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Originally posted by ekylo:
I'm trying to remember what series it was but a friend had asked me how old the characters in it were supposed to be. I mentioned that they were in high school. She had thought they were in college because the voices sounded too "mature" to her
Probably not who you're referring to, but the English dub voice of Souchiro Arima from Kare Kano (His & Her Curcumstances) made the character sound as though he was in his thirties. I mean, I know the character has issues and all, but c'mon...
I don't think young characters are the fortÈ of American voice actors - they seem to overplay the part in an attempt to capture that Japanese essence. Female actors have an especially tough time trying to reach that high pitch and end up screeching horrendously. Both dub actresses who played Excel of Excel Saga are examples of this. English VA's seem far more adept at shows that feature adult characters, such as Cowboy Bebop and Patlabor WXIII.
The dubs produced by one US company in particular - which shall remain un-named (though a hint is in the above paragraph) - are highly overrated in my opinion; I see topics at certain forums saying "[insert female VA] is soooo hot!", which is then followed up by equally nauseating bullcrap from other posters. The company whom these overrated actresses work for then basically has a license to make celebrities out of them. I don't know why but it irks me greatly [img]http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/mad.gif[/img]
[This message has been edited by Interzone (edited 10-02-2003).]