What Made the Ghost Stories Dub so Different
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2019
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Ever since I made the video about the 4Kids One Piece dub, a similar video but about the Ghost Stories dub has become one of the most requested video topics I get; I figured, what better time to deliver than Halloween?
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A side note, regarding Ghost Stories' ratings:
Ghost Stories' particularly low ratings were in no short part due to having a particularly unsavory time slot. You could easily argue that its ratings were pretty good considering what it was dealing with--which I have no doubt there's a lot of truth to, since there's plenty of evidence to suggest that it did have its loyal fans. But alas, the fact still remains that its ratings were still low and that Pierrot had high standards for success. For example, GTO finished airing a month before Ghost Stories and its average rating was 28.5--about double Ghost Stories at its peak. And I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that Pierrot had plenty of other shows that raked in high numbers.
Suffice to say, success is relative; and for Pierrot, Ghost Stories just wasn't up to their standard--ergo, in their eyes, it was a failure.
Hiiiii
Nice.
Cool
No se inglés.
now do us a favor and force the director to dub ex arm lol
“...they finished the series and never touched it again.”
*then touch it harder*
hue hue hue hue
🅷🅴 🅷🅴 🅷🅴
Lmaooo
Reminds me of the rabbit scene
THE BUNNY SKSJND
*"Not because you're a rabbit but because your black"*
*you're
What is your avi from?
That's Brittney Karbowski who said that.
@@AlphaDog26 It's either Zara or Honolulu from Azur Lane
*touch me harder*
You know its 2000’s when they make dyslexic and gay jokes without a care
@@disastermidi1990 how does that make them a snowflake?
@@disastermidi1990 if you’re gonna pull the snowflake shit try being original lmao
@@disastermidi1990 That's pretty cringe bro
Don’t forget the black jokes
They would be put on BLAST if they tried to make this shit today. A damn shame too, we'll probably never get anything like this ever again
"Whoever told you to do this is either a bitch or a ghost."
"RUN! she's a ghost _AND_ a bitch!" is my personal favorite line
my favorite part in this episode is in the chase scene in the same episode, the ghost floats up the stairs and goes "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
😂
"Have you accepted Jesus as your personal savior?"
"No, I'm Jewish."
The Ghost Stories dub was a mistake that needed to happen
so it wasnt a mistake
"There are no accidents"
-Master Oogway
@@killmecanic9391 I was waiting for someone to say that
It’s “haveyouacceptedjesusasyourpersonalsavior?”
@@killmecanic9391 ONLY MEMES!!! NO IM INKLING
"JUST IMAGINE A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU"
"HWUAH"
"I guess he's not racist"
"JUST IMAGINE A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU"
*gets down on all fours soon after*
@@aaronlandry3934 he never said no homo therefore he is gay
@@reddytoplay9188 Fuck, I forgot to say no homo myself! I should probably ask my husband if take backs are allowed for this whole marriage thing
To be fair imagined you are being chased by a big naked black man at night.
@@cheeseburgersuperior1874 I have that dream it's a wonderful dream.
“Not because you’re a rabbit, but because you’re black!”
Dead
Just like that rabbit.
@@Jeronous 🐈
@@DEFxRECON what's that supposed to mean?
@@JeronousSo was the rabbit
@@Jeronousit was very dark
Japan: "don't change the animation and main plot"
America: "you should choose your words more carefully"
Japan: "No, you did just what we were hoping -- you America'd the shit out of it.
Good job."
@@Tolinarjust as Aizen planned
"Not because you're a rabbit, but because you're black!"
10/10
I heard the VA couldn't stop laughing her ass off to that line
@@Cairo40000 Why, its true.
"stop it, this man isnt black"
"What"
that line gets me. every. damn. time. i cant even say it without laughing, its so good
@@Cairo40000 if tha IS true I feel like you can kinda hear it in her read. Like she's barely able to read it without that "gafah" in her voice which is really a stifled laugh.
“Why are you still crying?”
“These pajamas are gay.”
In fairness he was right.
@@MrSinthan Not really.
@@animegraveyard776 No, of course not.
