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The List - 8 Horrible Anime Dub Opening Songs

A lot of the dubs sound better than japanese OPs. At least I can understand them, but since I skip all op/eds its not something I ever noticed much.

No "Rock The Dragon" don't know how to feel about that.

I stand by my opinion from three years ago that the song is one of the worst things to reverberate off my ear drum.

Because check your mind-ears people, "Ronin Warriors" sound way cooler than "Samurai Troopers". "Samurai Troopers" sounds like something your grandpa would've watched when he was a kid back when this new-fangled japanimation was all black and white on static-y tube televisions....BTW was this article really from 2013? All the most recent posts seem to have come through the wormhole.

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*

I can easily top that; for sheer cringe-worthiness check this out! Yeah, I'm a fan.

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

Now, now, no need to be crass.

Sorry, I agree Rave Master is just so lame it's funny. But, don't 'dis early Neil Diamond! I'll even "out" myself and say I love Barry Manilow too! If you want "cringe-worthy" try "Heart Light", bleugh... [...] .

What's the deal about Cartoon Shows in America and having the title song have to have the title sung in it? (Usually in copious amounts)

Yep, I still hate that Ouran song dub. The singer can't sing, and it's a great example of trying to force a translation to a melody which clearly doesn't fit....

To start with, cartoon shows in America aren't out to sell CDs, unlike the Japanese. Due to trade unions, US VAs tend to be better paid than Japan's seiyuu, who then have to make it up and supplement their income by singing the show's songs and selling CDs.

And since they're not out to sell CDs and make money that way, US shows don't put in much money to making show songs. (Why spend thousands of dollars making songs when not gonna make their money back that way?).

]The Japanese singers appear to treat each OP/INS/ED song as something that they'll be remembered for the rest of their lives, and give each song their best effort.

Is there any hard numbers on salaries? Because I usually hear animation tends to be pretty low ball in terms of pay and prestige. Even video games pay more which is why you see a lot of voice actors jumping ship to the video game industry like Laura Bailey, or why movies use celebrity voices instead of established cartoon voice actors. The only exception I've heard is The Simpsons which is where most of the show's budget goes to. If we go by Shirobako's word seiyuu usually get the biggest paycheck out of everyone.

enurtsol wrote:

To start with, cartoon shows in America aren't out to sell CDs, unlike the Japanese. Due to trade unions, US VAs tend to be better paid than Japan's seiyuu, who then have to make it up and supplement their income by singing the show's songs and selling CDs. And since they're not out to sell CDs and make money that way, US shows don't put in much money to making show songs. (Why spend thousands of dollars making songs when not gonna make their money back that way?).

Is there any hard numbers on salaries? Because I usually hear animation tends to be pretty low ball in terms of pay and prestige. Even video games pay more which is why you see a lot of voice actors jumping ship to the video game industry like Laura Bailey, or why movies use celebrity voices instead of established cartoon voice actors.

If we go by Shirobako's word seiyuu usually get the biggest paycheck out of everyone.

I think you're mistaken on theme songs though. The seiyuu aren't the ones that usually sing those. OPs and EDs are usually done by established bands and artists. You might be thinking of character songs which are what character seiyuu sing.

I think you're mistaken on theme songs though. The seiyuu aren't the ones that usually sing those. OPs and EDs are usually done by established bands and artists. You might be thinking of character songs which are what character seiyuu sing.