Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
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Well sean schemmel voice of goku and Kyle hebert voice of gohan have already stated that their working in the buu saga for kai so that wouldn't be the most thrilling announcement as much as i love kai if it was something like one piece or case closed that would be special
Not to go off topic i love kai too where did u get this news?!
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Sean schemmel had a interview a month or two months ago and when he was asked about recent projects he said he was almost finished recording the buu saga for kai and Kyle hebert stated on twitter last month that he would be going to texas to record for gohan hope that helps
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It sertainly does!
Okay back on topic, and sorry before i go any further its a long post xD
The thing is i was watching some of the english cutscenes in the One Piece WII game and you see that the gear second is done with more emotion and agression in his voice.
(If) you heard the trailer with second gear it was not so kind of great. (i've already said this here before but wait)
The! Robin scene *I wanna live etc… * in the japanese series the voice actress put her whole soul in saying these lines.
In the WII game the english line was said with less emotion ( or is it just me? )
I'm curious how Mike Mcfarland has put her voice into that line.
If its just like when
! she was talking to Iceberg but with a little more agressive emotion, i am more than happy to shed a tear.
And i probably will do that anyways…..what are your thought's about this?
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I trust them to play it well. 'Nuff said.
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Well to be fear in the Japanese version when mayumi says gear secondo there's not much emotion she just says it and the way Colleen was speaking was similar to her very mellow but it built up to the moment
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This "264-275" sound slike a pretty nice author and artist huh?
Anyways in all seriousness do you need 2nd Day Air shipping to get this as fast as you guys always do? Should I go for UPS or what? I've finally caught up on all S4 releases and this is the first one I pre-ordered plus my first time using Rightstuf so I don't really know.
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! Robin scene *I wanna live etc… * in the japanese series the voice actress put her whole soul in saying these lines.
In the WII game the english line was said with less emotion ( or is it just me? )
I'm curious how Mike Mcfarland has put her voice into that line.
If its just like when
! she was talking to Iceberg but with a little more agressive emotion, i am more than happy to shed a tear.
And i probably will do that anyways…..what are your thought's about this?
Peace:happy:I think that scene will be done even better than in the Wii game. Keep in mind when Funi dubbed the Wii game, they had just acquired the license and the voice actors didn't have familiarity with their characters like they do now.
! Given that Stephanie Young really loves and feels a connection to the character of Robin, I'm sure she will give it everything she has. She also tweeted after some dubbing sessions that there were tears in the booth. I'm guessing it's going to be a very emotional performance.
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This "264-275" sound slike a pretty nice author and artist huh?
Anyways in all seriousness do you need 2nd Day Air shipping to get this as fast as you guys always do? Should I go for UPS or what? I've finally caught up on all S4 releases and this is the first one I pre-ordered plus my first time using Rightstuf so I don't really know.
I just use USPS Priority Mail. My voyages have always come early. My season 4 5th voyage came on the April 20th when the release date was May 14th.
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Colleen did a great job both with that game scene's delivery and in the trailer of the Second Gear attack (it was the same line but they required completely different takes). The game required a louder yell to fit the animation, but if you watch the actual cartoon's scene with Mayumi Tanaka's Luffy her actual delivery of the line is nothing like that. She doesn't yell, she says it with the exact same tonality Colleen supplied.
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Funimation's Lance and Adam were on the lastest ANNCast (Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013-06-07). They mentioned around 4:10 that some of their best selling hits that were "moving out the door" included One Piece! They also said "One Piece is working quite well for us!"
This is great news to hear! Hopefully this means that Funimation can keep licensing and releasing One Piece for years to come.
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She also tweeted after some dubbing sessions that there were tears in the booth
Wow! I did not heard that yet!
Gives me hope!
Colleen did a great job both with that game scene's delivery and in the trailer of the Second Gear attack (it was the same line but they required completely different takes). The game required a louder yell to fit the animation, but if you watch the actual cartoon's scene with Mayumi Tanaka's Luffy her actual delivery of the line is nothing like that. She doesn't yell, she says it with the exact same tonality Colleen supplied.
