I swear. We get a new dub, I cream my pants.
I'm gonna qoute you on that XD
Also the news I just read from this page is really making me excited. I wonder how long it will be till we get a new Dub!
I swear. We get a new dub, I cream my pants.
I'm gonna qoute you on that XD
Also the news I just read from this page is really making me excited. I wonder how long it will be till we get a new Dub!
Everything. In every way.
Unless of course people were joking when they said
Quantity not quality matters
.Because yeah. Wow.
THAT's what was bugging you. I don't think that's a big deal. Only one person said that.
If "One Piece" does get picked up by a new team, I still think they should do test-runs on Cartoon Network and Toonami Jetstream. They could re-dub the first four episodes, and after that they could show some episodes from the Arlong arc (that was the most heavily-edited story arc that wasn't skipped, and if it were dubbed in our ideal way it would be very revealing for those that have only seen the 4Kids dub). If they did that, I think they should show the two Nami flashback episodes and then the last two episodes of the Arlong arc. Depending on how the viewers react (by letting CN and 'insert name' production company know on the Internet and through ratings of course), they could figure out whether to start from the beginning or where 4Kids left off, and when and where to schedule it.
It's funny though, because from what I've read alot of the people who think a re-dub should start from where 4Kids left off are saying it out of concern of the casual audience. Which is why I was surprised to hear my friend's reaction, who's sorta in the middle of casual and hardcore fan. She's a big anime fan, and knows full well of how 4Kids bastarized the series (and of course would rather see a Viz pr FUNimation type of treatment). Still, she chooses not to watch the fansubs, and watches it on Toonami and enjoys it. She was upset when I told her 4Kids cancelled it because it meant the series may not continue. Still, I caught up with her a month later and when we were talking about it, I was a bit surprised to hear her say that another company should pick it up, give it a good dub and start from the beginning.
What do you guys think?
I understand that the One Piece dub has been cancelled, but does 4Kids no longer own the rights to it, or what?
it would appear so
It's funny though, because from what I've read alot of the people who think a re-dub should start from where 4Kids left off are saying it out of concern of the casual audience. Which is why I was surprised to hear my friend's reaction, who's sorta in the middle of casual and hardcore fan. She's a big anime fan, and knows full well of how 4Kids bastarized the series (and of course would rather see a Viz pr FUNimation type of treatment). Still, she chooses not to watch the fansubs, and watches it on Toonami and enjoys it. She was upset when I told her 4Kids cancelled it because it meant the series may not continue. Still, I caught up with her a month later and when we were talking about it, I was a bit surprised to hear her say that another company should pick it up, give it a good dub and start from the beginning.
What do you guys think?
I have a number of problems with restarting the dub from the beginning of the series. First of all, the One Piece dub is already quite a few years behind Japan's airings. The first episodes look somewhat out-of-date, at least to me, and that may not help with the appeal of the show.
Secondly, it would take three years to get the dub back to where it left off. That's a long time, and again, casual fans would see that as three years of reruns.
That brings me to my third point, that not ALL of the 4Kids dub was completely different from the original. I mean, basically there was just a big section in the middle there that would really merit a complete redub - from the Arlong to the beginning of Drum Island. That's where all the cutting and merging was done. Otherwise, for the rest of the dub thus far, it wasn't unrecognizable. Before the Arlong arc (30 episodes) there were only a few really major edits that really require redubbing - the poison suction, the hammer gun and super soakers off the top of my head.
That's why I think that a new dub should pick up where the 4Kids dub left off on TV, but have uncut DVD releases starting from the beginning. I don't see the point of there being three dubs of the same episode for already-dubbed episodes (the 4Kids dub, the lightly edited new dub, and then the completely uncut dub). An uncut DVD release is enough to undo 4Kids' work, I think.
They could catch up more quickly to the Japanese airings if they ran it on weekdays.
Yeah, but that would require dubbing massive amounts of episodes within a short period of time. I mean, 52 episodes a year is probably enough of a strain as it is.
