Tsuru sounds the same as in the flashback, so yeah she wasn’t trying to age herself down she just didn’t remember the voice from how little dialogue she had before. I like the new take more and she sounds more distinct from big mom, so I’m not complaining.
In episode 736 they pronounce Urouge’s name… “Oo-roo-gay” . What. That’s not even a hard name. How do you look at that and think it’s pronounced that way. Oh and before anyone blames it on a new director mike directed that episode lol. Though really reminds me of how Joel somehow though Bege was pronounced “Bayg”.
Watching in order cuz I have enough time to binge them all tonight, so I haven’t heard Kaido yet, but Apoo’s a really great voice match actually. Glad the roles in good hands, and is still very clearly in Brads image.
The more I listen to the Ace snippet the less it sounds like Travis to me, so sorry I have to disagree there. Not super concerned with T. Axelrod reprising Hawkins, since he just did so in Punk hazard, and I’m presuming these episodes. Travis hasn’t recorded Ace in at least 4 years.
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Ace has another line in 737, but was able to find the original episode and it’s a grab. It not being re-recorded may suggest it’s still Travis? But they didn’t replace Blackbeard’s lines for his flashback so ehhhhh.
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Okay okay, sorry for repeatedly posting about the same thing, but there’s a reanimated alabasta flashback in 738. Yeah, absolutely not Travis, although sounds close enough that it’s not overly distracting, and the average viewer may not notice. A shame he had to be recast at all, but not exactly a shock.
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Just saw that zephray that Hawkins has changed. I compared and… no he hasn’t? I think you’re just confused because… in his scene here he is showing emotion. He’s never done that before, thus the tone.
Anyways Kaido is not exactly what I was expecting, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s great actually I think. It hits all the important points for me. He sounds his age, this kinda foreboding sound. He has this really flemmy? aspect to his voice where he’s like almost slurring his words sometimes, like the original seiyuu. If you like his original voice and that description sounds horrible to you, I’m just awful at explaining. But these things make him a better fit than say Daman Mills would be imo, someone me and many others would’ve liked. Not the deepest voice in the whole world, but deep enough to sell the rest of it.
Oh yeah also all episodes are up now.
