 A Kickstarter campaign launched by Right Stuf Inc.'s publishing division Nozomi Entertainment has announced that it will dub the entire Aria anime franchise, which includes the three original TV anime seasons, the OVA, and the sequel Aria The Avvenire (pictured). The campaign's initial goal was $110,000 USD, but has since raised over $486,000 USD with help of additional stretch goals. The dub will be produced by the New York based Headline Studios and will be lead by Joe Digiorgi (Boogiepop Phantom). Michelle Knotz, Veronica Taylor, Carol Jacobanis, and Lisa Ortiz will be featured in the dub, with their respective roles to be announced at a later date. The campaign will end on September 11.The original slice of life series, penned by Kozue Amano, began its serialization in the monthly Stencil magazine in January 2001. The series later received a new serialization under Mag Garden's monthly Comic Blade label in February 2002, where it ran for 67 chapters and was collected into 12 compiled volumes. Junichi Satou adapted the manga into three TV series in Fall 2005, Spring 2006, and Winter 2008, respectively, all produced by Hal Film Maker. The series has also received an OVA adaptation and two special episodes. It later received a sequel, titled Aria the Avvenire, which premiered on September 26, 2015 and was produced by TYO Animations. Source: Kickstarter page |
VindstotSep 8, 2017 3:28 PM
Wasshio said: but it's good that it's getting an English dub for the franchise. English dub for the franchise is never good. |
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| Well they had me at Veronica Taylor and Lisa Ortiz. |
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| Still haven't seen Aria. Might start with the dub since I'm not allergic to English speaking actors like a lot of anime fans. |
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Swagernator said: Wasshio said: but it's good that it's getting an English dub for the franchise. English dub for the franchise is never good. Never good? Lol, it only increases exposure of the Anime to a larger amount of people. How is that not good? And plus, Lisa Ortiz is involved. For those of you who don't know, she voiced Lina Inverse in Slayers. She's a legend here in North America. |
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| We were just talking about this, @humbledsoul5121. 🎉 |
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| Happy to see the kickstarter pulled through! |
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| GOD IS REAL. ALL HAIL KOZUE AMANO. |
| I'm ready for the salty dub haters lol Anyway, this is great news. I was actually planning on watching the anime. |
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Seiya said: Never good? Lol, it only increases exposure of the Anime to a larger amount of people. How is that not good? Increased exposure of the Anime to a large amount of people is never good. It means we eventually get more trash. |
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Swagernator said: Seiya said: Never good? Lol, it only increases exposure of the Anime to a larger amount of people. How is that not good? Increased exposure of the Anime to a large amount of people is never good. Couldn't agree more. It's the most ridiculous 'argument' of normalfag-dub-lovers. Yaboku said: I'm ready for the salty dub haters lol You can like dubs of course, but it doesn't change the fact that dubs sucks ass. /thread. |
furukawa-sama said: Couldn't agree more. It's the most ridiculous 'argument' of normalfag-dub-lovers. Yaboku said: I'm ready for the salty dub haters lol You can like dubs of course, but it doesn't change the fact that dubs sucks ass. /thread. Yes, there are some bad dubs. But there's also plenty of good ones. I just hate it that any video with anime dub in it or any news about dubs has people talking about how ''bad the dub will be'' or how ''dubs suck''. It's annoying. |
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Wasshio said: But Aria (the series) is actually good. What's wrong with making more exposure? Doesn't matter if it's good, dub elitists don't care about it they care only about shounens. |
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| One question Does this series have a full adaptation or goes anime original...either way does it have an ending. i know its slice of life but i still wanna ask. |
Wasshio said: Swagernator said: Doesn't matter if it's good, dub elitists don't care about it they care only about shounens. That's kind of giving a generalization right there. I know some dub fans that likes SoL anime series honestly. Well ever thought of the fact that more exposure also leads to more annoying ppl joining the club? More exposure is kinda a double edged sword. Plus there won't be exposure if it only gets a dub, it also needs to be broadcasted and as far as I can see, there are no plans for a broadcast of it. |
| I prefer a new Aria series. I want to see the journey of Ai-chan Please make one! |
Wasshio said: -ShadowClaw- said: One question Does this series have a full adaptation or goes anime original...either way does it have an ending. i know its slice of life but i still wanna ask. I'm not too sure but I don't think its a complete adaption, but I don't think it went original either. does it have a sort of conclusion still? or it just keeps doing the same stuff. |
furukawa-sama said: Couldn't agree more. It's the most ridiculous 'argument' of normalfag-dub-lovers. Yaboku said: I'm ready for the salty dub haters lol You can like dubs of course, but it doesn't change the fact that dubs sucks ass. /thread. Wow this is the most elitist thing I have ever read. "No I don't want more people liking my show" |
