicing two major characters (say twins) they are just being paid by the hour and are lucky that they potentially have 2x the pay of another actor that is just doing one character.

Japanese licensors don't approve or disapprove of dub casting. That's a myth. A lot of people say that Japanese licensors approve or disapprove based on the sound of the actor's voice relative to the Japanese original, but most leads sound nothing like the Japanese which debunk the myth. It seems voice actors use the myth to deflect criticism. Like Sonny Strait said that the Japanese director of Escaflowne was involved in the dub to deflect criticism.

Don't peddle the myth, Justin.

and its cause of that fact that there are some fans who believe that FMA's arakawa had a say in getting both mignonga and dismuke to cast as the two main characters for her manga reboot of heroic legend of arslan considering that its those two that pretty much made FMA a household name back in 2003!

Chris Bevins did this on purpose, since he thought it would be amusing. This is something he directly addresses in one of the commentaries for season 1. Arakawa had no involvement in it