Yeah your correct.
i compare'd them with too much exitement i guess and i forgot to listen to the voices. instead i posted it quickly.
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Sorry this took so long. First post image updated to be up to date including all currently known info (Including Season 5 V1 and Strong World's release window)
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Looking forward to Season 6 news. Last year, season five and SW were announced on my birthday, July 28th, so hopefully that'll happen again!
Otherwise, I'll expect news around voyage three.
The thing is, in order to keep a steady release rate (not have a break between the seasons), they'll need to announce before December, or at least start dubbing before then.
EDIT: It's weird to think that we won't finish season five until May of next year. That's so darn far. I'll be in my fifth year of college by time we even get to Thriller Bark. Bahhh.
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Looking forward to Season 6 news. Last year, season five and SW were announced on my birthday, July 28th, so hopefully that'll happen again!
Otherwise, I'll expect news around voyage three.
Well, we got the season five announcement even before Voyage One was released, if I remember correctly, so I don't think it will be so long as all that. In fact, my expectation is going to be about where you hope; end of July.
The thing is, in order to keep a steady release rate (not have a break between the seasons), they'll need to announce before December, or at least start dubbing before then.
EDIT: It's weird to think that we won't finish season five until May of next year. That's so darn far. I'll be in my fifth year of college by time we even get to Thriller Bark. Bahhh.
From a business standpoint, I really can't see them taking a break again if it is under their control, especially with what gyrados was providing a few posts up, so I'm really not worried about that and I could only imagine that by this time, they are at least working on scripts and will be starting work on season six once finished with Strong World, if they aren't already.
And Zephray, next May may seem far away, but when you put it next to the fact that it has been over two years since Season Three Voyage Five was released, and over a year and a half since the season four announcement, does next May really feel all that far away?
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Looking forward to Season 6 news. Last year, season five and SW were announced on my birthday, July 28th, so hopefully that'll happen again!
Otherwise, I'll expect news around voyage three.
The thing is, in order to keep a steady release rate (not have a break between the seasons), they'll need to announce before December, or at least start dubbing before then.
EDIT: It's weird to think that we won't finish season five until May of next year. That's so darn far. I'll be in my fifth year of college by time we even get to Thriller Bark. Bahhh.
If we keep going at this pace, we should be at Impel Down by the end of the next year right? Feels too soon IMO
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The pace has been rather fast i mean when voyage 1 comes out for season 5 that would mean funimation released 70 episodes in less than a year that's crazy if you compare how fast funimation dubs one piece to toei their much faster
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They'll probably slow down the pace a little if the gap between the voyages and the Japanese broadcast ever reaches less than a hundred episodes.
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I could see that JC because if not they coul conceivably reach marineford by 2015 or 2016 at this current pace
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Well, this is interesting. Looks like Mike McFarland has his hands full with out-of-towners for something at FUNimation, presumably One Piece considering that's his baby right now. My bet's on Strong World as that's what he seems to be working on right now. Richard Epcar for Shiki anyone?
Directing lots of out-of-town talent visiting us up at @FUNimation this week. Always fun to mix things up! #vo
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Well, we got the season five announcement even before Voyage One was released, if I remember correctly, so I don't think it will be so long as all that. In fact, my expectation is going to be about where you hope; end of July.
From a business standpoint, I really can't see them taking a break again if it is under their control, especially with what gyrados was providing a few posts up, so I'm really not worried about that and I could only imagine that by this time, they are at least working on scripts and will be starting work on season six once finished with Strong World, if they aren't already.
And Zephray, next May may seem far away, but when you put it next to the fact that it has been over two years since Season Three Voyage Five was released, and over a year and a half since the season four announcement, does next May really feel all that far away?
