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Been 20 years since "Yohoho he took a bite of Gum Gum"

@JustaGuy said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Just yesterday the 4Kids dub turned 20 years old.

I am tempted to make a thread for the occasion.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-18/wonderful-precure-anime-opens-at-no.2-with-2nd-highest-precure-film-opening/.215685

Wonderful Precure! Anime Opens at #2 With 2nd Highest Precure Film Opening

@access-timeco said in 1119: ''The Entrusted Message! King Cobra's Resolve'':

I don't know if I am suddenly forgetting a lot of context, but these last 2 episodes suddenly made me realize how so much of these events in Marie Geoise don't really make sense (for example, why is Vivi captured? Last we saw her Lucci was going to escort her, but now she is being opposed by the CP0 and being treated as a hostage).

I think this is classic "Oda wanted to have this happen more organically but Kentaro Miura's death and the One Piece never ends jokes got to him and he decided to speed things up",

And by classic I mean "Depressingly common recent trend."

"No Cobra-sama! Dont be a Hero!"

@Nitwit said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

@Captain-Krupp

The Japanese government got involved damn!

Dont worry, they just provided funding incentives so Funimation felt motivated to finish the dub. They didnt do a 1984.

A sequel novel series.

@Sano said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

I have to say it, That I'm enjoying Splash Star alot more then I expected. Its probably the same reason why I enjoyed both Go Princess and Kira Kira. Since both of those seasons did character development to the side characters as well the Precure at the same time.

Splash Star is pretty much the first season and its sequel BUT BETTER. Much better, the earlier episodes arent quite as attractive but the season very much gets MUCH better as it goes on.

Those episodes are absolute peak Precure. Splash Star definitely is a standout season.

@Captain-Krupp said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

@Blake-Bakes-Cakes said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Yeah, they did. I don't see why they wouldn't.

I gotta hand to to Funimation/Crunchyroll, One Piece has always been treated extremely well by them. Their dubbing work for One Piece has always been great.

@Zephray said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

@Captain-Krupp 16 chars of lol

I stand by it, other than some shoddy work by Joel's directing, One Piece's dubbing and releases have been great. Especially when compared to Dragon Ball and everything that went SO FUCKING WRONG in that franchise.

Not to mention not dropping it when it seemed like it would be a middling hit at best, sure they probably did consider doing so (The infamous hiatus where it indeed looked like they would) and Toei and the Japanese gov had to step in, but the way they treat One Piece is great-

@Blake-Bakes-Cakes said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Yeah, they did. I don't see why they wouldn't.

I gotta hand to to Funimation/Crunchyroll, One Piece has always been treated extremely well by them. Their dubbing work for One Piece has always been great.

Now this is how to do deaths Oda, none of that "Oh and these characters totally died" like in the end of Wano.

I hope its not Doki Doki that one was terrible, the only upside would be showing Toei REALLY DOES OWN every single season again.

I think a great choice to bring over would be Heartcatch. THAT WAS THE bees knees back when it premiered and got a lot of people into the franchise.

I really hope this will be a success, otherwise Roman Mack wont let us forget it!

@Cockycent said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

Not everything, but I want some of what I see here for the OP remake

This is pretty much everything I would want from this project.

@JulieYBM said in Dragonball Discussion Kai: Broly but this time it's not Broly:

The series was produced specifically so that it would be as on-model as possible. I'm not a fan of that mentality, but I am hoping that later episodes go more wild with the drawings and animation to up the intensity beyond just having everything look like Nakatsuru corrected it.

The number of big name animators working on this series is insane.

This is only possible because this is a short series done for months. I bet if it was like say, Wonderful Precure like weekly series, the animation would be terrible.

But then again I wish this became standard in the industry. Overworking animators so the animation can look pretty in a cruel schedule is awful. Daima for the win for breaking the trend.

@Zephray said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

@Captain-Krupp said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

@Sano said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Yeah, both Dragon Ball (the simulcast of Super) and Precure have similar problems with Toei as well with inconsistent translation.

GLITTER FORCE!

Glitter Force (oh, oh)
Glitter Force (oh, oh)
Glitter Force (oh, oh), oh, oh oh oh
You know this time will last forever
And you can see we'll bond together
Here and always hold our ground
When we see how truth and friends can still be found
Here we go (go, go)
Glitter Force (go, go)
Shining bright this light so we can find our way
And forever and ever we will say
Here we go (go, go)
Glitter Force (go, go)
Shining bright this life that we will see each day
And forever and ever we'll stay Glitter Force
(Glitter Force, Glitter Force)

Seriously speaking, at least we havent gotten to Hugtto, where the inconsistent translations will be a real problem.

