Thingamajig
Well-Known Member
Hmm, interesting point. There are a few things I find are "better" about the TPCi dub that are relatively minor when taking into account the quality of the finished product, but you'd be hard-pressed to argue how thesy could be any worse, like the fact that TPCI has episodes out 7 months faster than 4Kids probably would've, and that they don't splash around the digital paint as much. They're also really good at getting the technical stuff right, like keeping game-to-anime references intact and describing moves and abilities accurately.
Pretty much everything else is a matter of opinion though, and even then it's not really just one aspect. Such as with the VAs - 4Kids seems to have the better main cast in most people's opinions - but at least TPCi's female/boy COTD's aren't just Ortiz/Jayne/Birnbaum/Rogers over and over and over again, and hardly anyone seems to have a problem with the voices of characters introduced after the switch.
Some people may like dub music more than the Japanese - or TPCi's music over 4Kids' and vice-versa. But which of these things is better is all personal opinion, which is why we have this thread.
Pretty much everything else is a matter of opinion though, and even then it's not really just one aspect. Such as with the VAs - 4Kids seems to have the better main cast in most people's opinions - but at least TPCi's female/boy COTD's aren't just Ortiz/Jayne/Birnbaum/Rogers over and over and over again, and hardly anyone seems to have a problem with the voices of characters introduced after the switch.
Some people may like dub music more than the Japanese - or TPCi's music over 4Kids' and vice-versa. But which of these things is better is all personal opinion, which is why we have this thread.