It isn't a bad thing. We're in Enies lobby, after all. It's a great arc, and I'm in no rush to be stuck in Fishmen Island for an equal amount of time. If we're going to be stuck in a long arc, I'm happy it's this one.
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If we keep going at this pace, we should be at Impel Down by the end of the next year right? Feels too soon IMO
Funimation hasn't been going to slow for me or anything (though I could handle a monthly release happily).
Nah. End of next year we'll be in Thriller Bark.
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Well, we got the season five announcement even before Voyage One was released, if I remember correctly, so I don't think it will be so long as all that. In fact, my expectation is going to be about where you hope; end of July.
From a business standpoint, I really can't see them taking a break again if it is under their control, especially with what gyrados was providing a few posts up, so I'm really not worried about that and I could only imagine that by this time, they are at least working on scripts and will be starting work on season six once finished with Strong World, if they aren't already.
And Zephray, next May may seem far away, but when you put it next to the fact that it has been over two years since Season Three Voyage Five was released, and over a year and a half since the season four announcement, does next May really feel all that far away?
It isn't a bad thing. We're in Enies lobby, after all. It's a great arc, and I'm in no rush to be stuck in Fishmen Island for an equal amount of time. If we're going to be stuck in a long arc, I'm happy it's this one.
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If we keep going at this pace, we should be at Impel Down by the end of the next year right? Feels too soon IMO
Funimation hasn't been going to slow for me or anything (though I could handle a monthly release happily).
Nah. End of next year we'll be in Thriller Bark.
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EDIT: It's weird to think that we won't finish season five until May of next year. That's so darn far. I'll be in my fifth year of college by time we even get to Thriller Bark. Bahhh.
when season 7 will be anounced i'll be 28….. (if i do the math)
Season one was in 2007 right?
damn time goes ridiculesly quick:sad:i know how you feel:blink:
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Man, just think if FUNimation had licensed One Piece from the get-go. The dub would be on hiatus because we'd be too close to the Japanese airings. :wub: Or we'd even be seeing new dub episodes on TV before they come out on DVD. VIZ Manga would say Zoro. Ah well. I'm glad to be on Enies Lobby myself. Sucks we gotta sit through Thriller Bark before Impel Down and Marineford. No offense to TB fans but it's my least favorite canonical story and it drags on forever in the anime.
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Season 3 came out on TV in 2007, Season 1 was 2008.
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Man, just think if FUNimation had licensed One Piece from the get-go. The dub would be on hiatus because we'd be too close to the Japanese airings. :wub: Or we'd even be seeing new dub episodes on TV before they come out on DVD. VIZ Manga would say Zoro. Ah well. I'm glad to be on Enies Lobby myself. Sucks we gotta sit through Thriller Bark before Impel Down and Marineford. No offense to TB fans but it's my least favorite canonical story and it drags on forever in the anime.
Haven't seen the anime, but I reread the manga recently. Can't say it was too slow. Don't really see why people have a huge problem with it; unless they only have a problem with the anime.
Skypeia was wayyyy wayyy slower. Less happened and it was more fighting, yet I feel like I hear more bad about Thriller Bark. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, you like it less than Davy Back Fight and Skypeia and Fishmen Island? Wow. That's harsh. The anime adaptation must be bad…
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The manga's pacing in TB was night and day with the pacing of the anime. TB was 48 chapters in the manga and ended up being 41 episodes in the anime. That's pretty horrible especially since I wouldn't say TB had as much going on as Skypeia did when it came to characters until the later parts of the arc.
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Compared to the pacing we get these days being 1:1… That doesn't sound as bad as they say.
I suppose Skypeia's characters were more interesting (though Moria was more interesting than Eneru), but the plot of Thriller Bark was more engaging. Skypeia was just constant fighting.
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Compared to the pacing we get these days being 1:1… That doesn't sound as bad as they say.
I suppose Skypeia's characters were more interesting (though Moria was more interesting than Eneru), but the plot of Thriller Bark was more engaging. Skypeia was just constant fighting.