Either way, I don't mind, as long as majoity rules. That's why I think whatever company picks up "One Piece" should really think it out with their partners (Toei Animation and Cartoon Network), get involved with the audience (do surveys and ask questions at cons), and do the test-runs. They could even test-run some episodes that take place right after where 4Kids left off.
Me personally, I wouldn't mind watching it from the very beginning if it's the kind of adaptation I've been asking for. I'd buy the uncut DVDs either way, as long as they start from the beginning (and if they're 13 episodes each in the 30-40 dollar range). Scratch that, I'd buy any of them if I've already seen the episodes, but watching each episode in their correct, consecutive order, with a conistent, uniform manner of adaptation (same voice actors, same music score, same director, same writer in each episode) would be the ideal viewing experience.
I wouldn't mind if it takes years to finish the series in English after it ends in Japan. It didn't ruin "Dragonball" for me. And if the first season of "Pokemon" is still relevant, it's possible to produce and broadcast a whole bunch of episodes in a short amount of time.
I'm sure all One Piece fans wouldn't mind watching the series form the start again.
But, in order for the series to be succesful then ALL viewers need to be taken into account. And, for all the reasons that have been mentioned before, startign the series over from the beginning would more than likely NOT help the series.
If anything, they could do this and make everyone happy:
-Start new episodes from where 4Kids left off, and air them on Toonami
-Show all the episode before that point on weekday blocks (they do it with Naruto now as well, so it'd fit)
I realize that I am assuming here, but I will still jump into that pit of angry piranas and continue on with what I want to say:
Everyone that wants One Piece to start from where they left off, do you think that there are more people that want to start buying One Piece from the beginning or more people that want One Piece to continue from where 4Kids left off.
One Piece had a fanbase with 4Kids, but unless you can persuade me that it would be worthwhile to delay a One Piece box set just to please people that were watching a poorly-produced version of One Piece, then I have to say that if they really liked the show then they can wait.
Like firecrouch said, majority rules and 4Kids didn't respect the majority and now they find themselves at this point. I may be coming off as a bit elitist, but I think that we have waiting long enough for One Piece to be handled by a "real" company, and not some company that can't respect the "real fans" of the show.
Nothing personal gogoedward, I just really hate 4Kids for being such idiots.
I'm sure all One Piece fans wouldn't mind watching the series form the start again.
But, in order for the series to be succesful then ALL viewers need to be taken into account. And, for all the reasons that have been mentioned before, startign the series over from the beginning would more than likely NOT help the series.
If anything, they could do this and make everyone happy:
-Start new episodes from where 4Kids left off, and air them on Toonami
-Show all the episode before that point on weekday blocks (they do it with Naruto now as well, so it'd fit)
I agree. I was thinking the same thing too; it's a good idea that would probably please everyone. Either way though, if a new company does pick it up (I interpreted the ANN rep inferring that; I hope that's true), I'm sure they'll be thinking about it very seriously. If a professional and experienced company like VIZ or FUNimation picked it up they might be able to get a firmer grasp of what the general audience (meaning everyone who is a potential viewer) would want. If they strategized with Cartoon Network and Toei Animation they might actually think of a better solution than us. Also it's good to keep in mind that Toei Animation could pull any licensing deal they want. For another company to pick up a show after another one finishes several episodes and stops because it underperforms, give it a totally different type of adaptation and marketing scheme that solves the problems of the previous dubber, whether they start from where the other company left off or from the beginning, it would require strong and careful and creative planning out. If this happens with "One Piece" like we want it to (and from what we've been hearing it's a possibility that could happen sooner than we think), it would probably be the first time something like this ever happened, and it'd be very risky for a series this big, that was already appealing to a mainstream American audience even if it was less so than in other countries, and who's potential success and appeal and public image was severely hampered by 4Kids. It's true, all viewers DO need to be taken into account.
