@Crystalice1:
I can't wait for season 4, already on Pre-order . It has Opening 5, my favorite song (Brand New World is a close second). Can't wait to see who sings it. I know season 5 is a ways away, but if i could choose who would sing Op 6, it would have to be Sean Schemmel and Vic together .
I remember Mike saying on the One Piece Podcast(?) he was trying out new talent this season right? So I'm wondering if characters like Aokiji and Spandam, etc… will get new voices (the ones used in Unlimited Adventure) seeing as Bob Carter (Dorry, Gedatsu) and Kent Williams (Kuro, Shura) for example were already casted in season 1, 2 & 3. Are there any other characters you think can/will get recasted?
Who would you like to see continue from the roles they played in UA? Such as Jason Liebrecht as Lucci and Jerry Jewell as Kaku for example .
And do you think they will continue to use the gold logo?
I'm not expecting any replacements and I don't see the point of doing them anyway. They've already said they're trying their very hardest to make sure all the casting choices they made for the games stay consistent, and so far they have been (minus only a couple of exceptions). The casting auditions is a long and grueling process I imagine that wouldn't really be worth going through again for characters that already fit the voice actors they were previously assigned. I just don't see the point of replacing Kent Williams and Bob Carter. I mean so what if they voiced characters in previous seasons.
I believe when Mike was saying "new talent" he was referring to Foxy Pirates. For instance, we have Tony Oliver voicing the DBF announcer. He's a Cali VA and never was in OP before but Mike took the chance to use him while he was down in Texas. Plus with them managing to keep Patrick Seitz as Franky it only makes sense they'd keep the other VAs they hired for those other characters that are still living in Texas with them.
And yes, they'll continue using the gold logo. It's been on all of their DVDs and from a consistency standpoint it wouldn't make any sense to drop it because they'd have to change all instances of the gold one to match as well. Not to mention, the gold logo's there in the Season 4 trailer….So yeah.
Also has Sean Schemmel sung anything, ever...? Other than the auto-tuned Dragon Soul?