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NEWS: Funimation Acquires Bamboo Blade, Druaga, Dragonaut

I personally don't hate Gonzo enough for wasting my time that I want to see them burn and crash(although they have wasted my time on certain shows) but if any studio at all had to go, then I'm glad it was them. I certainly like Druaga and feel that it is more the individual director that determines the quality than say the studio(although it seems that higher quality directors go to certain studios).

Also theoretically you could argue that Kyoto has never had a dud.

I personally don't hate Gonzo enough for wasting my time that I want to see them burn and crash(although they have wasted my time on certain shows) but if any studio at all had to go, then I'm glad it was them.

I also think it's rather crude to compare justifications for mass rape and enslavement to the opinions about an anime series. Really poor form.

Oh and just because you like a studio doesn't make it law or even good, it just means you like them.

I never said anyone HAD to like Gonzo, or HAD to consider everything they've done a masterpiece. All I'm saying is that there's no need to keep bashing them OVER and OVER and OVER. I don't like when people put words in my mouth...I was just trying to defend a studio that I like and that has hit tough times, not trying to shove them down anyone's throat. But I guess that kind of "indifference" is what you get with people who think anime is this magical free thing that the Internet supplies you with at no charge...

Reminds me of bashing DB the movie or Transformers. There are some people that are just going to be haters, because there is nothing better to do with their time. It's a tiresome thing to have to read through all of their hate, and they get fueled when you try and argue with them because it gives them more incentive to be a troll.

Jarmel = GATSU 2.0?


Either way, this is getting old, and it's like trying to break through a brick wall with a butter knife. Really, the argument just keeps going in circles, so...what the hell ever.

zanarkand princess wrote:

How does funi decide which shows get song dubs? And why do they always use the same singer whose voice does not work well for every song? Also one singer for songs that should have more then one. It's just really starting to irritate me.

I think for a lot of the songs they make their decision based on whether or not a seiyuu for the Japanese track sang the song or not. If so, often they will have the (or an) English VA do it for the English track. it also has to do with whether or not they want to pay the royalties for the songs. Doing a "cover" of a song is much cheaper than using the original.

AFAIK, if you've read Justin's Buried Garbage on dubbed songs, it's not a common practice anymore because of copyright red tape, the only anime I've seen in my collection with dubbed OPs was Magic Knight Rayearth.

If you removed the awkward fanservice or innuendo and certain bits of violence, I would say Dragonaut's actual intended audience were little kids and leave it at that.