Yeah. I'd like to send them an email about One Piece. I nkow it won't do a damn thing, but hey it's worth a shot right? If anyone knows how to email them please let me know.
Anyway to contact 4kid
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Here you go, and good luck.
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Thankies much Nicole. Hopefully this message will be read. >.>
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That's not going to work. Al Kahn doesn't read his e-mail, no one at 4Kids does.
I know you want to contact them but what I do is call them.
212-758-7666 is the coporate offices phone number. It's probably the best bet.
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And when you do Tell us Every thing please!!!! It'll be a good laugh.
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Maybe you should shout something like…
"AL KAHN YOUR WIFE IS CHEATING ON YOU WITH ODA, WANT MORE INFORMATION LET ME IN 4KIDS HQ".
or something like that.
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See if I were in that position I would probably shout something like "I know you're very busy taking a crap on a great series, BUT YOU HAVE NO SOUL!"
That + swearing.
Has anyone actually ever tried calling this guy?
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Just don't mention AP. The last thing we need is our major enemies (with real corporate power) descending on AP and shutting it down. True to the spirit of OP, we're the bad guys according to the World's Governments. :laugh:
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Just don't mention AP. The last thing we need is our major enemies (with real corporate power) descending on AP and shutting it down. True to the spirit of OP, we're the bad guys according to the World's Governments. :laugh:
:laugh: Yeah if 4kids did find out about this site that would suck, and your right, unlike the battle of ytmnd and ebaums world, 4kids could actually do something:sad:
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Man are people still all riled up over the one piece dub? Lets take some advice from akojii and chilllll . It aint hurting anyone.
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True to the spirit of OP, we're the bad guys according to the World's Governments. :laugh:
Wow, I feel so…involved. Somehow.
Anyway, good luck talking to 4kids...remember to stay calm and address them in a civilised manner.
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Yeah if 4kids did find out about this site that would suck, and your right, unlike the battle of ytmnd and ebaums world, 4kids could actually do something
wtf. Why would 4kids do somthing to us? Because we hate their guts? Isn't that our right to? We're One Piece fans! They wouldn't want to shut us down! >__> If anything, don't mention KF because they're actually the ones doing illegal things. There is no way in hell 4kids could do somthing to us just because we disagree/hate them.
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wtf. Why would 4kids do somthing to us? Because we hate their guts? Isn't that our right to? We're One Piece fans! They wouldn't want to shut us down! >__> If anything, don't mention KF because they're actually the ones doing illegal things. There is no way in hell 4kids could do somthing to us just because we disagree/hate them.
I'd go as far as to say that he/she was referring to the downloads of raws, and stuff. But, yeah, fat lot of good 4Kids knowing about us would do: if they send the word out to Viz-Media, then Null, K-F, and the owners of this board could be in some deep trouble.
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Don't we have freedom of speech. I didn't mention us anyway so it doesn';t matter. Not like it'll be read. >_>;
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When I called 4Kids, I mentioned I saw the Japanese episodes. I didn't say how but I think they knew and that's why they lied to me.
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What did you say and how did they respond? I really want to know.
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A ha ha ha ha… look at the last three digits of the phone number XD
How appropriate.
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To whom it concerns (whether it be Mr. Kahn, or some other member of the 4kids team),
I have a problem or two about the popular anime currently being dubbed by 4kidsTV entitled One Piece. I'm an avid fan of the show, and watch the subbed version and have read every chapter of Eiichiro Oda's masterpiece. I know the show like the back of my hand, and have several questions.
