This Classic Anime’s Dub Is A MESS

[@TheCartoonCipher]

Update: Turns out the Second Cardcaptor Sakura Movie with the Bangzoom cast is available on rightstuff thanks to DISCOTEK! www.rightstufanime.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Movie-2-The-Sealed-Card-Blu-Ray

[@lopezlogan4105]

You are supporting the Censored dub.

[@TheCartoonCipher]

We're what?

[@zenone9698]

You should check out Magic Witch Punie Chan anime.

[@zenone9698]

Could you do a review of dub of His and Her Circumstances and Revolutionary Girl Utena dubs.

[@PipimiOden]

@@lopezlogan4105 huh??????

[@OtherMomo]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME, ALL THREE ED BOYS WERE IN THAT SHOW!?

[@AppericateGamer]

that really surprise me didnt see that coming

[@doodlebugfour7070]

Most of the Ed Edd n Eddy VAs used to dub anime at Ocean Productions back then. Given that they all lived in Vancouver. Matt Hill and Samuel Vincent was also Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala in the Original Dub of Gundam SEED Tony Sampson was also in Megaman NT Warrior and Project ARMS Sarah's VA Janyse Jaud was Kagura in Inuyasha, Keith Violet in Project ARMS, and Kuromitsu in Kurozuka. All 3 of Nazz's VAs (Tabitha St. Germaine, Jenn Forgie, and Erin Fitzgerald) have worked on various anime shows. Kathleen Barr (Kevin and Marie) once voiced Morrigan from Darkstalkers in an OVA And Peter Kelamis (Rolf) was the 2nd Canadian VA of Goku in the Ocean Dub of Dragonball Z.

[@AppericateGamer]

@@doodlebugfour7070 thanks appericate this info

[@OtherMomo]

@@doodlebugfour7070 that's nuts, wish I was into BTS stuff when these shows were popular

[@midlightreverie138]

Right!? It makes me wonder what all else they did lol

[@Emdier]

"Like Revolutionary Girl Utena" Shows footage from Madoka Magica Wrong pink haired girl haha

[@theMoporter]

It's a great example of a show influenced by CCS and RGU, though :P

[@thatonelucariofan503]

As is Princess Tutu! Thank the gods that show got a great dub

[@sevenbark]

Yeah, but he played a lot of music from Utena.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@thatonelucariofan503 Luci Christian said she had fun voicing Duck.

[@monster56619]

This is my favorite anime of all time, but the huge downside for me was its English dub overall. However if you watch it subbed, I think it’s definitely worth a watch in my opinion.

[@Dropkickurteacher]

Tbh I’m pretty sure the Funimation/Netflix is probably considered the best version of the dub.However the crunchyroll version is pretty bad as a dub watcher.

[@sailoruniverselol]

Agreed 👌

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

I only ever watch it subbed now. Used to watch it dubbed when it was on tv. Then I was given the first three volumes of the original, uncut subbed version, and realised how badly they f****d it up.

[@joshuasamuel2122]

@@bethanymiddleton5758 Tell me about it! I refuse to watch Cardcaptor Sakura dubbed anymore. Subbed only now. Syaoron's voice is terrible in the Clear Card dub, and he's very different from the Syaoron we know in the original series.

[@samhart51]

Since I watched Cardcaptor Sakura once before with the dub version, should I re-watch it in the original Japanese version?

[@apology89]

On one hand I'm horrified some of the coolest voice actors from my childhood worked on Ed, Edd, n Eddy. On the other hand I am impressed by that range of talent.

[@samjetstream9]

Stupidity and anime

[@zainmudassir2964]

They also were in Gundam seed dub

[@thatonelucariofan503]

Hearing Touya in that dub will now be impossible without thinking of the Ed's trying to scam someone Xd

[@seigyoku.13]

That's the Vancouver scene.

[@Zarugoza5969]

Well, they are actors so they should have some range.

[@Otaku155]

I will forever treasure the moment in the dub when Sakura asks her brother if he wants 'another hamburger' when the scene is just them having tea. 🤣

[@erikbihari3625]

Hey someone has their tastes. I once eat a margarine and onion bread with honey!

[@dieterdelange9488]

At least it wasn't a "jelly doughnut/rice ball". 😂

[@matthew-005]

I never understood this nonsense even as a kid I was like that's no (Insert western food) it's clearly a food I have never seen before. And I often noticed the weirdness when they tried to westernise something too as it didn't make sense. And as a teen I often look up some of the weird stuff that made no sense after I found out what anime was and that it was often set in Japan and it only made me mad like they thought it wasn't smart enough to to be give the correct names and context for Japanese things just because I am a kid so I am automatically stupid.

[@matthew-005]

​@@dieterdelange9488Ugrh yeah the jelly dounut/rice ball thing Sailormoon's dub was guilty of this which made no sense to me as in the UK we don't call anything jelly dounuts and it was clearly made of rice which we have had for years in the UK. I hated the "Kids are dumb" attitude when I was a kid and absolutely loved proving to adults that I not only understood things that they believed I didn't but also that I understood somethings better than they did the look on there faces when a 10 year old corrected them on something or made them truly understand something they thought they did just because they were "adults" was priceless. It's still shocking how people seem to think they know better just because the got older I may be nearly 40 now but I still enjoy correcting people's misunderstandings especially when they think they understand just because they are legally classed as adults like at 18 you magically know everything you are saying just because you picked it up form other people and are an adult.

[@dieterdelange9488]

@@matthew-005 One of the worst editings I saw was for the dub of The Wizard of Oz anime of the 80s. They kept most of the scenes, but inserted awful music, corny dialogue and completely removed all the names of the Japanese people and companies involved in the production.