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Swagernator said: Wasshio said: But Aria (the series) is actually good. What's wrong with making more exposure? Doesn't matter if it's good, dub elitists don't care about it they care only about shounens. And what about sub elitists? You spend more time complaining about dubs than actually watching Anime. |
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Seiya said: And what about sub elitists? There is no such thing as sub elitist, it's only natural watch anime subbed. |
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Swagernator said: Seiya said: And what about sub elitists? There is no such thing as sub elitist, it's only natural watch anime subbed. No, it's not. You're a kid born in 1994. The only reason you don't like dubs, is because you didn't grow up watching them for as long. |
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| I won't watch it, but I hope this helps spread the wonderful miracle that Aria has worked in my own life. |
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| I'm giving my $50 for this. Won't lose anything since I'll get shirts. |
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You said: I'm giving my $50 for this. Won't lose anything since I'll get shirts. You sure you don't want to get the guidebook? It's exclusive to the Kickstarter. :p |
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| I pledged enough to get all seasons + the recently released OVAs. Really glad Aria managed to get as much attention as it did, as it's truly one of the best slice-of-life anime I've seen. |
| For people whining about the fact that dubs exist, the Kickstarter's other major goal was to upscale the anime into HD. Considering how awful the Japanese upscale was, I'm welcoming a new one. Pledged enough to get the new discs and I'm excited to rewatch Aria. As for dubs, I don't tend to watch them but if that's how people enjoy anime then I don't really see the problem. Anime is entertainment after all. Someone watching an anime dubbed, or a dub even existing, doesn't really harm you. If this gets more people to watch Aria, which is downright incredible, I'm game. |
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mrfried said: But if you just want shounen shows Shounens are what exposure will bring into anime industry, and more shounens = end of creativity and comming of brainless shows. |
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Swagernator said: Seiya said: Never good? Lol, it only increases exposure of the Anime to a larger amount of people. How is that not good? Increased exposure of the Anime to a large amount of people is never good. It means we eventually get more trash. no, it means studious and animators will make more money and we will get more well thought out original stuff and adaptations that will never happen right without big budgets and international support(berserk,20th century boys, vinland saga ect) |
Danielle said: For people whining about the fact that dubs exist, the Kickstarter's other major goal was to upscale the anime into HD. Considering how awful the Japanese upscale was, I'm welcoming a new one. Pledged enough to get the new discs and I'm excited to rewatch Aria. As for dubs, I don't tend to watch them but if that's how people enjoy anime then I don't really see the problem. Anime is entertainment after all. Someone watching an anime dubbed, or a dub even existing, doesn't really harm you. If this gets more people to watch Aria, which is downright incredible, I'm game. you're a man of culture my friend. we need more people like you on MAL. |
| Very nice, I was looking for a reason to watch Aria again. :) |
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Kadmos said: Danielle said: For people whining about the fact that dubs exist, the Kickstarter's other major goal was to upscale the anime into HD. Considering how awful the Japanese upscale was, I'm welcoming a new one. Pledged enough to get the new discs and I'm excited to rewatch Aria. As for dubs, I don't tend to watch them but if that's how people enjoy anime then I don't really see the problem. Anime is entertainment after all. Someone watching an anime dubbed, or a dub even existing, doesn't really harm you. If this gets more people to watch Aria, which is downright incredible, I'm game. This is how the dub vs. sub should be. Of course, not tending to watch a dub is different than almost never watching a dub. If you want me to be more exact I can; I do not watch dubs at all. The only exceptions are that it's a nostalgia-fueled rewatch of the censored dubs that aired on television when I was younger, or I am watching an anime with someone who isn't willing to put up with subtitles. Dubs don't really appeal to me but my opinion of them remains the same as what I said above. |
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mrfried said: but dubbing a series like Aria and gives shows like that more exposure, more distributors will be buying up the rights and the studios will be able to make more shows like them. Thats bulshit and you know it so stop with that, there will be no great sales of that shows when it get dub, so studio hardly make any differences from money they get from that. Masses don't watch shows like Aria in the first place, so they wont watch it/buy it if it get dub. |
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| Even though I won't watch it dubbed, seeing my favourite anime series of all time getting such a treatment is more than fulfilling, especially considering how increasingly more recent anime, almost regardless of quality, get dubs immediately. Aria actually has an Italian dub already, for anyone who wants to experience Neo Venezia in such a mood~ |
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