Gundam Wing - the Dub
Bogey
version, either to be shown on Cartoon Networks at midnight Saturdays or to
be sold on video/DVD. First off, the dubbing is very good, definitely on par
with Totoro, Kiki, and that other well-dubbed Bandai show, Cowboy Bebop.
It's a vast improvement over the usual Toonami fare such as SM and DBZ. I
even think it's better than the PM dub, but that's just me I guess.
All character names remain unchanged, and I don't recall any
mispronounciations (bravo!). Background music is exactly the same as the BGM
from the original. OP and ED are both in Japanese. CN will probably chop
these. The dub translation is very close to the original. I did not notice
any changes. Whatever differences in the edited TV version would have to
come from cuts, instead of dialogue changes.
All the Gundam pilots have good distinctive voices, with Heero and Wu Fei's
as my favorites. Quatre actually sounds better than the original, more like
a guy. Duo starts off with a California surfer dude twang (for his first
scene only), but quickly goes into normal mode. His voice fits his
easy-going attitude. Heero is just Heero. Trowa didn't talk much, and
whatever he said sounded fine. Wu Fei _DOES NOT_ have a Chinese accent
(whew~) He sounds cool, especially during his fight with Noin in ep. 4.
Speaking of Noin, she has an awesome voice. Very pretty. Treize also has a
fine voice, aristocratic and smooth. Lady Une sounds bitchy enough from the
little bit I heard. I can't wait to hear her "nice" side. Relena is okay,
not annoying, but not great. It certainly goes with the character.
The only bad one is Zechs. Whoever voices Zechs seems to be trying for an
accent of some sort at the beginning (he's the only one trying here), then
gives up later. He also over-emphasizes every word he speaks very *slowly*.
Everyone else speaks normally. But his worst mistake is in trying to sound
evil. Zechs comes off as a small-time villain with a voice like that. It's
annoying. I wonder how the actor is going to handle the character's
"conversion" later.
In keeping with the iron rule of American dubbing, the voices match the lip
movements well. And most characters speak naturally despite this
restriction. There are a few unnatural pauses, but those only come from side
characters like random soldiers, generals, and Relena's classmates. Again,
the only main character who fails to do well is Zechs. He pauses way too
much, and speaks way too slow.
According to Bandai, all 49 TV episodes have been dubbed into English. I
would imagine once CN starts showing ep. 1 on 3/6, they won't stop until ep.
49. It should all be over in 10 weeks.
Some audience members asked the Bandai rep. if any other shows in their
catalogue are being considered for TV broadcast, and he said yes. When
asked which ones, he only smiled and said it'll be announced when the deal
is done.
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Rodrick Su
>
>Some audience members asked the Bandai rep. if any other shows in their
>catalogue are being considered for TV broadcast, and he said yes. When
>asked which ones, he only smiled and said it'll be announced when the deal
>is done.
>
I supposed that Cowboy Bebop on non-premium channel is out of the question.
It would work great on HBO or Showtimes.
Let me see, what other show they are holding are good for TV.... G Gundam is
very kid friendly, practically all of the Gundam shows in UC timeline is too
grim for American TV (except perhaps ZZ). Oh, let guess the odd "The Big O"
will show up in US TV.
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Jojo
Gundam X? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm a little wary since
this is a Tomino Gundam...
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Gaogaiger...
Jojo
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Rodrick Su
>Gundam X? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm a little wary since
>this is a Tomino Gundam...
>
Gundam X is most definately NOT a Tomino Gundam.
Jojo
(Rodrick Su) wrote:
>In article <28bcfe55...@usw-ex0105-038.remarq.com>, Jojo
<macross3...@excite.com.invalid> wrote:
>>Gundam X? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm a little wary since
>>this is a Tomino Gundam...
>>
>
>Gundam X is most definately NOT a Tomino Gundam.
>
Jojo
since it was one of the few alternate universe Gundams that had
Newtypes.
Bogey
> I supposed that Cowboy Bebop on non-premium channel is out of the
question.
> It would work great on HBO or Showtimes.
This is the one I'm hoping for. I would order HBO just for that.
