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Do you think FUNimation is ever going to get the rights to the ygo series? They came pretty close to getting zexal before. They've been licensing a lot of shows that were only exclusive to Crunchyroll before, so maybe that means they might get one of the spinoffs? I'm pretty sure they're still interested in getting the rights to it if Konami would stop acting like a bunch of morons. What's your dream/ideal dub cast for any of the ygo spinoffs? :)
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I want to be hopeful and say that they eventually will, but it really comes down to when the YGO license would expire under 4K Media (and if it will, since it’s now technically under Konami). I remember back when 4Kids had it it was set to expire in 2015, I think, and then the ADK lawsuit happened in 2012 or so and we had Saban almost scoring the rights (what a bullet we dodged), so it’s hard to tell whenever that might be. Not sure how Konami are being morons about the rights, though? I might’ve been missing some goings-on lately, lol.
Also, I can’t say I have an ideal FUNi cast in mind since I’m not fully aware of their pool (like, I watch FMA:B and Dragon Ball from them, but), but honestly, I’d be down for holding onto the cast we have in 90% of cases; they’re typically pretty fitting/good, it’s just that they’ve been bogged down by terrible dialogue and direction. Try to entice Megan Hollingshead into returning as Mai, ax Tyranno Kenzan’s “sarge” routine, give Mad Dog Inukai and Yubel respectable voices, ax JACK’s Britalian accent for a voice as deep as Hoshino’s, have Liscio only voice Yuya and Yuri just as Kensho did… Honestly, just give it a more accurate script, the original music, NO FOOTAGE MEDDLING, better acting direction/choices, and I’d be pretty happy. Well, also apply this approach to Duel Links, and then I’d be happy. Because I really don’t get why they couldn’t hold back on the punching-up of a lot of those lines…
So, seeing that they’ll likely be holding onto it exclusively for the foreseeable future, I’d like it if 4K at least partnered with FUNi like 4Kids did way back to produce more uncut dubs for the shows, hopefully including the spinoffs, if they can’t do it themselves. I mean, in this day and age, it still confuses me why they don’t take the DBZKai approach and dub for uncut DVDs and then edit those to TV, instead of doing one edited dub, but meh. I hope they try to do right by VRAINS when the time comes, since it’s shaping up to be really good.