RWBY - Voice Acting Comparison (V1 vs Ice Queendom Dub)

[@shipperlover44]

I like the improvement in Blake's line a lot!!

[@Sirithariel]

Same! And Lindsay’s line deliveries in the dub are another highlight for me cause they’re 👌👌

[@SizzlingSocks]

Slayed

[@mckenziebryant6729]

Me too.

[@Carrotspy]

Weird, when first watching the trailer I felt that the dubbing was a little clunky, but in this video I barely felt that at all.

[@onlychrisallthetime]

It’s because of the way they cut the trailer, the voice lines sound good in isolation but not mashed up with other ones

[@fishnewt1331]

1:20 Well, damn. The delivery right there is probably the biggest change. Two completely different tones given. The first Ruby comes off as a petulant child and I can understand why Weiss’s response would be “oh , real mature”. Meanwhile, the second is actual temperamental like a teen lashing out at a parent. Equally immature, yet it hits harder, enough to hurt Weiss’s feelings.

[@ChronoRevers]

Personally, I like more V1. It just feels like a more... "casual" type of voice

[@regulusking4299]

Well the original doesn’t really have to worry with matching the lip sync unlike IQ

[@kyokennedy5334]

Also you have to remember V1 came out 9 years ago, their voices changed a little over time

[@ChronoRevers]

@@kyokennedy5334 obviously

[@kyokennedy5334]

@@ChronoRevers oh wow you didn't even try, do you?

[@ChronoRevers]

@@kyokennedy5334?

[@MattSayYay]

Honestly, if it sounds off, keep in mind that while these are the original voice actors, this is still English dubbing, and sometimes line delivery can get a bit awkward when lining it up with the animation.

[@diurnalwinter945]

While that’s true do you think that maybe it’s the way some of the lines are written as well?

[@MattSayYay]

@@diurnalwinter945 maybe. Writing the English dub script also requires making some changes, especially to the very original in this case.

[@joshmagnum7312]

The difference that stuck out to me the most is that in the original team announcement they added reverb to the voice over to make it feel like it was in a big hall, that is missing from Ice Queendom

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

Jen Taylor just knocks it out of the park at all times, but honestly I felt like the OG lines had more passion for everyone else. The emotion… is just gone in the redub.

[@forironyssake9408]

probably because the emotion is totally toned down in the animation as well; definitely intentionally

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

@@metal_fusion …she- she’s voiced Salem since episode 1 of the original.

[@anthony7697]

It's a split for me - on the one hand, I'm not as keen on some of the line changes to fit those animations and all. However, aside from Salem the Narrator who sounds the same, I do like how the voices are more in line with the later seasons because they really kinda found them later and they are all very much more comfortable in the roles.

[@senorsiro3748]

Barb is either phoning it in or has forgotten how to do two-armed yang’s personality. Rest of them have improved at acting insofar as their new lines allow. Ruby’s were written kinda clunky.

[@Blackdragon99omfg]

I mean the animation and script for Yang was a phone in. I feel a few times the VAs showed their disapproval by phoning lines.

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

Okay the voice acting definitely gotten way better since volume 1.

[@NativeJoel]

Idk what it is. But for some reason I don't hear Yang in IQ. I hear Barbara in a recording booth. I know that her real voice and yang's are basically the same. But for some reason it really comes across like a phone in job

[@mckenziebryant6729]

Even tho it's mostly the same cast from RWBY, the dubbed lines sound more polished and the right emotions. It's not like they did anything wrong because it was their first time bringing this characters live, and I respect their efforts.

[@vazak11]

Neat!

[@Badger77722]

I think the one that threw me the most was Jen Taylor doing the narration. The original felt much darker, more suited to the mood that I think Monty was aiming for. The dub sounded more like an info-dump, not much emotion at all.

[@aidenp8661]

i slightly prefur the original but the new lines for ice queendom is good. been waiting for the dub to come out so I don't think I will be dissapointed

[@xqt6339]

It was awesome when they announced the English dub with the original VAs but the anime just doesn't have that same charm that made RWBY what it was

[@captainmac1005]

Well.. guess I’ll finally see what Rub in V1 would look like with that current V8 voice.. idk who told Lindsay to amp up that moe crap.. but she needs to pull it back lol.

[@TheNorthie]

It’s a deliberate choice. Ruby uses her higher pitch voice when trying to be optimistic, just having fun or being nice in general. She tones it down when in danger, depressed, or angry

[@captainmac1005]

@@TheNorthie That is literal bs lol. Compare that Voice in 1 to V8 and it’s night and day. What you said applied to her in the early days of the show too, yet her voice didn’t go full Alvin and the chipmunks when she was being optimistic and having a good time.

[@momonomo2008]

@@TheNorthie kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYrGq2aap7Z7ask it’s been getting higher and higher each volume

[@damonsonnier34]

@@captainmac1005 That is what we call Ruby’s Chibi voice.

[@elpepo0]

Ruby had a fine voice in Vol 1, it was actually pleasant to hear, after Vol 2 everytime she talks i want to rip my ears and eat them

[@RubyRose2077]

man idk Vol. 1 feels so fluid and natural. the dub for Ice Queendom almost feels forced

[@breadboi3837]

its the music for me man, the original is just lighning in a bottle; still good for them tho

[@ouh.my_]

v1 better imo but i have to say that oz, blake and salem got better, weiss and yang disappointed me: yang just does not sound that excited and weiss forgot how emotions work, ruby is ok but the „i hate you“ line sounds so forced

[@Ucj334esd]

Kangaroobi

[@andreapiccolo8199]

Yang is off

[@DD8842]

The main VA's are all way better because they have been doing it so long. I'm surprised none of them do more work in the industry.

[@ryanpham3308]

Seems Barbara dialed back her emotions quite a bit. Kara, too; she seems a little too monotone, even if she's voicing the Ice Queen.

[@LordLucario12]

I know Lindsay Jones just popped up in Freedom Planet 2

[@eebtheweeb1419]

I can't say I like how the dub sounds so far. It either sounds awkward or lacks the level of emotion and passion the original has. This is especially the case with Barbara. Her lines almost seem like she's forcing herself to sound happy, which I guess makes sense when you consider how long it's been since Yang has been regularly cheerful and goofy. It might also be because of what the director told her to do (which I find to be unlikely). Either way, I don't like it, and I really hope she doesn't sound like that for the entire show. Barbara's performance here was unexpected. She's been great at delivering her lines in the original show, but now she suddenly sounds like she just started voice acting. I hope this is only an issue for IQ that doesn't bleed into V9.

[@magical_weeb]

The toning could at least be a little better

[@mizugami1689]

i think i still prefer the original

[@danielamosti1069]

Yes, the original is way more better than the remake

[@Shadow_Fox71]

Ruby sounds the same, weiss and blake sound better and yang got worse lol

[@rosecarrier5776]

Why did I feel like yangs voice acting was alittle fake? Am I the only one?

[@Furebel]

Oof, the absolute lack of emotions in the new dub is really visible here...