Slayers Universe The Slayers Dub

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  1. Stardust Phox

    Stardust Phox Such a Taurean I am!

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    Um.. There wasn't any other place to put this in, so I thought it'd look better here... ;) Anyway… I just wanna know other people's opinion on the Slayers dub. (I'll give you mine later)
     
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    Stardust Phox, May 10, 2002
  2. BakaMattSu

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    I haven't seen much, but from what I have...it's not really that bad. I mean, Naga even has almost an identical laugh...

    But then the only dub I saw was only Lina and Naga, and I've heard it's actually not bad (discounting a *horrible* Xellos)...so I can't say for sure. :)
     
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  3. alkhoon

    alkhoon .: G.Heyer is my life :.

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    ahhh the dub is horrble....
    Lina's cute voice is gone and replaced by someone yucky!... :D


    its tolerable.. but not good... *clearly i am a hatter of Dubs* lol :p
     
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    alkhoon, May 11, 2002
  4. KaMeKaZi

    KaMeKaZi Insanity$%#

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    I think the slayers dub is prety good.. very funny anyway.. maybe the sub is a million times better but i think they did an alright job..

    KaME
     
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    KaMeKaZi, May 11, 2002
  5. alkhoon

    alkhoon .: G.Heyer is my life :.

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    yup KaMeKaZi it is actually good... since it is one of the few dubs out there that try to "sound" like the character :) ...

    the decent dubs ive seen so far are Ranma 1/2 and Slayers :D
     
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    alkhoon, May 11, 2002
  6. Stardust Phox

    Stardust Phox Such a Taurean I am!

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    :shy: Well I'm not afraid to say that I like the Slayers dub better than the sub! (Maybe you should blame Angel of Light..(nah, j/k!) cuz she started me off on it dubbed and now I like it better. I think the voices are okay (*huggles Zelgadis*) and the translations are VERY accurate. *big thumbs up* I've only seen Next, though.

    Heyyy!! Lisa Ortiz is a good Lina, methinks! And I highly regard Veronica Taylor (it's Taylor isn't it?) as Amelia. Sounds almost identical. ^^;
     
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    Stardust Phox, May 12, 2002
  7. BakaMattSu

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    As a whole, they aren't too bad. But as the series' progress, there are too many stock voice actors from Pokemon fame...

    Ortiz's Lina isn't too shabby, but it doesn't compare to Megumi of course. ^^ And it gets very annoying after awhile, since she puts emotion into almost everything she says.

    And Xellos...yuck. David Moo's interpretation makes him sound way too strange for my taste. Like he's got a bug in his throat. And *shudder* Sylphiel....

    Veronica Taylor does a good job, although she's louder than her japanese counterpart which can spell headaches after some time.

    I love the Zelgadis interpretation above all others, though.

    So it is a good dub, but it suffers from the same thign all dubs do. Things just aren't as funny in english, since voice actors just aren't as in demand or well-trained here. Take any highly emotional scene in sub versus dub, and you'll find the sub far more moving and believable.
     
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    BakaMattSu, Dec 18, 2002
  8. ksuzumi

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    Slayers dub

    Well I think personally, Lisa Ortiz made the best and funniest Lina. I hope they kept the original cast throughout all 3 seasons, because I myself have only seen the dub version of the 1st season, but plan on getting the dub version of Slayers Try sometime sooner or later. :D
     
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  9. BakaMattSu

    BakaMattSu ^__^
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    Re: Slayers dub

    Kept the cast they did for the dubbing. The only change to characters ever made was during the first season... (Did you notice who? ^^)

    ...that's right, Zelgadis got a new voice after the first half of Slayers, switching from Daniel Cronin to Crispin Freeman, who took over to the end of Try.

    Cronin had too much of a quiet voice - I had to strain my ears to hear his lines as opposed to the other actors. Freeman does a superb Zel, though. :)
     
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  10. Ark

    Ark Praise Judas!

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    Lisa Ortiz is a better Lina Inverse than Megumi Hayashibara. Megumi is a better voice actor maybe, but for the role of Lina, NO ONE is better than Lisa Ortiz.

    I could just be a fanboy, though. ;)

    - Ark
     
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    Ark, Jan 18, 2003
  11. Nephilim_X

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    Lisa Ortiz did a great job but after I heard Megumi go at it, I definitely liked Megumi more.

    Veronica Taylor did an awesome job, I gotta say. I can't say which Amelia I prefer more.

    everyone else was pretty well casted, especially Gourry.
     
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    Nephilim_X, Jan 23, 2003
  12. Ken

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    i like lina either way i think shes the hotest
     
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  13. Cunning Servant

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    Though the dubbed isn't that bad (I have a particular liking to the nasaly voice of Xelloss), I find that the emotional rantings of Lina's voice (Megumi, right?) are some of the best I've heard. And besides, when you can usually buy the subbed import of each season, while it doesnt have extras, for much less money. However my only experience on the dubbed is on NEXT, and I have TRY and the 1st season subbed.
     
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  14. Thin Yume

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    i can't stand the dub. it's horrible. i mean they sound like little kids. but it's better than nothing.
     
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    Thin Yume, Feb 18, 2003
  15. Salamander

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    I have only seen a single dubbed episode. The dub is not so bad. I have seen worse, way worse...

    Cunning Servant: Yes. Megumi Hayashibira is voice actress of Lina Inverse.
     
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    Salamander, Jul 19, 2003
  16. HeavyPowerMetal

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    I have only seen 1 episode with the dubs and I didn't like it, ok it was maybe ok to watch but I prefer the sub instead
     
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    HeavyPowerMetal, Jul 19, 2003
  17. BakaMattSu

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    Definately Megumi's edge over Ortiz is the more exaggerated emotional scenes. Just the sound of Hayashibara's take on some of the scenes are enough to get a snicker out of me. Lisa's version is a very constant sound that doesn't variate too much from it's root.

    Putting in accents for no apparant reason really annoy me to no end, though. Take Jiras, from Try. He has a really good Japanese actor portraying him as a determined, but not fully serious character. The dub version is an English-bred Meowth...doesn't capture him quite as well.
     
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  18. rosebarks

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    well

    well,i think it's so funny
     
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    rosebarks, Jul 26, 2003
  19. Zelgadis

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    The dub is good, but not as good as the subbed version. How can you compare Megumi Hayashibara to Lisa Ortiz. It is ridiculous, Megumi is much better.
     
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    Zelgadis, Aug 1, 2003
  20. jindo

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    Subs are always superior to dubs IMO. :cool:
     
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