[@mesousagaby740]

Also, the fact that Sakura was voiced by Kari Wahlgren once is insane because this was released only A FEW MONTHS after her very first voice role of Haruko from FLCL.

[@hectorrodriguez6601]

Isn't she also the voice of Jessica in Rick and Morty?

[@erikbihari3625]

​@@hectorrodriguez6601. Dude, She come a Long way, since then!

[@torrentgray]

The English dub actor for keroberos actually showed up at my work to purchase something a few times. He was a very pleasant man! I mentioned this show and he remembered his role despite it being many many years ago!!

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@napasenseigaming]

@@jameslevy8347 I would

[@jameslevy8347]

@@napasenseigaming Have you seen my evidence on my videos?

[@greenprimalranger]

The Nelvana dub was actually well casted, the translation and censoring was awful, but the voices they got for this dub fit like a glove. Every other dub casting was boring and generic. I will die on the hill that Nelvana had the best casting.

[@nine_tails137]

I have to agree honestly. While I like the Nelvana dub for nostalgia reasons, Out of all the dubs shown in this video, I prefer the Bang Zoom dub the most. Not just because of it being faithful to the source material, but also because the cast just fits their roles a lot better. The Animax dub IMO, feels forced and a tad cringe at times. Plus the name mispronunciations just add to the cringe.

[@StarkIndustriesSIA]

The mispronounced is the reason why I refuse to watch the new version. I grew up with the manga, and the original English release

[@williamwhite1036]

Nelvana dub for Sakura was the best dub

[@gordieparenteau6555]

I actually met the OG English voice of Sakura, Carly McKillip, when her band was playing Canada Day festivities in Vancouver a number of years ago. The OG English voice of Syaoran, Rhys Huber, now works for sportswear giant Adidas in Germany. As attached as I am to the Nelvana dub (for nostalgia reasons) I wouldn't be opposed to the Clear Card / Tsubasa cast redubbing the entire original show and movies.

[@dezzydream]

ccs is one of my absolute favourite series and the fact we STILL don't have a good english dub is breaking my heart. i'm this close to making my own damn ccs dub.

[@emmad.8815]

omg ring me up if you need help lolol

[@zinzolin14]

Man I'd love to be a part of it in some way XD

[@kyokosakura1992]

I’d buy a fan dub DVD/Blu Ray of this.

[@user-bj7bl6ys1c]

@@zinzolin14 same XD

[@crystaleevee1334]

I’m kinda surprised a full fan dub doesn’t already exist of this show. Multiple fans where able to put together fan dubs of the 5th season of Sailor Moon long before Viz picked up the show for an official dub, and not to mention all those abridged projects people made. Why not this show? It has a big enough fan base to pull it off. Hell, I’m no voice actor, but I will gladly loan my video editing talents to help make such a thing.

[@LizChanFish]

The “WB” English dub has the same nostalgia for me as the original sailor moon dub, and I love them so much despite their obvious issues lol.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@dwainsimmons3447]

@@jameslevy8347 just like most people love the 4kids dubs of Pokémon and Yugioh.

[@jameslevy8347]

@@dwainsimmons3447 Agreed. Have you seen my videos?

[@dwainsimmons3447]

@@jameslevy8347 yes and I loved the English dub soundtracks of the Nelvana dub of Cardcaptors and the 4kids dubs of Pokémon and Yugioh.

[@jameslevy8347]

@@dwainsimmons3447 I guess you've signed my petition too. There has to be a way to get Nelvana's attention.

[@enigmah625]

That Ed, Edd and Eddy reveal shocked the hell outta me

[@__-eu4ks]

wtf Korra wut you doing here

[@enigmah625]

@@__-eu4ks Cardcaptor Sakura is my favorite anime lol

[@nine_tails137]

Same here! Mind Blown!

[@tyrannozilla]

@@enigmah625 One of my favorites as well. Saw it back in 2012, and currently re-watching it. One thing that ticks me off with the Cardcaptors dub is not only the unnecessary editing and not so good dubbing, but the fact that they felt the need to replace all the music. Seriously, Cardcaptor Sakura has one of the most beautiful soundtracks I've ever heard and the fact that WB changed it is criminal.

[@enigmah625]

@@tyrannozilla YESSS IVE BEEN SCREAMING INTO THE VOID ABOUT THE OST CHANGE FOR YEARSSSSSS. it’s literally my favorite thing about the series besides the characters and CCS is my all time favorite anime 😭😩 the OST brings me back the the happiest most peaceful part of my childhood

[@pixiedream1938]

I am Mexican, our dubbing was quite similar to Japanese we even kept openings and endings in Japanese (only the first one was dubbed), one of the changes was to make Touya and Yukito's relationship sound more romantic even they added a phrase to Touya when he gave it his powers to Yue: That's why I like you So I was shocked to see all the changes they made in English, in a convention that I was, the voice actress of Sakura (Cristina Hernández) mentioned that she did not like the English version because "they destroy the history"

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I grew up watching both english and spanish dubs and I love how catchy english dubs openings were they were absolute bangers But man some of those spanish covers are way better than the original imo The spanish op of saint seiya rivals the Japanese version

[@nunyabiznes33]

Same here in the Philippines, they keep the songs in Japanese.

[@luvv_em]

And don’t forget the clip of Yukitos Spanish VA scripting a- interesting? scene- between touya and yukito

[@Fractorification]

Wow, Christina actually watched the English dub? I never knew that! Was that interview recorded somewhere?

[@pixiedream1938]

@@Fractorification It was at a convention here in Baja California, she said they listened to the english dub to hear the character's emotions when they didn't have the japanese to do the same, i think in dbz they did the same.

[@flyingspacewhalez]

Tbh, I didn't realize madison/tomoyo had a crush on sakura until years later.

[@hyesterical]

I missed it entirely when I first read the manga, when I watched the anime, as a slightly older kid, it really sunk in.

