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OMG WTF!!!! LICENSED!!! killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
ok this totally got me off guard but lucky star got licensed!! this was one show i didn't expect to get licensed or any to be this fast. omg what would konata sound like in a english dub...
>> .-*´¯`*·~AnimeKittyCafe~·*´¯`*-. ?_odoom-imim-oken_ :: (^???^) ????
fat. she would sound like fat.
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
well i better get the rest of those eps then before they all disappear
>> Anonymous
>>438694
Hooray fat.
Except not.
Sigh.

We shall see how much of a fail it will be.
>> Anonymous
Why are you surprised? It's bright and attractive and cute, and it pokes fun at otaku culture like Haruhi.

I'd like to hear Kari Wahlgren as Konata, she did Haruko in FLCL and has that nasal overtone down.
>> Anonymous
wat
>> Anonymous
They'll likely try to get Haruhi's English VA for Konata if they're any good. Otherwise they'll likely just put the usual craptastic but cheap american VAs to work without any consideration of the content like usual.
>> Chii !QUsLbOhLiY
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Why would anyone voluntarily listen to a dub...
>> Anonymous
I'll say what I say for every dub ever: Patrick Stewart for all roles.
>> Anonymous
woot
>> Anonymous
>>438784

You know, that would probably be better than most dubs.
>> Anonymous
JOHNNY YONG BOSCH AS EVERYONE
>> Vael Victus !nG4Hyu7fIw
>>438783
I like dubs because I don't speak Japanese, and would rather focus on the actual picture, than a little bit of picture and text.
>> Anonymous
WHAT!?!?!?

I NEED DATES AND MORE INFORMATION!!!
>> Sam
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I'll say for this what I say for every dub:
Some work
some don't.
It's nice to watch a show in your own language sometimes.
And sometimes, the mix of languages is nice, especially when you start to pick up on nuances in the languages.

So, whatever. Who cares? It's a DVD, so, yes, it will be SUBBED TOO, as most people seem to forget.
>> Anonymous
>>438791
>I CAN'T REEAAAAAAAAAAAAD

fixed
>> Anonymous
>>438775
Wendee Lee is not good.

Faye, yes. Haruhi, kill my ears.
>> Anonymous
>>438775
Haruhi's english VA doesn't have anywhere near the range of the japanese VA. Soundwise, Haruhi and Konata are worlds apart. Not to mention their personalities.
>> Anonymous
Even the best dubs has a mountain of crap going against it when compared to the original production. They have a much smaller talent pool/budget/time restriction + they have to find actors who sound at least somewhat like the originals.

And then there's the fact that dubbing is in itself rather immoral, like stepping all over the original directors/actors' work.
>> Anonymous
idk i always want to say fuck dubs but the reality is depending on how much effort/resources are put forth they can be really good or really bad... my guess is for a show like lucky star if you've already watched it with subs... you might be disapointed
>> Anonymous
eps eps sep!
>> Dubs >;3
I sometimes feel that voice actors don't put any effort on their jobs, sometimes I honestly believe I can do a way better job at voice acting that some do. I mean looking at japanese voices and then american ones, you just feel that they have no life in their voices. An example would be the villain laughing and then the american voice actor sounds something like Doctor Evil laughing and it just makes me feel sick....
>> Anonymous
>>438791
Having the original Japanese audio around is very very good. For one thing, I've started picking up on the language, and I can probably understand about 20-40% of an anime even without subs now. Also, dubs completely eliminate a lot of the cultural word-play that occurs in the original language. The recent episode of Minami-ke had me chuckling heartily at Kana calling her younger sister Chiaki-sama - this type of humor just doesn't translate well, in dubs or subs.

Moral of the story? Listen to the audio. Learn a new language! Appreciate more culture...
>> Anonymous
Source of license?
>> VZ
They got my money.
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
>>438867
its on AFk's page on

http://a.scarywater.net/afk/

well it doesn't say whos licensed the show, but i dont think AFK will BS about it and delete the torrent.

who knows may god will here us and have the dub good as neon genesis evangelion.
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
>>438923
but more likely the quality of the dub will good as this typing..
>> Anonymous
>>438867
It was a trailer on volume 4 of Haruhi. Apparently Kodokawa skipped announcing it and just let it sneak in to the DVD.

