[JTF] Decent Japanese TF cartoons

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Decent Japanese TF cartoons

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I saw zone subtitled and really enjoyed it
I was wondering if anywhere out there anyone knows of subtitled Japanese eps?
all I have is Scramble city and Zone (yeah, first and last)


2nd point: who did those horrible dubbings and WHY?!?
did they ever watch TF's? did they care? Are they that bad of voice actors? ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Apparently early eps of CR were subbed, but they stopped whne RiD was green-lighted, I think.

The dubs were done by Star TV, a Singapore company, on the cheap. It's possible the name changes were to tie in with the local toyline. It's also possible that the people who made them didn't have a clue what they were doing.
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I believe subtitled Micron Legends is filtering out now...
There's also the first 12 of Beast Wars second, and the first 6 or so Beast Wars Neo.

The dubs...
I originally thought they were done by a Singapore TV company...
But I have since been told (on the Iaconhub) that Star TV is actually from Hong Kong...
but, it's them that performed that butchering job
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Possible?
deffinatly

sorry I got really bored and watched "4 warriors came down from the sky" and it just killed me

GRIMLOCK SPOKE PROPER ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!

I dunno, I have some video editing stuff and access to a sound room with some good equipment. If I could ever find good quality raws and a translated version of the script it would be tempting to go in and try and do it right.

Otherwise I'm going to keep looking for anything subbed
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with regards to Grimlock speaking properly...
that may be a simple translation thing
I mean, how do you replicate "Me, grimlock no like you much" in Japanese?
(legit question, btw)

Did Grimlock even have his simplified speech in the Japanese continuity?


oh, and I've just checked - Star TV is definitely Hong Kong
http://www.startv.com/eng/frame_contact.cfm
that looks like the same logo to me...
There does appear to be an office in Singapore, though
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hummmm
that is a legitimate question, I wonder if it is possible to write\speak like that in Japanese?

But if they were going to do the english dubs it wouldn't have been too hard to change around what he said to make it like the US version

Did star only do Headmasters or did they go right through to Victory?
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Funky, cheers Capt...

And remember, Grimlock spoke normally at times in the proper continuity...
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they did all the way to victory

the name "Death Sanras" just sets my teeth on edge though...

There's no 'n' in there, for gods' sake!
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only when he got the brain upgrade IIRC (though I could be wrong)
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Originally posted by Capt
Did Grimlock even have his simplified speech in the Japanese continuity?


Yep. All the Dinobots spoke with broken engl-...Japanese.

Though I know Japanese, I don't know it THAT well so I couldn't replicate that sentence for you.

Sorry.
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so, oh wise Japanese TF expert, do you know where I can get subbed Japanese Tf episodes?

Edit: I'm not trying to be a smart a$$, you do know moew about them than I do
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Originally posted by DrSpengler
Yep. All the Dinobots spoke with broken engl-...Japanese.

Though I know Japanese, I don't know it THAT well so I couldn't replicate that sentence for you.

Sorry.


I'm sure it was something like "Ore Grimlock, omae taosu zo!" I haven't seen 2010/HM eps in a while, though... I do remember him speaking in really simple words, with that similar voice, though. Since I have the LD set that has the phone messages on it, I could check exactly what he says, though...
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Post by dai-atlas2000 »

Here's what is available:

Headmasters: Dubbed
MAsterforce: Dubbed
Victory: Dubbed

Scramble City: Subbed
Zone: Subbed

Beast Wars II: Eps 1-12: Subbed
Beast Wars Neo: Eps 1-9: Subbed

Car Robots: First 12 eps :Subbed

The BW, Scramble City, Zone and Car Robots subs were all done by Ctenosaur video.
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Originally posted by Brave Maximus
Possible?
deffinatly

sorry I got really bored and watched "4 warriors came down from the sky" and it just killed me

GRIMLOCK SPOKE PROPER ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!

I dunno, I have some video editing stuff and access to a sound room with some good equipment. If I could ever find good quality raws and a translated version of the script it would be tempting to go in and try and do it right.

Otherwise I'm going to keep looking for anything subbed
I also saw Wreck-Gar talking proper English. I wonder if he to speaks TV in Japan
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Originally posted by Brave Maximus
only when he got the brain upgrade IIRC (though I could be wrong)


He didn't have a brain updgrade in the comic. Just writers rather than monkeys.
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Post by DrSpengler »

Originally posted by Brave Maximus
so, oh wise Japanese TF expert, do you know where I can get subbed Japanese Tf episodes?

Edit: I'm not trying to be a smart a$$, you do know moew about them than I do


http://community.webtv.net/@Lookup/phot ... TOPHILES0/

I got many of my Transformer tapes through this website. However, it hasn't been working lately. I think he shut down his business.

I know you can download episodes on the net, but I don't know where (I never download eps). I'm sure someone here knows, though.
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Post by Osku »

I didn´t know BWNeo episodes had been subbed. Nice to know.
Originally posted by DrSpengler
I know you can download episodes on the net, but I don't know where (I never download eps). I'm sure someone here knows, though.
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cool
I dunno, I also liked Grimlock with the broken english. In the comics I don't think he was dumb, just didn't care about proper english or being polite and stuff
actions deffinatly speak louder than words

Dai Atlas - Any idea where I can get those eps?
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Masterforce is dubbed?

Have to search for it....
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From what I hear, they're pretty bad. But it's about the only way we get to see they
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