[@auralunaprettycure]

Yukito outright says he loves Touya in the sub though. If you watched the dub it makes sense that you’d get the idea that they weren’t in love because the dub censors that

[@nunyabiznes33]

@αηgєl кσƒ Didn't miss it. It shows even if they change dialogue.

[@mesousagaby740]

By the way, yes, Cardcaptors got to indeed air on Cartoon Netowrk's Toonami. For three weeks. Yep, it was clearly Kids WB going all "Yeah, that's all we're gonna give you, even though we were already mistreating the show, we ain't fully giving you it."

[@zinzolin14]

It's like doing a half-assed job and not even finishing it. Double the disappointment.

[@crystaleevee1334]

What’s even more disappointing is that Sailor Moon was a huge success on Toonami. So it’s not like “girl power” shows couldn’t succeed in the states. If Toonami aired the episodes of Cardcaptors that WB didn’t air, it would have been a bigger hit in the states than it was. After all, the biggest criticism the show got was how Nelvana “cut” so many episodes, when in reality all the episodes DID get dubbed into English. It’s just that the WB killed any potential success with the confusing way they aired the episodes.

[@TheOldMPClub]

People who neglect to learn the executive behind the scenes stuff from this period tend to sometimes get confused. Nelvana is guilty of the localization that tried to rip out some of the original's themes, mind you the anime itself played a bit lighter on grounds the manga dared go. CCS's real biggest hurdle was ending up at Kids WB under Jamie Kellner who believed all those prejudices that shows attracting different ages or genders then you wanted was a bad thing. And then things only got worse when he became head of Turner and infected Cartoon Network with that nonsense. Had CN's people have got it first, they'd probably have aired the Nelvana dub in order.

[@dwainsimmons3447]

@@crystaleevee1334 Saior Moon DIC/Cloverway dub was a success because they knew what fans want.

[@dwainsimmons3447]

@@crystaleevee1334people hate 4kids for this.

[@AlexandraStubbs]

It’s a dang crime! Because this is such a fantastic series. And it deserves to be big because of how it’s so interesting and different. But it’s had all bad draw of the cards.😭

[@acosmicotaku8525]

6:45 You just sprung that on me in a way I was not prepared to immediately process or handle.

[@TheCartoonCipher]

Mission accomplished ;)

[@nicholasmorgan7609]

This dub was the reason I watched any anime in subs. When I was real young, it started airing in Canada. It was the first time anime censorship was noticeable to me, but at the time, I just thought certain things seemed weird or off. A few years later, in grade 5, I met a student obsessed with Japanese media and I asked him about it. He provided me with questionably obtained copies of the Japanese version with fansubs. It was the first anime I watched with subs and it got me interested in Clamp's other work, got me into anime in general and made me the sad weeb I am today.

[@dngillikin]

The Nelvanna/KidsWB dub is why I bought Pioneer's uncut subtitled version of the Japanese series on VHS for my kids when they were young.

[@jameslevy8347]

@@dngillikin I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@arielleagustin8280]

Any 4kids dub is the reason I only watched YTV anime dubs.

[@Gxmwp]

Oh man I remember those spaghetti armed American Sakura dolls haha

[@dezzydream]

wait do you have any idea where i could find one now cuz i actually think they're super cute and it would be a nice addition to my small cardcaptor sakura collection 👉👈

[@pastelhime8415]

@@dezzydream your best bet is probably second hand sites so like ebay for better results Japanese websites like Mandarake, Yahoo Japan Auctions, or Mercari would work for the last two you would need a proxy service some good ones are zenmarket or neokyo.

[@dezzydream]

@@pastelhime8415 i'll look around but does anyone have a name for these dolls like a company who made them or smth?

[@BarryChoppa]

I actually still have one, but she’s seen some bad times lmao. Got the maid cat dress version. Missing the ears and the props tho.

[@Wonderously_Strange]

@@dezzydream Hi, Dezzy! Like Pastel Hime said, your best bet will be secondhand. I've purchased two Sakura dolls off eBay: one for myself, and one for my younger sister for about $12-14 each. The official names for the American Cardcaptor Sakura fashion dolls, which were made by a company called Trendmasters were: Summer School Sakura Pink Kitty Sakura Blue Warrior Sakura Green Fairy Sakura There were a few deluxe sets that had extra outfits, but in my searches, they are hard to find, and expensive when they do show up. They were under the name Cardcaptors, as they were for the original dub. One last note: all of the dolls were identical, the only difference is in their clothes. Hope this helped! Let me know if I can help you with anything else!

[@mitchy2699]

Some spanish dubs of the 90's are arguably better than japanese dubs, Sakura Card Captor included

[@xtinaoz8974]

the Spanish cover of the theme song is one of the best different language versions of an anime theme out there

[@charlesor1023]

Is due to the pasion of the voice actors. Like the Queen of spanish dub Cristina Hernández

[@raidenstark315]

@@charlesor1023 she also dubbed blossom from The ppg

[@percabethsecret98]

Yeah I am greatful to have grown up with the Spanish Dub and not this horrible nightmare

[@KazuhaEien]

@@raidenstark315 And Joy in the Spanish version of Inside Out, and Chibi-usa in Sailor Moon. Cristina is definitely the goddess of Spanish voice acting and no one can prove me otherwise

[@pikactrainer12]

I'd kill for a redub of the OG series with the more modern cast

[@IMissBionix]