Here for more: http://www.darkmirage.com/2007/10/28/lucky-star-licensed/
>> Anonymous
>>438991
Being released by Kadokawa and Bandai.
>> Anonymous
Nothing you do will change the state of VActing short of either A) throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into building VA schools, and B) somehow getting the whole industry to care. 2 out of 3 dubs I've dared to listen to have VA's who sound like they're fucking rehearsing backstage for a high school summer musical. Atrocious doesn't even begin to describe it.

But some VA works aren't half bad, I have to admit. For example, some parts of GTO, most of Cowboy Bebop, ya know, the really serious shows. The big corps really do pay attention to the tone and atmosphere of the original work and try to emulate it, instead of fucking making Americans speak in a way that's completely unnatural for the language.

And is LS one of those serious, worthy shows? Hells no. Half of the fun was listening to the VA's talk.

And don't give me that crap about the JP audio/Eng sub on all DVDs. They either have big, ugly ass fonts for watching from 10 feet away on a TV, or tiny ass white ones that're just superimposed on the bottom, and when more than 1 character speaks or there're signs or anything else that needs subbing, the words overlap all over each other. Not to mention they never seem to point out the nuances or puns from the original, not to mention contents of signs, letters, forms, anything writtern/visual, etc. I sometimes wonder why they even bother to pander to the select few who prefer dubs. Have their standards really sunk that low?

Now, the funny thing is, a lot of games have fair to good VActing. Is it because they're more realistic or just easier to VA with English tonality and emphasis?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
wot
>> Anonymous
Actually I once saw a russian dub of Hellsing and it was pretty well done.
>> Anonymous
>>439000
Amen. Amen.

I've wanted to go into voice acting since I was very little, and I find it sad that half of the time, the amateur productions are ten times better. There's a problem with several companies where when one voice actor gets a lot of hype, they will reuse that voice actor over and over again (ie, Wendee Lee), even in roles they don't fit. It's really good to have good voice actors around, but if they don't fit the part, then don't hire them for said part. It's nice to see new talent come in every once in a while, but most of the time, I feel like I'm listening to the same voice track with a different plot.

As for tone, sometimes they get the right people. SOMETIMES. Cowboy Bebop was the most awesome dub I've ever seen, and Paranoia Agent was pretty awesome as well.

But then there's Higurashi. And let's just not even go there.

I just hope they get the right people for this one. I'm just hoping it won't be a disaster like most dubs are now.
>> RocketZX
oh god, the story will make even less sense >_<
in before american censorship laws XD
>> Anonymous
Hope Adult Swim airs it in place of Inuyasha..
>> Evil
>>440142
DVD censorship laws? WUT?
>> Fonokun
I sense potential for epic failure, sadly.....The dubbing process can usually include some omitting and changing of cultural references, and usually for the worse. And, of course, Lucky Star is packed full of them. I wanna see them explain words like "tsundere" and "moe". I could lol...Plus voices just don't match/aren't as epic as originals sometimes.
>> Anonymous
This thread fails on a completely new level.
>> Togekunt !HSRu.v5gas
>>440147
And let the fat, Inuyasha fangirls get ahold of it, making the LS fanbase even MORE annoying?

Fuck no.
>> Anonymous
>>440198
in other news....Cartoon Network and Adult Swim has made arrangements to broadcast Lucky Star as "Girlie Talk" in the time slot taken by Squid Billies.
>> Anonymous
It would be absurd to dub LS.
It's at least 50% Seiyuu appeal, and Aya-chan appeal at that.
>> Anonymous
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GO THE FUCK BACK TO /a/

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I HATE THREADS LIKE THIS

For the record, I will continue to watch the sub. No dub for me kplzthnx.