@@MrSinthan Actually, I changed my mind.
@@animegraveyard776 Yeah me too. Isn't this just orgasmic?
Imagine living in Japan and knowing the reputation of this anime, and then hearing a rumor that there might be a second season because American dub did so well
Imagine the joy its genuine fans would feel.
@@CrystalGreymon And then imagine the utter horror they would feel when they learned what the dub actually was like
So, you're telling me, an _entire anime studio_ went "Fuck It" and this hot mess of a dub was born?! Shit, that's incredible.
Oh yeah. And it’s so good.
My favorite part of the dub is
"principals always look like lesbians.....MOM?!"
“No it can’t be..😟”
Laughed at that so hard
my favorite quote is "Run! She's a ghost and a bitch!"
The origin story of "ur mom gay".
I SAID JUMP
_"Haveyouacceptedjesusasyourpersonalsaviour?"_
I LOVE how fast she says that omg
Oh that’s just Jesus girl! She normally dose that.
I got a PTSD flashback from when this happened to me on vacation in the South.
“No i’m jewish!”
ohmygodwhatishappeningiveneverhadtolipsyncsofast
Lmaoooo
“Have you finished your homework yet? Oh, wait, you’re dyslexic. Finished homework your have? You?”
I’m literally dyslexic but that was the funniest shit ever
Ok
Doesn’t it accurately translate what dyslexia looks like in speech form
@@catsinwonderland7473 not really
I like what they did with the little brother. Instead of stating the obvious or telling somebody hes really scared, he now just screams inchorently which has the same effect on the story.
ADV: Hey, do you need us to follow any particular guidelines for translating this show?
Pierrot: Just dub the show, show-dubbers.
Luke Schwiebert
Could you imagine writing a UA-cam Poop or Abridged series and getting paid for it now?
. . .
Is this being done?
Whatever... jackass.
ADV: "License to go nuts, you heard it straight from the source. Alright everyone, HIT IT!"
R/malicious compliance the anime.
@@Harmonia96 Does getting the oppurtunity to lend your voice to an officially licensed game count?
"THINK OF A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU"
"aHHH"
"well he's not rasict"
you wanna be an airforce ranger
you wanna live a life of danger
you dont wanna get raped by strangers
*bends over*
@@nunyabiznes33 BBC 😫😫
@@sittinginmysorrow "Well at least he's not racist"
@@sittinginmysorrow the news is hot
Man: “I like his sister“
Sisters brother: *“I know your gay”*
One of my favorite scenes-
Let's get off sisters, since I just got off *yours!*
14:20 I love the last few episodes, I don't know why they never come up in clip reels. By that point, the characters have gone full Deadpool. They're fully aware they're in an anime, and they're actively roasting the terrible scripts. There's even one where the story is so muddled that the writer speaks to the audience directly through one of the kids, saying he can't figure out what's supposed to be going on. It's utter madness.
I love how in the last episode they are fully aware they're in the anime and just want the series to end "it's the last episode you think i'm gonna die?"
broo that hilarious this is golden
"this is like the 6th time we've done the Ring" is a line I remember from the last few episodes
“I’m starting to like you, this must be the final and touching episode” - the final episode
"You got any books written by black people?"
*_y e a h ._*
"You know how sometimes the man totally screw the woman over?"
*y e a h.*
y a h
Y
E
A
“She’s from another grade”
“Giggity-giggity”
An actual scene
It sure is.
😂😂 I say that now
Not surprised
No fucking way lmaoo
Was that from the first episode lol
*Pierrot:* “I want you to keep the names of the characters and the methods of exorcising each demon.”
*ADV:* “Okay, but what else?”
*Pierrot:* “Whatever, just dub the anime, anime dubber.”
*ADV:* “Sure. Jackass...”
I LOVE the “because these pajamas are gay” it caught me so off guard the first time I saw it I had to pause the show to stop myself from laughing
“It’s not because you’re a rabbit, it’s cause you’re black”. One of my most favourite quotes in anime
It is my favorite line
I'm sorry Goku Black
It actually sounds more emotional than the sub.
