A guide to the Singaporean Dub of One Piece!

[PirateBeck]

Welcome! This is a guide to the Singaporean Dub of One Piece! Here, you can find out all the facts and information you'll ever need to know! Enjoy!

Main information website (created by me) : http://www.freewebs.com/singaporeanonepiece

Individal links to the articles:
Information on the Voice Actors (Currently incomplete)
Episode Titles (Complete until I buy more sets)
Visual Censorship, Missing Footage, Script changes, Name Changes and Swear Word List (Will be updated soon)
Box Set Covers (LQ Covers complete, HQ Covers Incomplete)
Video Gallery (Will contain less-than-a-minute clips from each episode, currently clips from episode 4,53 and 65)
Voice and Songs Clips (Will be updated soon)
Background images (Will be updated… whenever)

Voice Actor Interviews
Chuck Powers (Voice of Luffy, Second Usopp)
Brian Zimmerman (Voice of Zoro)
Alison Lester (First voice of Nami)
Jamie Meldrum (First voice of Usopp) (Currently, this article does not exist)
Joe Murray (First voice of Sanji)
Natasha Malinsky (Voice of Vivi and Robin)
Emlyn Morinelli (Voice of Tony Tony Chopper) (Article hopefully coming soon)
Christian J. Lee (Voice of Shanks)
Dwayne Tan (Voice of Ace)
Paul John Pistore (Voice of Dr. Hiriluku, Second Sanji) (Article hopefully coming soon)

[Silver R. Bolt]

Uhm, where is the guide?

[Wickio]

@Silver:

Uhm, where is the guide?

I was about to ask the same thing.

I guess he posted by mistake and will edit the post later.

EDIT: There we are. Thanks a lot for the guide! Great info.

[PirateBeck]

Part 1 of this almost complete and part 2 and pics are coming soon!

[Tsukento]

Looks like they topped FUNimation's single release Dragon Ball Z DVD covers in regards to Laziest Photoshop Job. o_O;

[FUNimationRules]

Signapore had a nice dub the only thing I hate is the voices and translation between certain things like the name of a person.

[Quexinos]

hey where are you buying these? I want some.

[GaryPotter]

Yeah I own all 8 of the VCD box sets. The dub is pretty unintentionally funny. I think I'll contribute:

Nami: Alison Lestor (1-53), Chio Su-Ping (54-67), Cindy Creekmore (68-)
Sanji: Joe Murray: (20-53), Paul Pistore (54-)
Usopp: Jamie Meldrum (9-53), Chuck Powers (54-)
Vivi, Robin, Chopper, Tashigi: Natasha Malinsky
Smoker: Joe Murray
Crocodile: Brian Zimmerman

One of the common edits aside from what ThegreatPirateKing mentioned is sticking the word "MILK" onto bottles of booze. Despite this, they still refer to it as alcohol.

The drinking contest in Whiskey Peak is left intact.

Zoro's legs bleeding when he attempts to cut them off in Little Garden are NOT edited.

Miss Valentine's voice sounds like Clover from Totally Spies.

All references to God and religion are kept.

The subtitles are sometimes way off from what is being said.

Towards the end of the dub, Nami and Kohza get southern accents.:blink:

Every now and then they make references to the real world that don't make sense in their fictional universe.

Cigarettes and cigars are edited, but pipes never are.

And the girl's dancer outfits they get in Arabasta aren't edited. (no more uniboobs)

Oh yeah, and I know I said I'd upload all the episodes onto Veoh, but unfortunately, my discs must be retarded or something, because they keep falling out of sync. I'm really trying, but right now they're not working.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[Buuhan1]

I have a feeling these are expensive to buy. And what are VCD's? What plays them?

Also, are the subtitles always on, or is there a way to turn them off?

[Kaba Kaba Fruit]

A few questions:

1. Is Odex still dubbing One Piece? How many episodes have they dubbed?

2. Are you going to upload all the Singaporean dub episodes onto Veoh?

3. Have any of the Singaporean VAs appeared at conventions? I would love to see Chuck Powers, Erica Schroeder, and Colleen Clinkenbeard together in one room doing a role play.

[GaryPotter]

1. They dubbed up until ep 104, the one where Vivi and Luffy get into a fight. I believe they have no plans to dub anymore of it, especially now that the FUNi dub is out.