I suggested a test-run not just to figure out how to best distribute the series, but to see how people would react. Some people who are accustomed to the 4Kids dub might have a hard time with a Viz or FUNI type of work (although I strongly believe most everyone would like it more from if it was dubbed by true anime company regardless). It would also be good to hype up the series for casual and hardcore fans, you know, give them a taste of a new type of relaunch, which I've mentioned before. Maybe figure out if they should make uncut DVDs dtarting from episode 1, and how they'd release them. Cartoon Network couldn't advertise it as uncut since they'd have to edit out instances of profuse squirting blood and maybe a few other things, but they could be suggestive and say something in the promos like,"See One Piece like you've never seen it before!"
What do you guys think of my test-run idea?
The actual problem with gogoedward's idea is that if they started dubbing the episodes after 4Kids, they would have to split their time with the first couple of episodes and the 4Kids continuation and that would be a little hectic.
We also have to consider that the voice actors will sound different in the 4Kids continuation as opposed to how they will sound in episode 90 or something, since they get more and more experience as they go along.
Tell me how those two reasons aren't too good?
EDIT:
firecrouch, don't you have AIM or something?
Sorry Ero Sennin, but I don't. I tried it before it didn't work out for me. Sending messages back-and-forth isn't the best way to communicate either, so if you want we can PM each other to figure out how to best communicate with other, okay.
Anyway, from the start I was considering the consistency problems too, which is one of the reasons I'm for starting from the beginning. Again, I support whichever direction works best when a company considers the entire audience. Also, I think the people who were talking about starting where 4Kids left off were only referring to the T.V. brooadcast audience, not the DVDs. I think most of those people would have a different take on how to please the audience that buys the DVDs. Uncut boxsets starting at episode 1 would work in both T.V. situations, because those episodes are already being released in their edited format anyway (then again, if another company does pick up "One Piece", those 4kids DVDs would probably go out of print).
And going back to the test-runs that I'm obsessing about, nowthat I think about it, it would probably be best if the test-ran both the very first episodes (episodes 1-4 I think are a good re-introduction) and a few episodes following where 4Kids stopped dubbing. They could even show them at a few cons.
I just recently saw the so called new episodes of One Piece on toonami, and my god the voice acting by crocodile was terrible. I believe it was episode 110. It was the first time seeing One Piece on TV in about a year. Seeing what 4kids did to it, brought a tear to my eye. I just hope a new company like Viz or FUNamtion can bring some integrity back into OP.
Can people start calling 4 kids entertainment and ask if they are deciding to give the one piece license to another anime company?
Can people start calling 4 kids entertainment and ask if they are deciding to give the one piece license to another anime company?
It's Toei Animation's decision whether "One Piece" goes to another company or not.
What I meant to say is can people start calling toei animation and ask if the one piece license from 4 kids entertainment is going to another anime company since 4 kids stop dubbing it.
What I meant to say is can people start calling toei animation and ask if the one piece license from 4 kids entertainment is going to another anime company since 4 kids stop dubbing it.
Sure, it couldn't hurt. Just don't expect a straight answer.
This is something different, but remember that FUNi rep I talked about in my story? Anyway, one of the other questions I asked her is if FUNimation licensed "Crayon Shin-Chan". She smiled and said, "I can neither confirm nor deny it." Toei Animation will be less obvious.
"That brings me to my third point, that not ALL of the 4Kids dub was completely different from the original."
Yes it was. The dub had a completely different feel than the original, and its not just the edits. I'm talking every single episode they ever did, from where they butchered Luffys speech in episode one to where they completely ruined his fight with Crocodile and who knows what else past that point. All of the original music was removed, all drama, any scene thats supposed to be even remotely serious, all of the original humor, the presentation of all of the dialog, etc. I honestly cant stand to watch any episode from it and attritube it as being the same show.
A new company just going in and saying "remember Arlong? Well he really killed that one woman lolz" wouldn't fix anything. That may be fine for all you people that think the main problem with the current dub is simply the little edits they made and skipping Little Garden, but for the people who realize the show was fundamentally changed it wont do the series a bit of good. Plus most people would notice somethings wrong when the show suddenly switches to completely new voices and drastically changes everything right after Arabasta. There would be no point.
Aside from the fact that OP wasn't the cash-cow that 4Kids wanted it to be, is there any particular reason why they dropped it?
