What is your opinion on the FUNI DBZ dub?

Nah, I'm with soundmonkey on that one. I'm not gonna say the Funimation voiced Sanji was terrible (it was really great), I just preferred his 4kiRAB voice. I thought it was over the top and unique. Sanji wasn't always some super serious character from what I saw, so I didn't mind him having a kinda goofy acent.

Back to the DBZ thing, like I said, just live and let live. It's just a show.
 
To be honest, I like the japanese Voice of Goku. Which, I find that odd.



Now your trying to make your opinion into a fact. Which, I don't agree.
I did said later on the series FUNi did improve a lot. Which, I can find proof. But, something tells me that wouldn't matter to you.
 
If I may, the first time I heard Nozawa's Goku, I was very floored because, outside of him clearly being voiced by a woman, he was completely different from the Goku voice I was used to. However, once I saw One Piece (of all shows ) and heard Luffy, it somehow made a lot more sense to me. Especially once I realized that Goku's really a country bumpkin at heart.

But I still love Sabat's Piccolo. No matter what, I think it suits him the best.
 
In the example I cited (One Piece), it DOES have a purpose: verisimilitude. It's not realistic for characters that come from different nations all over the world to all speak with the same accent.
 
seeing as how there aren't nations in the DB world, only sectors, it's fine. Plus, many of the characters that are cited like Jeice and Butta are aliens. The more important aspect is their style of speech, not their accent.
 
I don't really see how it's relevant when every single species from every single planet speaks the same language without even so much as a hand waving of an explination as to how that's possible.

So, basically, if you're prepared to accept that, then there's no reason why you should fail to accept that some people have accented english, now is there?
 
Not much of an opinion when the characters, dialogue, and tone of the dub hardly reserables the original.


But let's not goad each other into making personal attacks.
 
The problem is that FUNimation gives their characters incredibly bad accents (when the characters spoke normal Japanese in the original) for the dub because they had basically twelve people working on the dub (and hundreRAB of roles to be cast). Which is also why you wind up with Chris Sabat voicing 30+ characters, but I digress.
 
I personally Love the DBZ dub.

It did have improve around the Cell games. At least I will admit the first 3 and somewhat 4 seasons of DBZ FUNi dub wasn't that good. But hey, I admit it wasn't that good. Unlike some other fans, mostly the fans thats in love with the JP.
(Nothing is perfect ppl, nothing ever is)

I have to say the strong points where FUNi really shine out with the Dub are in History of Trunks, Half in the Cell games and the Buu saga.
Mostly the History of Trunks. Unlike how JP version of Trunks seeing Gohan corpse, FUNi really knows how to make it very....Very....Sad.

But, in the Frieza saga...Meh.
The only thing I can say something good about that FUNi dub is when Goku becoming Super Sayian.
But, at least FUNi improve. At least they improve.
 
And the original have no weak points, no holes, nothing wrong with it? Sorry to break to news to you but...it does.
Even though its the original , that doesn't mean its Perfect.
Just showing you the light.

I'm not telling you the dubs is better. Hell, I can name so many bad things about the Dubs. And I bet you can name more. But, all I'm saying the original does have some problems too.
 
The dub didn't really bother me when I was watching DBZ on TV, but now that the boxed sets are out, I would rather listen to it in Japanese. If I can choose between subbed and dubbed, I am going to go for subbed every time.
 
And none of them are related to the dub's heavy-handed disrespect towarRAB the original with its changes not meant to improve the series, but water it down for the seven year old kiRAB who the producers obviously felt could not stand moments of silence, let alone the original motivations of the characters or any emotional depth (or lack there of) they might have had.
 
I love that kinda stuff. It's why I don't really have a problem with Funimation, 4KiRAB or any other dubbing company. It's fun when the translators can play around with the characters and slip in quick little jokes. Most of the time it dosen't even change the character that much.

I don't really have a problem with what Funimation did with DBZ. Maybe it could be nostalgia, but I never had a problem with anything. It's the one thing I don't like about these kinda subjects. Unless every thing is perfectly the same as the original version, it's trash and people shouldn't watch it.

I'll admit I kind of did the same thing with the whole "Pokemon changing voices" thing, but eventally I gave it up and let people enjoy what they wanted to enjoy. I'd say if ya don't like it, don't watch.
 
Endearing if a bit flawed. Sure sometimes they sound rather awkward or unlike the original Japanese VAs, there's a sense of commitment, eagerness, and attachment of each VA to the character that makes the performances entertaining and watchable.
 
In the first 3 season? Yes. Later on? No!

Like I said, THEY DID IMPROVE!!
A great example I can show you where you see the Dub did put some emotional depth in the series is "The History of Trunks".
I did shown the clip to you where Trunks see Gohan dead body. The japanese version and the Dub version. Don't act that the japanese version of that scene felt more sad with that music playing.
The dub win that point.
How about the battle with Gohan and Cell? Or Vegeta and Goku (Buu saga). Its not perfect , but it DID IMPROVE!!
I could go on with the original if you want me to. The lip-sync, the voices, the music, the lines, the acting.
But, I won't. Because I do like some of the music and lines. But, to be honest, I really can't since any emoticon in the voices. Well, until they yell I mean.

Great....No I'm becoming what I hate...A fanboy. Grrr.
Anyways, the dub isn't that good. But its no where near bad.
(After season 3 and half way in the Cell games)
 
See, that's the thing - Sanji's voice was not only bad, but it was on a major character. A character with multiple notes and levels, who is supposed to be emotive and varied. WAY different than giving flat villains some flavor.

Of course, as was said earlier, you might dig yourself into a hole if said character because a major one later on, but... I dunno, that's a risk of the trade, I suppose.
 
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