2. Once I can get it to encode properly I will. Right now I'm having some problems though.

3. I believe they appeared in some functions in Malaysia, but otherwise they keep a low profile. Heck, most of the people in Singapore don't even know about this dub, let alone anywhere else.

[Quexinos]

@GaryPotter:

1. They dubbed up until ep 104, the one where Vivi and Luffy get into a fight. I believe they have no plans to dub anymore of it, especially now that the FUNi dub is out

that sucks, I wanna see their version of storm XD

[PirateBeck]

Q+A time!

Originally Posted by Buuhan1
I have a feeling these are expensive to buy. And what are VCD's? What plays them?
Also, are the subtitles always on, or is there a way to turn them off?

1. Actually, they're quite cheap. Pricing goes something like this: Singaporean $:30 USA $:20 £:10
2. VCD stands for Video CD. It's video files burned onto a CD. They last about 80 Mins max and work on all DVD Players.
3. The 'Dubtitles' have been burned onto the files since VCDs can't have things like alternate channels or subs (The audio works like this - Stereo (Mix Channels), Mono Left (Usually Japanese), Mono Right (Usually English), Mono (Mix Channels)

Originally Posted by Quexinos
hey where are you buying these? I want some.

I got them through an Uncle who went there last year (When I got Vol. 1) and this year (Got Vol. 2, 3 and 5). But I don't know any way of getting them apart from going there. GaryPotter, where did you get them from? And if you get more, could I finish off my set by buying through your source?

Originally Posted by GaryPotter
Oh yeah, and I know I said I'd upload all the episodes onto Veoh, but unfortunately, my discs must be retarded or something, because they keep falling out of sync. I'm really trying, but right now they're not working.

Yeah, I remember you posting me a message on youtube saying you'd do that. Because of that, I posted the first 13 Episodes on it myself (Encoded to MPG through .DAT to .MPG on SUPER). I've also posted the four episodes audio (224Kbps) on Mediafire and the first 3 eps on Youtube (HQ English Only). The link for that is in my Signature!

By the way, i'm also going to post some voice clips later! Enjoy them when posted

[Quexinos]

How come they switch VAs all the time?

[GaryPotter]

I got mine from a guy on Ebay who was selling Asian TV shows. It was a pretty good deal, I got all 8 for only about $150. As for the VAs, they're a very cheap production company, so I guess they just hired whoever and just put them in whenever they want. Hell, the only reason they made this and that Yu-Gi-Oh dub is because the Singapore government is very gung-ho about making original productions, since most of their TV comes from either China, Japan, or the US.

[Buuhan1]

Well, damn. I was interested in them but the subtitles throw me off.

[TheMaleWithAShell]

They pronounce Luffy like the Luffy in Fluffy.

[Quexinos]

@Buuhan1:

Well, damn. I was interested in them but the subtitles throw me off.

i was the same way actually XD

[PirateBeck]

Originally Posted by GaryPotter
I got mine from a guy on Ebay who was selling Asian TV shows.

Which seller? I would like to know if he could get anymore…

Also, some episode titles have added and Luffy and Shanks Voice Clips are up! Enjoy!

[Kaba Kaba Fruit]

Dammit! I wanna hear more of Mexican Gin! I don't care how many people say his voice doesn't fit. It's so bad it's hilarious.

[GaryPotter]

Yeah, Gin sounds like Slowpoke from Looney Tunes most of the time.

Anyway, the guy I bought my VCDs from had an account of ebay called I believe "Malaysia Imports."

[Quexinos]

I'm going to recommend that this topic be closed due to the fact that I just received a letter from Charter Communications and despite never ONCE downloading any Odex episodes, Odex reported my account for copyright infringement. So uh… I think this topic needs to be closed now, I don't want this to happen to anyone else.

EDIT
upon further examination, ... they reported me from downloading a KF episode. Episode 233.

it begins people, it begins.

[GaryPotter]

@Quexinos:

I'm going to recommend that this topic be closed due to the fact that I just received a letter from Charter Communications and despite never ONCE downloading any Odex episodes, Odex reported my account for copyright infringement. So uh… I think this topic needs to be closed now, I don't want this to happen to anyone else.

EDIT
upon further examination, ... they reported me from downloading a KF episode. Episode 233.

it begins people, it begins.

Nothing begins. They're just blowing smoke. They can't actually do anything to you. Odex is just being a bitch because no one wants to buy their shitty products. Don't you worry, the world's not ending.