If that question has already been answered, then I'm sorry. I just didn't feel like digging through this thread or the 4Kids dub thread for an answer.
@Skull:
"That brings me to my third point, that not ALL of the 4Kids dub was completely different from the original."
Yes it was. The dub had a completely different feel than the original, and its not just the edits. A new company just going in and saying "remember Arlong? Well he really killed that one woman lolz" wouldn't fix anything. And honestly I don't respect the opinions of anyone who would be willing to settle with just a continuation instead of a new dub. I'd rather this be the end of dubbed One Piece.
Sigh You're not understanding… I'm pretty sure you wouldn't care if we have a good dub or not because you have your precious subs.
But be aware that some of us do want a good dub, even if it comes to a continuation. Of course, if you stop and actually look... You would realize that if a company does choose to continue from where 4Kids left off (on T.V) they will most likely also redub the older episodes (and release them on DVD ala what Funi did with DBZ... Maybe even air them on weekdays).
You don't seem to understand (or care, I donno) that starting the whole series over again might not prove well for it's well-being here. Most people would most likely consider them reruns EVEN if they are better dubbed. You're not thinking about that. All you're thinking is "No! I want a better dub now and they better run it how I want it!".
It's not that simple. You have to take other things into account. Of course, as you said, you don't care as long as they don't take away the fansubs, so this whole thing is moot for you.
I don't think the series is going to last if they start it all over in a once-a-week slot. Casual people would get bored seeing the old episodes again, even if they are presented much better. Thus receiving lack-luster ratings. And thus, giving the companies an impression that "people don't want to see the series".
I guess I'm just not a picky guy, I donno. We'll see what happens. I'm pretty sure the thing most of us want is that One Piece's lisence is being held by a more reliable dubbing company.
If that at least wouldn't make you happier, then, I'd say it's best for you to just stick with the subs and forget entirely about One Piece in America. Because it's obviously gotta be "perfect or nothing" to you. And that, like many things in life, may not happen.
Good thing your opinion doesn't decide something like this, huh? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't care if we have a good dub or not because you have your precious subs.
But be aware that some of us do want a good dub, even if it comes to a continuation. Of course, if you stop and actually look… You would realize that if a company does choose to continue from where 4Kids left off (on T.V) they will most likely also redub the older episodes (and release them on DVD ala what Funi did with DBZ... Maybe even air them on weekdays).
You don't seem to understand (or care, I donno) that starting the whole series over again might not prove well for it's well-being here. Most people would most likely consider them reruns EVEN if they are better dubbed. You're not thinking about that. All you're thinking is "No! I want a better dub now and they better run it how I want it!".
It's not that simple. You have to take other things into account. Of course, as you said, you don't care as long as they don't take away the fansubs, so this whole thing is moot for you.
I don't think the series is going to last if they start it all over in a once-a-week slot. Casual people would get bored seeing the old episodes again, even if they are presented much better. Thus receiving lack-luster ratings.
What I mean is Funi would have to eventually redub everything or try and keep it somewhat close to what 4Kids did, because otherwise everyones going to notice the show is drastically different and it wouldn't end up as a good investment for them. Basically we'll just have to wait and see what any company who gets it plans to do. And I'd be happy with a new dub if it was good enough and the fansubs wheren't messed with, just not a new dub that leaves the first half of the series how it is now.
DBZ's saban dub was quite bad. Skipped episodes, stupid dialog. Edits. Diffrent cast. Diffrent BGM. It wasn't as bad as One Piece's dub, but it was still quite bad. Not to mention, the first part of the series (Dragonball) wasn't even dubbed yet (or at least fully).
And yet, when the production and dubbing changed the viewers still tuned in.
Yes, to us, the dub may seem drastically different to the source material. But not everyone figures that out. They'll just look at the characters and whatnot and deduce it as the same show… Even if it's got a better dub than the 4Kids version.
Which is why I'm not sure restarting the show is a good idea. These same people (who do make a large amount of veiwers) are gonna watch the first few episodes and most likely denounce them as reruns. Yes, even with a better dub. For DVD releases, releasing the whole series from episode 1 is no big deal because that market is mostly made for the fans of the show. But on T.V, it's different.