Also I wish they said FUCK CONSISTENCY and just had Van Augur and Elbaf back. SERIOUSLY "Van Ogre" and "Elbaph" are shitty 4kids shit that should have died already.

Luffy’s first mate is named Zolo.

"Zolo time to golo."

Me and my gal pal were signing the opening omg.

@JulieYBM said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

@Captain-Krupp said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

@JulieYBM said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

I am slowly catching up with Kibou no Chikara and finally got half-way through Episode #11. God, I love this show. I still wish the girls turns into adult PreCure, but I really do enjoy the focus on "being a PreCure while facing adult problems." Just because you're an adult it doesn't mean abandoning your hobbies and love of the arts!

Now I have ask you Miss Julie, what do you feel about the animation? I liked it but found it a bit lacking. But Yuu Yoshiyama saved the day with GIRL POWER SAKUGA.

The series really could have used more time and staff thrown its way. The few good bits of animation from Yoshiyama were too far and few between.

I think this is sadly a new constant for Precure, ESPECIALLY Wonderful Precure. I get not having fights but you CAN have great animation even all you do is defend and chase. Some of the best animation on Precure is just running. Remember that awesome Hironori Tanaka scene with Urara running?

@Sano said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Yeah, both Dragon Ball (the simulcast of Super) and Precure have similar problems with Toei as well with inconsistent translation.

GLITTER FORCE!

Glitter Force (oh, oh)
Glitter Force (oh, oh)
Glitter Force (oh, oh), oh, oh oh oh
You know this time will last forever
And you can see we'll bond together
Here and always hold our ground
When we see how truth and friends can still be found
Here we go (go, go)
Glitter Force (go, go)
Shining bright this light so we can find our way
And forever and ever we will say
Here we go (go, go)
Glitter Force (go, go)
Shining bright this life that we will see each day
And forever and ever we'll stay Glitter Force
(Glitter Force, Glitter Force)

Seriously speaking, at least we havent gotten to Hugtto, where the inconsistent translations will be a real problem.

Also I wish they said FUCK CONSISTENCY and just had Van Augur and Elbaf back. SERIOUSLY "Van Ogre" and "Elbaph" are shitty 4kids shit that should have died already.

@JulieYBM said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

I am slowly catching up with Kibou no Chikara and finally got half-way through Episode #11. God, I love this show. I still wish the girls turns into adult PreCure, but I really do enjoy the focus on "being a PreCure while facing adult problems." Just because you're an adult it doesn't mean abandoning your hobbies and love of the arts!

Now I have ask you Miss Julie, what do you feel about the animation? I liked it but found it a bit lacking. But Yuu Yoshiyama saved the day with GIRL POWER SAKUGA.

@dropper said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Now absent as of episode 1089. RIP gold Funimation One Piece logo - from September 29 2007 to August 27 2024

Now "The Way We Were" By Barbra Streisand starts playin.

@Crossword said in 1117: "Sabo's Return - Reveal of a Shocking Truth!":

It's part of the overall aesthetic that the anime's chosen for the Egghead arc but I have to admit that I'm not a huge-huge fan of the more desaturated color palette that's being used here compared to the Wano episodes where the lineart really popped from episode to episode. I think this episode dialed it up a few extra notches since this is a flashback sequence because the other Egghead episodes with similar lighting didn't bother me.

To me Egghead has been beyond beautiful. My bro commented the backgrounds in Eggheads junkyard looked like old school beautiful backgrounds that look amazing. Very much averting the "Digital Coloring looks stale and lifeless."

God Bless BBC 3. It seems they can get away with murder lol.

I am going to be the unpopular opinion and say I love the way Toei makes scenes longer and even moreso explain the plot in a more obvious way so kids (And Dumbasses like me) can get them.

@AceLuffy4ever said in Funimation DVD Discussion IV (Please Check First Post for FAQ):

Would you guys be ok with us always being 27 episodes behind the sub , i means its better than being hundreds behind like in the past lol

I am, the Funimation dub is not my dub but I dont mind being only 27 episodes behind. My dub still is hundreds of episodes behind anyway.

If this is off topic or against the rules I apologize.

I Am The Angel from Reddit. Hilarious

One thing that should be noted is that The BBC will probably edit this for violence and other content. They want to appeal to kids and not anime fans so this is a heads up.

WOAH NELLY! I thought the BBC stopped with anime once Wily Fog and The Mysterious Cities of Gold ended!

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/anime/one-piece-bbc-release-date-newsupdate/

Nitwit is fucking awesome.

The dub is absolutely sublime now, Emily is such a terrific director and the adaptation is extremely great.

The relaunch is but a breeze now, but Precure will take the world by storm.

@Cockycent said in The Weight Of Elbaf:

I should have thought of this a long time ago. Wano had this weight among fans for many reasons, but shouldn't Elbaf have more weight than Wano arc? Do you feel that Elbaf should be Oda's best work?

