Forum - View topicPatlabor Movies - Manga vs. Bandai
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Hon'ya-chan
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I recently found VHS tapes of the Patlabor Movies at a yard sale, and I watched them. I liked them, seeing that the voices meshed well with the characters. So, I got the DVD's from Bandai.
What the hell happened with the characters? It seems like Bandai completely messed up the VA's, or the VA's never gave it their all with a couple of the characters. Examples: Gotoh Manga dub: Is portrayed as a cheeky sage like figure. It feels like that he has fun trying to solve the case while trying to keep poker faces and the like. Bandai dub: Sounds like a wise-ass sage who seems to know the answers. With every question that comes up, it seems like in his tone "Ooooo, I know the answer already. Damn these incompetent not-so-nice-people. Sheesh, must pwn them fast." Nagumo Manga dub: In the Patlabor 2 dub, you know she's extremely disgusted with Gotoh's tactics and laid-back demeanor, but is willing to help him out no matter what. Bandai Dub: It seems like the translation might be at fault, because the words don't quite seem to help convey her respect for Gotoh in some cases spoiler[(example: When she scolds Gotoh for not agreeing to deploy his Labors against the striking JSDF base.)] Ohta Manga dub: Is portrayed as a gun wielding lunatic with the voice to match his gun fetish. Bandai Dub: Who the hell gave him Tranquilizers? I know they couldn't import the track and all, but they could've at least bothered to do some research on the characters!! |
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Steventheeunuch
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You might want to give the Japanese track a reference. I'm not the biggest expert on Patlabor (re: I'm not one) but there's a possibility the new dub track is aiming for more accuracy, considering old dubs could take any kind of liberties.
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