If it had a weekday slot, then I wouldn't mind it starting all over again. But sorry, I just don't see it doing good starting over again in a once-a-week slot.
But yes. It's best to just wait and see what the companies will do (if One Piece is to be picked up again, that is).
DBZ's saban dub was quite bad. Skipped episodes, stupid dialog. Edits. Diffrent cast. Diffrent BGM. It wasn't as bad as One Piece's dub, but it was still quite bad. Not to mention, the first part of the series (Dragonball) wasn't even dubbed yet (or at least fully).
And yet, when the production and dubbing changed the viewers still tuned in.
Yes, to us, the dub may seem drastically different to the source material. But not everyone figures that out. They'll just look at the characters and whatnot and deduce it as the same show… Even if it's got a better dub than the 4Kids version.
Which is why I'm not sure restarting the show is a good idea. These same people (who do make a large amount of veiwers) are gonna watch the first few episodes and most likely denounce them as reruns. Yes, even with a better dub. For DVD releases, releasing the whole series from episode 1 is no big deal because that market is mostly made for the fans of the show. But on T.V, it's different.
If it had a weekday slot, then I wouldn't mind it starting all over again. But sorry, I just don't see it doing good starting over again in a once-a-week slot.
But yes. It's best to just wait and see what the companies will do (if One Piece is to be picked up again, that is).
Ideally I was thinking of them either marketing it as a whole new One Piece and putting it on Adult Swim (hey, if stuff like Inuyasha and Detective Conan was on there I don't see why this couldn't work), or redubbing a ton of episodes beforehand and having it be on the weekly lineup while showing new ones at a different time (like what you said). But were talking about a show that probably never got as good a ratings as DBZ did, that would require much more work to redub. Plus with most people in America already having the mindset that One Piece sucks I find it hard to believe that anyone would go through all the trouble.
just to put my two cents in, I think the proper thing to do is start where 4kids left off and go back and redub earlier episodes later on down the line. If they start from the beginning, unless it's totally made clear that it's a new dub and totally different from 4kids, which probably won't happen cause they can't do it without saying, "4kids really fucked up this anime and now we're doing it right!"
hm maybe they should… it's a tough call, it really is. Im sure that whatever happens though, One Piece will fair much better under any other company.
I wouldn't have a problem with starting from the beginning again if it weren't for one tiny little fact, and that is that One Piece starts off very slowly and only begins to pick up speed when it gets close to the Arlong Arc. All the episodes until then are sadly rather boring in comparison and on the off chance that someone who has never been exposed to either the 4kids dub or the original happens to tune in I doubt they would find the series all that interesting. It's a lot to ask of the casual fan to sit through thirty some-odd episodes until the series begins to pick up pace.. Most casual fans don't have the patience for that, and in order for One Piece to succeed here it needs to appeal to them. Not us.
Besides in relevance to what RomanGod said in regards to DBZ, I personally was one of those people who had NO idea that the series had been revamped until I found out on this very forum not long ago. To me, as a casual fan of that series, it was the same even though in reality it had changed dramatically. I believe it will be much the same with One Piece, though there might be some surprise over seeing all the blood that was previously editted out.
Too many episodes and plot changes were made. It'd only mean cmore(albeit just enough absolutely necessary) to continue where they left off.
I think FUNimation could do a good job(Look at Yu Yu Hakusho) and make it maybe even better than the original Anime. Ok well maybe not better but they'd do a good job.
If they do good enoigh translations it could air on Toonami, except for possibly soem slight blood edits to tone it down a bit in some cases. Why? Most fansubs tone up the insults.
Only thing about FUNi that I'd rathe rhave Viz for is the attack names. THey tend to change some names alot(occasionally seen characters that don't have much to do with the actual plot, attack names and sometimes objects I've seen done) but I could live with a few slight changes. A monkey could poop inside a tape, and I could watch that when the company with the monkey calls it a One Piece dub and it'd be better than the 4Kids one.