Also, I recommend you change ISPs. Charter was rated the worst in the nation by PC World. Their reliability is poor and their service is terrible.

[Quexinos]

I can't change ISPs where I am right now, it's the only one =/

and trust me, you DON'T need to tell me their service is bad XD

anyway i guess you're right about Odex blowing smoke but does my ISP know that? I don't want to get my account suspended because of this -_-

[GaryPotter]

@Quexinos:

I can't change ISPs where I am right now, it's the only one =/

and trust me, you DON'T need to tell me their service is bad XD

anyway i guess you're right about Odex blowing smoke but does my ISP know that? I don't want to get my account suspended because of this -_-

I doubt they'd suspend your account because of this. You'd have to do something REALLY serious to make them want to lose a customer.

[PirateBeck]

I hope Odex do realise that this is a thread prasing their dub over 4kids's, that this might actually interest people into buying their products and they could make more money if they continued this series dub instead of just continuing to buy other shows. And my uncle payed for these from the country so, ODEX, you've got $$123+ thanks to my interest in this show!

Oh by the way, Zoro clip is up and more coming soon. Along with episode titles. And i've searched e-bay for a user called Malaysia Imports and can't find anything. Do you have a link or at least an e-mail address (Wanna ask if I can buy more (Look Odex, i'm buying more of your stuff!)). Thanks in advance!

[PirateBeck]

Sorry to double post but Quexinos, this is why you were reported by Odex. They say "sorry" :getlost:

Also, Episode 4 added to Youtube. I've stopped using Odex's video (Better quality and no subs) and used the Japanese RAW instead! Enjoy!

[GaryPotter]

Well damn, I can't find that guy anywhere. I sent him an e-mail and it was sent back to me saying in was an invalid address. I guess he went out of business or something, I don't know. I'm not really surprised, considering some of the stuff he sold were of questionable legality (some of his merchandise included those infamous Hong Kong bootlegs). I'm sorry, but I don't think there's anything I can do.

[LuffyVO]

Hello, I read this post with some interest as I am the voice of Luffy on the Singapore dubs. Some of the info on here is a little off but overall I'm really impressed with the effort into detailing what we did. If anyone wants any more info I'll do my best to try to fill in the blanks… after all, its been a few years since we did these dubs.

[Buuhan1]

Wow, there's a surprise. That came completely out of left field. (if he's the real deal, anyways)

I suppose one question (if you even know, being a voice actor) is why Singapore decided to product their own dub instead of broadcasting the 4kids one.

[Lobolover]

@ThegreatPirateKing:

Welcome! This is a guide to the Singaporean Dub of One Piece! Here, you can find out all the facts and information you'll ever need to know! Enjoy!

Information on Production and Producers:
Released on VCD by Odex
The Dub was produced by Voiceovers Unlimited (They haven't released anything for over a year)
There are currently 8 Box Sets available (13 Episodes in each one)

The Box Sets:
Covers; Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 Box 6 Box 7 Box 8
Each Box Set contains 6 VCDs, with 5 2-Episode and 1 3-Episode Discs
All are rated PG (Singaporean Rating)
Info: Box Set 1 is spilt up into: OP, Episode "" Part 1, Part 2 (Expect for Episode 2 which is all in one file) Box Set 2: OP, Episode, ED Box Sets 3 and 5 : Whole Episode Box Sets 4 and 6-8: Unknown
Box Set 3 contains some of the Sponser cards (Miuns the sponsers listed) and Box Set 5 contains the next episode previews (Not dubbed)

Voice Actors:
Dwayne Tan - Mr. 2, Mr. 3 , Dalton and Portgas. D. Ace
Natasha Malinsky - Vivi, Robin, Chopper, Tashigi
Chuck Powers - Monkey. D. Luffy, Usopp (54-)
Brian Zimmerman - Roronoa Zoro, Crocodile
Alison Lestor - Nami (1-53)
Jamie Meldrum - Usopp (9-53)
Joe Murray - Sanji (20-53), Smoker
Chio Su-Ping - Nami (54-67)
Cindy Creekmore - Nami (68-)
Paul Pistore - Sanji (54-)

