rank - title - dub studio
1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Ocean)
2. Black Lagoon / Black Lagoon The Second Barrage (Ocean)
3. Shakugan no Shana (Ocean)
4. Hellsing Ultimate (New Generation)
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Bang Zoom)
6. Full Metal Panic / Full Metal Panic Fumoffu / Full Metal Panic The Second Raid (ADV)
7. GunxSword (New Generation)
8. Giant Robo (NYAV)
9. Le Chevalier D'Eon (ADV)
10. Kanon 2006 (ADV)
RANK - TITLE - DUB STUDIO
1. Castle in the Sky / My Neighbor Totoro / Princess Mononoke / Kiki's Delivery Service / Nausicaa (Disney)
2. Fullmetal Alchemist (FuniMation)
3. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (ADV Films)
4. Record of Lodoss War OVA (National Sound)
5. The Slayers NEXT (TAJ Studios)
6. The World of Narue / Night on a Galactic Railroad (CPM)
7. His and Her Circumstances / Gokudo (Headline Sound)
8. Akira 2001 / Metropolis / Outlaw Star / The Castle of Cagliostro (AniMaze, inc.)
9. Jungle Emperor Leo / Magic User's Club / The Phoenix (NYAV Post)
10. The Wings of Honneamise (AniMaze inc.)
ROD the TV
Kaleido Star
Big O
Kiki's Delivery Service
Full Metal Panic
Appleseed (can't decide which one though)
His and Her Circumstances
Scrapped Princess
Super Gals
Tenchi Muyo (original cast)
1. Bleach (Viz)
2. One Piece (Funimation)
3. Lucky Star (Bandai)
4. Full metal Alchemist (Funimation)
5. Naruto (viz)
6. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Bandai)
7. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Bandai)
8. Eureka 7 (Bandai)
9. Death Note (Viz)
10. Black cat (viz)
10. One Piece (Funimation)
9. Bleach
8. Neon Genesis Evangelion
7. Cowboy Bebop
6. Full Metal Alchemist
5. Dragonball Z
4. Full Metal Panic
3. Black Lagoon
2. Samurai Champloo
1. Yuu Yuu Hakusho
1. Code Geass. Not only are the animations good, Johnny Yong Bosch, Yuri Lowenthal, Karen Strassman, Michael Lindsay, Kim Mai Guest, Liam O' Brien and all the other actors nail at bringing out the various moments of all the characters and their well-rounded emotions.
2. Death Note Brad Swaile got me at Light's laugh. He made Light sound like he went permantly on the deep end. And for a bunch of Ocean Group voice actors who I was unfamiliar with, their application to the characters were very believable.
3. Lucky Star Wendee Lee, Kari Walhgren and all the actors at Bangzoom REALLY improvised with the dialogue to a point where it was funnier than ANY subtitles I've seen! XD
4. Fullmetal Alchemist Uh..... Vic Mignogna? I mean same as lucky Star, all the dialogue and scenes were very funny and well-rounded for the actors to cast as their characters. And not bad for Aaron's first gig before puberty.
5. Inuyasha Same thing, original dialogue. Even though I didn't understand some of the dialogue, most of it was just plain fun to hear ouf of the character individually.
6. Rurouni Kenshin For all of these people to pronounce all the japnese names of people, places, swords and techniques while still maintaining their acting,... it's pure talent! All the more to be convinced of the story's setting being in Meiji era, Japan. I feel like the characters are more of Japanese folk that speak english fluently.
7. Eureka Seven I had NO idea that was Johnny Yong Bosch playing as Renton until a while after I saw Bleach! Incredible!
8. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I think after that show, Crispin sympathizes with Kyon's inconvience and Wendee may have become more crazy like Haruhi! lol
9. Yuyu Hakusho the main actors let out the noticable types of voices for character like Hiei, Kuwabara, and Yusuke.
10. One Piece The characters and their personalities felt WAY more believeable than in the 4kids dub (not that I despise 4kids for it, they had their reasons).
Bleach and Naruto just fall under 11 and 12. And I would say Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, but I don't know if that counts since it's a video game.
1. Yu Yu Hakusho/Cowboy Bebop- Its a tie between these 2, as they are among the most amazing dubs that I have ever seen. Both anime were already great in their own respective genres before their dubs, but when they were dubbed, the English voice acting for both actually happened to be so good that it made those series just that much more enjoyable for me. ;)
2. Full Metal Panic!- Chris Patton as Sousuke Sagara alone is good enough to sell this dub for me, but it also helps that every other role is cast spot on perfectly in this dub. Gauron's voice is nothing short of epic, and Kaname's voice actress completely captures her persoanlity down to the last detail. Also, as someone who actually is not a fan of Vic Mignogna, I have to say that he does a great job as Kurz. Overall, its an amazing dub.
3. Outlaw Star
4. One Piece
5. Black Lagoon
6. Full Metal Alchemist- Aside from Ed's voice, everyone else is awesome, in this dub. As I said, I'm not a fan of Vic. That's not to say that I think his voice acting is actually bad, but he makes Ed sound like he's in his mid-20's, ors omething like that, and that just feels really odd knowing that he's only 15 years old.
7. Death Note
8. Rurouni Kenshin
9. Hellsing (TV series + OVAs)- Even though I'm not a big fan of Hellsing anymore (that includes the manga, as well), I can still appreciate its fantastic dub. ;)
10. The Big O
There are some other honorable mentions that I could make, like Blue Gender and Lupin III, but those 10 are among my favorites. ^_^
1. Yu Yu Hakusho: They really went all out with this dub. Great script changes were made to make the anime more modern, funnier, and just all around better. Also the voices fit perfectly. And whoever rags on Kuwabara's voice probably hasn't watched much of the anime, because he is incredible as Kuwabara and delivers some truly unforgettable lines. 11/10!
