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Voice Actors ;(; Meh meh and more meh!
Topic Started: Nov 27 2005, 07:11 AM (441 Views)
FinalfantasyForeverx3
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Well since the voice actors from ac where the ones from kh... :no: does that mean MANDY MOORE WILL BE AERIS AND

*has a heart attack* :mad: LANCE BASS WILL BE SEPHIROTH!!!!
Seriously they need to replace him -_- :yawn:
I just hope hillary duff isen't in the movie or raven symone as tifa *has seizure*
god forbid aaron carter as kadaj...

*runs away* :ermm:
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Cloudsgirl
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Wait, wait... is this official news? Clouds voice in KH was alright, but Lance Bass... oh please no! *charges paddles for fff* CLEAR!
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~Fury Brand~
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I often think people have difficulty distinguishing voice actors as people from their character roles in games. I know people have problems with Mandy as a person but I thought Aerith's voice was fine in Kingdom Hearts, soft and gentle as I excepted her to be :)
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Lynn
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Agreed, FB. I see a lot of people pouring hate on Lance Bass just because he came from a boyband (or Yuffie's VA just because she's the same voice from Kim Possible). I couldn't care less where he came from, and my only problem would be if he did a cruddy job as Sephiroth.

From the (very small) bits of dialogue he had, I think he did a decent job. Same goes for Aerith and Yuffie's VAs.

Personally, I thought Leon's VA could've done slightly better (although pulling off a "constantly deadpanning yet still subtly emotional" tone could be a challenge :lol: ) but I don't see much hate on him... probably because he's Angel. :P

I don't think it's official if they'll be using the KH English voice actors, but I doubt it. I think the English VAs had closer relations to the Disney side of KH rather than SE, and it would probably cost a lot to get singers to do the voices for AC. They'll possibly go for the pool of English voice actors commonly used in video games.
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Difinity
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For the most part, I think the VAs in KH did a good job. Mandy Moore suited Aerith pretty well and Steve Burton was great as Cloud. My only concern is that if they were to be used again for AC, then would they do as good a job or at least, take it seriously? I've seen some excellent animes in Japanese and when they're dubbed, they are absolutely HORRIBLE, like some amateur cut out the sound and had some of his buddies dub it over for fun.

Hopefully if these guys go at it again, then they'll do a good job. If they won't be returning, I pray SE willl pick some very devoted, talented people to play the parts. I'm just a bit weary about the voices because in my little world, Takahiro Sakurai is THE Cloud and Maaya Sakamoto is THE Aerith. They were just so...PERFECT in their roles than I can't imagine Cloud and Aerith having different voices, regardless of language.

As for Lance Bass? Hard to imagine him being the ultimate baddy, but if he can play the part, then I guess he's really, really talented! :lmao:
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Amathala
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I think that they are selecting different voice actors. Part of the reason the movie was pushed back further to November was because Nomura said in an interview that he was having trouble finding the right voices for the characters. If he's having difficulty finding what he wants (and I assume that he had a hand in selecting who would voice who in KH, as it is his game), then that would mean that those people wont be in AC.
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Clerith-son
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Well, the fact is not where did Lance Bass came from, the issues are his personlity and all aover the most his voice, if you've ever heard him talking, and when I say talking I mean "talking", not singing in N'SYNC.

I don't have anything against him, and if it were between him and Justin Timberlake, I'd chose Lance Bass without hesitation, but even so, I don't think he has Sephiroth's voice type, SE better find someone good.
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aerithstrife
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Well, I hope its the same voice actors from Kh doing AC. I had no problem with the voices and actually like it. As long as its not squeaky like serena's voice in Sailor Moon....that give me a nightmare. :cry:
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Kusari Yarou
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I don't want any celebrities, period. I have a problem with the "Hollywoodizing" of the franchise. There are lots of English anime voice actors out there and even if they're not that well known, they do excellent jobs. Why not hire those instead of spending oodles of cash on stars? Not Lance Bass and Mandy Moore, PLEASE!
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Amathala
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I dont think people have anything to worry about. I'm going to get a copy of Tips & Tricks magazine, which always has a Final Fantasy spotlight. This month it's on DC and AC (they even spoil Aerith's face for any who havent seen it!!), they mentioned something on VA's in AC. I have to wait until Thursday to get it, and then I'll hook up my scanner and get you guys a pic so you can read for yourselves.
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Digital Holocaust
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I don't think IMDB counts as an official source at all, they had Eminem up on there last time acting as Mr. Coates... yeh, wtf?!

I honestly don't think the same English VA's from KH will be the VA's for Advent Children. Simply because that franchise belongs primarily to Disney and not SquareEnix and so, it was very most likely to of been Disney who arranged the VA's for that game and not the other way around.

I've always imagined Aeris to have a British accent, I think she'ld sound pretty with a light, Welsh accent... Mandy Moore's voice acting for her sounded extremely off-putting and too brash to be Aeris in my opinion.
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Love Blossom
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I have no problems with celebreties being casted as long as they do a good job, honestly. I've heard many people say that they're against English dubbing. Why? Give these people a chance! Don't judge so quickly. There are good anime dubs out there, and the good far outways the bad, as far as I've seen. I have a good feeling about these dubs.
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Shiva
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Nov 29 2005, 10:33 AM
I don't want any celebrities, period. I have a problem with the "Hollywoodizing" of the franchise. There are lots of English anime voice actors out there and even if they're not that well known, they do excellent jobs. Why not hire those instead of spending oodles of cash on stars? Not Lance Bass and Mandy Moore, PLEASE!

I agree. :D There are some excellent English VAs who have been doing awesome jobs with dubbing Anime. I would feel better if they left AC up to the voice-acting professionals and not try to cash in on celebrity names like they did with KH. -_-
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Lynn
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Nov 29 2005, 04:14 PM
I have no problems with celebreties being casted as long as they do a good job, honestly.

Agreed. I know there's always the reasoning that when you hear a "well-known" voice, you immediately associate it with its celebrity-- but I don't see it as Haley Joel Osmond speaking whenever Sora opens his mouth. It's just Sora to me. Perhaps I'm just too disconnected from the whole Hollywood scene to begin with, but I simply don't identify the Hollywood voices with the Hollywood faces.

Pick them from wherever, as long as they don't screw up. :fist: If they do... :shoot:

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I've heard many people say that they're against English dubbing. Why? Give these people a chance! Don't judge so quickly. There are good anime dubs out there, and the good far outways the bad, as far as I've seen.

Because, unfortunately, my bad experiences have FAR outweighed the good. :sweat: Blame all the anime I watched very early in the fandom with their atrocious VAs. So I'm vastly more in favour of English subs than dubs, with few choice exceptions.

And then there's always the sheer time we've been exposed to the Japanese seiyuu... I've had nearly five trailers over the span of two years to get used to Takahiro Sakurai doing Cloud. It's going to be tough, transitioning from that to anyone else doing his voice.

Digital Holocaust
 
I've always imagined Aeris to have a British accent, I think she'ld sound pretty with a light, Welsh accent...

I think she might've stood out a bit too much from the more American-ish tones that all the other characters used, though. But I adore the British accent, so that idea = :wub:
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