tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post6680577332080892261..comments2023-10-08T07:31:49.622-07:00Comments on Anime Dub Reviews: Grave of the Fireflies (Central Park Media Version)Jon Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429847710275106960noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-24760083463672894112015-11-18T09:17:28.802-08:002015-11-18T09:17:28.802-08:00I would personally like to hear a Studio Canal dub...I would personally like to hear a Studio Canal dub of Grave of the Fireflies. Ben Wishaw would be my ideal casting choice for Seitaeamonn.deane@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295445795243173440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-39295950862156036032013-07-31T11:11:07.633-07:002013-07-31T11:11:07.633-07:00Maybe you know already (and it's an old articl...Maybe you know already (and it's an old article), but there's a new dub for Grave of the Fireflies (featuring Adam Gibbs as Seita, Emily Neves ans Shelley Calene-Black as the mother). Maybe it would be worth it to revisit it someday.<br /><br />By the way, according to Wikipedia, Rhonda Crosite was an alias for Corrine Orr (aka all the female characters in the original Speed Racer anime (yes, the one from the 60s)). I'm not sure if it's true, but it would fit since the dub was done in New York (where Orr works). I thought it was an interesting piece of trivia.<br /><br />That would mean that Setsuko was voiced by a lady in her 60s.Pierre-Oliviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-42557364700763682902011-03-24T16:53:41.423-07:002011-03-24T16:53:41.423-07:00My heart broke in two after watching this. Don'...My heart broke in two after watching this. Don't underestimate this movie. You'll pretty much bawl your eyes out then you'll be depressed. It tells you how powerful animated films can be. This is by far the saddest movie I've ever seen and would recommend this movie to anyone. Just amazing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-58629889093641284092010-11-24T15:27:00.779-08:002010-11-24T15:27:00.779-08:00Just saw this movie today. Even with the middle be...Just saw this movie today. Even with the middle being a little dull, I still shed many tears at the end. The only complaint I really have with the dub is the aunt. She sounded rather robotic at times, almost as if the person playing her didn't even care. Other than that, not much that really bothered me about it (Setsuko's voice kinda grew on me, actually.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-33885004750935720882010-11-20T23:02:22.977-08:002010-11-20T23:02:22.977-08:00I often don't, except that in this case, I fel...I often don't, except that in this case, I felt that the use of an actual four-year-old in the original version put the Japanese version of this film over an advantage. (I'm much less anal about this issue if it's a woman trying to sound like a boy or a girl, though--e.g. Pazu and Sheeta, Jean, Nadia, and Marie all played by actresses in their 30s or twenties trying to sound like children in Japanese.) Like I said, I have my standards. I DON'T compare dubs to their Japanese counterparts, but this is an exception.Jon Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429847710275106960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-49808448751049715512010-11-20T17:04:21.177-08:002010-11-20T17:04:21.177-08:00Hey, I thought you said when you review dubs you D...Hey, I thought you said when you review dubs you DON'T do so by comparing them to their Japanese counterparts heh, heh. Good review though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-59288496519843090082010-11-19T08:53:20.728-08:002010-11-19T08:53:20.728-08:00The movie itself is very heartwrenching; it's ...The movie itself is very heartwrenching; it's about as sad as any youll ever see. But it's definitely one of the finest movies I'd ever recommend anyone who has doubts about Anime telling an effective story to watch... although only once.<br /><br />As far as the dub goes, no it's not ANYWHERE nearly as abhorrent as Streamline's dub of LAPUTA (thank goodness Disney's dub is much better), but it's not outstanding either. It won't make you cringe, but it won't make you beam with joy either.Jon Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429847710275106960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182522856736612403.post-13096205547877409352010-11-18T20:58:15.647-08:002010-11-18T20:58:15.647-08:00I still have yet to see this film. Tell me, is it ...I still have yet to see this film. Tell me, is it as bad as the Streamline version of Castle in the Sky? I'm curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com