One Piece has been re-licenced!

[locke317]

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AnimeOnline has posted an interview with FUNimation line producer Justin Cook outlining the changes that will occur with FUNimation's apparent takeover of One Piece from former licensor 4Kids Entertainment. Three important things will be: a new voice cast, milder TV edits more in line with Cartoon Network standards, and the future availability of unedited DVD's! Oh, and the original music score for the episodes.

Although FUNimation's initial TV presentation will start where 4Kids left off, with episode 105 (Japanese episode 144), they plan to eventually re-do the series from episode 1.

Keep a sharp lookout for future announcements!

:add: An AnimeOnline interview with FUNimation Brand Manager Lance Heiskell confirms uncut-DVD release plans for 13-episode sets at $49.98 MSRP, and FUNimation-dubbed One Piece episodes to start in August on Cartoon Network.

 

[Fiyori_Takeshi]

YES!!!! crying  

[Ryougi Yasumaru]

Thank god!  

[34280fs]

yay biggrin rofl  

[Blazeofspike]

sweet now i do not have to listen to 4kids lame jokes Ever Again..  

[[Shikamaru] Nara]

YESSSSSSS!!!!!! mrgreen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS DESERVES A PAAARRTTYYYYY!!!!  

[hyrdatas]

This should happen to every anime that has ever been ruined by 4kids!  

[Queen Rasana]

Death_Dearest

This should happen to every anime that has ever been ruined by 4kids!

Seconded!  

[Shigures Editor]

Viy

Death_Dearest

This should happen to every anime that has ever been ruined by 4kids!

Seconded!

Third-ed! (If that's a word at all..)

 

[locke317]

[url=www.toonamiinfolink.com]Toonami Infolink[/url]

FUNimation has announced their new cast for their One Piece redub.

Luffy: Colleen Clinkenbeard
Nami: Luci Christian
Zoro (!): Chris Sabat
Usopp: Sonny Strait
Sanji: Eric Vale
Chopper: Brina Palencia
Robin: Stephanie Young

A couple more tidbits:

-The eighth One Piece movie, "Episode of Alabaster," will be released on DVD in 2008.
-Viz still holds the rights to the first two seasons, so FUNi can't rerelease them...yet.
-The DVD box sets of the series that will be released starting next year will keep the original spellings of all of the characters' names!

Source: Anime News Network

Note: The original spellings are for the uncut DVDs only. The TV broadcast will remain with the 4Kids names.

 

[Gengarusedcurse]

PARRRTY! One piece PARTY!  

[yotsuba13]

As happy as I am, I really liked the old voice actors.  

[RedSpade11]

BOOYAH!  

[Kage Kaitou]

One thing I don't like about it, is that the voice of the caractors have changed.. Well, for me that just makes the anime suck..  

[Chii_Asakura]

Death_Dearest

This should happen to every anime that has ever been ruined by 4kids!

*Coughs* Shaman King, Tokyo Mew Mew *coughs*

stare mad

They were soooo ruined.