The Naruto Dub

[Genma]

Wow, Gaara's voice is done very well.

I'm curious as to how well the voice actor will do when Gaara goes berserk emo kid, though. Will he be able to pull it off?

[XanBcoo]

Episode 35: Full episode: Episode 35

Heh, Kabuto said BOOBY trap. I must be immature 'cause that made me laugh. His voice is a bit soft, but pretty cool. It fits.

Johnny Young Bosch made another cameo in this episode as the guy who opened the scroll. In the last episode he was the grass ninja that Gaara killed first. I wish they'd cast him as a main character .

[Yukimura]

Naruto 36 Dubbed - Torrent

I'm noticing Naruto hasn't said believe it much since the Oro fight. Did he stop -bayo'ing in the original or do you think they just realized it sounded retarded.

[Narasho]

I'm noticing Naruto hasn't said believe it much since the Oro fight. Did he stop -bayo'ing in the original or do you think they just realized it sounded retarded.

No, he says it at least a few times per scene it seems like. Most likely they realized how stupid it sounded and decided to change their script a bit.

[Fighter Fei]

To be quite honest, I'm not that disappointed at the Naruto dub voice actors. For the most part, they're pretty well-done. Though, "Believe it!" is regrettably much worse than "dattebayo," I have no real qualms with it and admire Viz for at least trying to stay faithful to the anime in translation and speach style (But "Barrage of Lions" and "Naruto Uzumaki Barrage" bother me greatly). My favorite voice so far would have to be Lee's, Anko's, or Orochimaru's. They're really well done and I can see (or rather, hear) that the actors are doing the best they can to not eff it up. What I'm curious about is how they're going to handle Orochimaru's "Destruction of Konoha." That has me -really- anxious, and also dreading it quite a bit too. I do hope they perform that section well.

There're very few edits that have really stuck out in my mind as ludicrous or unnecessary (one such being the infamous Sasuke/Naruto kissing scene). I can understand it with the anti-gay sentiment going through America but it still seemed unnecessary (whereas the blood edits--most of them anyway--make sense). In my opinion, they could've left it in tact and still be able to pass it off as purely for humor purposes without trouble. But I guess you don't want to take that kind of chance in Lawyer-Frivolous America, where lawsuits await you around every corner.

I did find it interesting about the poster who stated that the FCC doesn't control basic cable. That's true for the most part, since basic cable is private property and the FCC is a thing of the government. Even though the FCC has no legally legitimate power over such things, there are other ways to coerce companies into complying and that's something worth considering. "Sure, you can play this unedited in prime time, but it's going to cost you a pretty penny, and given our public support, you lose. Good day, sir." So really, if you're to blame anyone for the FCC's infringement, it's the intolerant public who want it this way.

Off-topic: Hooray, my posting virginity is no more.

[XanBcoo]

Off-topic: Hooray, my posting virginity is no more.

Welcome to the forums, then.

I can understand it with the anti-gay sentiment going through America but it still seemed unnecessary (whereas the blood edits--most of them anyway--make sense). In my opinion, they could've left it in tact and still be able to pass it off as purely for humor purposes without trouble. But I guess you don't want to take that kind of chance in Lawyer-Frivolous America, where lawsuits await you around every corner.

What's even funnier is that during Sasuke's "death scene" it showed a flashback to the kiss and it wasn't editted. Admittedly, it would have been harder to take it out of that scene, since there were lots of windows all over the screen, but it makes you wonder why they took it out at all if they were gonna show it eventually anyway. I can take blood edits and all that, but inconsistencies like that are just annoying.

My favorite voice so far would have to be Lee's, Anko's, or Orochimaru's. They're really well done and I can see (or rather, hear) that the actors are doing the best they can to not eff it up.

I agree about Oro and Lee's, both of their actors do a superb job emulating the Japanese actors and pulling off the feel of the character (like Lee's lack of contractions and upright attitude). Anko is just so-so for me. She still sounds like a commercial voiceover in every scene to me, and all of her sentences have the exact same intonation. She's got a nice sounding voice though, so I'm not complainin'.

[Cloud 9]

Sure has been awhile since I've posted. A year and four months, to be exact.

Anyway, I watched a little of Episode 34 dubbed that someone linked in this thread before.. and as much as I tried to like it, I couldn't. I'm usually fairly open-minded when it comes to dub vs. sub, but I just can't get used to this. Maybe it's because I've grown too attached to the original Japanese voice actors, I don't know. I do know that there's also too much overemoting or not emoting at all/not emoting enough. I'd say it's quite better than most dubs I've seen recently.

That being said, Viz really did the right thing by keeping most of the translations direct and keeping some of the original Japanese terms intact. The censorship was inevitable, but hopefully the uncut DVD's will be entirely uncut. I was also pleasantly surprised that most all of the voice actors pronounce the Japanese words almost exactly like they're supposed to be, with a few exceptions. I'd say the dub is a B+ in my book, but even so I just can't get into it.