TB was around the time we got to consistently switch to 1:1 although I'm not sure at what exact point in the arc it went to that. It'll be pretty bad to go through when we get to that point but at least we'll have the dub to entertain us.
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I disagree moria was so concentranted on others making him pirate king while eneru was ruthless and quick to destroy anyone in his wsy more badass and his goal was more interesting moria was honestly the least interesting part about thriller bark
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Moria would have been a better character if he was introduced sooner, at that point it made me feel like he was just taking up space.
Although when the War came around I started to actually like his character.
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To each their own. Moria was just more entertaining to me than Eneru. Certainly, Seandream, Eneru was more badass, but that doesn't necessarily make him more entertaining. More intimidating, yes.
Eh, we'll see, I guess. I was looking forward to TB… One Piece at night is One Piece animation at its best (see Water 7 train ride and Whiskey Peak), and that entire arc is at night. Plus, I remember the arc being fairly funny and filled with weird characters. And Brook.
Nope, still looking forward to it. The english will make the pacing more bearable. It's made the Enies Train battles more entertaining, I think.
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Haven't seen the anime, but I reread the manga recently. Can't say it was too slow. Don't really see why people have a huge problem with it; unless they only have a problem with the anime.
Skypeia was wayyyy wayyy slower. Less happened and it was more fighting, yet I feel like I hear more bad about Thriller Bark. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, you like it less than Davy Back Fight and Skypeia and Fishmen Island? Wow. That's harsh. The anime adaptation must be bad…
Skypeia's one of my favorite arcs, so I definitely like it better. Fishman Island is probably my second least favorite, but I like it more than Thriller Bark. I haven't seen the Fishman Island anime though. I guess there's the Davy Back arc which gets tiring quickly and is drawn out, but I was talking more about the bigger story arcs. Davy Back is basically canonical filler.
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Compared to the pacing we get these days being 1:1… That doesn't sound as bad as they say.
I suppose Skypeia's characters were more interesting (though Moria was more interesting than Eneru), but the plot of Thriller Bark was more engaging. Skypeia was just constant fighting.
Totally disagree with that. Thriller Bark put the character's in some tight situations, introduced us to an interesting new villain, and of course gave us a new crew mate. But I didn't find the plot more engaging. While watching I just wanted it to hurry up and end so they could advance to the next big adventure honestly. Skypiea's plot was more interesting to me. It had an intense backstory that really made you wanna see Luffy kick the seemingly unstoppable villain-with-a-god-complex's ass.
Iunno, just chalk it up to a difference of opinion I guess.
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And skypeia had J Michael tatum thriller bark didn't nuff said lol
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Thriller Bark has Perona though <3
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And skypeia had J Michael tatum thriller bark didn't nuff said lol
Kinda hard to do a voice to voice comparison, when another arc hasn't even been dubbed yet.:D
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You think they'll use tatum for a major character again seems like they've been straying away from reusing voice actors at least in season 4
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i like perona baby she is cute
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I hope The announcement from funimation is One piece season 6
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I hope The announcement from funimation is One piece season 6
They said it is a new show at a con so that can't possibly be it.
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Haven't seen the anime, but I reread the manga recently. Can't say it was too slow. Don't really see why people have a huge problem with it; unless they only have a problem with the anime.
Skypeia was wayyyy wayyy slower. Less happened and it was more fighting, yet I feel like I hear more bad about Thriller Bark. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, you like it less than Davy Back Fight and Skypeia and Fishmen Island? Wow. That's harsh. The anime adaptation must be bad…
The redeeming factor about Thriller Bark in the anime is the above average animation during the second half of the arc.
I still enjoy watching the arc as a whole though. It's still much better paced then anything Impel Down and up was.
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They said it is a new show at a con so that can't possibly be it.
Please be Hunter x Hunter 2011 , please be Hunter x hunter 2011, please be Hunter x Hunter 2011, please be Hunter x Hunter 2011.