KidsWB was extensively involved with Nelvana's dub to the point that they even dictated casting decisions. I suspect that's why the show was recorded at Ocean instead of in Toronto, like every Nelvana anime dub since. Vancouver shares a timezone with LA, making it easier for the network oversee production. Their involvement also explains the attempts at shifting focus to Shaoran. They were behind Pokemon and later, Yu-Gi-Oh. Girls weren't their primary audience and they picked up a show that didn't star a boy. They definitely tried to fit a square peg in a round hole and in hindsight, it was a weird decision. Even the Cardcaptors merchandise of the era reflected its original intent. Child actors aren't uncommon in Canadian anime dubs. You mentioned The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which starred Emily Hirst. She was a teen when that was recorded. Andrew Francis wasn't any older when he was the lead in Monster Rancher. The most ambitious was probably the original Beyblade, also from Nelvana. The entire lead cast, which stayed the same for all 150 episodes and its movie, were all teens.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition called Hope for Sakura Avalon its on change.org and a video on KZbin called Save Sakura Avalon

[@joshuasamuel2122]

Yeah, in the Nelvana dub, Sakura doesn't sound as young and kawaii as she's supposed to in the original language. It's mainly good for nostalgic purposes.

[@TheOldMPClub]

I think on Kellner/the WB's part they were concerned with just getting a marketing tool than a faithful dub. Because that's how Kellner rolled. Shows were just tools for him to sell ad space for and god forbid if they wanted boys watching and got girls instead, show was a failure.

[@The98597thMark]

But if KidsWB were *that* involved from the outset, it begs the question, why didn't Nelvana just produce the whole show the way WB wanted? That's usually how it works, (including every other Nelvana dub). The US is the major market so what the American network wants is what the kids get no matter if they're in the UK, Canada, Australia or wherever else. It doesn't make commercial sense to dub the whole series when WB only wants half of it. I can only guess Nelvana took the money, went ahead and started producing what seemed *to them* like a TV friendly hackjob dub. Then WB saw what they were doing, balked and demanded basically a total re-work. Whatever happened, it's definitely one of the strangest TV dub sagas that's for sure. I don't envy the scriptwriter who had to (try to) make both continuities work.

[@IMissBionix]

@@The98597thMark If you bought the rights to a 70-episode series and your U.S. broadcaster only wants 39, why toss away the rest? Yes, the U.S. is the single biggest English-speaking market, but it's not the only one. Australia, Canada and the UK are not an insignificant audience. Many of Nelvana's recent original shows struggle to gain meaningful distribution in the U.S., so if those manage to survive, an anime dub could certainly still be lucrative. I don't think Nelvana retrofitted their work. There's some indication they might have actually produced a pilot in Toronto prior to Kids WB's involvement (most notably, there's a promo for the Cardcaptors toyline featuring a Kero plush toy voiced by Eddie Glen rather than Matt Hill). Additionally, the CRTC's production database lists Cardcaptors under two entries, submitted several months apart - suggesting it might not have been made in one go. Unfortunately, we'll likely never know the full story. Back when Clear Card came out, I tried asking a bunch of producers on the show if they'd like to talk about it (in a friendly, non "YOU RUINED IT FOREVER!!" tone) but got nowhere.

[@yunogasai1338]

All the Ed's have wonderful range. That's super impressive.

[@fae_baobhan_cernunnos]

Sakura Avalon? Holy crap I really missed that as a kid.

[@thekingnuka]

The original dub had the best voice for Sakura. They sound like realistic young kids, not like the newer dub that is on streaming. I hate fake child voices. It hurts my brain.

[@phoebea]

Personally, I liked the Nelvana dub's VAs better than the re-dub VAs: Carly McKillip's voice as Sakura had a great tone/quality and it was well balanced with higher pitches (but not shrill) for the comedic/girly scenes. Maggie Blue O'Hara's (Madison/Tomoyo) voice is pleasant to listen to and sounds elegant (without the stereotypical rich girl affections.) I think that she would have done well acting the original storyline if given the chance. Rhys Huber was a good choice for Li Shaoran, and I would have loved to see what he would have done with the original storyline. Matt Hill as Keroberos is BOMB! His voice was fun and playful, fully embodying the character. Kari Wahlgren is a fantastic VA and I liked her as Fuu in Samurai Champloo and Celty in Durarara!, however, as Sakura in the 2nd Movie, her voice was just so different from Carly McKillip's lower-timbred voice quality that it made Sakura sound annoying and even shrill (in comparison), especially to those who were used to McKillip's voice. I remember facepalming during the final 'I love you' line in the 2nd movie. It may have been better if she pitched her voice a little lower to match the same range as McKillip's, but, doing so would have just underscored that a different VA was used. Producers should have just finished the "hack dub" with Carly McKillip. It would have been great if the original storyline was redone using the Nelvana dub VAs back in the early 2000's. But since that's not going to happen, maybe they can get all new VAs and try to dub the original storyline now? I think Cardcaptor Sakura had a great story and amazing characters. I would like to see an English dub remake done properly.

[@curious_mitch]

90's kid here, and jeez, this one takes me back. This must have been one of the first Anime I ever watched. In all likely hood either Sailor Moon or Pokemon were the first, but I believe Cardcaptors was the first one that I tried to watch with some serious dedication. I've been meaning to go back and check it out again for a while, but maybe I ought to watch it with Subs this time around...

[@dwainsimmons3447]

The dub of Pokémon is still hated by fans and critics

[@urbanizeddreams]

Nelvana dub was the best, I hope Discotek releases it in the future for the main series!

[@jameslevy8347]

The fans are trying to get Nelvana to redub Clear Card Season one while we're waiting for Clear Card Season 2

[@nine_tails137]

If the Nelvana dub can give us a more faithful and uncut version, I say go for it! The Animax dub on the other hand is kind of cringe NGL.

