#(basically a weeb obsessing over japanese dub of cartoons)

[pidayforpi]

[Extreme self-indulgent cartoon/anime infodump below]

(Confession: I watch the Japanese dub for DT17 as well (among other cartoons).

And one dumb thing I like to do with (especially) Japanese voice-acting is looking up what other characters the VA voices.

And on Monday, I did that with DT17's cast...compared with JoJo's cast.

→ Gladstone Gander = Tonio Trussardi (Tokuyoshi Kawashima 川島得愛) is cool

→ (Melon) Mickey = Donatello Versus (Takanori Hoshino 星野貴紀) is still cool

→ But Lena = Gwess (Momoko Taneichi 種市桃子) is really something

"Webby, Webby, Webby, Webbyyyyy~ ♪"

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(Additional infodump that is actually longer and more serious:

As you can see from the list above (yes, that's it, afaik), the DT17 dub cast don't really star much in JoJo. Actually, they don't really star much (majorly) in other anime as well. The only other VA with a famous role is Della's, who voices Nami from One Piece (yes).

I think the most famous VA in DT17 are those for The Three Caballeros: Donald, José and Panchito, who literally also voice three characters from Dragon Ball (Beerus, Frieza, Piccolo, respectively). And two of them are guest stars.

There are many reasons why this is the case: First of all, I'm only looking at voice-acting. Some of the dub VA are actually not VA by profession, but instead, say, live actors/stage actors/narrators etc. IIRC, the previous official Japanese voice of Mickey Mouse, who had voiced Mickey for almost 3 decades, isn't even an entertainer by profession.

Second, some of the VA are quite young, both in terms of age and career. That doesn't necessarily equate to fame, but there is a certain relation.

So. Why am I saying all of that? Because despite all those things, the dub is fire. It is above average at worst, absolutely amazing at best. Call me a weeb, but I have never seen a Japanese dub that is worse than the original voiceover.

HDL sound just as distinct, Webby sounds just as hyper, Fenton sounds just as adorable, Gyro sounds just as crazy misunderstood, LP sounds just as the himbo he is, Scrooge sounds just as...old (there is legit an "old people's way of talking" in spoken Japanese). And of course, Yamadera-sensei perfectly replicates the Donald Duck speech...but in Japanese. (Donald speaking "normally" is literally just Yamadera speaking normally as himself)

The same goes for other animation dubs as well, such as LotTC (the two Sheldgoose are so damn funny), GEAH (Sam is the MVP there with his amazing voice change), or RotTMNT (I legit watched the Japanese dub first). The VA themselves may not be famous, but they still do an excellent job that could be worthy of the fame.

Mad respect to that dedication and talent.

Oh, and if that isn't enough: They dub the goddamn songs as well. They sing them themselves, in Japanese, with Japanese lyrics that fit, sound good, and are accurate.

Remember the "Waddleduck" theme? Yeah, they dubbed that. The "It's a Date!" song? They dubbed that too. Donald's "Hear My Voice"? Yamadera sang it himself, both in normal voice and Donald Duck voice.

And all those silly, out-of-the-blue songs from LotTC? They dubbed them. All of them. Sheldgoose's song to the moai and lava geckos is my favourite.

[Attached with the Japanese version of that song. The only part they didn't dub over was the Spanish part, but otherwise I think it is very neat.]

(3-8-2023)

[raevanmun]

Fandom - Anime Version

I am not a real weeb.  Not really. I have distinctly Weeby interests, some of which are nigh on obsessive but I am not, a weeb. But I do love Sushi, Sashimi, Saki and Anime. I also have a serious love affair with Japanese vintage cinema. I don’t however speak any Japanese. I prefer subs over dubs because - I can read. My Anime fandoms are pretty “commercial,” and most of it is stuff that the average kid having grown up in the 90′s watched on Cartoon Network. There are a few things that I’ve gotten into since my boys moved out and or quit watching cartoons on TV, but on the whole... I am pretty vanilla. That said, I have a few properties that I am really kind of obsessed with. Firstly, I adored pretty much every single thing that Manglobe ever produced. Their anime in particular was well chosen, well produced and had the power to suck me right in. Sadly they went bankrupt in late 2015 I believe, leaving one of my very favorite of their series orphaned. It has encouraged me to enter into the manga world, because despite the end of the animated show, the manga of the story continues. Manglobe was known for its quirky material, often mixing genre and crossing cultural boundaries. A lot of it, was directly satire of the bleedthrough between U.S. (and Western in General) culture into Japanese. There were hat tips, and scathing social commentary about it. My introduction to the studio was “Samurai Champloo” which is probably still my favorite anime series, though Clamp has edged its way into the running with the XXXHolic series and associated other titles that take place in that specific universe. I knew right away when I watched Champloo I was going to be sucked in. This opening Sequence music kind of put the stamp on it. 

This is basically the opening of the show, the setting of the endless conflict between Jin and Muigen. It also gives a good idea of what the fights are like through out the show. 

The also produced Ergo Proxy which I enjoyed a good deal. However, my second favorite of their properties was a short lived series that I think a few of my friends here (anime geeks or no) might really enjoy, called “Gangsta.” Gangsta was well on its way to sneaking into my top five anime of all time, but it went out of production in the middle of its first season when Manglobe went bankrupt.  This is just a little taste of the show, but Warrick (the blonde) has a photographic memory for faces and names, he’s also a prostitute. The car kicking guy, that’s Nickolas - he’s a bio-engineered super soldier. Alex the girl has an interesting story that we were only starting to get when the show was ended. But, she’s been a prostitute for a while, and the boys rescue her. It is an urban fantasy, that takes place in a city a little like Las Vegas where the cops and the mob are in cahoots, to keep the peace so everyone makes money. There is a bit more too it, but I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who might watch it. 

I also am a huge fan of XXXHolic, which is a supernatural/modern fantasy anime. It is a long running and main property for Clamp, an all female owned anime studio (rare and awesome btw.) The main antagonist? Well, she’s not quite an antagonist but she is the main catalyst for nearly all the plot is probably one of the coolest characters I’ve ever seen in anime and maybe in the cartoon genre. 

Yuuko Ichihari Witch and General trickster. She’s half wise woman, half trouble and all amazing. She drinks too much, eats too much and has a magic warehouse full of amazing gadgets. If you need a wish, she’s the lady to see.

There are several other stand alone anime that if people are interested I suggest highly and am always up to chat about. Shigurui - Death Frenzy. Samurai, Historical, gorgeous animation, great story. Mononoke - Fantasy,Historical,Magic/Horror - also great story. Mushishi - Modern Supernatural Fantasy, Japanese mythology. Amazing animation and a fantastic story.

Mind you, this is in no way a comprehensive list, but it is my favs of serialized anime. Anime features, the only way to go is Studio Ghibli.