The Naruto Dub

[BioAlien]

just a little question... since it won't be out in canada t'ill september 16th, should i download it? because it's already out in Torrent

Edit : ok.. i have downloaded the dubbed version... and i have just 1 think to say, the ending suck lol

[Cal_kashi]

I gotta say, my biggest issue with the episode was the multiple commercials, I felt that it really ruined the flow/continuity of the eps. Also, it irritated me that they no longer say hand seals.

That its all.

[Zinobi]

i watched the episodes today and i might kill myself im sticking with fansubs all the fucking way

[GhostKaGe]

try watchin them side by side think ill stick to the sub

[Turkish-S]

whow just WHOW..

[Cyberdude93]

Right, now my opinions:

Dialogue: Perfect, hands down. I'll be honest, I would have prefered "Shadow Replication", but that was a translator's preference. I mean IIRC, both "Shadow Replication" and "Water clone" used the word "bunshin", but AnimeOne thought the variation was good. So in other words, perfect. Personally I'd be fine without anything to replace dattebayo, but "Believe it" sounds good

Voice actors: I won't lie, they aren't perfect, but they're really good. Whether they're good or not, they're better than for example One Piece, where they try to completely change the personality of characters and probably choose good voices for the new crappy personality. The point is it seems they tried to stay close the original, which is the most important thing for me. Hokage's and Ino's fit so damn well, and although Shikamaru's seems different I also think it's great. Hinata's is also very fitting.

Pronounciation: Again, I don't mind too much. It's not that they're pronouncing Naruto wrong, it just feels to me that they're overpronouncing it. Jutsu is slightly different, but meh.

Music: They just owned hands down here. They also fixed problems that were created. They removed the opening, thus creating a big silence, which they filled with Naruto music, as opposed to Pokemon where silences are filled with dub composed music. Although I downloaded it as opposed to watching it on TV, I think they handled the ad breaks quite well, and I have a feeling the DVD version is going to be done VERY well. I don't care about the opening and ending being removed, and personally I never liked the first ending (although seeing how it's in Engrish it would make sense to keep it in). Hell I've never liked Naruto's openings/endings as much as I have One Piece's.

Censoring: I've read on another message board that Anime Insider reported the DVDs would be uncut and they're just cutting blood and REALLY graphic stuff (Sasuke's neck of needles, Zaku's exploding arms) for TV, so this is fine. I could just buy the DVDs (if they make it to the UK >_&lt. I'm only worried about Tayuya really.

So this is great for me. Even the people who hate the voices shouldn't act like they tried to get such crappy voices like 4kids does. Well, that's a bad assumption. 4kids probably go for the cheapest voices.

[Hyuuga_Destiny]

Originally posted by: The Next Hokage
try watchin them side by side think ill stick to the sub

If you could do this more I'd be grateful.
I'm interested in the differences between the original and the dubbed version. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[NM]

The dub is actually pretty good. Here's my review:

1. Voice Actors: The VA's chosen for each character were perfect, I have no problems in this department. Shikamaru and Iruka's could've been better but I'm still happy with them. The best part about this is that when the Naruto games come over here to America, not only will the dialogue be understandable but also enjoyable.

2. Censorship: Pretty much, only the blood has been censored out. This includes Nose Bleeds and wherever there is an excessive amount (like in the screenshot comparison The Next Hokage posted, or when Iruka was hit by Mizuki's Shuriken, and was supposed to cough out blood instead of nothing). I hate censorship in all its forms but my friend tells me that along with the Edited DVD's (3-4 episodes per DVD), Uncut episodes will be released on their own DVDs in a batch of 13 episodes at about $20 (might be more...not sure). So look forward to that. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

3. Pronounciation: I think only Tom pronounced Naruto as it is pronounced in its original format, when the show went to commercials. Jutsu wasn't pronounced right either. Thankfully, they didn't use Viz's awful "Art of the Doppelganger" translation from the licensed manga. Shadow Clone works for me. Genin wasn't pronounced right either, I think. But at least their not using another one of Viz's shitty translations, like Journeyman.

4. Opening and Ending: Suck. At most, they should have at least kept Wind, seeing as how Wind is in English.

Overall, this is definetly a decent dub (though it can't match Cowboy Bebop). I'll still be sticking with AnimeOne's subs, but I think I'll watch the dub, just to see what else has been edited, and to see what voices they choose for the other Genins. I'm going to start buying the DVDs (uncut only) to support it as well.

[Cyberdude93]

Originally posted by: NarutoMaster
3. Pronounciation: I think only Tom pronounced Naruto as it is pronounced in its original format, when the show went to commercials.

I don't remember Tom using the word Naruto (Tom's the robot guy, right? I've not exactly watched a lot of US CN seeing how I'm in the wrong country to do so), but the 2 commercials I've seen have some CN voice pronouncing it 100% wrong. The emphasis is NOT on the 'U'.