Voice Clips:
Luffy - 7/10 While I think Chuck does Luffy better than the 4kids Dub Voice, he takes quite a while to get used to and he fails at sounding angry. But he does pretty much every other emotion well…
Zoro - 8/10 Decent. It fits most of the time but fails emotionally…
Shanks - 10/10 One of best voices of the entire dub. I really want to know his VA because he is simply awesome! He sounds alot alike the Funimation VA in my opinion. Maybe they have some of these Box Sets too…
Captain Kuro - 9/10 Great voice! Like the 4kids voice but more evil sounding…

Episode Titles:
Episode 01 - I'm Luffy, the future King of Pirates!
Episode 02 - Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro
Episode 03 - Captain Morgan VS. Luffy. Who will reign Supreme?
Episode 04 - The Secret Behind Luffy's Hat!
Episode 05 - The Mysterious Power of the Clown Pirate, Captain Buggy
Episode 06 - Mohji, The Wild Beast Trainer
Episode 07 - The Acrobatic Cabaji Challenges Sword Master Zoro
Episode 08 - Who'll win the battle between the devil's fruits?
Episode 09 - Captain Usopp, the Man Who Cried Wolf
Episode 10 - Hypnotist Jango puts everyone to sleep
Episode 11 - Captain Usopp's life finally catchs up with him
Episode 12 - The Fierce Battle Against the Kuroneko's Crew!
Episode 13 - The Nyaban Brothers VS. Zoro
Episode 14 - Sleeping Luffy gets a Wake-Up Call
Episode 15 - The Defeat of Kuro
Episode 16 - The Gang of Usopp Fight! But will Kaya survive?
Episode 17 - The End of the Kuro-Luffy Battle
Episode 18 - Gaimon and his Strange Animal Kingdom
Episode 19 - The Story of Zoro
Episode 20 - Meet Sangi, Super Chef of The Restaurant on the Sea
Episode 21 - The Unpleasent Guest! Sangi's Dish & Gin's Obligation
Episode 22 - Don Kreig and the Ferocious Food Fight
Episode 23 - Chef Zef and Don Kreig Face Off
Episode 24 - Hawk's Eye Mihawk & Zoro Do Battle At Sea
Episode 25 - The Amazing Food Fight Between Sangi and Iron Shield Pearl
Episode 26 - The Big Blue Dream of Zef and Sangi
Episode 27 - Cruel Fiend, Gin, Captain of the Pirate Fleet
Episode 28 - The Fierce Battle Between Luffy and Don Kreig
Episode 29 - The End of the Battle Between Luffy and Kreig
Episode 30 - Sanji joins the Crew
Episode 31 - Arlong, the Fishman Pirate
Episode 32 - The Witch of Coconut Village
Episode 33 - The End of Usopp?
Episode 34 - The Truth About Nami
Episode 35 - The Untold Past
Episode 36 - The Story Behind Nami and Bellemere
Episode 37 - The Broken Promise
Episode 38 - Arlong and the Fishmen vs. Luffy and the gang
Episode 39 - The Battle of Zoro vs. Octy
Episode 50 - To Be a Brave Man
Episode 53 - To the Grand Line!
Episode 54 - The premonition of a new adventure! The riddle of a young girl, Apis.
Episode 55 - Miracle Creature! The Secret of Apis and the legendary Island
Episode 56 - Eric's Attack! Great Escape from Warship Island
Episode 57 - Solitary Island in the middle of the Ocean! The Legendary Lost Island
Episode 58 - Duel at the ruins! Zoro versus Eric
Episode 59 - Surrounding Luffy! Admiral Nelson's Secret Strategem
Episode 60 - Object that flies in the sky! The Legend Revives!
Episode 61 - Showdown with anger! Get over the Red Continent!
Episode 62 - The First Fort? Giant Whale Raboon Appears!
Episode 63 - Men's Promise! Luffy and the Whale Pledged to Meet Again
Episode 64 - A Town which Welcomes Pirates?
Episode 65 - The Fencer with 3 Swords! Zoro vs Baroque Works

Opening Song Downloads:
The songs themselves are unchanged but the intro is dubbed
Opening 1 - We Are Opening 2 - Believe

Name changes:
Sanji - Sangi (Only for a few eps)
Zeff - Zef
Dracule Mihawk - Diego Mihawk
Kokoyashi Village - Coconut Village
Hachi (Hachan) - Octy (Octopus)
Kuroobi - Blackbealt (Translation)
Nezumi - Rat (Translation)
Mohmoo/Momoo - Morm (WTF?)
Laboon - Raboon
Princess Vivi - Queen Vivi
Nefertari Vivi - Nefeltari Vivi
Carue (Karoo) - Kalu