> Let me see, what other show they are holding are good for TV.... G Gundam
is
> very kid friendly, practically all of the Gundam shows in UC timeline is
too
> grim for American TV (except perhaps ZZ). Oh, let guess the odd "The Big
O"
> will show up in US TV.
Forget about the Gundams. What about Outlaw Star? Escaflowne?
-Bogey
Invid Fan
<kael_o...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Rodrick Su" wrote in message
>
> > I supposed that Cowboy Bebop on non-premium channel is out of the
> question.
> > It would work great on HBO or Showtimes.
>
> This is the one I'm hoping for. I would order HBO just for that.
Cheaper to just buy the dvd :)
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Bogey
> > question.
> > > It would work great on HBO or Showtimes.
> >
> > This is the one I'm hoping for. I would order HBO just for that.
>
> Cheaper to just buy the dvd :)
Of course. But I do want to show my appreciation of anime on TV.
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Andrew Dynon
Jojo wrote in message <0a2ce19a...@usw-ex0103-086.remarq.com>...
>Sometimes I forget that Gundam X was done by another person,
>since it was one of the few alternate universe Gundams that had
>Newtypes.
>
>Jojo
The ONLY one, in fact.
Julian Fong
>Trowa didn't talk much, and whatever he said sounded fine.
So do they actually call him Trowa (two syllables) or Trois (one
syllable?) Is the show in fact dubbed by Ocean? You'd think if they
were Canadians that most of them would know French.
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Arnold Kim
Julian Fong <jhf...@aol.comextrabit> wrote in message
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> "Bogey" <kael_o...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >Trowa didn't talk much, and whatever he said sounded fine.
>
> So do they actually call him Trowa (two syllables) or Trois (one
That's what they call him in his "character" commercial...
> syllable?) Is the show in fact dubbed by Ocean? You'd think if they
> were Canadians that most of them would know French.
Not when the name is actually written "Trowa", not "Trois"...
Arnold Kim
Fish Eye No Miko
<89c5j9$q3s$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>...
>Julian Fong <jhf...@aol.comextrabit> wrote in message
>news:20000226220521...@ng-cv1.aol.com...
>
>> So do they actually call him Trowa (two syllables) or Trois (one
>
>That's what they call him in his "character" commercial...
>
>> syllable?) Is the show in fact dubbed by Ocean? You'd think if they
>> were Canadians that most of them would know French.
>
>Not when the name is actually written "Trowa", not "Trois"...
Exactly.. Regardles of what was intended, the character's name got written
as "Trowa", and that has become his name. It's like that scene in the
second season of ST:TNG:
Dr. Pulaski (talking to the android): "...Data.." (pronounced da-ta)
Data: "It is pronounced 'Day-ta'."
Dr. P "'Day-ta', 'Da-ta', what's the difference?
Data: "One is my name."
Catherine Johnson.
--
Remove "3AT" to reply
"I told you I would protect you."
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In honor of Niiyama Shiho, 1970 - 2000
Julian Fong
>>Not when the name is actually written "Trowa", not "Trois"...
>Exactly.. Regardles of what was intended, the character's name got written
>as "Trowa", and that has become his name.
Do you think the main character in Shamanic Princess is named
Tiara or Tyallea? ^_^
John Thacker
: "Fish Eye No Miko" fisheye3...@mindspring.com wrote:
:>>Not when the name is actually written "Trowa", not "Trois"...
:>Exactly.. Regardles of what was intended, the character's name got written
:>as "Trowa", and that has become his name.
: Do you think the main character in Shamanic Princess is named
: Tiara or Tyallea? ^_^
Do you think Lain's friend in Serial Experiments Lain is named Alice or
Arisu? Should Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats really have her name spelled
Larry?
John
Aripa
:Do you think Lain's friend in Serial Experiments Lain is named
:Alice or Arisu?
Definitely Alice.
Aripa
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John Thacker <ja...@gamehendge.dorm.duke.edu> wrote in message
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> Julian Fong <jhf...@aol.comextrabit> wrote:
> : "Fish Eye No Miko" fisheye3...@mindspring.com wrote:
> :>>Not when the name is actually written "Trowa", not "Trois"...