Tooty McGroody you can tell the actors really got caught up and let their emotions control them in this heart-wrenching but beautifully written scene. I shed a tear every time.
go move boards over there board mover
"Why are you still crying?"
"Because the pajamas are gay"
Ded.
"thanks a lot man."
that episode is great because it still manages to be terrifying. i mean a piano ghost who chases you with a literal piano and plays Fur Elise and can take over any electronic with a speaker to play that piece, scary as hell
@@bradchadchaderson gay Pajamas is a surprisingly efficient way to describe the Jojo character design
Big if tru
I always thought he was mentioning a band lol.
Imagine being a Japanese person and watching a Japanese subbed English dubbed version of Ghost Stories because that was the better version.
From what I've run across through curious searches, Ghost Stories has actually managed to garner a bit of a cult following from people who nostalgically remember the show, or happened to enjoy it as teens/adults when it was airing. Those Japanese fans probably wouldn't like (or in the case of all the pop culture references, even understand) all of the changes made to the English version of the series.
@@dankwaifu2093 Interesting. Wonder what other subcultures and groups spawned from this show.
This makes me sad. All the actors had so much fun but knew it was a once in a lifetime scenario. Further cemented the fact that we ain’t gonna be getting another dub like this again.
it's alright, they get to do it, and these clips will stay immortal I guess
"When I volunteered at the wonderful exodus homosexual conversion camp, I met this woman who looked a lot like that lesbian-- I mean, woman."
That's when I knew. That whole scene. ❤
Wasn't she in conversion therapy as well?
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Huuuuuge user.
"that's my mom"
"What? I'm sorry. I mean bless you"
"His laugh"
*he he he*
"His funny little requests "
*touch me*
"His reprimands"
*Touch me harder!*
Adrian Naranjo That was my favorite part
it still haunted me how deep the rabbit's voice was
that’s how i found ghost stories lol
My favorite part of the series
I started uncontrollably laughing just simply from this comment.
"GOD! Can you go bomb an abortion clinic or something?!" That was so good lmao
That scene aged poorly
@@milesduff7593 The director fucking predicted the future. Like on the fucking dot.
The English dub was a huge success they even had a separate Japanese dub that follow s the plot of the English one
Source ?
I’m Japanese and I want a link to it
I too am I fan of official abridged series
This ain't no abridge series. This my friend, is art.
when next araki forgot moment coming out
Shuck why are you here?
Why are we all here... Just to suffer....
i was going to like your coment, but it had 666 likes and i didnt want to ruin it
haveyouacceptedjesusasyourlordandsavioryet?
No, I’m Jewish.
so was Jesus
darkhorseman90 Exactly what I was thinking XD
*personalsavior. Not Lord and savior. And you call yourself a weeb. 🤦♂️
😂
Joshua Crain forgive him, he has much to learn
The dub is holy. The dub is to be worshipped.
Only ghost stories dub
the dub in a nutshell: "Alright I need you guys to dub this, but make it more interesting than the original" and they sure as hell did
My favorite underrated line: “soon it’ll be redder then republican Texas”
As a Texan I swear to god this line did make me laugh as hard as it did
You're as blue as daggerknife is dead.
-Sarge (Red vs Blue)
He said I swear to god bitch, the lake is blue 😂
"Monsters only get evil people like Republicans and we're not old enough to vote!"
Mine is "ding order up"
Girl: His laugh
Rabbit: hUE HuE HUE huE
His request
Rabbit: Touch me
His reprimands
Rabbit: TOUCH ME HARDER
Not because you're a rabbit, but because you're black.
@@merrittanimation7721 Truly, one of the greatest tragedies in fiction.
The shit of legends
Probably my favorite line from the dub
"Come on, jump.
ISAIDJUMP!!!!!!"
“It’s dub is considered the stuff of legends”
Your goddamn right
'leave me alone I'm doing my standard anime elbows up pose!'
"My legs are moving, but I feel like we aren't moving..."
