FMA dub #7

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FIRST REACTIONS:

::Shaka is now totally used to Hughes's dub voice for the normal!speak lines, though still in the air about the family!speak lines::

::Scar's voice is heard::
::Shaka screams::

::The word "King" is used instead of "Furher"::
::Shaka really screams::

::Tucker gives his speechifying:: ::Shaka is somewhat mollified::

::Ed has his emotional ranting:: ::Shaka hangs head in despair for want of Japanese voice actress back, and beats foread against arm of couch::


SECOND REACTIONS:

Okay, Scar is sexy with this voice. That's new. Scar wasn't sexy before. Okay, I can dig that. I can accept that. It takes a change of mindset, but that's okay. I just want to know who it is because it sounds familiar. Less gruff than the Japanese version, which, interestingly, might make him more sympathetic to the audience. I didn't find Scar to be sympathetic for a long time.

The only part of Ed's rant that I liked in terms of VM's acting was "I'm not! I'm not! I'm not!" I swear if I still had high-speed internet at my house I would upload the subtitled version of episode 7 just so that people could see how freaking good Ed's Japanese voice actor was in comparison. I mean, Vic Mignogna just doesn't do the furious yelling/screaming thing very well.

Also, VM can't cry worth crap. Newsflash: Ed sobs and screams a lot in this show. Often with very good reason. You're an actor, dude. Learn to cry.

On the plus side, at least the -------'s voice was pretty good, and Hughes is really growing on me.

Tucker's laughing was well done at least.

As far as Basque Gran's (what's up with that name change? Did the k sound offend them?) voice is concerned, all was well. He sounded exactly like he should and I didn't even pay attention to his voice. Which is a good thing, because it means it came out right.

and now for the killer:

I had wondered if they were going to use the term "Furher" or "King" or "President", and I must say I am sadly disappointed that they used "King."

I mean, I'm really really disappointed. What, did they think American audiences are too simple to be able to realize that yes, "Furher" is the name of the ruler and yes it happens to be the name of Adolf Hitler's title office, and yes THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT YOU DIPSHITS. IT'S CALLED ALLUSION. It's supposed to make you think of fascism. The whole military stratocracy of this fictional world is supposed to resemble Nazi Europe. Why do you think there's all that repetition of "dog of the military" and "the State this" and "the State that"?

Why? Because this show is a little deeper in its ambitions and its allegories than Pokemon, stupidheads. Little things like their ruler being called "Furher" are supposed to make you think, even this early in the series.

Come on, Funimation. You've got your fingers around what's probably going to be the most intelligent "action/adventure" series you'll ever get a chance to translate. Don't fuck it up. This show counted on its audience being intelligent enough to get it. You should to the same.

ETA: Wow. Scar's voice actor did Kazuma Fruits Basket. That's...well I don't know. It's an unexpected casting decision, at the very least.

ETA #2: Oh, and Havok's voice was fine. No real opinion either way on that.

Comments

[flutingfrenzy.livejournal.com]

the -------'s voice

Would that be the chimera's? Oh good. I was hoping it would be decent, and had no way of finding out myself, since I don't have cable at home.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the chimera's voice was very similar. I think whatever tonal effect they did to the actress's voice must have been very similar to what was done in the Japanese-- it sounded almost exactly the same except that I could understand the words this time.