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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
08/04/09

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This is the start of a wonderful trend.
Can I has Yui-nyan card set now pls?
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Ett
08/04/09

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"pantsu, pantsu, pantsu"
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Tye-The-Czar
08/04/09

@Ett: More SFIV dlc!: Yeah.
Chi from Chobits... though the anime adaptation was to me nowhere near as good as the manga.
Also she did:
Suigintou - Rozen Maiden
Maria - Hayate No Gotoku/Hayate The Combat Butler
Izayoi Sakuya - Touhou Anime Project: Musou Kakyou(unofficial and not really canon)
Lacus Clyne - Gundam *shudder* SEED
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fuchikoma promoted this comment Edited by Tye-The-Czar at 08/04/09 8:33 AM Tye-The-Czar was starred Tye-The-Czar was unstarred

Billkwando
08/04/09

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Usually when I see voice actresses, I can see why they're voice actresses (Mahoromatic comes to mind). Not so here.
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Alessar
08/04/09

@Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour: In Japan, vocal talent are often also pop singers, models, and actors. In the US, they're often also character actors or are just vocal talent.
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excaliburps
08/04/09

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She's a voice actress? Pretty hot for one no?

Is this the norm for VO actors in Japan or is she one of the exceptions?
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GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.
08/04/09

@excaliburps: From my personally experience, most popular voice actresses in Japan are. . . aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
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excaliburps
08/04/09

@GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.: Wow. Is that so? I haven't seen that many aesthetically pleasing VO actors...Not that I've seen a lot mind you.
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GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.
08/04/09

@excaliburps: Usually the attractive voices fit the attractive people, but it's not always the case.
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PeachPurin
08/04/09

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She is 30 yo... It's too late to do something like this.
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evslin
08/04/09

@PeachPurin: Wait until you get out of high school, the age range blurs more and more as time goes along.

And yes, she's still very much hot at 30.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
08/04/09

@PeachPurin: She's still good looking, regardless of whether or not she's jyuu nana sai desu~
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SenorDoucheoisie
08/03/09

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I think that says it all.
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(Starman) Starman
08/03/09

@SenorDoucheoisie: Oh yeah, give me some more of that 6 of diamonds baby! Hit me and give me a blackjack!

....Nooo! I got a King! :(
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buddhathing
08/03/09

@AnalysisDialysis (and a MudkipNDS): I believe the verb in question is tap?
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sentroshi
08/03/09

@SenorDoucheoisie: Somewhat related ...
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Placentasaurus
08/03/09

@sentroshi: OH GOD NO
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SenorDoucheoisie
08/03/09

@sentroshi: srsly, did you really have to sully my perfect comment to this article?
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(zombie) buddhathing promoted this comment Edited by SenorDoucheoisie at 08/03/09 10:19 PM SenorDoucheoisie was starred SenorDoucheoisie was unstarred

buddhathing
08/03/09

@SenorDoucheoisie: There comes a time in a gamer's life when it's sully or be sullied.
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(Starman) Starman
08/03/09

@(zombie) buddhathing: LOL. I already knew that, but I tried to change it around to make it more varied, actually.

...From the looks of it, my Vegas attempt at humor fell flat. :(
(Make use of that pun at your will.)
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buddhathing
08/04/09

@AnalysisDialysis (and a MudkipNDS): Fair enough.
*hands back nerd cred card, makes eye contact to make sure seriousness of issue understood, etc., etc.*
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Piccoroz
08/03/09

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Voice actress could get similar fan base over here... no wait, American dubbers SUCK! that's why they don't that much attention.
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Blyr
08/03/09

@Piccoroz: That video says it all.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) promoted this comment Edited by Blyr at 08/03/09 10:05 PM Blyr was starred Blyr was unstarred

Placentasaurus
08/03/09

@Blyr: The funny thing about that video is that the show they dubbed over, Gantz, has a terrible English dub because of the voice of the Main character. The voiceover is whiny and annoying, and makes the character sound like a whiny loser who just entered puberty, like a 30 year old trying to sound like what his twisted conception of a nerdy teenager is, whereas in the Japanese dub, he sounded like, you know, the angry, hateful, sometimes badass teenager that he was supposed to be. Of course, you should be reading the Manga instead anyways, because the show kinda petered out whereas the manga is still being fucking awesome. Oh, and I prefer a *good* English dub over subs any day, unless the characters wouldn't logically be speaking english. Because why would Japanese people be speaking english? I want characters speaking their native language, if possible. Shit don't make sense otherwise.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
08/04/09

@Blyr: That was awesome :) I agree with most of the points. Honestly, I prefer subs over dubs exactly because I don't like being aware of English over-acting. I'm completely oblivious to it when hearing the unfamiliar Japanese language. Ignorance is bliss ^_^ !!
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Shadowmist
08/04/09

@Blyr: Heh, entertaining vid. Pretty impressed with the lip synch and whatnot, considering that most of what was said had nothing to do with the actual plot. Even if it's rather needlessly antagonistic and one sided (ever hate hearing someone preach at you, and then tell you to shut up?), it covers most of the common things that come up with a dub vs. sub argument, which is pretty cool.

I do feel I should point out that the people who understand both Japanese and English and prefer the Japanese always seem to be ignored for some reason. Lots of people can understand Japanese nowadays (though admittedly a small percentage still), and to just ignore them speaks plenty to how stubbornly people like to cling to their native English language, even though it's obvious there's only a few talented voice actors in the whole bunch.

Half the problem with dubs, IMO, is the culture barrier. Half the voices don't match the person speaking (too squeaky or whatever), and obviously lip synching kills a lot of lines.We don't tend to have a lot of believable voice actors either, and half the time when I watch dubbed stuff I find myself getting annoyed with how cheezy or stupid something sounds. Lots of sounds in Japanese we Westerners just don't make, and we're forced to fill them in with oddly placed screams and stuff. Let's face it, we don't do grunts, groans, or whatever very well at all...

I believe there will be a time when English dubs can match Japanese dubs. I believe that if we got our excellent Hollywood actors to do some dubbing, we'd get some really great results. But as things stand now, voice acting isn't exactly a booming business here in the West like it is in Japan, so the gap in quality is to be expected. To deny its existence would be rather stupid to do.
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Billkwando
08/04/09

@Placentasaurus: The Fatal Fury dub was awesome for that reason. Of course, Viz used to a great job with casting. The VO who played Joe Higashi ended up on Monk as a regular character.
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Billkwando
08/04/09

@Shadowmist: Phone call for you, it's Princess Mononoke.
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Archaotic
08/03/09

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Said it before, I'll say it again.

Damn, Japan is weird.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
08/03/09

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How do you lay these?
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GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.
08/03/09

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): I'm guessing it depends on their function. Just watch out for those Trap Cards.
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08/03/09

@GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.: Damn Trap Cards -_-
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
08/03/09

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): *play :(
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