[@jordanreddy3104]

I for some reason feel so happy I watched to 2014 dub that is seen and the difinitive dub for the series, it gives me nostalgia and happiness

[@karmiya-plays]

Honestly, I still re-watch the dub sometimes, along with the original Japanese version, and I think it's still a lot of fun! The voice acting was actually pretty good, and if only it didn't have the censorship and cuts (and the occasional attempts to make Syaoran into Main Character #2 rather than Love Interest) I think it would still hold up today fairly well. It isn't overly cheesy like other dubs of the time (looking at you, Sailor Moon; though to be fair the original was also kind of cheesy), and maintains a lot of the more understated humour and slice of life joy that CCS is so good at. It's not perfect, but it's genuinely fun and did a lot right, too. A lot of newer dubs which are trying too hard to be accurate sound weird in English. In no English speaking country do nine year old girls have those cutesy, sometimes breathy little girl voices, and trying to imitate it in the newer dubs doesn't work. I feel like the team working on Cardcaptors genuinely cared about the show and wanted to get it on air for kids in the English speaking world. The fact that they included all of the more 'girly' episodes rather than cutting them out and reducing the series length tells you a lot. I really appreciate your treating the censorship as a reality of the time period rather than raking the dubbers over the coals, too! I certainly wish that the censorship hadn't been there, but it was genuinely the only way these shows could have been dubbed and aired on TV for us to watch as kids. Our only other alternative would have been...no anime at all? That would have been far worse!

[@krickkrick7100]

In mexico we never got sensored versions of animes and glad for that and we also got some pretty good intros but english dubs are ok. The only reason why they where never censored animes was because they didn't have the money for it and we were already used to seeing telenovelas with similar subjects that are snow in anime.

[@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen]

Us too in the Philippines. We got CC Sakura in its original form. Heck, I was only 5th grade when it came out in th3 Philippines and I alreadybknew something was up with Touya and Yukito.

[@cauapereira1019]

in brazil we mostly got dubs based on the latin spanish ones, so no censorship and no ops and eds (except for the first ones) in ccs and sailor moon for example. the nice part is that in 2020 ccs started airing again and the tv channel its on is showing a new version with translated title cards, the kero shorts at the end of the episodes and op/ed 2 and 3 in portuguese! all these additions along with the original dub, so we got a definitive edition

[@pablocasas5906]

@@cauapereira1019 that's because Cardcaptor Sakura distribution rights were picked up by a Latin American dubbing company called ArtWorks, who have dubbed anime like Attack on Titan and Kemono Jihen for Funimation, and also redubbed Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (and managed to keep the original voiced fo Edward and Alphonse) and they also obtained the rights for dubbing Fairy Tail. With Sakura Cardcaptor they corrected some audio problems, brought back Kero's VA to re-record some dialogue and dubbed the second and third openings and endings And just on last year's December, ArtWorks announced that they finally got the rights to dub Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card, a project that was put on hold despite being announced back in 2018, and they said they will dub it into Brazilian Portuguese and Neutral Spanish. Though sadly, for the Neutral Spanish version characters like Syaoran, Tomoyo, Fujitaka and Touya will need new voiced for a variety of reasons

[@InquisitiveRavenclaw]

Honestly, I could take or leave the rest, but I want the Matt Hill from the original "Hack Dub" to reprise his role as Kero. He brought a real 90's mascot energy to the role that I always loved. He just sounds so cool! Every Kero I've heard since (including the Japanese version) sounds exactly like you'd expect a character that looks like a stuffed animal to sound, which is kinda boring. After that, I'll take whoever as whoever!

[@AppericateGamer]

Matt Hill did amazing job voicing Kero with that voice sound like mascot character of the cardcaptor sakura series. i miss that voice for Kero

[@SnowWolfAlpha]

@@AppericateGamer Same though maybe keep Chris Sabat for his true form, Cerberus or have someone like Scott McNeil do his Jetfire voice.

[@RaisonLychi]

90s mascot energy is is the perfect way too describe his voice

[@MysteryDisc]

Honestly, I really like Samuel Vincent as Yukito/Yue; he delivered a solid dual role

[@crosscarter21]

Yeah, reminds me of Medabots' Medabee!

[@Paego_]

I'm glad I never even tried to find the dub. Cardcaptor Sakura was my first sub anime, and that was absolutely for the best

[@shireenrazak7160]

Both dubs for sakura suck, I really hope they redub it eventually with the clear card cast. But I did watch the dub first, not this one, the one animax did which is on Netflix and my god is it bad💀

[@theofficalkibaswordsva]

@@shireenrazak7160 the animax dub made me chuckle a few times 😭 it's a slight improvement on the nelvana dub though

[@diegoandresbaldelomarpinto8367]

Here in Latin america, the show had a great and faithful dub, all the voices sound really close to the original, and they didn't censored anything in the show, (not even the thing with Sakura's parents), that's why here is a really popular Anime, a llt of 90's kids grew up with the show and everyone loves it and still remembers it to this day, and hearing the English dub feels...so weird (why is Tomoyo's voice always cursed?). I've noticed that, in general, a lot of classic Animes english dubs are usually changed a lot and censored to the point that it doesn't even makes sense, but here in Latin America, many of those shows got really faithful dubs and they are still really iconic and loved to this day. Shows like Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Dragon Ball, etc. Had really great dubs and they weren't even censored.

[@nunyabiznes33]

I don't remember if we got the cousin treatment in the Philippines but I saw Neptune and Pluto and I was like "Yup, they're totally lesbians".

[@nightmime6314]

Me who have watched Sakura with sub because of Netflix. Hello old gens It really is one of my fav anime lol

[@chiksnbooz]

Honestly, the best dub I could think of is the Hebrew dub. Every character was cast perfectly, every voice nailing it, and aside from minor mispronunciations (Sayoran's name being pronounced as written (Sa-Yo-Ran), Clow pronounced as Cla-ow) it's pretty faithful to the original series, even maintaining the same OPs and EDs just dubbed. If that dub was anywhere online I'd highly recommend it, just to hear the characters voices (though if you'd look for סאקורה לוכדת הקלפים you might find a few episodes on KZbin, The whole show isn't available anywhere I'm afraid).

