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Wakfu English Dub Kickstarter (Final amount: $483,524/$80,000)
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Ultimadrago
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Yeah, if there was a post-campaign extender (like some Kickstarter projects use PayPal for) it definitely would've gotten past the 500k for a second new episode.
Not to be confused as complaining, of course. The Blu Ray tier offers a wholesome amount of content as is for the price.
Tizoc
Member
Yesssssssssssssssss.
I'm still waiting for them to either top or make an episode that is as kickass as
Gru vs. Nox
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Yo damn!
I wanted to up my pledge to get an artbook but I forgot to do so, oh well. At least I get a nice blu ray set. Can't wait for it to arrive.
If you check out the whiteboard, you'll notice drawings of a peculiar looking Amalia-like child wearing an Eliatrope hat. That, constant hints at Season 3 being a timeskip w/ older characters... I think you can figure out the rest.
Or it could be someone messing with us. Wouldn't put it past Ankama.
Welp.Too bad smug duck will just be teasing. 450K away! Bet we end up at 470-485k.
I'll look forward to Season 3 eventually.
If you check out the whiteboard, you'll notice drawings of a peculiar looking Amalia-like child wearing an Eliatrope hat. That, constant hints at Season 3 being a timeskip w/ older characters... I think you can figure out the rest.
Or it could be someone messing with us. Wouldn't put it past Ankama.
Mon Dieu!!!
PhantomOfTheKnight
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LTTP, but yay, it got funded! For some reason though it didn't charge my card until today.
Mine as well (or rather, pending). I think there's meant to be a grace period between the end of Kickstarters and when they actually charge the card. Probably in order to give people time to sort out any issues that arise (and for this kickstarter, arise they did). Or maybe it just takes time for them to charge 5,000+ backers.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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Payment just went through. Exactly when are they gonna start sending out surveys for certain tiers, or did they start that already?
OminoMichelin
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It always had english subs, just not official ones
Hohoho
PhantomOfTheKnight
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Just got my survey email asking for my address. Est. shipping date is April 2014.
Pretty sure it's still slated for October-ish as per their updates and they can't (or haven't figured out) how to update the shipping details on the tiers.
What are you planning, Ankama?
Only tangibly releated to the Wakfu kickstarter, but since I really don't want to start a new thread just for this I'll just post it here instead: A week ago Ankama finally revealed more details on the rumoured Dofus movie starring Joris at an animated feature film pitching event for all of Europe (website):
This is what it says on the site now. However, when it was first revealed a week ago the movie had a different synopsis:
I wonder if they'll finally reveal what Joris actually is. Anyway, the movie will be about 1 hour and 40 minutes long, with a tentative release date of '2015'. Still, it's nice to finally see something on it after being teased about it for 4 years (originally it was announced in late 2010 and scheduled to release in 2013).
English VA cast list, with more to come.
Eva/Yugo are the only ones of the main cast with an American VA (so far). She played Faith in Mirror's Edge.
Eva/Yugo are the only ones of the main cast with an American VA (so far). She played Faith in Mirror's Edge.
SparksterMeta0
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Those traveling to LA next Friday for the Anime Expo rather than fireworks might want to check this out this bit of news.
SparksterMeta0
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Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to miss out on this (I'm a fan of fireworks).
I'm going to AX tomorrow.
Ultimadrago
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You sure posted that fast! Just got the e-mail.
Ultimadrago
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Did anyone catch/share any interesting tidbits from that panel? This project just came to mind tonight, hah
Ultimadrago
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VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Wakfu has such a vibrant art style. I forgot to add a donation but it's good to see how much support there is for it in comparison to what they originally asked for.
That movie about Joris looks pretty cool too.
That movie about Joris looks pretty cool too.
TangerineCloud
Banned
Gah, I was really looking forward to finally watching this. At least there'll be plenty of great games to keep me occupied during that two to three month delay.
Ultimadrago
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They just put up Update #52 lightly covering what was shown and gifted at the panel.
PhantomOfTheKnight
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New update: the English dub will be available on Netflix on September 14!
Ultimadrago
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Thanks for the update! Wow, went from "Where is it?" to "Here it is!" rather quickly with this news. I may watch some on Netflix and wait for the Blu-Rays to come in to watch the rest.
