NARUTO SHIPPUDEN AND... DISNEY??!!!

[Mew Shokora]

OH MY BEJEEZUS! How is it possible?! Yes, Naruto Shippuden's english dub, is owned by Disney. It's supposed to air on Disney XD sometime in October 2009(THIS MONTH!!!)

I think I'm going to explode. I need to go strangle something. I have had personal things against Disney, ALL MY LIFE, but this is... this is too much. We all know that Disney is directed towards "children" or "kids" but Naruto isn't really FOR "children" or "kids". I mean, i want to tear something up thinking of all the editing they'll do! They would probably have to cut out blood, make it a lot less violent i mean... am i the only one that thinks this is INSANE?!

Tell me what you think please, or I just might explode. I pray to god I get to see the first dubbed episode.

[ღ†Aokii†ღ]

CALM DOWN!!! They are making it a late night program for their older viewers! Like Fresh Prince of Bellair, and like Cartoon networks 'AdultSwim' just not as...vulgar!

I personally am excited! They also bought Marvel and did a great job with X-men. I hope they don't do too much. And hey it better than some OTHER companies out there!

And why do you have a thing against Disney??? *finds this rather unfathomable*

[Mew Shokora]

lol, it's personal. I think they are a little conceited (can't show commercials about anything but themselves >>) And I hate what they've done to the name "Disney" I mean, Walt Disney's greatest creation? Ever heard of Mickey? He's now starring on a show called Mickey Mouse Clubhouse something i vowed to never watch again. I mean, they turned the whole thing into a bunch of shows about teen romance. I suppose it wouldn't bug me all that much if it wasn't Disney, because when people think Disney they think like, Mickey and Donald and everyone, and they aren't even around anymore. It really wouldn't irk me much if they weren't called Disney because what they are isn't really "Disney". I guess when i think of them, i see them as a bit phony, and i hate phony things >.<

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[kashmiyabloodrose]

Yeah. Same feelings chicka. Stupid disney but it still could be worse.

[Ero-Sennin]

First: I don't watch the dub, it sucks. Naruto's voice pre-Shipuuden*shudders*
Second: I don't even WATCH the anime, too far behind.
third: Ouch.

[haruka]

WHAT?! O__O Disney..is...

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I haven't watched Naruto in a little over a year (other than the episodes I taped...I watched those once or twice) so I can't really say I'd have it one way or the other. Perhaps I'll just stick to the manga for now and worry about the anime later. Or I could watch it online. Hmm....

But it is weird to think that DISNEY, of all things, would own the license to Naruto: Shippuden, just because of Disney's nature. It does have some cartoons, but they're all American (I think)...I don't know why they would want to own the English dub of Naru...maybe to gain more viewers and up their station ratings? In any case, they have a rep for teen shows (except for Playhouse Disney, which is solely for young kids) where the stars seem to end up with a record under their belt within the first year or two of having their own show. Or the other way around...like the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez.......when I think of "Disney" I think of the original Disney. But when I think of "Disney CHANNEL", I think Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, Sonny with a Chance, Wizards of Waverly Place (really, Hannah is the first to come to mind...), and so I don't understand why they would take something completely out of their league and stamp their insignia on it.

In response to previous comments, I like Naruto's voice in the pre-Ship. dub--I think it suits him perfectly. Maile did a good job voicing him. ^^

I do prefer Disney obtaining the license as opposed to something like 4Kids....we all know the story behind the Tokyo Mew Mew dub Mew Mew Power...and so we won't even go there.

The Naruto dub, when it was on Cartoon Network, already had a lot of the blood and what not taken out, so I don't really see how Disney could make it much worse. What really gets me is that they think they're protecting younger audiences from the violence and drama or whatever by cutting scenes and digitally painting over things, but the same audience is being subjected to the same material elsewhere. It's annoying! And it gets redundant. Why can't they just do the voice overs in English (or whatever language they're dubbing), make adjustments to the lip-syncing to match the new language, and be done? It would be a lot less complicated, but nooo! Besides, true fans will soon find the original--the BETTER version--and pay attention to that one instead. And there's always the manga to consider.

Now I want to make my own TV company.... >.> We'd honor the original anime and dub it RIGHT.

[Patty-cake ☼]

Actually they didn't air it on Disney Channel, they aired on Disney XD which is aimed towards more mature viewers. I just watched the first few hours of premier episodes and it's actually not that bad. I was surprised they didn't get rid of the sexy jutsu, or as they called it, cute jutsu. Of course it's not as good as the original because of the changes they did make, but I like it enough to watch again. :3

[Mew Shokora]

YAY I just watched the airing yesterday! To my surprise, it pretty much looks like the same dub from Cartoon Network, i mean everyone sounds the same and everything. And we all know that 4kids is the Devil, and i would choose Disney WAY before i chose them. I was actually happy with it ^^. Disney is actually pretty good for dubbing (i knew that) but it was just like... OMJ NARUTO?! WTF?! i mean, a huge wave just like that xD but it was actually pretty okay... Sho-sho will stay tuned in as best she can ^^