[@suicaedere7244]

The LAtin American dub is up there: no cuts, no name changes, no song changes. The people at the dub company were big fans of Sakura and they went out of their way to be as faithful as possible.

[@minhuc2367]

The Vietnamese dub is awesome as well. The songs were changed into Vietnamese lyrics, but all the voice actors were nailed it, they sang well. they expressed the emotion well too, no cringey at all. All the background music was kept in its original form. I can vividly remember the time I watched it in 2008-2009, I was 7 years old and I was so curious why Shaoran liked Yukito because they were both boys :D Even though the prejudice over men's love or something like that at that time wasn't as opened as it is nowadays, they don't change the characters' relationships at all. That's how accurately the Vietnamese dub is. So happy that there are dubs from other countries that share the same spirits of keeping its purest form like that ^^

[@theofficalkibaswordsva]

isn't the hebrew dub partially lost? or am I mistaking it for something else

[@JRVChama]

Cardcaptor Sakura is one of my favorite anime ever, and I'm so glad that my country got a dub straight out of the Japanese original (over here in Spain we did get several dubs through 4Kids and similar, like Pokémon...)

[@superakman14]

CLAMPverse lore video when?

[@kostajovanovic3711]

It going to take hours, be patient

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Kakyoin did you lay this egg

[@moomen35]

one of best channels for anime dub great video

[@RaisonLychi]

I liked that they changed the creepy teacher student relationship. I never thought that was cute.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@enharmonics]

@@jameslevy8347 Dude, are you seriously still doing this? You’ve been posting this exact thing on CCS related comments and videos for at least a year, if not more. I think you should give it a rest. Virtually nobody cares about the Nelvana dub’s continuity; there’s zero finacial purpose to redubbing Clear Card with American names and the romance removed (what else would make it a “Cardcaptors” dub if not that?) What would an “Avalon” version of the show even look like to you?

[@jameslevy8347]

@@enharmonics For starters thank you for not being rude. Me and my fellow fans just want Sakura Avalon's story to continue. She had a cliffhanger ending in episode 70. If an Avalon version of Clear card happened would you accept these terms. Nelvana won't cut parts out of the episodes and the romance. But they keep their English names and Akiho's name will be Selina. I remember telling a few Kinomoto fans those terms if a Avalon version of Clear card happened and they agreed that's fair. When we ever get a chance to contact Nelvana Nelvana we'll tell them that's what we want also when we've convinced them to make a dub for Clear card. That's what I want the dub to be. To make both Kinomoto and Avalon fans happy. You know I don't mean to annoy anyone right?

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Were they in college at least? That makes it...slightly better as at least they can both be older adults. Please say yes.

[@Hoverdork121]

I grew up with the Nelvana dub since I was in 4th grade and the merchandise for home video is very rare to find these days I have seen the subtitled version and Animax dub and still prefer this dub even to this day. I still like the original music and the dub’s music at the same time and the Nelvana dub’s VA’s are very nostalgic. I like the cringy girly tone they put into it. And me and my best friend James Levy are trying to get this dub back by supporting this dub better in the future and I’m even uploading episodes, some edited by me to make it it’s original broadcast version when it went uncut order in Canada. I hope the dub will get a clear card season and forever be loved... I really love this show as you can tell btw it’s my life lol 😂😂😂

[@jameslevy8347]

Wow you've you've reached 1K I'm proud of you.

[@Hoverdork121]

@@jameslevy8347 Thank you. I never thought I would ever reach that much one day. And I did it! And it’s all because thanks to this anime! 🤩🤩🤩

[@jameslevy8347]

@@Hoverdork121 Exactly. We will get Sakura Avalon back what ever it takes.

[@Hoverdork121]

@@jameslevy8347 Also I noticed that this KZbinr used 2 of my videos. He used my “Out of bonds Kids WB broadcast” and a clip from my “Cardcaptors kids WB commercials compilation” He also features clips and music from my 2 other favorite anime’s “Beastars” and Nichijou” this channel is so perfect 😍😍😍😍😍

[@jameslevy8347]

@@Hoverdork121 Do you believe he said Cardcaptors was successful or fairly successful? The soundtrack cd cover does say it was a hit successful series.

[@PrinceMallow]

I'm so glad you used the Tomoyo/Ralph Wiggum comparison with the Animax dub because it was all I could hear when she spoke from what little of that dub I watched. I was also thankful that, despite their hack dub, Nelvana worked with Pioneer in releasing the original uncut Japanese version of Cardcaptor Sakura on home video in the West with English subs. I still have a couple of official VHS tapes from this release.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Actually also meaning Tomoyo is "creepy", hence the "I am in danger part"?

[@benjaminbravo9884]

imagine not having a faithfull well dubed version of one of the best animes ever *laughs in latin american*

[@thatonelucariofan503]

The Latin American dub is soooo good I watched a compilation of Sakura performing The Release seal in various different languages and that version instantly struck me as a high quality dub Sakura sounded adorable in it!! Then I instantly watched the whole dub, and it was worth it

[@benjaminbravo9884]

@@thatonelucariofan503 ikr the only complain that i have is that they never dub the second and third OP /ED wich is kind of sad since those are my favorites but aside from that the dub is as good as the original imo cardcpator sakura is such a clasic among boys and girls here, so when i heard the american dub cut all the romance in order to appeal to boys i was honestly baffled

[@pablocasas5906]

@@benjaminbravo9884 back in 2020 a company called ArtWorks got the rights for Cardcaptor Sakura in Latin America and they finally managed to make translated versions of Dreaming, Platinum, Honey and Fruits Candy, and they also redubbed some of the omake segments featuring Kero with his original voice actors. In December of last year ArtWorks confirmed that the original CCS anime will be available on KZbin for free with its original Neutral Spanish dub and that they'll finally dub the Clear Card anime as well, they even released a trailer for the Brazilian Portuguse version with Sakura's original VA reprising her role, while Sakura's Neutral Spanish VA, Cristina Hernández, has confirmed her return as well

[@Ramethyst]

I watched it in Latin Spanish and everything was on it.