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And if it is HunterXHunter, PLEASE GET A TV DEAL FUNI!!!
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Zephray, I updated the FAQ for the first post:
EDIT: F.A.Q. as of June 11/2013
! One Piece DVD FAQ:
! Q: Up to what episode has been released in FUNimation Dub format?
A: Episode 264 is the end of FUNimation's "Season 4". That is the final full season that is currently available.
! Q: Are more episodes beyond that coming, and when?
A: Yes, in addition to the Davy Back Fight and Water Seven arcs' releases as "Season 4". They have also announced their acuisition of "Season 5" which spans the entire Enies Lobby Arc and ends with the Ice Hunter Arc. This season will encompass Episodes 264-336, and will be released starting July 23rd 2013 with the first volume that includes Episodes 265-275.
! Q: What about the movies?
A: FUNimation's original license included Movie 8 (Episode of Alabasta) and it was dubbed and released on both DVD and Blu-ray. They have also acquired the rights for "One Piece Film: Strong World", and will release it November 2013.
! Q: Wait, I read somewhere that FUNimation ALSO has "Season 6" which is supposed to include up to the end of the "Impel Down" arc and Movie Z. Is this true?
A: When Season 5 was announced, it appears as though the official text press release from FUNimation included an announcement of "Season 6" and "Film Z" and was very specific about the episodes in that season, indicating it would end at the end of the Impel Down arc. As it was in the email press release sent to most news sites, so many of them began running that information despite FUNimation not actually announcing any of that at the official panel. Everyone later made corrections, removing that part of the information due to FUNimation recanting it and claiming it was a mistake.
! Q: So… it's a mistake then? Don't believe it?
A: FUNimation did include this information in an official press release and were very specific about the episode count contained therein, however yes, they did later claim this was a mistake and recanted it. This could mean that FUNimation actually has acquired those episodes, just cannot legally disclose that information yet, but take that with a huge grain of salt. You are free to draw your own conclusions, but at this time the official answer is that they do not have those episodes yet.
! Q: In what format are the DVDs? IE: How many episodes per set?
A: There are currently two release formats for One Piece. First a set of 11-14 episode "Voyages" comes out as the initial release for a given season. Then, shortly after the season finishes its run, FUNimation re-releases the series on lower priced "Collection" sets which are each comprised of two voyages in new packaging (22-26 Episodes Each). Despite this, the disc contents are exactly the same as the voyages right down to the menus. Each collection has an MSRP of $34.98, but prices may vary depending on the outlet you purchase from. As the voyages for Seasons 1-3 have finished being released prices will vary on those. Starting with Season 4 however, Voyages are priced with an MSRP of $39.98.
! Q: When should I expect the next release?
A: Be sure to check different sources/outlets when you can for updates. Suggestions for areas to find these release dates as they come out include amazon.com, rightstuf.com, animenewsnetwork.com, toonezone.net, and crunchyroll.com, among others.
DemonRin will attempt to keep the image above this FAQ updated with that information, however it is possible she may get behind so check elsewhere as well.
! Q: What episode are available in those formats?
A: The entire first 3 US Seasons (Episodes 1-205) are available in Collection format with Season 4 being available in only Voyages thus far. In the past, as the Collections were released, the corresponding Voyage releases were discontinued. Is it not yet known if this will also be the case with Season 4. Despite Season 4 being finished in Voyage format now, do not expect news on collections until we are nearing the end of Season 5's release to give FUNimation more material to collect.
! Q: What about Blu-ray? Will the series ever be Re-released in HD?
A: Episodes 1-206 Were produced in Standard Definition via digital ink and paint, therefore an HD Master of these episodes does not exist. For this reason, any Blu-ray that could be released of this material would be an upscale, which most Blu-ray players already do automatically to Standard Definition DVDs. For this reason, while a Blu-ray release of this material is possible, it is pretty much pointless and will not look noticeably better than a DVD release played on a Blu-ray player with Upscale. Either way, there is no information whatsoever about such a release.