Weight as in pressure for Oda to make a quality arc. All arcs have that, but Wano was years of build up and excitement. Elbaf is even longer depending how you look at it.

Some may say, Wano even tho not named, can be linked to Zoro's backstory. So it might have that as build up. This is just me playing devil's advocate to my own point.

To me, since Little Garden, Elbaf has been built up.

Oh god finally someone else said. Imagine if Elbaf is a bad arc. People complained because Wano was dissapointing and it had a decade of hype building. I cant imagine the sheer level of rage if Elbaf that was hyped for more than two decades dares to dissapoint.

@Cyborg009 said in Official Pretty Cure topic:

i'm just hoping the English dub isn't as bad as what they did with Smile Precure.

Toei probably learned the fans will never accept an edited dub again. Even Digimon is uncut nowadays.

Toei has put Wonderful Precure on their Twitter account's banner. Which shows the relaunch is pretty much underway but I really dont want the dubs to start with Wonderful.

This weeks Wonderful Precure REALLY had the girls take a beating.

I knew he was black before I knew I even heard his voice. I love that we are getting more PoC on the dub.

This episode was very good, I loved it but it felt a bit conservative, which in the past is because they needed to prepare for future sakugafests or make sure the animators wont die at work.

@MetaMario said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Captain-Krupp said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

One thing I hope they do, as much as I love LuNa fics, is to get rid of the shipping Toei did for Luffy and Nami. Make him get upset when Nami betrays him like he does in the manga.

could you elaborate on this? In the manga Luffy is shocked that Nami stole the ship but is still adamant she will be his navigator, and when they meet again at Cocoyashi he doesn't make any move to leave without her.

the anime changes this??

No, that's kept faithful, but in the Buggy arc Toei Luffy is just peachy Nami sold him out to a clown, Manga Luffy has one lil panel Toei didnt adapt where he says "You lied to me!" or something along those lines to smooth over LuNa.

One thing I hope they do, as much as I love LuNa fics, is to get rid of the shipping Toei did for Luffy and Nami. Make him get upset when Nami betrays him like he does in the manga.

@Elektrik-Dynomite said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

Without new voices, music, art direction, storyboarding, and pacing, this is a waste of time. The original Toei adaptation, while old, is still good and mostly accurate. We also have multiple movies and games retreading these exact scenes a dozen times. I want to see a new imagining of it. That's part of what makes the Live Action so good and exciting. If I wanted the same, I would just keep rewatching the old dvds I already paid for.

We already know we will get all these, what is this whining about?

@Nitwit said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Captain-Krupp said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Cinder said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Rocko52 I agree! It's their super safe place because the crew's assembling and there's a lot of material around their backstory to attract new people. I remember the fresh feeling I felt when I watched Jaya and Skypiea for the first time because it was just so different.

The voice actors surely love their craft with a passion, and no doubt there's a lot who feel the pressure, but I wonder if some of them internally groan when they learn they have to do an intense scene that they already poured their energy into and nailed, over and over again years apart, haha.

@Cinder said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Rocko52 I agree! It's their super safe place because the crew's assembling and there's a lot of material around their backstory to attract new people. I remember the fresh feeling I felt when I watched Jaya and Skypiea for the first time because it was just so different.

The voice actors surely love their craft with a passion, and no doubt there's a lot who feel the pressure, but I wonder if some of them internally groan when they learn they have to do an intense scene that they already poured their energy into and nailed, over and over again years apart, haha.

I think the money makes it worth it. They are veteran seiyuu by now, they can demand a kings ransom for acting and THEY HAVE to pay them even if they speak just ONE LINE.

Before One Piece's animation improved One Piece was said to have a "TERRIBLE budget" but its only One Piece that can afford such actors, many other anime lamented not having "One Piece's budget."

And the best and also worst part is that this shows they are industry legends. This pay thing is by rank, and you can be top rank and be a loser flavor of the month seiyuu, as in a REALLY FAMOUS actor whose skills arent really that good, so they are TOO EXPENSIVE and dont have the skills to justify it, so unless they are cast in a long running show that's it. They can even struggle to pay the bills.

Your points about veteran seiyuu and their compensation are spot on. The fact that they command such high fees, even for minimal lines, is a testament to their status and experience in the industry. One Piece being able to afford top-tier talent reflects both its success and its budget, which many other anime simply can't match. It's interesting how the pay structure can sometimes work against actors who are popular but may not have the skill to back up their fees, leading to fewer opportunities for them. It highlights the unique challenges of being a seiyuu, where fame doesn't always equate to financial stability or consistent work, especially for those not involved in long-running series. This dynamic definitely underscores how the industry values experience and reputation.

