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Postby Rev. Doc » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:04 pm

Well, this should make a number of our folks here happy. It would appear from a listing on RightStuf International's site that Viz has licensed Full Moon O Sagashite and will begin releasing it on June 27th.

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/sFWLM4d40fJXLyKqv0/browse/item/68846/4/0/0

Anime On DVD has also listed this.
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Postby Rogie » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:52 pm

That's indeed great news! Thanks for sharing, Rev. *wonders how long it will take before other CAA'ers jump for joy over this announcement* ;)
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Postby meboeck » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:06 pm

That's great news, BUT I am wondering what the dubbing will be like. Americans don't have the best track record for keeping voices similar to the original, and I am especially worried about Mitsuki's and Meroko's voices. However, now that I have said that negative stuff, I must say that if they get good voice actors, it will be really wonderful to have such a great show on American TV.
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Postby Ashley » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:09 pm

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! How fantastic! I can't wait to see this...maybe the boxset will be out by my next birthday or Christmas (both of which hit 2006)! I wonder how they'll handle the songs...? And I would LOVE to see Kirby Morrow as Takuto.
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Postby Mangafanatic » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:03 pm

*breaths into a paper bag*

This. is. freakin'. awesome. I hope that the DVDs are really pretty and well-packaged.
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Postby RedMage » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:28 pm

My sister should be quite pleased.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:28 pm

I'd worry a tad, being Viz's recent ideas of dub only DVDs and the dub only/sub only disks with their Shonen Jump ones :/ Yaya 3 eps a disk for an over 50 ep series! Might take a while to release...
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Postby avidrkfan » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:03 pm

I'm actually kind of happy at the thought of a dub, as long as they get good voice actors. The one thing that really bothered me about the Japanese version was that Mitsuki's voice didn't seem to match up to whoever they hired to sing the songs Mitsuki was supposed to be singing.

I really hope they can find an actress who can pull off a cute little girl voice and belt out songs professionally and beautifully. There's got to be some voice actresses out there who are also accomplished singers as well.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:43 pm

50+ episodes? The manga's only 7 volumes!
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Postby Rev. Doc » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:39 pm

I imagine they will give this the same treatment that they are giving Hikaru No Go which is over 70 episodes long. Dub/Sub with 4 episodes a volume. More than likely the songs will remain in Japanese with English subtitles.
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Postby Mangafanatic » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:45 pm

Rev. Doc wrote:More than likely the songs will remain in Japanese with English subtitles.



I agree. I imagine any attempt at dubbing the songs in the show would be both costly and very dissatisfying to the shows faithful fan base.
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Postby Ashley » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:04 pm

50+ episodes? The manga's only 7 volumes!

I believe the anime is 56 episodes. 56 or 52, I can't remember for sure. It's a lot of filler, but it's not wholly dissatisfying. I fell in love with the anime before I read the manga.
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Postby shooraijin » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:19 pm

Mangafanatic wrote:I agree. I imagine any attempt at dubbing the songs in the show would be both costly and very dissatisfying to the shows faithful fan base.


Oh, I don't know. I liked the job they did with the Ranma OAV songs (but they did keep the originals on the discs, too). On the other hand, it is quite expensive to redo everything.

I think this is a good thing -- Viz usually contracts with good VA studios.
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Postby avidrkfan » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:23 am

I guess it would be expensive to redo both songs and dialogue in English.

It's not that I dislike the Japanese songs, or the singer's voice - I just never felt that the singer's voice fit Mitsuki.

It's good to know that Viz uses competent VA studios - Thanks for that reassurance, Shooraijin!
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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:53 pm

finally its licensed. i have been waiting to see this
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Postby Rogie » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:42 pm

Another thing, though, is that Viz doesn't tend to subtitle the songs of some of their series. Hana Yori Dango and Maison Ikkoku don't have song subtitles, so you're left in the dark about the lyrics (which I hate).
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Postby shooraijin » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:51 pm

Really? I could have sworn there were subtitles on the Maison Ikkoku songs ... I'll have to look at that.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:35 pm

Ack, that always happens right when I'm in the middle of watching an unlicensed series...:lol: I was up to around episode 10 in this series, but now I can't watch anymore in good conscience. XD Well, I'll have to wait until they release it, then! :)
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Postby Rogie » Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:53 am

shooraijin wrote:Really? I could have sworn there were subtitles on the Maison Ikkoku songs ... I'll have to look at that.


I'm pretty sure, cuz the second ending theme I really like and always grumble in frustration about not seeing the lyrics. If you do find that it's on there, let me know which subtitle track they're on.

I also remember that Inuyasha DVDs didn't have lyrics either, which is a shame since those ending themes are so good, too.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:31 am

Radical Dreamer wrote:Ack, that always happens right when I'm in the middle of watching an unlicensed series...:lol: I was up to around episode 10 in this series, but now I can't watch anymore in good conscience. XD Well, I'll have to wait until they release it, then! :)


thats not cool x___x I could never wait that long

Full Moon was suuch a great series. Maybe ill buy some boxset or something.
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Postby rocklobster » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:59 am

Wonder if Phantom THief Jeanne will be next for Viz.
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Postby Rogie » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:46 am

rocklobster wrote:Wonder if Phantom THief Jeanne will be next for Viz.


I didn't if there was an anime of that. I would love to see an anime of Jeanne, regardless of the company releasing it. I just finished the first volume of the manga and it was really good, especially the humor.
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Postby rocklobster » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:28 am

Rogie-san wrote:I didn't if there was an anime of that. I would love to see an anime of Jeanne, regardless of the company releasing it. I just finished the first volume of the manga and it was really good, especially the humor.

If I'm not mistaken, the fansubbed version of the anime version of Phantom Thief Jeanne is reviewed here. At any rate, I do remember reading in Anime Insider that one existed.
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Postby Ashley » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:07 pm

If I'm not mistaken, the fansubbed version of the anime version of Phantom Thief Jeanne is reviewed here. At any rate, I do remember reading in Anime Insider that one existed.


You are correct; I'm the one that wrote that review! :lol: I would also love to see a Phantom Theif Jeanne anime released, but I'm not sure I'd want Viz doing it. Maybe ADV, or Pioneer?
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Postby Sakura15 » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:21 pm

I wanna see it!!! I love Full moon!! ^-^
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:17 pm

It just occurred to me...Who are they going to have as the voice of Mitsuki? I mean, the songs are an integral part of Full Moon, so I really hope they do a good job! I LOVED the songs (what I was able to hear before it was licensed, haha) in the sub, and I loved the voice of the girl who sang, too (she didn't have that "through the nose" quality as much as some of the other J-pop singers do...Don'tget me wrong, I love all kinds of J-pop, but I really thought myco had a rich voice). I hope they get someone good to voice her! And I agree, Ashley...Kirby Morrow would be a perfect Takuto! :thumb:
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Postby Rev. Doc » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:21 am

Just an update on this, RightStuf International who originally posted the release of Full Moon has now taken it off line. More than likely this means Viz was not ready for this information to be made public. We'll try to keep a watch on this.
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Postby Rev. Doc » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:58 am

Good News. In a press release Viz has announced that Full Moon is back on track.

The first DVD volume of the new series, “I Want to Sing,â€
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Postby Kisa » Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:03 am

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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