Guess I'll finally watch Wakfu.
Lavalamp1138
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Hype! That's great news! Had no idea it'd be do soon.
TangerineCloud
Banned
That's awesome! Now I'm not so bummed about the blu-rays being delayed.
Hexadecimal
Banned
Wow! Can't say I expected that, as an outsider to the kickstarter and the show in general. I'll definitely be giving it a watch.
Eh, I liked it in french.
Wonder if this project means that someone will licence it. CN or HUB or something.
Oh, there you go.
That's a smart get.
Wonder if this project means that someone will licence it. CN or HUB or something.
Oh, there you go.
That's a smart get.
You never know, the French audio might be available as well. Netflix has been doing that for some anime recently, so no reason they couldn't do it for this.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
No time to wait. Gonna binge watch on Netflix as soon as it's out.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Yay!
Sad about the blu-rays being delayed, but this means more people can experience this show. It's really great.
Sad about the blu-rays being delayed, but this means more people can experience this show. It's really great.
Netflix isn't available in Australia, so it's an easy choice for me. Besides, the original French VAs are spectacularly good. I'd much prefer to wait for my blu-ray with the original French audio and english subs.
Lavalamp1138
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It's up on Netflix guys! No French audio though, at least for UK or US, dunno about Canada though. SwedenGAF gets French and season 2 as well but I hear the subs are kind of messy.
Lavalamp1138
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Never seen the show before but I just finished the first episode. I really like Yugo's voice and the bad guy in the beginning (Nox?) also sounded pretty good. The ginger dude talking as the credits rolled also sounded good and the so did the blonde girl. The old man with the beard sounded kind of weird though. I'm pretty tolerant of dubs so I'll probably get used to him. The rest of the supporting characters and extras were fine so I'm confident this'll be a competent dub. And I just love the art!
I watched the first three episodes.
All of the voices are surprising good fits... except for Ruel. He's terrible. Like a really bad 4Kids voice. It is embarrassing every time he speaks.
The biggest problem however is that all of the characters talk really fast with lots of run-on sentences a lot like what classic Speed Racer cartoons sound like. I'm not sure if that's because French is difficult to dub or what but it really hurts the performances. The dubbers seem more interested in trying to make the lips match and it being a 100% literal translation rather than making the characters speak English naturally; a mistake made in a lot of early anime dubs.
Overall, the main cast performances (except for Ruel) all sound like they fit well enough but their acting often comes across very stilted because they almost never speak in a natural cadence.
I hope it improves as I watch more episodes.
All of the voices are surprising good fits... except for Ruel. He's terrible. Like a really bad 4Kids voice.
It is embarrassing every time he speaks.The biggest problem however is that all of the characters talk really fast with lots of run-on sentences a lot like what classic Speed Racer cartoons sound like. I'm not sure if that's because French is difficult to dub or what but it really hurts the performances. The dubbers seem more interested in trying to make the lips match and it being a 100% literal translation rather than making the characters speak English naturally; a mistake made in a lot of early anime dubs.
Overall, the main cast performances (except for Ruel) all sound like they fit well enough but their acting often comes across very stilted because they almost never speak in a natural cadence.
I hope it improves as I watch more episodes.
Lavalamp1138
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Watched through episode 5. The voices have really grown on me. Ruel's not so grating and I feel like the Speed Racer feel is pretty much gone. I watched a couple clips of the French audio to compare and I decided to stick with the dub. Percedal's original VA sounds a lot more grounded, whereas the dub VA is very grandiose and comically exaggerates the lines. It means the former can do serious stuff a little more subtly and the latter gives him a goofy charm. The only reason I'd want to listen to the French is Nox's original VA, who makes the character sound awesomely insane, which is absent in the dub. Dub Nox is good in his own right it's just he's very normal in comparison. He actually sounds more calculating so maybe it's not such a bad trade off.
And I'm definitely noticing the SFX and music being too low compared to the voices. Kind of dampens the impact when they have these explosive attacks but they sound like paper being flicked.
Also I heard Netflix didn't include the last shot in episode 26.
And I'm definitely noticing the SFX and music being too low compared to the voices. Kind of dampens the impact when they have these explosive attacks but they sound like paper being flicked.
Also I heard Netflix didn't include the last shot in episode 26.
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