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Title: kirarin goes american
Post by: kelseyhale on December 17, 2007, 03:16:53 AM: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1&indicate=1

off my blog i heard about on this site

http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2007/10_mipcom.php
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: Koolmon93 on December 17, 2007, 03:46:05 AM: Ehh??? Well this sucks... I just have to laugh for a second because they're changing the name to Kirari. XD Also, how the fuck are the songs going to work? I mean, the whole premise of the show is about becoming a JPop idol, which I'm pretty sure ViZ will fuck up.

Ahh... bad move...

I'm not trying to offend you, but can you use some capitalization/punctuation please?
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Post by: SacredCultivator on December 17, 2007, 05:52:07 AM: Just curious... Why is my MySpace Blog Link the first thing Lol...
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Post by: doinkies on December 17, 2007, 06:07:42 AM: This is about Viz shopping the show at media conventions, isn't it? Keep in mind that these don't always work out. I've seen various examples of anime that were shopped around by Viz at media conventions to TV stations but never got picked up or licensed at all (one example doinkies can think of is something called Croket). It's also Viz EUROPE shopping the show in France this time, though Viz did shop Kirarin*Revolution at an American convention earlier this year. The press release mentioned more successful series such as Bleach and Death Note being available; since they are already licensed in America, I suppose that Viz Europe is shopping around for a license in France and perhaps other European countries as well.

That said, I don't know how exactly a dub of Kirarin*Revolution for TV would work. Koharu, and the marketing of Koharu's music under her character's name, is such an integral part of that series. They even have clips of the PVs in the Kirarin*Revolution OPs after Koi Kana. Who out there in America has the same sort of celebrity factor through a kids' TV show? Miley Cyrus is the closest doinkies can think of...
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: Daisuki Daiiyo on December 17, 2007, 07:15:22 AM: If they put Miley Cyrus onto this, I'mma choke a bitch.
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: modesta107 on December 17, 2007, 12:32:12 PM: Quote from: Daisuki Daiiyo on December 17, 2007, 07:15:22 AM
If they put Miley Cyrus onto this, I'mma choke a bitch.

lol, I think the Hannah Montana thing is all she''ll do.
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: Shirow on December 17, 2007, 01:04:27 PM: This whole thing is gonna be a failure, I fail to see how they could localize this show for a western audience and retain its charm points ... which are inadvertently Koharus voice and the music.
Maybe Aika's voice for gurosan will be left in though :roll:
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: kelseyhale on December 17, 2007, 05:16:22 PM: Quote from: Daisuki Daiiyo on December 17, 2007, 07:15:22 AM
If they put Miley Cyrus onto this, I'mma choke a bitch.

well who do ya perfer to be kirari if the do it
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Post by: Princess Pudding on December 17, 2007, 07:00:13 PM: Miley's voice sounds like... a man. Well, not really, but compared to Koharu, she does. So I think she'd be a bad choice for the show. This is coming from someone who likes Hannah Montana, btw.
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: kelseyhale on December 18, 2007, 01:24:31 AM: Quote from: Princess Pudding on December 17, 2007, 07:00:13 PM
Miley's voice sounds like... a man. Well, not really, but compared to Koharu, she does. So I think she'd be a bad choice for the show. This is coming from someone who likes Hannah Montana, btw.

i wonder if she was born with a mullet jut like her dad : D
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Post by: wakaba_doll on December 21, 2007, 12:27:52 AM: I wouldn't be surprised if this does happen, but using Miley Cyrus as the voice actress? FAIL XD
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: kelseyhale on December 21, 2007, 02:12:11 AM: how about dakota fanning
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Post by: modesta107 on December 21, 2007, 02:16:53 AM: Quote from: kelseyhale on December 21, 2007, 02:12:11 AM
how about dakota fanning

Hell to the no.

I would just perfer a plan/normal voice actress(not saying Dakota isn't normal) that isn't well known within the entertainment world
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: wakaba_doll on December 21, 2007, 02:30:46 AM: ^ QFT. Although Kirarin Revolution is still really new, so I doubt it will be coming to the US anytime soon. Even if they were to use an American 'kid-pop idol,' by the time they translate it over here, there might be totally different people they could choose.
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: shadowstar on December 21, 2007, 08:46:42 AM: NO.

That is all.

NO!
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: tiny on December 21, 2007, 09:38:26 AM: There is always a possibility of a straight to DVD release with Japanese audio and English subtitles. If the licensing company can sort out the copyrights of the opening and ending songs, they can be left in as is, or else they'd have to be changed.
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: Tanier on December 25, 2007, 02:33:05 PM: I think it would work. It would suck cause you know koharu would be dubbed, and thats just wrong :-\ but they would probably keep all the music and stuff though. They could even work out a deal and make some english versions. Not sure how far that will go and all but its worth a try. :lol: I only hope for the best. It may end up on cartoon network like HiHi Puffy Amiyumi show. lol i hope this takes off rofl.
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Post by: Masabi on December 26, 2007, 08:10:55 PM: considering the rest of them are on adult swim i guarantee it will beon adult swim
Title: Re: kirarin goes american
Post by: modesta107 on December 26, 2007, 08:25:21 PM: ^ Do you mean cartoon network? Well both share the same channel, nvm. But that would be funny to see Kirarin on adult swim.