The Naruto Dub

[XanBcoo]

Episode 34 part 1
Episode 34 part 2

Awesome episode. I love Liam O'Brian as Gaara so much. He's the best voice in the dub in my opinion and this episode he got his first chance to shine. Not only does he sound uncannily similar to Akira Ishida, he's able to pull of those cold-hearted lines so well. I can't praise him enough. I might even go so far as to say I prefer his English voice, but I wanna wait to see how he performs later on.

Shino's voice is terrible, I'm not gonna stretch the truth. Maybe it's just because I'm used to his deep Japanese voice, but this guy just doesn't fit the part. Shino doesn't seem calm and collected, and he doesn't seem withdrawn. He sounds like a nerd. Dammit Viz, you had me singing your praises until you cast Shino and Neji.

Tenten and Temari still sound cute/hot and Kyle Hebert is good as Kiba (sounds a lot like adult Gohan in DBZ). Good episode all around.

[Genma]

Wow, Gaara's voice is done very well.

I'm curious as to how well the voice actor will do when Gaara goes berserk emo kid, though. Will he be able to pull it off?

[XanBcoo]

Episode 35: Full episode: Episode 35

Heh, Kabuto said BOOBY trap. I must be immature 'cause that made me laugh. His voice is a bit soft, but pretty cool. It fits.

Johnny Young Bosch made another cameo in this episode as the guy who opened the scroll. In the last episode he was the grass ninja that Gaara killed first. I wish they'd cast him as a main character .

[Yukimura]

Naruto 36 Dubbed - Torrent

I'm noticing Naruto hasn't said believe it much since the Oro fight. Did he stop -bayo'ing in the original or do you think they just realized it sounded retarded.

[Narasho]

I'm noticing Naruto hasn't said believe it much since the Oro fight. Did he stop -bayo'ing in the original or do you think they just realized it sounded retarded.

No, he says it at least a few times per scene it seems like. Most likely they realized how stupid it sounded and decided to change their script a bit.

[Fighter Fei]

To be quite honest, I'm not that disappointed at the Naruto dub voice actors. For the most part, they're pretty well-done. Though, "Believe it!" is regrettably much worse than "dattebayo," I have no real qualms with it and admire Viz for at least trying to stay faithful to the anime in translation and speach style (But "Barrage of Lions" and "Naruto Uzumaki Barrage" bother me greatly). My favorite voice so far would have to be Lee's, Anko's, or Orochimaru's. They're really well done and I can see (or rather, hear) that the actors are doing the best they can to not eff it up. What I'm curious about is how they're going to handle Orochimaru's "Destruction of Konoha." That has me -really- anxious, and also dreading it quite a bit too. I do hope they perform that section well.

There're very few edits that have really stuck out in my mind as ludicrous or unnecessary (one such being the infamous Sasuke/Naruto kissing scene). I can understand it with the anti-gay sentiment going through America but it still seemed unnecessary (whereas the blood edits--most of them anyway--make sense). In my opinion, they could've left it in tact and still be able to pass it off as purely for humor purposes without trouble. But I guess you don't want to take that kind of chance in Lawyer-Frivolous America, where lawsuits await you around every corner.

I did find it interesting about the poster who stated that the FCC doesn't control basic cable. That's true for the most part, since basic cable is private property and the FCC is a thing of the government. Even though the FCC has no legally legitimate power over such things, there are other ways to coerce companies into complying and that's something worth considering. "Sure, you can play this unedited in prime time, but it's going to cost you a pretty penny, and given our public support, you lose. Good day, sir." So really, if you're to blame anyone for the FCC's infringement, it's the intolerant public who want it this way.

Off-topic: Hooray, my posting virginity is no more.

[XanBcoo]

Off-topic: Hooray, my posting virginity is no more.

Welcome to the forums, then.

I can understand it with the anti-gay sentiment going through America but it still seemed unnecessary (whereas the blood edits--most of them anyway--make sense). In my opinion, they could've left it in tact and still be able to pass it off as purely for humor purposes without trouble. But I guess you don't want to take that kind of chance in Lawyer-Frivolous America, where lawsuits await you around every corner.

What's even funnier is that during Sasuke's "death scene" it showed a flashback to the kiss and it wasn't editted. Admittedly, it would have been harder to take it out of that scene, since there were lots of windows all over the screen, but it makes you wonder why they took it out at all if they were gonna show it eventually anyway. I can take blood edits and all that, but inconsistencies like that are just annoying.

My favorite voice so far would have to be Lee's, Anko's, or Orochimaru's. They're really well done and I can see (or rather, hear) that the actors are doing the best they can to not eff it up.

I agree about Oro and Lee's, both of their actors do a superb job emulating the Japanese actors and pulling off the feel of the character (like Lee's lack of contractions and upright attitude). Anko is just so-so for me. She still sounds like a commercial voiceover in every scene to me, and all of her sentences have the exact same intonation. She's got a nice sounding voice though, so I'm not complainin'.