! Q: But what about 207+ then?
A: That is the point by which the series began to be produced in Native HD by Toei Animation. FUNimation has revealed in their press release that they have the 16:9 Widescreen HD masters of those episodes.
! Q: Then, will we get a Blu-ray of that?
A: FUNimation currently doesn't have Blu-ray rights for those episodes but noted it was possible and they would be looking into the release format in the future. It is not likely Toei Animation in will give FUNimation those rights. So while it is POSSIBLE we may see a Blu-ray release eventually, currently it does not appear likely, at least in the near future.
! Q: But Why? FUNimation released Movie 8 on Blu-ray, why not the series?
A: There hasn't been any direct information as to why Toei will not release the Blu-ray rights to FUNimation despite providing them with HD Masters, however the most likely answer is that since Japan currently does not have any form of a Blu-ray released planned for the series, and since Blu-ray shares the same regional locking code as America, this would allow Japanese fans to reverse-import the FUNimation Blu-rays, and Toei would not want that to happen. The movies, however, DO have a Japanese Blu-ray release, making it okay for FUNimation to do the same.
! Q: If not Blu-ray, is there some other way we may get HD One Piece from FUNimation?
A: Actually, yes! FUNimation recently struck a deal with [adult swim] to air One Piece on their recently resurrected Toonami block.. When viewed on the HD version of Cartoon Network, that broadcast is indeed presented in 1080p HD. If not for the network logos, it would be pretty much a Blu-ray release's equivalent in quality.
! Q: So, if it's POSSIBLE, then how will the Blu-rays be released when/if it happens?
A: Most likely, if a Blu-ray release happens it will either be a dual-release (IE: Both a DVD and A Blu-ray release simultaniously) as they have done with Dragon Ball Kai or they will do a Blu-ray/DVD "Combo Pack" with both formats in one box as they have done with Fairy Tail.
! Q: Are FUNimation's releases Uncut?
A: Yes, Absolutely no in-episode animation content has been changed whatsoever from the Japanese DVD release.
! Q: Are there any differences at all then?
A: FUNimation has a new "Gold" logo that they use for their releases, the Logo has been replaced wherever it appears. (IE, opening and closing themes and Eyecatches) Also, the episode title cards (Reading off the name of the episode) have been rendered (accurately translated) in English and no Japanese option is available for them.* Other than that, the material is left alone.
! *The exception to this rule would be Movie 8. Using angles, it changes the logo and title cards to Japanese if you choose the Japanese language option.
! Q: What about the Opening and Ending Songs?
A: All opening and ending songs are presented as originally broadcast with one exception. Before Season 4, all are dubbed in the English language track, and left entirely alone in the Japanese track. The first ending theme of Season 4, "Mirai Koukai" was skipped by FUNimation, and those episodes where it should appear instead use the next song, "Eternal Pose". The situation caught FUNimation off-guard and caused them to be unable to dub the opening and ending in time for the release of the beginning of Season 4, so at that point the English track begins to default to Japanese OP and ED music. A title card indicated they would try to correct this in the future.
! Q: But why did FUNimation do this?
A: It was not their choice. Every time FUNimation gets a new set of episodes, everything right down to the music has its own set of rights that must be secured. Somewhere in the process, most likely with the artists, someone refused to give the rights to that song so it had to be omitted. This is a problem caused by the Japanese rights holders. FUNimation is not responsible, nor can they do anything about it.
! Q: They stopped dubbing the songs then? Will they ever start again?
A: The title card at the beginning of the first Season 4 DVD explaining the rights issue did say that the same issue also caused them to be unable to dub the songs there, they specifically say this hindered up to episode 230. Most likely the loss of those rights caught FUNimation off-guard and therefore they didn't expect to have to have Eternal Pose dubbed yet, and therefore didn't have the work completed yet. They did however specifically state that after episode 230, they at least intend to begin dubbing the songs again, however as of the release of Voyage 4 (ending with episode 252) this has proven to still not be the case. It is unknown if or when they will start dubbing the songs again, only that they would prefer to.