*scene change to the monsters, then back to them runing*
"Oh that's better!"
mutantmaster1 man i love 4th wall breaking
Yess
@@asterrie I love that they call it third wall breaking in the series because they're 2D
"first we do a geographical pan over to make it look like were going a long way to get there"
LMAOO
“Have you accepted Jesus as your personal savior?”
Potato Gaming 101 No I’m Jewish
Jesus will have to pry elmos soul from elmos cold dead hands
you mean "HaveyouacceptedJesusasyourpersonalsavior?!"
Potato Gaming 101 haveyouacceptedjesusasyourpersonalsavior?
Yes. Yes, I have. Best decision of my life.
11:26 aged well but too well that it became real.
“Jesus loves me-
*COME ON YOU KNOW THE WORDS!”*
Yes i know 💀💀💀
😂😂😂😭😭😭🤚
Cause the bible told me so TwT
Laughs in Christian
I can HEAR IT.
The english voice actors must’ve been like, _”this is the script?”_
ADV: *yes*
The English voice actors were actually like “We don’t have a script?”
They didn’t need a script
They had a script? Lol
The english voice actors INVENTED the script. They even invented and ran with each other's running gags, such as the super christian girl having previously been a drug addicted slut. (The following episode, the boy mishears "momoko collapsed!" as "Momoko relapsed!")
Me:wtf am I watching
VAs: wtf are we dubbing
Steven: a masterpiece
“Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior?”
“No I’m Jewish.” 😭😭😭😭 BRUH!
"We've been married about six years now."
"Nobody's talking to you, drive the bus bus driver."
"Just fill the hole, hole filler!"
yes! jackass
"Fucking noisy."
Look out, Ted
"Just move the boards, boards mover"
"Why are you still crying"
"᥇ꫀᥴꪖꪊડꫀ 𝕥ꫝꫀડꫀ ρꪖ𝕛ꪖꪑꪖડ ꪖ𝕣ꫀ ᧁꪖꪗ"
Holy fuck what is that font
@@arbi9506 Copy-paste from Word
@@omarvi280 can you tell me where I can get it or search it up and name-
@@MargaritaApologist If you haven't figured it out yet, just search up "font generator"
@@Arloooooooo_ nice thank you!
*Speaking angelically* “Cmon jump”
*Demon activated* “I SAID JUMP!”
Funny story, I originally thought that the “but because you’re black” line was the direct translation and that it was just a case as with DBZ’s “don’t shoot, this man is not black!” Meme.
Nick DeGugs oh god without context that DBZ scene is bizzare
Mr Bruh what’s the context for it I just assumed it was racist
Corytheodst there’s a villain character called goku black and the police mistake goku for goku black the funny thing is they could’ve just said “don’t shoot this man isn’t goku black” but they decided to keep it the way it is because it’s funny that’s all I know I don’t even watch the show or any dragon ball z shows for that matter
@@Kmn2 Yeah they definitely did that shit on purpose XD, but there is nothing wrong with dark meta humor.
Someone: “Subs over dubs!”
Me: * laughs in Ghost Stories dub *
No You
True
ironically the funniest anime ive seen
If it's animated I always prefer the dub. If it's live action, I'll never watch the sub.
I mean subs over dubs- but for this IM FOR DUB ALL THE WAYYY
I’m a sub watcher so it’s rare that I watch dubs but holy shit ghost stories was absolutely an exception
I genuine love this official abridged version, but it's also a sad reminder that we will never get comedy like this again. Cherish what you have people.
we can still have it if you label it as dark comedy and educate people what the meaning of it is
"There must be a short circuit between the keyboard and the chair" SAVAGE
“Whatever, just fill in the hole, hole filler”
Whatever, jackass
Lesbian in bed with some random man seconds before sex just to make a baby for her and her girlfriend but he started talking about some dumb shit
grindr be like:
Lazy Ambitions drive the bus, bus driver
“Shut up. You are here, and you’re an idiot”
"Lunchtime BJ?"