> :>Exactly.. Regardles of what was intended, the character's name got
written
> :>as "Trowa", and that has become his name.
>
> : Do you think the main character in Shamanic Princess is named
> : Tiara or Tyallea? ^_^
>
> Larry?
Whenever I see the names in English, Rally Vincent is spelled "Rally", Alice
is spelled "Alice", and Trowa is spelled "Trowa".
Arnold Kim
Paul David
Vincent"....
The Blue Mask...
Julian Fong
>Trowa is Trowa. What's with this "Trois?"
"Trowa" does not mean "three" in any language.
John Thacker
: Whenever I see the names in English, Rally Vincent is spelled "Rally", Alice
: is spelled "Alice", and Trowa is spelled "Trowa".
Except that approximately 17:25 into ADV's tape (counting preview
time) for Gunsmith Cats volume two, a printout on Rally Vincent that
Radinov is looking at has Rally's name clearly spelled as "Larry,"
contradicting other cels in the same episode.
And of course, that Pioneer's subtitled release of Lain uses "Arisu"
instead of "Alice."
John
Matt Magee
0 = Gundam Zero
1 = Une
2 = Duo
3 = Treize or Trowa (Trois as the japanese Kana might be translated)
4 = Quatre
5 = Sank
9 = Noin
Can't think of any others, can you?
Matt
Glenn Shaw
>
> 0 = Gundam Zero
> 1 = Une
> 2 = Duo
> 3 = Treize or Trowa (Trois as the japanese Kana might be translated)
> 4 = Quatre
> 5 = Sank
> 9 = Noin
>
> Can't think of any others, can you?
Just off the top of my head:
6 = Zechs Merquise
Glenn Shaw
President, Indiana Animation Club (www.indyanime.org)
Julian Fong
>Matt Magee wrote...
>> 0 = Gundam Zero
>> 1 = Une
>> 2 = Duo
>> 3 = Treize or Trowa (Trois as the japanese Kana might be translated)
>> 4 = Quatre
>> 5 = Sank
>> 9 = Noin
>> Can't think of any others, can you?
>Just off the top of my head:
>6 = Zechs Merquise
Here's a repost of a list I made last November --
Heero (should be HIRO?) Yuy: 1 (Japanese)
Lady UNE: 1 (French)
DUO Maxwell: 2 (Italian?, also English)
Trowa (should be TROIS?) Barton: 3 (French)
QUATRE Raberba Winner: 4 (French)
Long SHIrin?: 4 (Chinese)
Chang WUfei: 5 (Chinese)
Sank (should be CINQ?) Kingdom: 5 (French)
ZECHS Marquise: 6 (German)
General SEPTEM: 7 (Latin)
OTTO: 8 (Italian)
Inspector ACHT: 8 (German)
Lucrezia Noin (should be NEUN?): 9 (German)
DECIM Barton: 10 (Latin)
TREIZE Khushrenada: 13 (French)
QUINZE: 15 (French)
General Ventei (should be VEINTE?): 20 (Spanish)
Trant (should be TREINTE?) Clark: 30 (French)
Field Marshal NOVENTA: 90 (Spanish, also Italian?)
PeaceMILLION-class battleship: 1,000,000 (English)
MILLIARD Peacecraft: 1,000,000,000 (English, obsolete usage)
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>question.
>> It would work great on HBO or Showtimes.
>
>This is the one I'm hoping for. I would order HBO just for that.
>
>is
>> very kid friendly, practically all of the Gundam shows in UC timeline is
>too
>> grim for American TV (except perhaps ZZ). Oh, let guess the odd "The Big
>O"
>> will show up in US TV.
>
>Forget about the Gundams. What about Outlaw Star? Escaflowne?
Escaflowne is gonna be on Fox Kids.
-- Peter Destructo: to stupidity and beyond!
"It's like driving a car on a road with occasional spots of ice: in
order to get to your destination without crashing, you have to drive
slow and carefully at the icy spots. But as long as there are long
stretches of dry road between the ice spots, you can still get to your
destination on time. It's just that the particular car you have can't
drive slower than 30 km/h, so if the icy spots are particularly
slippery, you might crash anyway." - Thomas Bellman, explaining
compression