Censorship:
While their is censorship in the beginning, it fades out after Episode 24
(Pictures coming soon)
OP 1 - Sanji and Smoker's cigs edited out (Restored for the latter unedited episodes) Pictures: 1 2 3 4
Episode 2 - Captain Morgan loses his Cigar
Episode 19 - Kunia doesn't feel his breasts
Episodes 20 - 23 - Sanji's cigarette is randomly erased (Inconsisent Eyecatchers between Eps)
Episode 56 - Not a visual censor but they changed the okama/kama (gay/wind) joke. Which is funny since they kept the flat-chested joke in Ep 34 (They made the pun even more obvious XD)

Words that 4Kids would never use:
Episode 06 - Mojhi - Damn (That damn dog!)
Episode 07 - Zoro - Crap (I'm tired from to all your crap about acrobatics!)
Episode 12 - Jango - Crap (Life's too short for this crap)
Episode 12 - Luffy - Hell (Make sure I know where the hell North even is!)
Episode 14 - Kuro - Bloody (You bloody incompetent fools!)
Episode 18 - Straw Hats - God (Many times)
Episode 18 - Gaimon - Hell (It's Hell)
Episode 24 - Johnny - Crap (Stop with this pride crap!)
Episode 26 - Zeff - Crap (I don't need to take your crap, Blondie Boy!)
Episode 32 - Usopp - Hell (They call me Usopp, the man from Hell!)
Episode 34 - Zoro - Crap* (Better shut your crap)
Episode 35 - Nami - Shit** (I'll give you the shit back)
Episode 39 - Yosaku - Pissed (I think he's really pissed off!)
Episode 65 - Random Character - Damn (Damn it!)
*Trap was actually said but subbed crap. I don't know how this happened. Brian says trap very easily
**This one is harder to understand. I think she says ship but her VA makes it sound like shit so this one understandable

is it just me,or did they leave out eps 40-49?

also-anyone have a clip from 59/60?Seeing as those (and that whole arc) was completely left out of the 4kids one,id like to make a comparison to the german and japaneese ones.

[PirateBeck]

Originally Posted by Buuhan1
I suppose one question (if you even know, being a voice actor) is why Singapore decided to product their own dub instead of broadcasting the 4kids one.

I can answer this question. Odex dubbed One Piece because they got the license BEFORE 4kids got the rights in the U.S.A. A better question would be 'Why did they stop dubbing so suddenly at Episode 104? Was it because of 4kids?'.

I'll write more when I get on my PC [I'm being forced to use my Wii XD]

[Insider2000]

@Buuhan1:

Wow, there's a surprise. That came completely out of left field. (if he's the real deal, anyways)

I suppose one question (if you even know, being a voice actor) is why Singapore decided to product their own dub instead of broadcasting the 4kids one.

Cause they'd like to KEEP their soul?

[PirateBeck]

First things first!

Hello, Chuck! It's awesome that you've joined this forum and I hope you have a great time here. Just out of interest, what information here is wrong? You don't have to say everything but some info would be nice.

Also, do you have an e-mail address? And if so, can I have it? Since you have worked on this show and others (Yu-Gi-Oh! if i'm correct), it would great if we could talk and possibly stage an interview!

I hope you have a great time on AP forums! Enjoy your stay!

Originally Posted by Lobolover
is it just me,or did they leave out eps 40-49?

also-anyone have a clip from 59/60?Seeing as those (and that whole arc) was completely left out of the 4kids one,id like to make a comparison to the german and japaneese ones.

I left the episode titles episodes 40 -49, 50 - 52 and 66 - 104 because I've never seen them

Here's the Odex Dub of Episodes 59 and 60! Enjoy!

[Lobolover]

uhm-hello-theres nothing there.

[PirateBeck]

Well, I was going to post then add the links in… but for some reason, I can't upload properly :sad: I'll try and upload as soon as possible

EDIT: I'm not uploading any clips to youtube. FUNimation took all the episodes down (Even though they don't OWN them) so i'll have to upload audio. I'm sorry if this causes problems. :sad:

EDIT EDIT: Episode 60 has been added! Enjoy!

[Lobolover]

Hmm-I wanna spare you time-I cant download anything,so if youd be kind enough to put just a bit of it,a few minutes where Lardo speaks-I wanna see how they handled that voice,seeing as Junpei Takiguchi does quite an entertaining job ,plus,a guy who says "De O Jaru" at the end of every sentence-what less do you want?

