Changed anime theme songs that don't blow [Archive]

Kaoru

05-30-2007, 10:10 PM

Areku

05-30-2007, 10:59 PM

Gotta go fast! - 4Kids SonicX
Dragonball theme - website says Dragonball is Funimation, but was the song theirs?
Gotta Catch them All (long song) - Pokemon (I have no idea which at this point)
Shaman King - 4Kids.

I actually like all those song. The only one I mildly dislike is ‘Gotta go fast’, but it is catchy.

Ben

05-31-2007, 02:52 AM

The dub version of Freckles from Ruroni Kenshin.

Duke

05-31-2007, 03:21 AM

Pokémon Johto is pretty awesome, as is the movie version of "Born to be a Winner." All three of the Advanced themes are pretty good, though I think Advanced Challenge is the best.

For non-4Kids dubs, the dub songs for Pioneer's old dub of Tenchi Muyo! were excellent, especially Sherry Lynn's "I'm a Pioneer."

I'm also a big fan of FUNi's dubbed songs in Dragonball, Kiddy Grade, Tenchi Muyo! GXP, and Case Closed. That last one, in particular, is better than the Japanese versions.

BrendaBat

05-31-2007, 08:02 AM

Isn't it a shame that none of the anime companies dub theme songs anymore?:(

Anyway, best song dubbing award goes to Nerima Daikon Brothers. Hands down. Translating and dubbing a musical anime couldn't have been easy. ADV not only did a great job; but they surpassed the original version!

And the dub songs in Kiki's Delivery Service were awesome. They drew a lot of fanboy hate for changing the music and lyrics. But I thought the English songs were prettier and their lyrics fit the tone of the movie better than the cheesy love songs used in the Japanese version.

I also love the dub songs for Rayearth, Lodoss War, Kenshin, Tenchi, Totoro, and just about everything Funi has done. :D

TnAdct1

05-31-2007, 11:51 AM

Anyway, best song dubbing award goes to Nerima Daikon Brothers. Hands down. Translating and dubbing a musical anime couldn't have been easy. ADV not only did a great job; but they surpassed the original version! Tell me about it. From the female cop lamenting about how she's unable to rhyme to an ED where the band breaks the fourth wall to thank the viewers for buying the DVD, the dub version of the Nerima Daikon Brothers songs are well worth the price of the DVD.

Kurokawa41

05-31-2007, 12:19 PM

Pretty much ONLY FUNi's songs. Like, maybe Yu Yu Hakusho's in particular.

Tash

05-31-2007, 12:20 PM

Isn't it a shame that none of the anime companies dub theme songs anymore?:(
Funi still does, but only for bigger titles. (which is the only reason I care about the new OP dub)

Zeonic Freak

05-31-2007, 01:55 PM

I think "Oh Angel" from the Fatal Fury motion picutre is one of the best Jap to English Dub ever, awsome voice by the guy who sung it!!!!

And a few of the Bubblegum Crisis songs are good IMO...

GWOtaku

05-31-2007, 01:58 PM

Kiki's Delivery Service--I agree with Brenda, those dub songs ruled. To add to the list the redubbed Fruits Basket opening was good, and while dramatically different the opening for Escaflowne's TV dub was pretty cool.

Zeonic Freak

05-31-2007, 02:01 PM

Another one hits me, the Record of Lodoss War OVA OP/ED themes were good in english...

Otaku0013

05-31-2007, 02:17 PM

Anyway, best song dubbing award goes to Nerima Daikon Brothers. Hands down. Translating and dubbing a musical anime couldn't have been easy. ADV not only did a great job; but they surpassed the original version!

I agree completely.

The dubbed opening and closing for the upcoming Suzuka anime are also really good. I saw Suzuka at Animazement 2007 and during the opening and closing songs, Caitlin Glass (ADR Director) world turn the volume up for the music.

Leaping Larry Jojo

05-31-2007, 03:00 PM

Gotta go fast! - 4Kids SonicX
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I don't like it. It sounds like a constipated guy having sex. :sweat:

FightingDreamer

05-31-2007, 03:09 PM

The Pokemon Advanced Generation themes are pretty good; my personal favorite is Advanced Battle's "Undefeatable".

Fruits Basket's redub theme is pretty awesome, as are most of Funimation's other redub themes.

Am I honestly the only one who likes "Rock the Dragon"? It's stupid, I'll give you that, but it's also maddeningly catchy.

asphaltviking64

05-31-2007, 05:45 PM

Am I honestly the only one who likes "Rock the Dragon"? It's stupid, I'll give you that, but it's also maddeningly catchy.

Hell no! that was a great song and nice edit job there. well probably it was just nostalgia and the fact it made an impression on me at an early age. The vocals needed some work but it also works for the style of this rock. The guitar solos however stand out as one of the greatest 90's theme song solos next to the MMPR one.

Some other great dubbed songs,

"Speed Racer", well captured nostalgia and the groove of the sixties and it's catchier than Gotta to Go Fast

MCoG- it may be a Japan/French cartoon but it's brilliant and well translated with the children's chorus.