! Q: Is Zoro "Zoro" or is he "Zolo"?
A: Zoro's name is rendered as "Zoro" in all text appearances (Subtitles, title cards, packaging etc) and spoken word (dub, special features) on FUNimation's DVDs. For some reason, his wanted poster in the Eyecatch will occasionally say "Zolo" when it appears on the first 26 episodes, but this is both an unintentional error that was corrected and is on screen for less than one second and can't be seen by the naked eye during a normal viewing of the series. The only way to see it is to frame-by-frame view the scene. Otherwise he is "Zoro" at all times.
! Q: How is the quality of the English Dub?
A: This is subjective from person to person, but has received positive response from fans overall.
! Q: Is the translation accurate in both formats?
A: Yes, the subtitles are accurate to what is being said, however nothing is left in Japanese except for honorifics and the occasional name. All words are translated to English including Devil Fruit names, attacks, Shichibukai (to Seven Warlords of the Sea) and "Nakama".
The dub is pretty much completely accurate but occasionally has to make slight alterations to match Lip-flap but rarely is the meaning of anything changed because of this.
! Q: What about all the series-specific terms?
A: Everything is translated. For the first 2 seasons, a very small number of terms had to be left in their Viz/4kids forms at the request of Toei animation. However, they are few and far between. (Such as one or two of Kuro and Arlong's attacks)
! Q: Why did those few things slip by?
A: When FUNimation took over the series from 4kids, Toei (the company that animates One Piece) provided them with a "Master List of Terms" which lays out Toei's preferred terminology for use in the series. This list had major errors on it, and heavily favored using the same terms used by 4kids and Viz Manga to maintain consistency. As such, the list mentioned that they would need to use terms like "Zolo" and "Merry Go" for Zoro and the Going Merry respectively. The translator working on One Piece at the time, Clyde Mandelin got an account and posted here as "Mato" to alert us to these facts as well as to tell us that FUNimation is able to appeal these terms by requesting permission to change them from Toei directly, but have to wade through a certain level of red tape to do so. That is why most of the major terms like "Zoro" were corrected.
! Q: Why didn't they just correct everything then?
A: As I briefly mentioned before, the process for appealing a term is not easy. According to Mato they need to supply Toei with some kind of actual proof that the terminology they provided is wrong and asked for help from the fanbase on at least one occasion to provide images from the manga in which this is demonstrated. Because of this, they needed to pick their battles carefully, and wisely decided that major terms such as "Zoro", "Going Merry", "Paramecia" etc were of more importance. Therefore, some of the minor terms including a few of the early villain attacks (Kuro, Arlong etc.) were left. They also left a term alone if the term picked by Toei was accurate, just not typical. (IE: "Gum Gum", "Battle Axe", "Shark Darts")FUNimation Dub International FAQ:
! Q: Where besides America is the FUNimation Dub available?
is that they appear to be using the original Blue One Piece Logo instead of FUNimation's Gold one, and have completely different disc art on the actual DVDs themselves. Other than that, no other differences have yet come to light.
A: Canada also uses Region 1 DVD codes, therefore the FUNimation DVDs sold in America are also sold in Canada and will play in Canadian DVD players without modification. Outside that, FUNimation themselves do not distribute DVDs in other regions, but their dub is used in some international releases including Madman Australia's release of the series and recently Manga UK's announced release.
! Madman Australia Questions:
Q: What Format are the episodes being released in?
A: The primary release format in this version matches FUNimation's "Voyages" release exactly right down to the use of the exact same cover art. (See the above FAQ for more info) The only difference is that while FUNimation refers to their releases by "Season X Voyage X" Madman simply calls them all "Collections" and numbers them sequentially, meaning the first set of FUNimation's "Season Four" is simply called "Collection 17".
