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tamabonotchi) wrote2008-08-15 07:37 pm
tamabonotchi) wrote2008-08-15 07:37 pm
Rant on VIZ English translations of Bleach anime and manga
Thoughts on the official VIZ English translations of Bleach in both the anime and manga, mostly on how I do not like them.
Spoilers up to Soul Society arc.
Spoilers up to Soul Society arc.
I knew VIZ was the dub-makers of Naruto. I never liked the voices they all used for the characters, and cutting out scenes or trying to making them more age-appropriate for a kids show (which it was NOT supposed to be, hence all the scenes that were haxed) and of course, having to change Naruto's '-Dattebayo!' word to "Believe it!" ... Yes, I hated the dub.
And VIZ has made problems with Bleach also, but both dub AND manga.
Once again, the voice actors- I despise Michelle Ruff voicing Rukia. She sounds like an middle-aged woman (albeit Rukia is over 100 years old) and seeing a shinigami girl that looks young enough to pass off a teenager and is small with a voice of a middle-aged woman isn't very appealing or pleasant.
And then the openings and endings. I can't understand why VIZ would do the openings, but replace the good endings with this plain background with small shots of different episodes? At least VIZ used bits of the ending music, unlike in Naruto.
But my greatest annoyance of the anime AND manga is they took out the whole names dynamic.
The names dynamic does play import roles in the story- the distance between Ichigo and Orihime because they call each other by their family names, Rukia calling Byakuya nii-sama since he is still her honorable brother, and Ishida calling everyone by their last names, a suffix if necessary.
What did VIZ do? "Screw names! We'll just have EVERYONE call Ishida Uryu, Sado Chad, Kuchiki Rukia (Inoue, Ishida, and Sado call her Kuchiki-san), and Inoue Orihime."
That takes out a lot of how many characters show respect for others, as in Japan, only close friends and family call people by their first names; otherwise it's very rude.
You take out that dynamic of Bleach, you're sure to ruin a some-what good anime (Studio Pierrot and their animation and fillers...) just to make some clueless American teenager or tween understand. I, however, will not stand listening Ishida calling everyone by first name nor Orihime.
And like I've said, I despise Michelle Ruff voicing Rukia.
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More like a rant, really.
Anyway- camp is over, and my laptop is going to get fixed on Monday, hopefully it'll come back the same day.
There's probably more about the anime I didn't mention, but oh well.
And VIZ has made problems with Bleach also, but both dub AND manga.
Once again, the voice actors- I despise Michelle Ruff voicing Rukia. She sounds like an middle-aged woman (albeit Rukia is over 100 years old) and seeing a shinigami girl that looks young enough to pass off a teenager and is small with a voice of a middle-aged woman isn't very appealing or pleasant.
And then the openings and endings. I can't understand why VIZ would do the openings, but replace the good endings with this plain background with small shots of different episodes? At least VIZ used bits of the ending music, unlike in Naruto.
But my greatest annoyance of the anime AND manga is they took out the whole names dynamic.
The names dynamic does play import roles in the story- the distance between Ichigo and Orihime because they call each other by their family names, Rukia calling Byakuya nii-sama since he is still her honorable brother, and Ishida calling everyone by their last names, a suffix if necessary.
What did VIZ do? "Screw names! We'll just have EVERYONE call Ishida Uryu, Sado Chad, Kuchiki Rukia (Inoue, Ishida, and Sado call her Kuchiki-san), and Inoue Orihime."
That takes out a lot of how many characters show respect for others, as in Japan, only close friends and family call people by their first names; otherwise it's very rude.
You take out that dynamic of Bleach, you're sure to ruin a some-what good anime (Studio Pierrot and their animation and fillers...) just to make some clueless American teenager or tween understand. I, however, will not stand listening Ishida calling everyone by first name nor Orihime.
And like I've said, I despise Michelle Ruff voicing Rukia.
====================
More like a rant, really.
Anyway- camp is over, and my laptop is going to get fixed on Monday, hopefully it'll come back the same day.
There's probably more about the anime I didn't mention, but oh well.