"I'm in, dude!"
lmaaooo bros bein bros
HAHA
Id like this if the like count wasnt on 420
@@ravenznest3822 Not all heroes wear capes my friend
@@ravenznest3822 now you can help us reach 6969 likes :)
@@Ghost3210 694201337
I hope everyone knows that the first time I saw the "Touch me" rabbit clip, I assumed it was an abridged series
More notably though, I thought that the rabbit was voiced by JonTron...
*”I hear the sound of you shutting the fuck up.”* ~ Satsuki. 2021
Did they ever Japanese sub the american dub?
Reverse Uno card?
I think they did? I do know the the creators of the series actually did get a kick out of the gag Dub or at least appreciated the weird spin on the dialogue.
I think they actually did.
Not 100% sure though.
@@ShadowWolfRising Suppose they toned it down quite a bit?
@@kingdisasterdracula2017 Wouldn't that defeat the purpose?
@@ShadowWolfRising Well you said "Not 100%", so I assumed that was the case.
I spoke to the voice director at a con about the dub because she also worked on Panty And Stocking. Turns out they got alot of creative freedom and when that happens you either get a complete nightmare or a magical experience
Why am I not surprised that she worked on Panty and Stocking, lol.
@@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog fun fact: she also voiced the religious girl in Ghost Stories
And luckily they struck gold.
Yep! Chris Ayers told similar sorties since his little brother worked on it, but also worked a lot in voice directing and I believe he was friends with the voice director of Ghost Stories too (small circle and all).
@@samusai does anyone remember negima
the reason i love this anime so much is because i started it completely as a joke and now it's genuinely one of my favorites ive ever watched
I know it won't happen but I would KILL for a season two.
"If more anime was like this, I'd watch more anime."
I really don't blame ya. We need more anime like this.
More dark comedy anime? I agree lol
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
@@twixxsticks2806 PSG isn't exactly "dark" comedy, but more juvenile
Abridged SAO comes close to this
Abridged series: Allow me to introduce myself.
(Notable examples: Team Four Star's DBZ Abridged, YuGiOh Abridged and Something Witty's Sword Art Online abridged just to name of few.)
"Just imagine a big black man chasing you."
*Falls to his knees*
"Well at least he's not racist."
“Ａｌｌ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｓ ｌｏｏｋ ｌｉｋｅ ｌｅｓｂｉａｎｓ…
ＭＯＭ？！”
0:16 that is an interesting perspective. Ghost stories was popular and very loved in Japan in my research, and I personally grew up in Korea where the impact of ghost stories was huge.
This dub is funny as hell and I love it for what it is, but as least to east asians the original was very appreciated (and considered scary since many of these ghost stories were indeed already circulating in society) and very good. To this day many want the second season and well loved.
5:19 So yeah ratings dont reflect well what was actually going on also it does not show how such animes get imported by other east asian countries (Korea) with relatively similar cultural cues. Ghost stories for sure was considered quite good and well loved.
I think my favorite line is where Satsuki and Hajime go to a police station and have to lipsync so fast their lines turn into a garbled mess and Hajime doesn't even try to form a sentence "Yeah! Hubidydubidy-digdigdiggity!"
Iconic scene
The best line in that scene is "DROP THE KRISPY KREMES, SERPICO"
me too!!!!
D R O P T H E K R I S P Y K R E M E S S E R P I C O !
There's a similar fast-talking scene in Episode 5 (Sports Festival) where Greg Ayres spits _this_ line out: "OHMYGODOHMYGODWHATTHEHELLISHAPPENINGHERETHESEARETHEFASTESTLIPFLAPSI'VEEVERHADTOSYNC!!"
I was fortunate enough to work on this series with Steven, I voiced Mr. Sakata. I had no idea until just recently what a huge cult following it has achieved. Thanks for doing this video, watching it brought back some great memories. Rob Mungle is genius voicing the cat.
Oh, that's cool!
@@mightypurplelicious3209 he's been like that ever since he worked on the dub... 😂
Bs
@@rafaelcampuwork Bro that's the legit voice actor...
So, you were rated an A in size but a D in endurance. How does that feel?
11:26 They predicted the future.
I applaud the actors for doing such an amazing job in the English dub.
*Ghost Stories: The first and only official abridged series*
Don't forget Golden Boy!
