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NEWS: Nozomi Ent. Launches Kickstarter for Aria the Animation English Dub

true enough. I have never heard of headline studios before. the only dubbing studio I know of that is in new york is of course NYAV which have highly respected VAs. this news on the studio have me worried that it will get a half assed performance unlike other series under nozumi's belt.

hopefully other rightstuff/nozumi titles can get projects like these so they can too get dubbed. especially for a series like emma which more or less warrants one. and of course maria watches over us.

Hi Ann, I'm just curious whether this kickstarter is available to people outside the US (eg. the UK), for those of us with multi-region players? Obviously the shipping costs would rise quite a bit, but I'm just seeing it's even allowed before trying to pledge.

Also, I echo the view that a Blu-ray & chipboard Box only option would be appreciated.

fathomlessblue wrote:

Hi Ann, I'm just curious whether this kickstarter is available to people outside the US (eg. the UK), for those of us with multi-region players? Obviously the shipping costs would rise quite a bit, but I'm just seeing it's even allowed before trying to pledge. Also, I echo the view that a Blu-ray & chipboard Box only option would be appreciated.

That's a question for Shawne, if you're talking about the Aria Kickstarter.

Did the Early Bird prices end at 200 backers? I was #200. lol

I'm not sure NYAV is particularly relevant here. Most of their recent productions seem to really lean heavy on their LA studio. The random stuff Media Blasters has been putting out is probably more in line, cast wise at least, for what you could expect from an NY dub.

I still agree with this approach to dub Aria, but l upon further reflection I am wondering if it might have been better for Right Stuf to ask for $450,000 upfront to dub the 3 seasons. That is a lot of money, but I am thinking that maybe that way fans would be more motivated to contribute if they know that everything is being dubbed. If things went badly and the goal was not met, I figure that Right Stuf could cover on their own the cost for a sub-only BD release of all three seasons.

And I second the idea of Right Stuf using crowd funding to dub more of their catalog titles. I would love a dub for Sound of the Sky.

I also agree with if this campaign is to dub all three seasons it should have been known from the start.

Clannad VN Kickstarter campaign Ended With US$541,101 so it is possible.

Animegomaniac wrote:

I honestly don't know. If Nozomi stated that they would contract it out to Funimation or Sentai then I'd get a good idea what it could sound like but this could be anything.

We will be using Headline Studios for this, which we also used for Boogiepop, His and Her Circumstances, and The Third. We have access to people all over, so it may not restricted to NY actors only. Cast will be put in updates as added.

Skip Beat, as well as most dubs these days, can easily overcome distances and regions if not always union dues. However, ARIA is even different from Toradora in my mind; It's not just one or two characters that make the show, all the leads...all the named characters... how should I put this...

Need to come together like a string quartet, like the soundtrack itself. You can't score one or two names and call it a day, you need to get a trio that work together as a known quantity. Even if the actors don't work together in the studio, certain combinations are just better. If they have Actor A, they can hire Actor B as the counterpoint and then get Actor C to completely mix it up.

But Aria isn't even that simple as there is two trios that need to be formed as well as three separate duos out of those six. I'm glad it's not Bang Zoom, I really am... all the actresses there are starting to sound the same to me these days and I think its on purpose... but it is a little worrying to hear both "Don't worry, the dub studio is still the same" and "Don't worry, it's all different and not as studio centric".

The trickiest part is that I never thought this show would get a dub in the first place.. What would Akari sound like in English?

"Once more chance, please!" Like that, only though out the entire show? Something like it, I guess. Someone who can get easily emotional but still have a certain core strength.

Like I said, it's tricky.