Samurai Pizza Cats 'nuff said

veemonjosh

05-31-2007, 09:37 PM

Kimba the White Lion's theme.

And, of course, half of the 4Kids Pokemon themes.

Luna

05-31-2007, 11:54 PM

Dubbed theme songs I like....

Tenchi Muyo! and Universe
Magic Knight Rayearth(both seasons)

Funimation does a great job with dub songs...
Peach Girl (the opening gets stuck in my head)
Fruits Basket
Yu Yu Hakusho

Golgo13

06-01-2007, 12:02 AM

How you could forget Robotech, one of the greatest orchestral scores for any dubbed anime. I think its one of the catchiest, most upbeat themes to any anime.

Ultra8

06-01-2007, 01:00 AM

Am I honestly the only one who likes "Rock the Dragon"? It's stupid, I'll give you that, but it's also maddeningly catchy.

Gotta agree there. Sometimes I wish they would have just kept it for the rest of the series since the Op they wound up using was just a vocal-less theme.

Best dub song has got to be the the Ops/Eds for El-Hazard: The Wanderers.:D "Illusions", "Overflowing", and "Clever"(sung by Melissa Fahn) stand out the most for me. I wish Pioneer/Geneon would do that more for their stuff, like Funi.
Though I must admit that not every song that comes with a anime can be translated to singable english.

shining knight

06-01-2007, 01:19 PM

Dragonbaaaaaaaaaall

the ultimate battle

the martial arts fight between evil and good

dragonbaaaaaaaall

the ultimate quest

searching for seven crystal balls from the stars

macattack

06-01-2007, 08:23 PM

I liked the Monster Rancher theme for some reason.

Escaflowne's was top dollar and and was impressive to listen to. It was a drastic departure from the majority of Saturday morning shows. Too bad the show was sliced to ribbons . . .

Bah, and I still have the original Digimon theme stuck in my head to this day. It's an immortal earworm, I swear.

veemonjosh

06-01-2007, 10:35 PM

I liked the Monster Rancher theme for some reason.

You, my kind sir, are officially made of win.

Kaoru

06-03-2007, 12:34 AM

I also think the Yo-Gi-Oh GX theme is cool.

Kurokawa41

06-03-2007, 02:05 AM

I also think the Yo-Gi-Oh GX theme is cool.

....

.....Well, to each his own, I suppose.

Mandi-chan

06-04-2007, 09:24 PM

I think "Oh Angel" from the Fatal Fury motion picutre is one of the best Jap to English Dub ever, awsome voice by the guy who sung it!!!!

*dies* I LOVE that song!

I saw the last half or so of this movie YEARS ago on tv, haven't seen it again since...but I remember loving that song.

Damn, I gotta get that movie on dvd, I loved it.

I heard there were other FF movies, were they just as good as that one?

Was there a soundtrack (with "Oh Angel") here in the US for it?

Other dub music.

I always loved the music (including the opening theme) for the Sailor Moon dubs.

Tenchi Muyo/Universe

Kiki's Delivery Service.

Rocketboy

06-04-2007, 11:54 PM

Fruits Basket, and MÄR's songs are pretty good.

G1Ravage

06-05-2007, 04:05 AM

I really enjoyed the dubbed Rurouni Kenshin songs. I was sad when they stopped dubbing them part way into the series.

Nobuyuki sama

06-05-2007, 06:52 AM

"Illusion"- El-Hazard: The Wanderers. :cool:

SpaceCowboy

06-05-2007, 03:30 PM

I'm also a big fan of FUNi's dubbed songs in Dragonball, Kiddy Grade, Tenchi Muyo! GXP, and Case Closed. That last one, in particular, is better than the Japanese versions. It would've been interesting if they wound up with Haruhi and attempted to dub "Hare Hare Yukai". They did a great job on Shinchan.

Rolling Cloud

06-05-2007, 04:21 PM

It would've been interesting if they wound up with Haruhi and attempted to dub "Hare Hare Yukai". They did a great job on Shinchan.

Yeah, but Bandai got Haruhi and they didn't dub the songs.

Zeonic Freak

06-05-2007, 06:27 PM

*dies* I LOVE that song!

I saw the last half or so of this movie YEARS ago on tv, haven't seen it again since...but I remember loving that song.

Damn, I gotta get that movie on dvd, I loved it.

I heard there were other FF movies, were they just as good as that one?

Was there a soundtrack (with "Oh Angel") here in the US for it?

The other two that came before the FF motion picture are OVA's.

Im not sure about if they had a FF OST in america.

Yea, i used to be obsessed over that song years ago in HS.

The movie to me was ok, IMO if Mai didnt have her screen time as fanservice (which thats all she is in the movie) it could have been better, but if you just take her out, its awsome. The OVA on the other hand are fantastic, both are my favorite to this day.

And wow, This is my historical 1000th post :)...