First and foremost, I'd like to ask….why the name changes? I can see where Captain Smoker of the Marines could be a problem, but couldn't you've chosen a more apt name than Chaser? My second name change problem is the unneeded change of Roronoa Zoro to Roronoa Zolo. I could see where copyrighting might be an issue, but certainly not enough to make the gruff swordsman name be changed to one seemingly befitting a clown. My third (and final) name nitpick is the ones from the newest episode which recently aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami. King Nefertari Cobra's name was changed to Nobra or Nebra (I've yet to see it spelled so I'm not sure which one it is), and I see absolutely no need to change Cobra's name. Cobras are a type of snake and I see nothing offensive or copyright infringing about it. Then of course there's the matter of Portgas D. Ace's name being changed to Trace. Not only is this ridiculous, it makes it seems as if you are TRYING to make fun of One Piece. Do you even care about the series? Do you care that hundreds of fans all over the world despise dubbed One Piece? Obviously not.
Now to the second point dealing with the strange translation of dialogue (and rather hard to understand censoring). Now, a badly executed pun every now and then is fine, but when every episode is packed to exploding with horrible jokes? "Has Sanji baked his last Alaska?" "We animals talk the talk not just squawk the squawk" These are just two of the dozens of puns and jokes you've managed to stuff into the anime. While you're censoring has been alright, there are a few examples of when things just didn't make sense. Sanji's cigarette being turned into a LOLLIPOP (why not a toothpick, like Saito Hajime's in the dubbed Rurouni Kenshin?, Smoker's cigars being edited out almost perfectly, but then leaving a trail of smoke coming from his mouth? And then in the recent Drum Island arc, Dalton (eater of the Ushi Ushi no mi), while on the tram up to Kureha's castle, was discussing taking out Wapol for good. In the original he pulls out a stick of dynamite, and in the dub he pulls out a SWORD. And every character in the tram gasps. It made no sense whatsoever, and I do not think that dynamite is inappropriate for your targeted viewers of eight to eleven years olds. Surely you've seen the old Looney Tunes, correct? Wile E. Coyote used dynamite in his attempt to defeat the roadrunner in almost every single episode.
Finally, we have the voices selected for each respective character. First up, Monkey D. Luffy, who is voiced by Erica Schroeder. Ms. Schroeder is a fine voice actress, but Luffy is not one to be quite so high pitched. And his laugh...is obnoxious. I cannot even begin to describe how annoying Luffy's laugh is. Second we have Nami, played by Kerry Williams, Nami is by no means a valley girl, nor shall she ever be. In the dubbed version Nami is a valley girl however, and what a bad choice in voices this is. Thirdly we have Nico Robin and Roronoa Zoro, who are voiced by Veronica Taylor and Marc Diraison. These two voices I enjoy quite thoroughly, though where Robin's southern accent came from I'll never know. Now we get to the really bad voices. Usopp, played by Jason Griffith, while Usopp is indeed a coward, his voice isn't that of a complete wuss. This voice is going to be awful during his speech on protecting his nakama during Arabasta, I wouldn't be surprised if you took this entire speech out, as so far you've shown that having morals in a television show is utterly ridiculous to you. Last, and worst are Sanji (by David Moo) and Mr. 2-Bon Clay (I've been unable to find the VA for Bon Clay). Sanji's voice is...horrific. Sanji is NOT a gangster with a cold, and his voice is simply awful. Bon Clay (in the original) was a homosexual, and obviously you cannot mention that he was an okama in America. However, he isn't an African American man. Out of all the voice choices in the entire voice acting world, you chose "generic African American male" as his voice. Eh?
In conclusion I see the dubbed One Piece as a butchering of the single greatest anime of all time. Chances are, no one will be reading this, and I will have wasted half an hour of my teenage life. I hope someone reads this, and at least takes into account what I've been saying. Thank you for your time., Signed
I'm not much of a writer, nor did I give very valid reasons for my complaints. It'll never be read anyway. :P
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Don't use the word "Nakama".
They don't know what it means.
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Yep, I read the WHOLE thing. It looks pretty good so far. Maybe try to divide it into a few paragraphs. Hopefully Kahn would listen to that note. Also, don't use any Japanese. Like KatanaJon1.1 said, whoever reads that won't understand what the words mean.
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Thanks for the tips. I shouldn't of used nakama, we're talking about 4kids. >_>