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I just saw the pilot episode, and it was very cute!
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It's a harmless show. If you're expecting a cute show with great humor, like in Rugrats, or a cute show with a sense of grandeur, like Hamtaro, this'll probably not be for you. But if you're just in the mood for something simple and goofy, it does the job fine. (it should be noted I'm speaking for the English dub. The original Japanese version does have more dramatic (some even grim) episodes.)
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But if it did have a much better English cast like say Phil LaMarr as Tama and Tara Strong as Momo it would have been more successful.
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Tara Strong would be fantastic as Momo. Phil LaMarr, I’d have to hear it first. I probably would’ve gone with Greg Cipes, or Ben Diskin, before Phil.
I’m not sure if it would’ve been more successful, though. You have to remember, the actors behind Tama and Friends weren’t just a bunch of nobodies. They did a LOT of work on shows like Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, both of which are quite successful. Ultimately, the show’s dub is a bit too watered down to really expect longevity (keep in mind, the original Japanese version wasn’t very long to begin with).
The fact that it apparently got abysmal timeslots didn’t really help much.
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Well that's the same thing with the Ocean Group and other dubs but when I like Anime dubs I think the voices should be less Vancouver and more Hollywood.
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The problem with that is many anime dubs are non-union, and often don’t pay too terribly well. That’s mainly why most anime dubs don’t have actors like Billy West, or Tom Kenny, as they oftentimes cannot afford them. Same thing with the Ocean Group. They get actors cheap enough to do them, and disregard other options. Hell, the cast behind Tama and Friends were actually lucky, as that dub was by 4Kids, who apparently paid their actors quite well.
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Well this is why anime dubs should stop being cheap and start using their money to make it more mainstream like when Disney dubs a Ghibli film, they don't hire some cheap actor from a dubbing group they hire real stars and professional voice artists! That's why I always have a theory that if an anime had a big producer it would have more recognizable names like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, John Hughes, Barry Sonnenfeld, Chris Columbus, Richard Donner and Craig Bartlett would have done Ranma 1/2, Dirty Pair, Pokemon, Maison Ikkoku, CardCaptor Sakura, Digimon, Inuyasha and Hamtaro respectively. For Tama and Friends the producers would have been David Kirschner and Adelaide Productions' Richard Raynis and Jeff Kline. You wanna know why I chose Adelaide Productions? Well it's because it's Sony's TV Animation company and surprise surprise, Tama and Friends is owned by Sony!
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That’s asking a lot, dude. The problem is that, in the American market, anime is profitable, but it’s not THAT profitable. Yes, there are successful shows and films, but those are the exceptions, rather than the rule. Even if you had a big name for an executive producer, that’s a LOT of faith and money put into stuff like Hamtaro, or Tama and Friends. Keep in mind, Stan Lee, one of the LEGENDS of comic books, has produced several animes and mangas....and quite a few of them STILL haven’t been brought to the States. Also, yes, Disney always seems to get “real actors and professional voice actors” for Ghibli films....but also, Ghibli is now considered the gold standard of anime, Disney has the money for that type of talent, and they can do whatever the hell they want. That’s often not applicable for many anime companies. You say anime dubs need to stop being cheap, but keep in mind, the companies behind the dubs probably don’t have a lot of cash in the first place. And most of the money that they DO get is oftentimes used to purchase the license to shows so that they can dub them. It’s not Disney, Warner Bros, or Universal buying these shows, for the record. It’s companies like Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, Viz Media, etc. Companies that, even if they have a ton of money, have to use it as sparingly as possible, because they know that they’re using it on a niche market that is prone to drop off at any moment. Other companies, like Geneon, or Bandai, WERE reckless in spending, and they tend to drop out of the anime business, if not shut down completely.
Also, Adelaide hasn’t made a single TV show since 2009, even though they’re technically still active, so....yeah, don’t hold your breath for them. :/
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That's why anime isn't really mainstream compared to American cartoons. I want anime to be bought by Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Viacom, Fox, Sony, Universal, DreamWorks, MGM and many other companies because if the dubbing is from someplace that isn't southern California then I'm gonna blow a gasket! But that's just my opinion.
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That's the problem. A lot of those companies you mentioned will not purchase anime, for the simple factor of them not finding it profitable enough for them. And even if they do, it's usually for distribution purposes. They'll generally keep the actual dubbing budgets down, because, again, they probably wouldn't deem it very profitable, and therefore would like to save as much money as possible. Outside of some supremely major anime film, probably by Studio Ghibli, you will probably never see such anime titles with casts including "real actors, and professional voice actors" (as an aside, fuck that term, the anime dubbing actors are just as real, and just as professional). At the end of the day, they don't care where the dub was done, or who was involved. All they care is if it's done, and if it was done cheap enough. Plus, ultimately, what matters isn't who's involved, but how they performed the characters. If they do the voice well, who cares if they're not some big name voice actor from LA? If it's good, it's good. Hell, two of my favorite voice actors are Scott McNeil, and Mike Pollock. McNeil's from Canada, and Pollock's from New York. Granted, they both have gotten work in LA, but the majority of their catalog is located in their respective areas.
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Look I know that some voice actors from anime have done American cartoons like Mona Marshall from Digimon, she's done the ladies on South Park since Mary Kay Bergman killed herself and there's Lara Jill Miller who has voiced Kari Kamiya from Digimon, she had voiced Junpier Lee and Lisa Loud! Even Veronica Taylor, the original voice for Ash Ketchum has done work for Welcome to the Wayne! But anyways if this conversation turns into a war I am not held responsible.
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Don’t know what any of that had to do with anything. Wasn’t intending on turning this into a war, was just pointing out the issues in what you were talking about.
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I was just making a point that Anime voice actors have been in US cartoons and I just want this conversation to end and let me re-imagine anime. Just don't point out any issues at all, I'm kind of annoyed when you do that.
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That’s fine. You do you. Just please keep in mind that the cold reality is what you want is probably not gonna happen ever. Also, there are a ton of Anime voice actors not in Hollywood that are totally legit.
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But wouldn't you like to see your favorite anime dubbed by a successful Hollywood producer?
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Depends on the producer (like I wouldn’t let Michael Bay touch Fullmetal Alchemist with a 10-foot pole), but sure. It’d be pretty interesting.
I know it would most likely never happen, but it’d be interesting.
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Well Fullmetal Alchemist could be produced by Richard Donner.
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Maybe. Don’t know why, I don’t think he would necessarily be interested in it, but it could work.
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