[LuffyVO]

Thanks for the welcome. Great Pirate King, I have sent you my email address - check your inbox. You have got most of the info correct - I guess what I meant to say before is that I can probably "fill in the blanks" for you guys. For example, Shanks was voiced by a very gifted American actor named Christian Lee. And yes, I was the voice of Yugi on YUGIOH as well as characters in dozens of other anime titles.

Insider 2000 - We dubbed ONE PIECE before 4 Kids. We were the first English dub of the show. ODEX, who owned the rights in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, wanted an English dub for 2 reasons - they wanted to try to sell the TV rights to the local kids channel and they wanted an English version for the DVD boxsets because they thought it would help sales.

As for why we stopped - we did the first 2 seasons of 52 eps (hence the 104). At the time that was all ODEX had the rights for.

[Shift]

Wow, we got us our own VA now

I've only heard a bit of the work in this so far, but it most definitely blows 4Kids' stuff out of the water. When Funi gets their shot at it, though, I have no clue how they'll match up. Thanks for the hard work on it!

[Buuhan1]

@ThegreatPirateKing: FUNi didn't take those episodes down, just normal people like you and me being pricks and reporting to YouTube that "FUNimation Entertainment owns this series. Take it down. LOL". It's really common, but sadly not common knowledge.

[PirateBeck]

Thank you very much for your e-mail address! I'll get to work on that interview.

Oh and thanks for telling me Shanks's VA. I loved that voice and always wanted to know who did it! Just out of interest, did you voice anyone else in the Singapore Dub of OP or/and other animes? If the roles in the other shows are mininal (e.g. Man waiting at bus stop number 5), then don't say but I would like to know if you did anymore work on One Piece.

I find it surprising that they wanted to produce DVDs but none were ever made. Oh well.

Thank you for joining this forum! Enjoy your stay!

[LuffyVO]

They produced VCD's because they are cheaper to produce AND they wanted to keep the price down so they could sell more. VCD's are very common in Asia but are slowly starting to be phased out.

I did a bunch of voices on OP - I can't really remember which ones but I'll go back through my notes and see what I can find. I did take over the role of Usopp when we lost Jamie Meldrum. Basically ODEX took a break between the 1st 52 and the 2nd 52. When we came back to do the 2nd 52, Jamie's schedule was such that he couldn't commit to the show. I got the role basically because I could come the closest to mimicing Jamie's original voice.

As for other anime's - gosh, I've literally done thousands of episodes of anime - seasons 3 and 4 of DIGIMON, THE PRINCE OF TENNIS, DETECTIVE CONAN, GOKUSEN, NINJA BOY, INITIAL D, and a lot more lesser titles.

[Buuhan1]

So you voiced both Luffy and Usopp? Wow, that must've been work, and a little weird considering how much they interact with one another.

[LuffyVO]

Yeah, it was difficult. Because I was basically trying to voice match another actors original creation I found I had to use parts of my voice that weren't easy. So I would end up recording my Luffy stuff first and then do Usopp because I would be hoarse after 4 or 5 episodes of that voice.

[bobsinbobsled]

Wow. Just wow. I never thought we'd have a real VA on this site.
Hmmm…. judging by what Buuhan said about the vids being taken down, does that mean that theoretically, if I posted a fandub, they could report me since FUNimation owns it? >_>
Anyways, are there any tips you could possibly give to those both voice acting and producing for my fandub version, hm?

[LuffyVO]

Hey Bobsinbodsled, Funimation owns the NORTH AMERICAN rights… not worldwide. I'm no expert on Fandubs (I've honestly never heard one - can I hear yours?) but my limited understanding is that companies like Toei will "put up" with them until legitimate dubs are created - that is as long as you don't try to sell them. Then you really are infringing on someone else's property. As for ODEX, they are adament about protecting their shows - that is shows they have purchased the rights for. You have to understand that these companies invest HUGE amounts of money to buy these rights and it is a real challenge to make a profit in smaller markets like Southeast Asia. Add to that the blatent Piracy problems in that part of the world and you can see why ODEX is so tough.

As for Tips, I think I'm doing an in-depth interview with TheGreatPirateKing soon and I'll try to cover as much as I can for those of you who aspire to this kind of work.