! Q: But if they're doing the "Collections", does that mean they have (around) 26 episodes per set?
A: As said above, they emulate the "Voyages" exactly, therefore they have 11-14 episodes each as stated above in the break down of the voyages. Madman simply decided to call their release "Collections" and actually did so before FUNimation decided to call their re-release "Collections". It's simply an unfortunate naming decision that potentially creates confusion.
! Q: So, do Madman have any kind of re-release of the series? Is it equivalent to the FUNimation "Collections"?
A: They have re-released the series in bigger boxed sets however they went an entirely different route than FUNimation decided to. Instead of 22-26 episode sets as FUNimation are doing, Madman decided to repackage the first 16 volumes (3 FUNimation Seasons) into two massive boxed sets called "One Piece Treasure Chests 1 & 2" Containing 103 and 102 episodes respectively. A picture of them can be seen here.
! Q: Are there any appreciable differences between the FUNimation release and the Madman Release?
A: None has been discovered at this time. They appear to be completely identical besides Madman's name and logo appearing at some logical places on the packaging and credits.
! Q: How far behind FUNimation is Madman?
A: They're consistently one volume behind FUNimation. Collection 19 which will correspond to FUNimation Season 4 Voyage 3 will be released March 20th 2013. Basically, around the time FUNimation releases a volume, expect Madman to release their version of the previous volume.
! Q: What about the Movies?
A: Madman pretty much follows FUNimation's lead on everything. As such, they also have a release of Movie 8, Episode of Alabasta at this time. No word has yet been given on what they plan to do with Movie 10, Strong World that FUNimation announced for release in November 2013 but it would be fair to assume Madman will want to release it some time after FUNimation makes their release in America.
! Q: Australia doesn't have our own version of Amazon, where should I order the DVDs?
A: If you look, you can find plenty of online retailers, however I would recommend JB Hifi's website.
! Manga UK Questions:
Q: Is Manga really releasing One Piece in the UK?!
A: Yes! It is true! Manga announced that they will be releasing the FUNimation dub of One Piece in the UK! Rejoice~!
! Q: What episodes are available?
A: The first volume has been released collecting episodes 1-26 and can be purchased at Amazon.co.uk right now along with the ability to pre-order the next 3 sets. The Release dates of sets 2, 3, and 4 are July 1st, September 23rd and November 11th respectively. If this release pace holds up, Manga will be releasing the episodes at right around 1 set every 1-2 months
! Q: What's the release format (Episode count) on these Sets?
A: They appear to be emulating FUNimation's "Collection" sets exactly right down to the cover art. The only apparent difference based on an
! Q: What about the Movies?
A: As Manga UK's release is very new at this point, and the series itself has not even begun to come out, there is as of yet no information whatsoever on any movie release. However, as they will be reusing the FUNimation dub materials, it would be safe to assume Manga will not be releasing any movies before FUNimation. -
Funimation posted a poll on their Facebook asking what the fans think the big announcement is.
One Piece Film Z is the second highest voted option after DBZ: Battle of Gods.
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I'd want Film Z MUCH MORE than BOG.
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But wouldn't battle of gods make more sense considering where funi is in the one piece story
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But wouldn't battle of gods make more sense considering where funi is in the one piece story
Funi gave us movie 8 when we were at skypiea (even though they hadn't dubbed alabasta,the arc b4),hell were getting movie 10 before season 5 finishes. Don't think that will be much of an issue.
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An announcement that they will be releasing all of the one piece movies would be amazing but I don't think it will just be something one piece, perhaps a whole collection of different licenses they've acquired.
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But film z is a much bigger jump i mean the alabasta arc was released in 09 i believe and if season 6 comes out next year we'll get thriller bark
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Evangelion 3.0 was the announcement. Calm yo tits.
In any case, I'm not surprised because why wouldn't they have it? Also I'm not expecting any new One Piece announcements anytime sooner since Season 5 isn't even out yet & neither is Strong World.