OMG this post is awesome, I was not expecting it. But it had to be Nitwit. Nitwit is awesome.

@Cinder said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Rocko52 I agree! It's their super safe place because the crew's assembling and there's a lot of material around their backstory to attract new people. I remember the fresh feeling I felt when I watched Jaya and Skypiea for the first time because it was just so different.

The voice actors surely love their craft with a passion, and no doubt there's a lot who feel the pressure, but I wonder if some of them internally groan when they learn they have to do an intense scene that they already poured their energy into and nailed, over and over again years apart, haha.

@Cinder said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Rocko52 I agree! It's their super safe place because the crew's assembling and there's a lot of material around their backstory to attract new people. I remember the fresh feeling I felt when I watched Jaya and Skypiea for the first time because it was just so different.

The voice actors surely love their craft with a passion, and no doubt there's a lot who feel the pressure, but I wonder if some of them internally groan when they learn they have to do an intense scene that they already poured their energy into and nailed, over and over again years apart, haha.

I think the money makes it worth it. They are veteran seiyuu by now, they can demand a kings ransom for acting and THEY HAVE to pay them even if they speak just ONE LINE.

Before One Piece's animation improved One Piece was said to have a "TERRIBLE budget" but its only One Piece that can afford such actors, many other anime lamented not having "One Piece's budget."

And the best and also worst part is that this shows they are industry legends. This pay thing is by rank, and you can be top rank and be a loser flavor of the month seiyuu, as in a REALLY FAMOUS actor whose skills arent really that good, so they are TOO EXPENSIVE and dont have the skills to justify it, so unless they are cast in a long running show that's it. They can even struggle to pay the bills.

@StrawHatJedi said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

@Captain-Krupp

Right. I meant that there's no risk of the new series running into the manga at this point even if the series runs for another 10 - 15 years. There's just such a huge volume of material that a seasonal anime will never be at risk of needing to slow down production.

Not to mention a healthier schedule not only for the animation to be good, but also not overwork the animators.

@StrawHatJedi said in One Piece anime remake by Wit Studio:

I hope they can go the distance and cover the entire series. Even if the manga runs another 10 - 15 years, a seasonal anime will never catch up at this point.

Its not meant to catch up, its meant to adapt the series "Properly" for the final holdouts that hate the Toei anime.

@SirCaesar said in 1115: "The Surprised Navy! Former Admiral Kuzan":

@Captain-Krupp said in 1115: "The Surprised Navy! Former Admiral Kuzan":

You say that joyfully, or at least that's what I get from this, but this is absolutely killing any sort of hype for a Straw Hats vs Blackbeard whle crew fight.

No it's not, in fact it makes me even more excited.
In fact, we may have a rare example of a "Usopp VS Usopp" fight, where both opponents are smart. This would be different from classic One Piece dynamics where it's either "underdog vs powerful guy" or "powerful guy + hindrance vs gimmick". A proper "pirate vs pirate" fight with a clash of ideals would be so amazing that my main worry is what happens if Oda skips it.

Oh OK. I am kind of dumb so I make lots of weird statements. I am looking forward to it now.

@Crossword said in 1115: "The Surprised Navy! Former Admiral Kuzan":

Seriously, people joke these days about Shanks or Mihawk being "frauds" (thanks for unleashing that discourse into the world, JJK) when Blackbeard is the actual fraud of the One Piece world, relying on off-screenings and handouts from fate to get anywhere. Look at him in this episode with his dime store, did-it-in-five-minutes Luffy cosplay!

Excellent episode, needless to say I'm very glad that Shishido has stuck around as part of the regular rotation and it was fun to hear Koyasu slip some of the ham he's known for into his Aokiji performance since up until now the character has been pretty restrained. In more somber matters this ended up being the last time we'll be hearing Lafitte original voice actor since Taiki Matsuno unexpectedly passed away recently. He died towards the end of June so as a point of (morbid) trivia that means that the anime's schedule is healthy enough that this episode was in a presentable-enough state for the voice actors to record about a month and a half ahead of its airdate.

Next episode looks pretty strong too (the cut of Buggy's face "melting" was comedic genius) and then I think there's going to be another recap break the week after before the next mini-arc of this Egghead interlude begins.

I really wish I knew who this was, I hope people use the One Piece Animation thread again.

@SirCaesar said in 1115: "The Surprised Navy! Former Admiral Kuzan":

I really love how weak Blackbeard's crew is. On paper they all have absolutely broken powers, but then they always get decimated... until they come out on top anyway. They're the Yang to Luffy's crew's Yin.

You say that joyfully, or at least that's what I get from this, but this is absolutely killing any sort of hype for a Straw Hats vs Blackbeard whle crew fight.

Next week will be big for Wonderful Precure. Look forward to it!