[@kyrstynhartman8083]

Short story, I grew up with the Matt Hill as Kero dub on Teletoon. Didn't think about it for quite a while then back in the like 9th grade I went to a leadership conference where Matt was a guest speaker I had recognized his voice but as a character from being Ian it wasn't until I got home and looked him up that I realized he had been Kero I was so ashamed as if I had know I would have told he had been my favorite character on Cardcaptors

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@PrincessNine]

$100 says they won't mention that no dub has fixed the names of Lee or Kero.

[@dezzydream]

li* i just call him syaoran, shit, half the time i just call him cardcaptor syaoran since i'm also into tsubasa reservoir chronicle which has its own syaoran as the lead character.

[@nine_tails137]

I know this is late, but I still can't get over the mispronunciations as Kuh-bair-ohs, and Kloh Card. It's way too cringe!

[@PrincessNine]

@@nine_tails137 ya no, I hate "kloh" cards. I blame the spelling. With Kero the issue is more so the fact his name is the Cerberus. But it's the correct Greek spelling so it's with a "K". And to the other person. Trying to correct the Li* spelling. Li* is Chinese, but his name is written and pronounced with a thick Japanese accent. Not a single dub has fixed these. Including tsubasa.

[@nine_tails137]

@@PrincessNine Glad I'm not the only one who cringed at the name mispronunciations. Cause Kii-roh-bah-rohz and Klow(as in "Cloud") just roll off the tongue and sound better.

[@egg6144]

I love the Cardcaptors version. The voices are just so toned down but still have emotion, it’s not like anime dub with all the high pitches, it feels likes casual talking. Even with the edits made to it tho I remember understanding the relationships between the characters. All the romance hints were maybe not as prominent anymore, but I was able to read between the lines as a kid. I’ll always prefer it just for the voices because they did a great job imo

[@dwainsimmons3447]

It was all kids wb fault

[@mattwo7]

15:59 Does the dojin where Kakyoin lays an egg take place in the same universe? :P

[@AshXXMayftw]

If there's ever a redub of the original I hope to god they keep the original English opening. To this day that song is still stuck in my head and it's so catchy. At least have it as a bonus feature.

[@UwU-lm9or]

SAME THE ENGLISH OP IS JUST A BOP i dont mind them doing a re-dub but MAN THAT OP WAS MY FUCKING JAM AS A KID AND IF THEY DO CHANGE IT IM RIOTING E

[@AshXXMayftw]

@@UwU-lm9or Wind, Rain, Shadow, Wood, Sword, Thunder, Power, Sleep. Cardcaptors of the Clow, expect the unexpected now. The keepers of the Clow, it's all a mystery, but when this mighty book was opened the powers were set freeeeeee. Cardcaptors, a mystic adventure! Cardcaptors. A quest for all time. Each card possesses a power all on its own. We've got to find them to bring the power home! Cardcaptor! A mystic adventure. Cardcaptor. A quest for all time! Cardcaptor! Cardcaptor!

[@UwU-lm9or]

@@AshXXMayftw YES YESYEES WHEN YOU JUST HEAR WIND RAIN SHADOW WOOD SWORD EVERYONE AT LEAST KNOWS THE FULL SONG ITS JUST SO GOOD CARD CAPTORS OF THE CLOW EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED NOW! secrets of the clow were on a mysteryyy~ and when this mighty book was opened the POWERS WERE SET FREEE~ CARDCAPTORS A MYSTIC ADVENTURE CADCAPTROS A QUEST FOR ALL TIME *imay have forgotten a but of the lyrics but dont worry I still remember the full song* W O O O O

[@rockamuse617]

6:45 - I knew it! These three Cardaptor characters were Ed Edd n Eddy characters in disguise!

[@PhenomsServant4]

The Eds thing just blew my mind more than Bioshock twist

[@stefcannon2580]

I grew up seeing some of the English version of Cardcaptors here in Australia on weekday mornings. At that time I didn’t question any of its presentation as I didn’t know any differently, but now having understood some of the major changes that Western adaptations make to anime, it’s interesting to look back on just how different it was. Now I’m revisiting the anime in the original Japanese version. Nice video! It’s the first of yours I’ve seen, and I’ve subscribed!

[@skikes3033]

CARDCAPTORS! A MYSTIC ADVENTURE! CARDCAPTORS! A QUEST FOR ALL TIME! EACH CARD POSSESSES A POWER AND SOUL! YOU'VE GOT TO FIND THEM TO BRING THE POWERRR HOOOOME!

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@skikes3033]

@@jameslevy8347 Back from where? Send it fam

[@saneira]

the intro was so unintentionally iconic

[@jameslevy8347]

@@saneira Agreed. Would you like me to send you the links to the petition and video of getting Sakura Avalon back?

[@UwU-lm9or]

CARDCAPTORS *dun insert that dark spoopy title credit music* *also me restarts singing the intro becuase i forgot the lyrics and cries because its been years* okay but anyone can say what they want however the old cardcaptor sakura english op was just a fucking bop i remember jamming the shit out of this song as a kid and my mom introducing it to me

[@TheShockVox]

The canadian dub would be great if it didn’t censor itself to hell, change the music and sound effects (that being said, I actually love the intro theme and that song that plays whenever Sakura was skating to school “Just Around the Corner”), and change every name.

