If I were casting the English dub of DBZ Kai...
If limited to FUNi actors:
Goku: Todd Haberkorn
Vegeta: Travis Willingham
Gohan: Colleen Clinkenbeard
Teen Gohan: Vic Mignogna
Piccolo: Troy Baker
Kuririn: Sonny Strait
Freeza: Chris Ayres (Chris Sabat would probably do a good job here too, but why fix what ain't broke?)
Cell: Dameon Clark
Kaio-sama / Narrator: Doc Morgan
Muten Roshi: Bill Jenkins
Fat Buu: Barry Yandell
Yajirobe: Josh Grelle
Yamcha: Kyle Hebert
Oolong: Joel McDonald
Chiaotzu: Leah Clark
Mr. Satan: Chris Rager
Chi-Chi: Brina Palencia
Trunks: Eric Vale
Tenshinhan: Robert McCollum
Bulma: Monica Rial
King Enma: Chris Rager
Recoome: Chris Sabat (minus the mental retardation in the voice)
Kami: Chris Sabat
Android 17: Chuck Huber
Android 18: Collen Clinkenbeard
Gurd / Guldo: Greg Ayres
Zarbon: J. Michael Tatum
Jheese / Jeice: Jason Liebrecht (minus the accent)
Android 16: Jeremy Inman
Raditz: Justin Cook
Dr. Gero: Kent Williams
Ox King: Rob Mungle
If dubbed in LA:
Goku: Yuri Lowenthal
Vegeta: David Lodge
Gohan: Kate Higgins
Teen Gohan: Spike Spencer
Piccolo: Travis Willingham
Kuririn: Brian Donovan
Freeza: Liam O'Brien
Cell: Jamieson Price
Kaio-sama / Narrator: Richard Epcar
Muten Roshi: Steve Kramer
Yajirobe: Robbie Rist
Yamcha: Vic Mignogna
Oolong: Tom Gibis
Chiaotzu: Kari Wahlgren
Mr. Satan: Steve Blum
Chi-Chi: Cindy Robinson
Trunks: Henry Dittman
Tenshinhan: Dave Wittenberg
Bulma: Michelle Ruff
King Enma: Steve Blum
Recoome: Skip Stellrecht
Kami: Michael McConnohie
Android 17: Johnny Yong Bosch
Android 18: Tara Platt
Gurd / Guldo: Derek Stephen Prince
Zarbon: Crispin Freeman
Jheese / Jeice: Michael Lindsay
Android 16: Doug Erholtz
Raditz: Quinton Flynn
Dr. Gero: Bob Johnson
Ox King: J. B. Blanc
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
So, I'm importing a couple of Detective Conan soundtracks from Japan. Because I couldn't find good quality rips of them anywhere on the Internet. One has already shipped, and I'll probably have it around mid-May. The other will ship soon. I'll probably upload the decent quality tracks onto YouTube. Maybe do an unboxing if my family can leave me alone for long enough to do one (or two).
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
What-if FUNimation used oddly literal attack names in DBZ.
Piccolo: Let's see you stop this one!
Raditz: How foolish! I underestimated these guys! Power level thirteen hundred and thirty! I can't block that!
Piccolo: It's all yours! Piercing Light Kill Gun!
Alternate version:
Piccolo: Let's see you stop this one!
Raditz: How foolish! I underestimated these guys! Power level thirteen hundred and thirty! I can't block that!
Piccolo: It's all yours! Fiend-Pierce Light Kill Gun!
But, in all seriousness, if FUNi is going to stick with English attack names, they should at least translate them out better. They're even less accurate than the YYH attacks. Obviously what I did above was exaggerated for comedic effect. Makankousappou could be something like "Light of Death Cannon", Kikouhou "Ki / Spirit Cannon" (side-note: oddly enough, "Spirit Gun" would also be a faithful translation of the attack), etc. I guess Destructo Disk works for Kienzan, because the literal translation is something like "Circular Spirit / Ki Decapitation". These are the types of things FUNi is afraid to change for whatever reason. Kami-sama will always be Kami (not God), and Kaio-sama will always be King Kai (not Lord Kaio or something of the like).
Piccolo: Let's see you stop this one!
Raditz: How foolish! I underestimated these guys! Power level thirteen hundred and thirty! I can't block that!
Piccolo: It's all yours! Piercing Light Kill Gun!
Alternate version:
Piccolo: Let's see you stop this one!
Raditz: How foolish! I underestimated these guys! Power level thirteen hundred and thirty! I can't block that!
Piccolo: It's all yours! Fiend-Pierce Light Kill Gun!
But, in all seriousness, if FUNi is going to stick with English attack names, they should at least translate them out better. They're even less accurate than the YYH attacks. Obviously what I did above was exaggerated for comedic effect. Makankousappou could be something like "Light of Death Cannon", Kikouhou "Ki / Spirit Cannon" (side-note: oddly enough, "Spirit Gun" would also be a faithful translation of the attack), etc. I guess Destructo Disk works for Kienzan, because the literal translation is something like "Circular Spirit / Ki Decapitation". These are the types of things FUNi is afraid to change for whatever reason. Kami-sama will always be Kami (not God), and Kaio-sama will always be King Kai (not Lord Kaio or something of the like).
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
I don't think I've ever seen a remotely decent anime/manga with a female main character. It's not even because they're romance-y, because a lot of my favorite series have romance. Either these types of series are romance with very poor writing (or just too much from a girl's point of view for a guy to enjoy), or it's too Japanese (Lucky Star), or it's a shitty comedy (Azumanga Daioh), or a combination of those.
I read somewhere that men are far more likely to reach climax during sex than women. Coincidence? I think not. While you're laying there, eating shit, the guy doesn't know what to do. Especially if you're faking a fucking orgasm. For all he knows, he's doing a good job. While you're not enjoying the sex. Because you don't want to be involved.
While on the subject of women, why the hell are so many of them passive in bed? Don't want to give your partner an idea of what you like? Or is it because you fear making a mistake so much that you'd rather place the burden on the guy? Men have to be good at sex, but women just have to be there. They don't even need a pulse.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Did a spring cleaning of sorts on my YouTube channel. Deleted over 60 videos. All those fandubs were just cluttering up my channel. No one wants to see that shit, not even me. I don't have a use for them anymore either, since they're old, and outdated. They don't represent my talent anymore. Also, if I take down my auditions, chances are I'll stop getting scouted for shitty projects. I don't have the time to record period, though, so it's better if I just don't have to put people through the hassle of scouting me when I can't be of any help to them. I'll make an update video on the weekend talking about the direction of my channel.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Fasting sure is difficult. I'm tired of people (namely my family) talking shit about my weight (it's funnier when you consider both my parents are fat fucks). So I'm going to try and eat as little as possible. Maybe a fruit or salad every so often. I've only been awake for a few hours now, and I feel pretty bad. I wonder how long I can even keep this going. Takes some serious willpower. But I'm going to make them eat their words.
So, Netflix currently has season 1 of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic on instant stream. I don't know how I feel about this. It's good for those who like the show, but I couldn't even make it to the end of episode 2. And I seriously doubt the quality improves enough after episode 2 for me to bronify. It's good for a recent kid's show, but kid's shows have also been almost entirely awful since around 2004 (so that's not saying much).