Funimation Learned the Hard Way to Set Boundaries After the Ghost Stories Dub Became a Playing Field of Crossing Limits
In the early 2000s, when the anime industry was rising, it witnessed an unprecedented experiment in dubbing that left a stamp on localization practices. The Japanese series Ghost Stories was given new life through a controversial English dub that pushed the boundaries of creative licenses to their absolute limits.
Satsuki and Momoko | Credit: Studio Pierrot
The Ghost Stories dub, produced by Adv Films, became a cautionary tale for Funimation about the importance of oversight in localization. Even then, the series has been a truly one-of-a-kind anime that turned into an unforgettable so-bad-it’s-good classic, primarily because of gigs, bad language, and humor that made for both fans and non-fans.
A Blank Cheque for Ghost Stories Creativity
The original series had already performed poorly in Japan, and its plot and unremarkable animation offered very little appeal to Western audiences. In a bid to salvage the project, Adv made an unusual decision...
Satsuki and Momoko | Credit: Studio Pierrot
The Ghost Stories dub, produced by Adv Films, became a cautionary tale for Funimation about the importance of oversight in localization. Even then, the series has been a truly one-of-a-kind anime that turned into an unforgettable so-bad-it’s-good classic, primarily because of gigs, bad language, and humor that made for both fans and non-fans.
A Blank Cheque for Ghost Stories Creativity
The original series had already performed poorly in Japan, and its plot and unremarkable animation offered very little appeal to Western audiences. In a bid to salvage the project, Adv made an unusual decision...
- 9/28/2024
- by Akihito Chakma
- FandomWire
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