Actually Samurai pizza cats did it first
@@lobodefuego69vr2 BINGO! Just as I kept saying to others! These whippersnappers need their facts to straighten up!
Yugioh GX season 3 exists and it was clear that 4kids were trying to make an official abridged series ua-cam.com/video/w98OsmVaUbE/v-deo.html
There is new official abridged series - My First Girlfriend is a Gal
I think my most commonly used quote from this show is "What the fizzity-uck was that!?" immediately followed by "Let's fizzity-uckin' find out!"
Absolutely fantastic video on one of the most interesting and iconic dubs in all of anime.
Strain42 suicide boys
They pulled an uno reverse card. Now the japanese watch the english dub with japanese subs
The fact Crunchyroll has the dub of this for free is criminal. We should pay at least something to watch this beauty of an anime.
the dub is hilarious but you could NOT get away with a lot of these jokes today
adult shows today are the same
Agreed.
Makes me all the more glad they did it then and not now
We need another dub like this 😔
People are too sensitive these days 😒
Btw: I'm black
Wait... the female protagonist is THE protagonist. Like, that other one is secondary.
4:55
@@RedBardIsCool Dame...
Yeah, she's the main character learning about what happened to her mother and why her mother fought ghosts during her years in the same school.
Her mother is also a former lesbian who met Born Again Betty at the (in her words) "Wonderful Exodus Homosexual Conversion Camp" and is the reason why the Evangelical member is also the most spiritually sensitive.
This show goes places I would have never imagined AND I LOVE IT!!!
Her mother being a lesbian is one of the funniest running jokes XD
Greg Ayers is a fuckin treasure. He talks this dub up at every con I've seen him at and talks about what it was like making it.
I can just imagine some Japanese person watching the English dub with Japanese subs and for some reason I find that hilarious.
maybe unacceptable everyone imo, i Don't wanna make this hilarious dub: re-kan, gegege no kitarou, haunted junction... / 多分英語吹き替えに日本語字幕訳でもみる方は受け入れられないんじゃないかな？ゲゲゲの鬼太郎やレーカン、hauntedじゃんくしょんといった怪談やお化けにブラックジョークは絶対落ちる。日本の感性と海外コメディは宗教事情など考えると難しいかも。
Tommy Wiseau is probably crying in his sleep knowing that he could never top off this masterpiece
"Do you have any books about black people?"
The bell curve
Yea.
I declared war on your french ass
How edgy.
My absolute favorite line was the one where they legitimately accepted and talked about stereotypes and penis sizes. SO goddamn funny.
12:43 "That was something I poured my heart and soul in..."
Nice try... Gingers don't have souls!
“I come from a long line of quasi-lesbian ghost hunters!”
“Jump”
*”I SAID JUMP”*
🦘🦘🦘🦘
fuck that username it got to me
so that is how i died and became edgy after not hearing it again
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@@tribunealpha1059 got me to *cringe*
We have in France a French dub as legendary as Ghost story. It's Hokuto no ken ( Ken le survivant). It makes this anime completely different. In fact, they found out the anime was too violent so they decided to tone down a little with hilarious dub. That French dub needs to be subtitled in English too to show you how far they got. 🤣
Hokuto no Ken is its name?
THAT CLIP AGED LIKE FINE WINE
It's an officially licensed abridged. Holy shit. I need to watch this now.
"You still haven't told me what to do with this content"
Just make the content, content-maker.
*jackass
Ok fill the hole hole filler
11:25 Looks like she got what she wanted in June 2022 😬
10:32 holy shit that caught me so off guard i nearly fell over in the kitchen from laughter
French guy here. We actually have a similarly iconic so-different-it's-hilarious dub here, though the circumstances behind it were wildly different. Long story short, since anime licenses were cheap, in the eighties channels were buying them in bulk to fill up their kiddy morning blocks, with little regard to what they were actually purchasing. And then one of them ended up being Fist of the North Star.