I dunno about the rest of you, but when I say start off where 4Kids left off, I mean start from where 4kids left on in a story-perspective. Not a continuation of story-elements, or themes, or changes, or anything else. Merely starting up from Jaya so that people who were keeping up with the series on Toonami don't get lost.
And yes, it definately should be clarified that when talking about continuing the series from where 4Kids left off is only for TV broadcast. Like firecrouch said, the dvd sales and tv broadcast are completely different things and need to be approached differently.
DVD wise, starting from the beginning makes the most sense. TV broadcast wide…..it'd probably be safest to start broadcasting from where 4Kids left off.
I hadn't though of how hectic it would be to do the double broadcast idea, although if it were possibly it'd be a good plan.
I am not sure I made myself clear, but your last statement was kind of one of my main points in my arguing against having them start off where 4Kids left off…
Plus we would have the VAs voices coming off inconsistant because they had to start dubbing at Jaya as opposed to the 1st season...
I am thinking a bit more rationally and I am happy with the subs right now, but I do want a good English dub.
All I can say with certainty is that whatever choice Viz/FUNI/Toei make, it won't please all the fans.
I'm thinking rationally as well, and starting broadcast where 4Kids left off would make the most sense in order for One Piece to do well. This is, of course, assuming it were to be broadcast at all if it gets re-dubbed.
As far as voice acting goes, who's to say we get new voice actors? Funi or Viz (or whoever) may decided to keep the main voices as a way of making the potential new dub be less of a shock to the 4Kids dub fanbase.
And on the other side of things, a completely new voice cast didn't stop the Pokemon dub from picking right up from where 4Kids left off. People complained sure, and of course there's inconsistancy, but Pokemon still does as well as it normally does.
You're right about not everyone being happy, that's for damn sure. But that's the case with every dubbed anime out there.
In the end though, I think that if televised broadcast is what the potential new license holders have in mind, then picking up from 4Kids left off is the smartest decision for them business wise.
Firecrouch's test run idea is probably the best bet if we want re-broadcast from the start of the series. There's so many issues with re-airing from the beginning (nearly a decade old animation, slow pacing, not to mention that these episode (at least on a very base level) have all already been seen) that the company would need to know for certain that airing from the start would prove profitable for them.
Aside from the fact that OP wasn't the cash-cow that 4Kids wanted it to be, is there any particular reason why they dropped it?
If that question has already been answered, then I'm sorry. I just didn't feel like digging through this thread or the 4Kids dub thread for an answer.
we don't know why they dropped it. The liscence may have been revoked because they suck =P
Might be because it did better with an older audience and 4Kids… Well, they don't have any use for that. XD
they're gonna be so sorry when One Piece becomes a hit like naruto
they're gonna be so sorry when One Piece becomes a hit like naruto
Provided Luffy isn't given a constant catchphrase. American audiances harass him enough for "I'm going to be King of the Pirates" and saying that to almost every villain and or minor (but somewhat important) character.. I mean. Just imagine luffy saying "belive it!!!" sudders
Didn't Naruto slow down on saying,"Believe it"? I thought he only says it just as many times as he says "Dattebayo" in the Japanese version.
Not Sure, I havn't watched the Naruto dub for a while. Last time I checked he was mainly saying it when he was self-confident or determined. And when that starts off he says it about…. every 20 seconds I suppose. I would suppose I'm off though.
I wonder if Viz has trademarked "Believe It"? That'd be funny if they did.
Oh yeah, You just imagine someone getting sued for saying "Believe it" too much..
I'd do what Dragon Warrior would do if we got a new dub. I'm not saying it. go back an look for yourself.
But you know, alot of shows get ruined due to over-use of a catchphrase… In fact, it might be safer if we got a new dub to cut down on the saying of "I'm going to be king of the Pirates!"
For the record,"Believe it" is just the interpretation of "dattebayo" which is a colloquial saying with no English equivalent whatsoever. In the dub, he hasn't really said it all that much lately. I think it was the fourth episode which really establishes the catch phrase….
But you know, alot of shows get ruined due to over-use of a catchphrase… In fact, it might be safer if we got a new dub to cut down on the saying of "I'm going to be king of the Pirates!"
