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and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point.

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and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point.

I really wish dubbing companies could hire child actors. NYAV Post seems to be the only studio that can do it, and they mostly just pick up movies. I'm currently watching Strawberry Marshmallow, and the kids actually sound like kids because the studio cast child actors for the lead roles. It definitely goes a long way.

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and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point.

I really wish dubbing companies could hire child actors. NYAV Post seems to be the only studio that can do it, and they mostly just pick up movies. I'm currently watching Strawberry Marshmallow, and the kids actually sound like kids because the studio cast child actors for the lead roles. It definitely goes a long way.

When The Promised Neverland eventually gets dubbed, I'd love it if Aniplex of America could commission NYAV Post to dub it. I know I'm asking a lot, but if NYAV Post could cast child actors for the leads and some of the supporting roles and directed them effectively, we could get something way more special than just a normal Bang Zoom dub.

But that's just me.

Raebo101 wrote:

Quote: and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point. I really wish dubbing companies could hire child actors. NYAV Post seems to be the only studio that can do it, and they mostly just pick up movies. I'm currently watching Strawberry Marshmallow, and the kids actually sound like kids because the studio cast child actors for the lead roles. It definitely goes a long way. When The Promised Neverland eventually gets dubbed, I'd love it if Aniplex of America could commission NYAV Post to dub it. I know I'm asking a lot, but if NYAV Post could cast child actors for the leads and some of the supporting roles and directed them effectively, we could get something way more special than just a normal Bang Zoom dub. But that's just me.

I don't know all the ages of the actors in Strawberry Marshmallow but looking them up most seemed to be in their upper teens like 17 or 18. The ANN reviewer for DVD 1 even said Ana "sounds about three years older than her character suggests". You know the Japanse cast of Strawberry Marshmallow were all around the age of 30 when they did those role, no problem there. Female adults can voice children. Most anime isn't exactly going for realism anyway.

I often find child actors very bad actors which is why they are either rarely used or the studio have to dig very hard to find decent child actors which the higher budget dubs can afford.

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and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point.

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Raebo101 wrote:

Quote: and while it suffers a bit more from the “adult actors playing children” effect than the original Japanese track, the writing is solid and all of the key performances are on point. I really wish dubbing companies could hire child actors. NYAV Post seems to be the only studio that can do it, and they mostly just pick up movies. I'm currently watching Strawberry Marshmallow, and the kids actually sound like kids because the studio cast child actors for the lead roles. It definitely goes a long way. When The Promised Neverland eventually gets dubbed, I'd love it if Aniplex of America could commission NYAV Post to dub it. I know I'm asking a lot, but if NYAV Post could cast child actors for the leads and some of the supporting roles and directed them effectively, we could get something way more special than just a normal Bang Zoom dub. But that's just me.

I don't know all the ages of the actors in Strawberry Marshmallow but looking them up most seemed to be in their upper teens like 17 or 18. The ANN reviewer for DVD 1 even said Ana "sounds about three years older than her character suggests". You know the Japanse cast of Strawberry Marshmallow were all around the age of 30 when they did those role, no problem there. Female adults can voice children. Most anime isn't exactly going for realism anyway.

I often find child actors very bad actors which is why they are either rarely used or the studio have to dig very hard to find decent child actors which the higher budget dubs can afford.