The staff threw a massive fit over having to show a super violent post-apocalyptic story in a block aimed at six years olds, and ended up with a deal where the VAs got complete control over the script. The resulting puntastic, joke-filled show was the stuff of legends. "Ken le Survivant" (Ken the Survivor) is a classic, though for completely different reasons than the true FotNS.
When I feel confident about my grasp on the French language, the first thing I'm doing is making videos about the French dubs for Fist of the North Star and City Hunter (Nicky Larson en français)
@@RedBardIsCool some are hard to translate (hokuto de cuisine = kitchen knife) but "who built this fence ? Call the architect !" when Yuria jump off the building is my favorite :)
@@RedBardIsCool did you know that France made a foreign within a foreign live action City Hunter (or Nicky Larson) movie, and some of the fans criticized for casting Ryo Saeba as a French person instead of a Japanese person
damn gotta watch that once i can actually speak french
@@RedBardIsCool yes ! Nicky Larson dub is legendary aswell you are very well informed
"If you leave children behind pay your child support on time"
I'm glad this dub exists
Deadbeat dads are not cool!
*starts laughing arkwardly*
My favourite line has gotta be either the Hospital scene with the Spanish-speaking nurse ("¡No corren in the hospital, cabrones!") Or the ritual scene ("Oh spirit of bitches, oh soul of skanks... and the fanboy's spawn whose breath is rank.")
I did not know that the English dub was in the anime I always thought it was just fans messing around wtf! Best realization ever
"When that President finishes stacking the Supreme Court"
Good to know nothing has changed in the 20 years since this came out
This feels so relevant now
@Upcycle Shoes
All. A stacked Supreme Court is every president’s wet dream.
@@dashamm98 Every ruler in history with a supreme court will try to do this.
@Upcycle Shoes I'm seriously wondering the context of that joke.
Wait, so there was like an ACTUAL script? It wasn't just the voice actors messing around in the studio?
Little bit of both
Of course there was a script for the general plot of each episode. If each voice actor would just say the first random joke it came to their minds then the plot would have eventually got lost in the first 5 minutes of each episode. The script just helped to stablish some "sense" And parameters in each character. Then, of course most of the jokes and dialogues were improvises by the voice actors.
you can't adlib all of that while following the plot and being limited by the animation. of course it was scripted...
how would you adlib while maintaining the original plot? or when the scene changes abruptly? or if you simply don't know what is going to happen visually? plus, the dub is only great because it was limited by the plot. it's the perfect example of creative limitation.
It was a bit of both
@@theoneitself iirc I actually spoke (or wrote to Steven in the comments, if you will) to Steven Foster, he said that they'd first watch the episode in japanese with english subtitles, and then gather around his desk to write a script, where they'd write the plot down and any jokes they could make around that, they'd then go into the recording booth 1 by 1 and record their lines. The first one into the studio that day/period got to set the general tone of several scenes of dialogue.
11:24 Hooooly fuck this aged.
it has aged :((((
In 2006, I was just an 8th grader looking for a horror anime series at Best Buy... Imagine my surprise when I pressed play!
When an anime bombs in japan, I would love to see another official abridged series to happen again. Just let the dub company go wild.
As sad as it makes me, I don't think this would work again in modern times.
Please do it with Ex-arm it needs saving
@@WhySoPrettyJinsoul. the dub alone couldn't carry ex-arm animation style weirdness
I'd love to see it with the Azur Lane anime.
It's not exactly a bad anime, it just struggles from being really uninteresting
Here's 500
same thing happened in the french dubbing in the 80's
the dub actors refused to dub hokuto no ken as it was too violent and would only dub it if they were given full white card to dub as they wish and the studio actually accepted and the dub that came out of this is still a huge meme in france anime community
heres one of my favorite lines in it translated its when Julia jump to her death, Sin goes : "Julia! no its impossible i hadnt finish the railing someone find me the architect he will pay for this!"
"You have only 9 seconds left to live"
"What ?? Oh no, that's not enough, give me at least 2 more"
Name please
@@longhai6458 Ken Le survivant
Wonder how Raoh speaks.
Difference being HnK was made more childish and ridiculous, whereas Ghost Stories turned into adult-oriented satire.