I also found this little gem in another folder.

@wjbraden:

Yeah, I actually had a discussion about that today and realized the timing was off there.

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One thing I'm kind of curious about - the exact timeframe season 3 dubbing ended and Season 1 started. According to the post I linked on the previous page, up to episode 179 was apparently "completed well before it left CN", which would've been March of 2008. So, I guess it's possible all, or most of Skypeia (and presumably G8 up to episode 205) was mostly finished by that point, but then the very first Voyage also came in April 2008 (a month earlier before the street date courtesy of ritestuff), so that needed to have been started some months before that. I know dubbing out of order isn't uncommon per say, but was there a point where they were they actually recording both seasons simultaneously? It's no wonder Funi got their wires crossed so much with this stuff if that's the case.

They were definitely recording OP in multiple booths at the time. I would assume they went back to doing Season 1 around that time, but I can't say that for sure.

@wjbraden:

Yep, but at least from Funimation's point of view, there was a glimmer of hope that they'd buy more episodes, as they kept rolling on ahead with editing things until episode 174. Digging through the threads, a person closely associated with the editing process by the name "Ummyeahokay", said that the edited versions of the episodes actually went through episode 179, but the last few were "not mixed" for broadcast (unfortunately, nobody here even believed them that when they said the Australian broadcast would likely switch over to the uncut version because the editing not being competed, until after the actual airing of episode 175 there).

Strange times indeed, thankfully Cartoon Network Australia stepped up to give us what they had at the time (or else it would've been almost three full years until we finally saw the rest of Skypeia dubbed on the Voyages from where Toonami left off!)

Oh and by the way Steve, I checked those other copies you gave me, with the exception of one rip that had a stray commercial bumper on it, all the other rips were identical to what I have, so we're good. You have my contact though if you need to reach me for anything or vice-versa. Once again, can't thank you enough for your help! :)

I was delighted to help with your project! You probably have a few better quality rips than I do for earlier eps so I'm gonna take a look.

I don't think even some of the actors were aware it aired in Austrailia. It's been so long, but I recall Tatum just taken aback some fans were familiar with his performance.

@Snowmint:

Everyone here agrees the edited dub originally got cancelled because of the CN regime change and the push to have no anime on the network… Is that correct?

Definitely a regime change. Jason DeMarco and a lot of the original Toonami crew were taken off the block beforehand I believe. The Toonami block filled some slots with Bakugan and Ben 10 Alien Force and I don't think the block made it to the end of the year. Anime was phased out in favor of original animation, and the loathed CN Real shows.

I also found this little gem in another folder.

Hi there!

A few weeks ago LSuperSonicQ's video about your search made its way into my feed and I was happy to find out it was talking about the forgotten CN broadcast version of Skypiea. As an avid supporter of this dub from the beginning I made sure to download the TV rips as they were posted on this very forum almost 15 years ago, even the Australian/New Zealand airings.

I knew I had these stashed on a very old external drive, stored away somewhere in my parents' home. It was retrieved, and spent about a week shipping across the country, but as of now the drive is back in my possession, and while it doesn't seem like I have every episode on hand, I do have all the missing episodes you seek! I'm not sure how often you check this thread, but I'll try to DM you as well so I can get these in your hands.

Amazon just notified me I won't be getting my set until October 13th. The hell happened?

@ARC-1300:

See, this is kind of where I hold issue with this. The VA isn't supposed to follow the lead of the Japanese seiyuu, he's supposed to shoot his own interpretation of the character, while still maintaining the dignity and integrity of the cataracter in the authors original work (Oda).

Never said that sounding exactly like the seiyuu is the end of debate, but it's admirable when achieved. I think the English voice has a good take on the character.

Joel's portrayal was a little off for me, but then again so was the seiyuu's when this originally aired. I watched it a couple of times, and like many other voices or dubbed songs from the past it began to sink in and I started to really like it.

He's not that far off from the seiyuu. I'm really looking forward to hearing more from him!

I think it all worked out in the end.

Did somebody call for a wha-mbulance?

I'm disappointed it's going to be a long wait, but at least we're getting a double whammy. I'm sure it's also going to take a long while to complete the entire movie, not just simply voicing over mouth flaps. There isn't a season 7 on the way just yet, so it's a good thing this hasn't been a bi monthly release post season 5.