2. Golden Boy (OVA): Oh man, this was just too darn funny not to put in the #2 spot. If you're going to watch it, watch it dubbed. My sides hurt from just the first episode.
3. Cowboy Bebop: Just a solid dub. No complaints. Though sometimes overrated by some people in my opinion, it's just a very memorable and solid dub.
4. Hellsing: Crispin Freeman. If you're not hooked yet you obviously don't know about him. Which means you should definitely watch Hellsing and become a believer.
1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Bandai/Bang Zoom!)
2. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (ADV)
3. Ghost Stories (ADV)
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion (ADV)
5. Full Metal Panic! (ADV)
JLS said: rank - title - dub studio
1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Ocean)
2. Black Lagoon / Black Lagoon The Second Barrage (Ocean)
3. Shakugan no Shana (Ocean)
4. Hellsing Ultimate (New Generation)
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Bang Zoom)
6. Full Metal Panic / Full Metal Panic Fumoffu / Full Metal Panic The Second Raid (ADV)
7. GunxSword (New Generation)
8. Giant Robo (NYAV)
9. Le Chevalier D'Eon (ADV)
10. Kanon 2006 (ADV)
New List, 5 months later just for my own amusement:
rank - title - dub studio
1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Ocean)
2. Black Lagoon / Black Lagoon The Second Barrage (Ocean)
3. Sword of the Stranger (Ocean)
4. Shakugan no Shana (Ocean)
5. Eureka Seven (Bang Zoom)
6. Hellsing Ultimate (New Generation)
7. R.O.D. TV (New Generation)
8. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Bang Zoom)
9. Full Metal Panic / Full Metal Panic Fumoffu / Full Metal Panic The Second Raid (ADV)
10. Baccano (Funimation)
1. Fruits Basket
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Bleach
4. Code Geass
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Death Note
7. InuYasha
8. Ouran High School Host Club
9. Black Lagoon
10. Naruto
Karen: So, if you're from Africa... why are you white? O_O Gretchen: Oh my God Karen! You can't just ask people why they're white!
1.GS series
2.gurren lagann
3.romeo x juliet
4.death note
5.lucky star
6.geass series
7.yu-gi-oh!
8.girls bravo
LIVING THE GS-LIFESTYLE
MR.GS
JUST ON THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANIME WORLD
THE KLAC OF ANIME WORLD
you either with ANIME http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=24159 or against the anime
1. Death Note
2. Inuyasha
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
4. Ouran High School Host Club
5. Black Blood Brothers
6. Zatch Bell
7. Code Geass R1
8. Code Geass R2
9. Claymore
10. Romeo X Juliet
These are my favorite anime series so far.
1. Black Lagoon 1 and 2 - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Geneon)
2. Death Note - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Viz Media)
3. FLCL - Synch-Point ?? * Los Angeles, California (Synch-Point)
4. Now and Then, Here and There - Taj Studios (with Tom Wayland) * New York City, New York (CPM)
5. Paranoia Agent - New Generation Pictures * Beverly Hills, California (Geneon)
6. Kanon - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
7. Welcome to the NHK - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
8. Animation Runner Kuromi - Mercury Productions (with Tom Wayland) * New York City, New York (CPM)
9. Ergo Proxy - New Generation Pictures * Beverly Hills, California (Geneon)
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
Honorable mentions:
---- Cyber City - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM)
---- A Wind Named Amensia - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM)
---- Dominion: Tank Police - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM) [recorded in 1992 iirc]
---- Gunslinger Girl - Funimation Studios * Fort Worth, Texas (Funimation Ent)
---- Speed Grapher - Funimation Studios * Fort Worth, Texas (Funimation Ent)
---- The Sky Crawlers - The Dubbing Brothers - Los Angeles, California (Sony)
---- Nana - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Viz Media)
---- The World of Narue * Central Park Media ?? (with Tom Wayland) - New York City, New York (CPM)
---- Animation Runner Kuromi * Mercury Productions - New York City, New York (CPM)
---- Alein Nine - * Beatstreet Studios (with Tom Wayland) - New York City, New York (CPM)
---- Jinki:Extend - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Pani Poni Dash - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- 5 Centimeters Per Second - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Gantz - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Kino's Journey - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Princess Tutu - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Dragon Half - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Puni Puni Poemy - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Petite Princess Yucie - Monster Island * Austin, Texas (ADV Films)
....SOOO many more. Will add them when I get some free time.
1. Shuffle
2. Baccano
3. NANA
4. D.Gray-Man
5. Welcome To The N.H.K
6. Kanon 2006
7. Ouran High School Host Club
8. Jyu-Oh-Sei
9. Case Closed
10. Rin: Daughters Of Mnemosybe
1. Gurren Laggan
Dragonball Z
Ergo Proxy
Rin: Daughters of Mnemosybe
Black Lagoon
Code Geass
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Gantz
Death Note
10. Hellsing
(Note only seen few anime going to watch more dubs and thanks for your opinions might check a few that I haven't seen yet)
1-Hellsing Ultimate Series
2-Mushi-shi
3-Cowboy Bebop (+Movie)
4-Trigun
5-Black Lagoon Season 1 & 2
6-FMA (+ Brotherhood)
7-Goldenboy
8-School Rumble Series
9-Welcome to the NHK
10-Ghost in the Shell Series
Gallentforce7May 22, 2009 7:41 PM