[bobsinbobsled]

@LuffyVO:

Hey Bobsinbodsled, Funimation owns the NORTH AMERICAN rights… not worldwide. I'm no expert on Fandubs (I've honestly never heard one - can I hear yours?) but my limited understanding is that companies like Toei will "put up" with them until legitimate dubs are created - that is as long as you don't try to sell them. Then you really are infringing on someone else's property. As for ODEX, they are adament about protecting their shows - that is shows they have purchased the rights for. You have to understand that these companies invest HUGE amounts of money to buy these rights and it is a real challenge to make a profit in smaller markets like Southeast Asia. Add to that the blatent Piracy problems in that part of the world and you can see why ODEX is so tough.

As for Tips, I think I'm doing an in-depth interview with TheGreatPirateKing soon and I'll try to cover as much as I can for those of you who aspire to this kind of work.

Well, actually, I haven't gotten anything COMPLETELY finished minus casting and instrumentals for the first episode, that's why I was wondering. But thanks, looking forward to that interview.

[PirateBeck]

Originally Posted by bobsinbobsled
Well, actually, I haven't gotten anything COMPLETELY finished minus casting and instrumentals for the first episode, that's why I was wondering. But thanks, looking forward to that interview.

It was no problem getting that for you by the way . I can't wait til my part in episode 4. But, enough of that, wrong thread XD

New info added. Joe Murray voiced Captain Kuro and narratored the intro of OP2. From what Chuck posted me

"Joe was in the same boat as Jamie Meldrum. When we got to the second season (52-104) we had todo the recording 5 days a week during the day. Joe is a businessman and couldn’t commit to the schedule."

I thought that they'd quit of something bad (an agruement or something) but I guess their business came first. I understand but it's still sad to see all these great actors leave though. They are very good at their job. :sad:

[PirateBeck]

Sorry to double post but PART 1 IS COMPLETE! Here we go!
(My writing is the normal AP forum colour while Chuck's is in green)

Chuck say: Hi ThegreatPirateKing
I say: Hi Chuck

Here's the first question.
So, how did you get into voice acting?
I was a professional actor in the US for many years, living in NYC, LA, Dallas, a lot of places. While I focused on stage work with some TV and film thrown in, vo's for commercials was a very good way to increase my income as an actor.
Cool!
I never had one of those deep announcer-type voices and always wished I did. But then I realized that I was really good at doing young voices - late teens to early twenties. And that kind of became my area of focus.
Yes, the way you portray Luffy and Yugi suggests that. (laughs)

How did you get into Singaporean voice acting if you were born (or at least worked in) America?
Well, I was working as an actor in NYC. I was doing a workshop of a new show and was approached and asked if I would be interested in going to Singapore on a one-year contract to teach acting at a professional acting school. I had never been to Asia and it seemed like a wonderful adventure. I thought I'd stay a year and go back to NYC. I've now been here for over 7 years!
Ah, so you're still over there.
Yes, I'm now based in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
Wow
(Laughs) It's a wonderful country and the people are amazing. Very, very creative and there is a lot of VO talent over here!

So, when did Odex approach you on working on One Piece?
Well, when I got to Singapore I was fortunate enough to immediately start getting a lot of commercial voice work - everything from Burger King to Volvo. Word got around that there was this guy who could do funny voices and I got a call from Odex. They asked if I would be interested in doing some voices for them. I said sure. Then they asked if I would be interested in directing.
It was that simple? (Laughs)
Yes and no. They had tried to produce a dub before and had not been successful. And of course while I had directed theatre I had never directed an animation dub. So there was a period of "trial and error" while I figured out the best way to do this at the budgets they wanted.
That must of been hard.
It was challenging and very, very rewarding. :smile:

So if you were directing, out of interest, did you write the episode scripts?
We had the scripts translated and then edited (westernized) for content. But a lot of changes were made during the recording sessions. A combination of creative actors and getting the lip sync to look good.
Thanks for answering. I just wondered why real world references were added. Since in One Piece, there's no Italy or America (laughs)
A good example would be the creation of Zoro. We decided to give him a "Clint Eastwood" like voice that made him a little mysterious and dangerous sounding. Then we would put in all kinds of "in jokes" like having Luffy say "Make my day" or Captain Morgan saying "Do you feel lucky, punk?"
I always wondered about that. (laughs)

PART 2 COMING SOON!!

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Oh, cool. I didn't know you were going to interview him. Can't wait to read more.