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ParaChomp



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:02 pm Reply with quote
Regardless of your opinion on it, anyone else find these songs infectious?
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:16 pm Reply with quote
Well, any opening song that isn't even slightly based on the Japanese theme is already pretty lame to begin with. I'm not looking for some random company's rebranding of a show. It already has a theme, that's the song, either make a dubbed version, or cut the opening altogether.

Admittedly, I don't mind Ronin Warriors' theme. THE POWER'S IN THE ARMOR. It's no "Stardust Eyes", though.
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nobahn
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:22 pm Reply with quote
Maybe I'm confused; but I'm surprised that that this Rave Master monstrosity didn't get a dishonorable mention.
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Heishi



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:37 pm Reply with quote
For me, the one that really should be on this list is the DBGT rap by Funi.



Jeez and lord mercy, compared to the original, that one was cringe worthy.


I mean, I would gladly take any songs on this list over this one.




Ahh, the Cardcaptors theme...

So, Pokemon rip-offish, yet so nostalgic.

Of course, nothing beats the original OP song.
Original OP is just awesome.
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varmintx



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:48 pm Reply with quote
Err...an admin like to explain why this 3 year-old article has been posted? I mean, it's fine to post an old article if we're not getting a new one this week (classic ANNCasts come to mind), but some heads-up should be in order.
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Touma



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:56 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
For "dub" songs which are not really dubbed but actually made from scratch, DiC actually put out a Sailor Moon CD with their own created music songs:

And I actually own that CD.
I had never watched Sailor Moon dubbed until the recent Viz release, but about 10 or 12 years ago I was buying all of the Sailor Moon music that I could find, even if it was not really Sailor Moon music.
I listened to the CD only one time. It was not bad, but not good enough to make me want to listen to it again, not when I had so much of the real thing to choose from.

I liked a lot of the dubbed songs and kind of miss them. With most DVDs I could switch to the Japanese audio and listen to the original if I wanted to.

I enjoyed some of the dubbed songs, such as those for Kiddy Grade and Blue Gender, at least as much as the originals.
I thought that the dubbed songs for Magic Knight Rayearth were decent. In my opinion Sandy Fox can sing. She is not as good as the Japanese singers, but she is not bad.
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CatSword



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:58 pm Reply with quote
varmintx wrote:
Err...an admin like to explain why this 3 year-old article has been posted? I mean, it's fine to post an old article if we're not getting a new one this week (classic ANNCasts come to mind), but some heads-up should be in order.


At first I was impressed; 200 comments on such a recent article?

Then I thought maybe I'd seen this one before...
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Thread_Alchemist



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:05 pm Reply with quote
I have fond memories of the Cardcaptors opening. It's in no way better than any of the Japanese opening themes but it always got me pumped for the show and I would chant along with the background singers as they called out the names of the cards. Laughing
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The Coffee God



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:07 pm Reply with quote
varmintx wrote:
Err...an admin like to explain why this 3 year-old article has been posted? I mean, it's fine to post an old article if we're not getting a new one this week (classic ANNCasts come to mind), but some heads-up should be in order.


If you read the beginning of the article...

animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2013-05-04
Quote:
Lynzee Loveridge is on a short hiatus, so this week we're reprinting a classic List. New columns will return next Saturday!
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Zaig



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:08 pm Reply with quote
The Mew Mew Power Dub OP has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. I can't watch it without smiling and laughing while enjoying it all of the same.
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varmintx



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:12 pm Reply with quote
The Coffee God wrote:
varmintx wrote:
Err...an admin like to explain why this 3 year-old article has been posted? I mean, it's fine to post an old article if we're not getting a new one this week (classic ANNCasts come to mind), but some heads-up should be in order.


If you read the beginning of the article...

animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2013-05-04
Quote:
Lynzee Loveridge is on a short hiatus, so this week we're reprinting a classic List. New columns will return next Saturday!
That was not there before.
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Dessa



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:25 pm Reply with quote
nobahn wrote:
Maybe I'm confused; but I'm surprised that that this Rave Master monstrosity didn't get a dishonorable mention.


*hides her .mp3 player with that on it*
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Zac
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:44 pm Reply with quote
varmintx wrote:
That was not there before.


Yeah it was dude, I wrote that in before I reposted the article.

We're figuring out how better to repost this stuff - should be smoother sailing next time.
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Takkun4343



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:10 pm Reply with quote
nobahn wrote:
Maybe I'm confused; but I'm surprised that that this Rave Master monstrosity didn't get a dishonorable mention.


Eff you, I love that song and all its cheesiness.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:15 pm Reply with quote
No "Rock The Dragon" don't know how to feel about that.
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