Werewolf Jones
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This is why Jojo should have never left Japan.
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure |OT| Get back, Stand up
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RadioHeadAche
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I finished Stardust Crusaders. Ending was okay. Jotaro beat super-saiyan glam Dio because he was able to punch harder because he was angrier than usual. :/ Well, overall it was fun. I did not like the D'arby the Player episodes, though. They felt like a retread, honestly.
So, I want to continue Jojo, but I'm not sure where to go. Any recommendations on where to read part four? I was thinking about getting Rohan at the Louvre for some Araki content to fill this void.
So, I want to continue Jojo, but I'm not sure where to go. Any recommendations on where to read part four? I was thinking about getting Rohan at the Louvre for some Araki content to fill this void.
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Xpike
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Read Part 4, be sure to not get the Duwang translation tho. After that, you could wait for the Part 5 retranslation which should be finished in less than a year, or skip it and go to Part 6.
I don't recall Part 4 getting an official translation/release here in the US. Viz MIGHT considering they released Parts 1 & 2, but considering Part 4 is slightly longer than Part 3 (& already longer than Parts 1 & 2 combined), I don't know if they'll bother considering translating it.
But yeah, don't read the Duwang translations, they're awful.
But yeah, don't read the Duwang translations, they're awful.
RadioHeadAche
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Yeah it seems that apart from the new Phantom Blood and soon-to-be released Battle Tendency releases, Viz only bothered with Stardust. I wish they continued because I would have started buying the next series.
Monochromaticx
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LOOL
someone must have put the dub's audio over the old footage, cause people said it wasn't censored.
MillionStabs
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If by awful you mean timeless, then you are correct sir.
Also, Amazon op arachnid plz nerf. Got Phantom blood v.3 for 10$, including tax.
Goddamnit, who cast Bryce Papenbrook as Caesar? Dude's got like two different voices in his repertoir and neither of them are anywhere near appropriate for Sheeza
Sucks, cuz I think Ben Diskin is perfect for Joseph and hoped that the rest of BT's cast would have appropriate voices as well.
Hearing Numbuh 1 as Joseph is really odd.
...that's not at all how it went.
I'm not really feeling this dub at all, but the way they did Esidisi's crying scene was actually not half bad. I actually like his voice in general. It surprised me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruc3upCWR_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruc3upCWR_g
Werewolf Jones
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This seems like a fan dub for real. Like wooooooooooow, if this goes on [AS] or something and you're exposed to this I'm so sorry... You didn't read the manga.
Agreed. He's probably the best voice in the entire cast. He's not perfect by any means, but it seems that he understands Dio and I actually like the way he represents him.
Thagomizer
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Why does every single voice in the dub sound like an American doing a fake _______ accent? Some are more convincing than others, but the voice acting is pretty solidly meh with a few decent or good performances.
Werewolf Jones
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Because that's what it is.
Sibersk Esto
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Oh man poor Stroheim. The dub was never going to top it but...man.
Seltz putting in good work as DIO anyway.
Seltz putting in good work as DIO anyway.
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Xpike
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What is the VA for Stroheim even doing. He got a role that's just shouting everything and he still screwed it up.
Wait wut!?
Joseph is British though and not American. Battle Tendency starts shortly after they move to New York, so he'd have been there long enough to develop the British accent.
The execution just isn't great in the dub.
On that note, something that always bothered me in Part 1, Speedwagon always refers to Jonathan as Mr. Joestar but his VA always says Joestar-san, you'd think the voice director would've had him say Mr. Joestar.
The execution just isn't great in the dub.
On that note, something that always bothered me in Part 1, Speedwagon always refers to Jonathan as Mr. Joestar but his VA always says Joestar-san, you'd think the voice director would've had him say Mr. Joestar.
Think it's just miscasting on behalf of the accents, there's definitely good anime dubs with proper accents. Baccano immediately springs to mind, and it's hammy in all the right ways. Hellsing Ultimate is great as well.
Weird, I noticed that if you search for it, it mentions Matthew Mercer & Richard Epcar as "Starring". Example:
I think that's only the thirst three episodes. Might be the test dub.
edit: I read that they redid the dubs for the first three episodes apparently, not sure though.
Werewolf Jones
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Should really just hire genuine British people. lol. Can't wait until they have Jotaro and Kakyoin speak in really terrible broken English.
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Xpike
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they shouldve hired whoever dubbed Xenoblade Chronicles
RadioHeadAche
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I forgot to ask earlier, but what is the problem with that translation? Did they screw up the names or something?
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Duwang translation was a shitty translation job of a Chinese version of Part 4. It's hilarious to read, but not a good choice for your first time reading through it. Part 5's translation has the issue of the translator just fucking simple things up from time to time and just being lazy. Unlike Duwang it's generally grammatically correct, but still damages Part 5 which is a weak Jojo Part without those issues.
Duwang is in "so bad it's good" territory.
Screwed up names, pointless swearing, terrible grammar, lines so misinterpreted they lose any meaning whatsoever, random Chinese here and there. Yet, if you're aware of what's actually going on, reading some Duwang can be mildly entertaining.
The original part 5 translation is just bad. Flavorless and with lines made up on the spot. No wonder the English audience usually finds the part disappointing (the Italian edition was pretty great instead).
Werewolf Jones
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Why were Narancia and Fugo just put to one side though? I don't understand.
Boss Doggie
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also found this lol
Yep. Best person on the cast.
SolarKnight
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What I heard of him does sound pretty good but god damn it I just can't not hear Ragna the Bloodedge :|
I'm the one that wanted French accent Polnareff in the Stardust Crusaders test dub. I can't help but feel this is my fault for bringing a curse onto us, or something.
Dear god. That was brutal.
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