Except Luffy doesn't say "I'm gonna be king of the Pirates" every single episode, if we can get rid of those stupid Woody Woodpecker imitation laughs, we'll be fine.
I agree on the laugh. I gotta say though. He did say it alot at the beginning series. I think 4kids kinda fed on that and spread it out alot more, and made it sound more annoying. I mean, the dub version's "King of the pirates" is high-pitched, and he makes it sound like he's kinda screaming it all the time. While regular Luffy doesn't have that high-pitched screeched pitch in his voice. And he doesn't sound like he's yelling it at everybody. Thus less annoying.
They only used "Believe it" because it was the only on that seemed to fit the sync. Can't really blame them. But I'd just find a way to edit the mouth so he doesn't need to say it.
CosmicDebris is just too great
CosmicDebris is just too great
I've gotta agree on that, but she hasn't been here that much lately. Where could she be? I miss her :sad: .
What? What did I do to deserve to be randomly called great in this thread? XD
I've been reading the thread, I just don't have much to add right now.
FYI, Naruto says "Dattebayo" WAY more often then he ever said "Believe it!" at any point in the series.
What? What did I do to deserve to be randomly called great in this thread? XD
I've been reading the thread, I just don't have much to add right now.
FYI, Naruto says "Dattebayo" WAY more often then he ever said "Believe it!" at any point in the series.
I think PseudoKirby was referring to how you started this thread, but I dunno, you should Pseudo yourself. Me, I just felt like agreeing . By the way, I've already sent you more info to post in this thread. You can add that.
but I dunno, you should Pseudo yourself.
Wha? XD
By the way, I've already sent you more info to post in this thread. You can
add that.
You did? When? I don't think I got a pm from you since the last one.
Oops, I meant to say you should ask Pseudo yourself. And I'll look into my PMs if it's true you didn't get all of them.
FYI, Naruto says "Dattebayo" WAY more often then he ever said "Believe it!" at any point in the series.
Yes, I'm aware of that.. Thank Enel they didn't put "Believe it" with every single one. Because he uses "Dattebayo" for serious fighting as well. which measures up pretty far…...
But onward!!! I bet most of us are thinking "Damnit! We need to know who OP is going to!!! Where the hell is Al Kahn when you need him!!!!" I still say OP should go to the guys who dubbed Samurai Champloo. I mean it's not their first time for dubbing a voice origanlly by Kazuya Nakai. (Zoro's seiyu) But yeah. I hope those guys pick it up.
Got this PM from flohoney and decided a public reply is better…:
What happen when you call 4 kids entertainment about one piece?
Sorry for the LATE reply, but in all "truthiness" I was unable to call them until today.
I started by trying to reach Roz Nowicki, but apparently she is still wrapped up in meetings (as is Tony Reed, and more likely than not the other licensing manager Laurie Winrow or something) and I probably won't be able to get anything out of her until we hear about 4Kids's 4th Quarter statement from Anime News Network (I believe that might be what the meetings are about).
I tried speaking with Sara Levin again, but the most she can say is that they don't own the right to market One Piece or something to that effect, but it wasn't what I wanted to hear ("We don't own the license to produce DVDs and broadcast One Piece" would have been a joyous announcement, but no, I got the runaround).
I tried calling Toei, but they can't even tell me the name of the guy that I have to talk to to find out about it's status as opposed to telling me "we don't know at the moment, it is being investigated" or some other lame answer.
I also tried calling Viz to ask what we as fans can do to be more interactive in their DVD releases and in what licenses they acquire. I left a message in Andrea Gonzalez's (International Licensing Manager, Latin America) voicemail, but I am pretty sure I won't get a response…(she seems pretty high up, so I doubt she either has the time or cares what ONE customer wants).
I'm getting kind of discouraged (which is why I haven't finished this big thread I wanted to make...), but I will continue after ANN gets the quarterly report from 4Kids (that is if we don't get the answer to One Piece's status off of that) and then try to call Roz Nowicki again...
Sigh...