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While I understand your sentiments Toshio, I'm fully supporting Jeffbert on this one. If a hero makes a selfless sacrifice, yeah, maybe their loved ones might be in danger. Or heck, even the planet. But what you're forgetting is one very simple factor; the needs of the many do outweigh the needs of ...

While I have yet to watch the 80's series (or read the original Pluto story arc), I will agree that the way the 03 series handled Zoran and Pluto's relationship wonderfully. Though Pluto may already have been influenced by Astro, it's really Zoran who ends up bringing out the part of Pluto that is g...

I know what you mean. The ones I tended to notice the most were scenes where someone was clearly having a conversation with another party member, and half of said party member's face is cut off. Actually, Zoran was voiced by Susan Blu, who any Transformers fans here should recognize as the voice of ...

April; Sure, here's the link; http://www.awopodcast.com/2006/10/anime-world-order-show-37-interview.html It's actually quite an intersting interview in full, since it has Handler talking about his earlier days on Voltron, for his better known dub work like Cowboy Bebop and FLCL. That alone, deserves...

It is not only the 50th anniversary of the Astro Boy anime, but also the 60th anniversary of Princess Knight and 40th anniversary of Black Jack. TO.net says that "In a variety of ways, characters from the works of Osamu Tezuka will play an active role this year! Please look forward to it!" So Princ...

April Actually, it's funny you mention that. Mark Handler (the man being interviewed) was actually interviewed recently for an anime podcast, in which he explained that not only does he have great respect for the character, but he too didn't care for the regulations he was forced to inflict upon the...

That's a good question you pose Satus; I think people would probably be more accepting of the changes if they weren't aware of them. But considering the age we live in, people can easily just look up what was cut, and judge for themselves. Regardless, I think you raise a good point in saying that th...

Perfect way to spend a snowy day indeed...either that, or just writing (at least for me, anyway). Yeah, I always find it funny that Tawashi himself has a wife. Not that he isn't a good guy or anything, but it just seems strange in my mind to know he's married. Still, Tawashi is a good guy, so I can ...

Oh good, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it Amaryllis. Luckily, the DVD set is very affordable if you know where to look. Heck, I got mine off Amazon for about $22.00, plus a few extra bucks shipping. Yeah, I know what you mean about Tenma's voices. I really like the Japanese one, but I sort of prefer ...

I never said that cutting out stuff such as what you pointed out makes it a good dub. What I am trying to ask is if there were things people like about the dub version, such as the things I just mentioned. If you don't find any redeeming factors in the dub version, fine. But please, don't come onto ...