Haunter ゴースト
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I'm actually used to the current VAs as well, but I don't really have any...erm...affinity/attachment to them like I did with the original VA cast. I got used to them around the tail-end of DP, and the beginning of the first season of BW.
At least we can be thankful they're much, much better than in BF, and the first 2-3 seasons of DP. It was hard just to watch the dub back then for me. Kudos to them on some significant improvement and I think they're tolerable-good these days. Occasionally pretty good at times.
You know, that's exactly how I feel on the situation too. Although, when the BF change happened I stopped watching and started watching again (rewatched the earlier ones i'd missed) at the Sinnoh League. At the time of BF I was about to enter secondary school so I was growing out of Pokemon anyway so I suppose I blamed the VA switch on my reason for not watching anymore. Little did I know i'd get sucked back into the franchise four years down the line and realised I can't forget it. I learnt that the VA switch was nothing in reality, it was just me throwing a fit at how 'the new series suck' etc. being immature.
Ha, look at me now I love everything about the Anime and the Generations. None are better than the other, although I do have favourites.
I didn't say perfect quality, or on par quality with the original.
I say decent, because I'm pretty sure if there was some serious pushing to get episodes dubbed, everyone would be thankful of the current arrangement.
Trust me, the more time constraints there are, there's going to be some cutting of corners, going on, so what you may think is terrible quality.
Just imagine the abomination the dub would produce if it had even more severe time constraints. On top of all the legal issues that would arise from the situation. The dub would crumble, and be put on a long hiatus (if it were to ever return).
I agree to an extent, it's hard to see how the voice actors would sound any different if they were pushed harder. The only thing I can think of is that the dialogue lines would be a little more frequent, although in the OS and AG that was nothing out of the ordinary.
Fair enough dman! It'll be interesting to see what does happen.
I imagine the XY anime will just be delayed a few months unfortunately.