[@LightDarkZero]

The fact that this series had FOUR different english dubs is plain baffling and shocking... ...four... I have not seen this series and English because I didn't know about (not to mention that it was horrendously butchered - should be called Tomoeda's Chainsaw Massacre). But I agree that this series should have a definite re-dub, is plain unfair not having one cause some voices are quite spot on with the characters.

[@corwinnius]

That last line got a snort from me. I’m ashamed.

[@SerenaMajors]

I wish the Cardcaptors cast would be re-cast in a new English dub that stays true to the original Japanese script.

[@SubtextMoment]

This!!

[@dwainsimmons3447]

Nope

[@OBiGem]

It honestly makes me sad how my all time favorite anime will never have a good consistent dub. The "chance after chance" sentiment at the end really resonated with me, because not only is it true, but in every chance it's always, ALWAYS fallen short. Even among the "better" of the dubs that were released for this series, there have always been actors that sounded miscast. I've never been a fan of Funimation using the Tsubasa cast for Syaoran and Sakura. Not only did Jason and Monica play different versions of these characters that bear no resemblance to the original Sakura and Syaoran, but they both sound too old in the roles, especially Jason. I would love for a definitive consistent dub of the original 70 episodes to be released, especially to justify the over $200 pricetag I paid for NISA's release, and also because it really is the worst of offenses that the Animax dub has somehow become the definitive dub (there are inconsistencies in not just pronunciations in that version but also accents - and there are droppd lines in this dub that had to be subtitled in - it's a mess!). I won't say I don't think it will ever come, but my hopes aren't high for it 😔

[@orangeslash1667]

I never liked Monica Rial. Like Sandy Fox she doesn't know how to voice little Girls without sounding too Squeaky. I wonder if Brittney Karbowski would make a good Sakura????

[@theofficalkibaswordsva]

@@orangeslash1667 Britney wouldn't be a bad choice honestly and I liked Mona Marshall as Syaoran but I kinda wanna see child play the kid characters like the nelvana but at least have voices that aren't annoying like syaoran, Sakura, and tomoyo to name a few.

[@theofficalkibaswordsva]

@@orangeslash1667 ok I'll check it out then

[@nine_tails137]

@@orangeslash1667 While I don't hate Monica Rial as an actor, I feel she does better in carefree and smart-mouth roles like Stocking Anarchy, Asa Shigure from Shuffle, or Mey-Rin from Black Butler. Granted I didn't mind her as Misao in Sasami Magical Girls Club, but I still think shy and withdrawn characters just don't work with her personality IMO.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@nine_tails137 Probably the most serious character that Monica had ever played was Haruka Shitou from RahXephon. The one time Monica tried to voice a boy character was Tsukihito Amanuma or Game Master from Yu Yu Hakusho.

[@Nocturne22]

The biggest issue was the way this dub was edited when it was first released, with the way they cut out so many episodes. CCS is absolutely dependent on foreshadowing in its storytelling, so by removing that, you get a giant mess that makes little sense.

[@animefanatic33]

I knew about the connection with Ed, Edd and Eddy for several years and NOBODY would believe me until I showed the them the wiki pages. That bit of knowledge continues to make me bust a rib laughing to this day!!!

[@OfficialRaveBlitz]

This one of the Anime I choose to solely watch in Japanese.

[@yunogasai1338]

Me too. Although that pioneer dub for the second movie sounds fun. I might get it to watch eventually although I do have the new release thankfully.

[@bakaniomakase]

At 2:57, this wasn't an official transition or lip flap, but yes edited on Windows Movie Maker using the Japanese subtitled DVDs, as the english audio for the later episodes were only found in VHS quality around KZbin

[@rysingsun4693]

CCS was one of my first manga and it was my first subbed anime. I wanted to watch it in english, but even at 10 years old the name changes and mistranslations (Toya calling Sakura a dinosaur instead of monster) were so jarring. Thankfully, the website I was watching episode one on seemed to have a corrupted file. I thought the laggy screen was an inherent part of the dub so I decided to give the sub a try. Other than having to pause to read translators notes, thankfully I could keep up with the dialogue and still watch what was going on. This anime was my first conscious introduction to gay characters (though I didn't know the word for it), so gayness was in the back of my mind and associated with magic and fiction. "Ah, I see. He's attracted to him because he's magical." " She's attracted to her because she's magical." A few years later when gay marriage was a topic of debate I realized, "Oh. It's not just an anime thing." TLDR: I need to rewatch this and watch Clear Card already. This show is fucking iconic. We stan lgbt+ normalization. Plus, that aside, it's just a really good and cute show

[@RenzoCC412]

Oh man, when I found out years ago about the english dub of CardCaptor Sakura and watched a few clips I realized how lucky I was along with all the kids from Latinoamerica. The Latinoamerica Spanish Dub is amazing, it really captures the emotion of important moments, and the soundtrack wasn´t changed, it was just like the original. CardCaptor Sakura is still one of my favorite animes and it is a big part of my childhood.

[@bingo784]

The only person I'll ever allow to voice Sakura is Tange Sakura! *UMU!*

[@MarisaReset]

Right? And when you go and watch Clear Card, it's amazing to hear how Tange and all the other voice actors' performances sound practically the same as they did 20 years earlier! That's really the only way to go if you want consistency in this series.

[@marcgriffiths24]

Cardcaptors is still one of my all time favourite opening songs

[@mattwo7]

8:07 Well movies aren't subject to the same regulations, that's why the dubs for the Yugioh movies and Pokemon The Movie 2000 were allowed to have actual cards in them (in the later case card, as it was just Ancient Mew, something that could have been replaced with a rare fossil or another rare mew collectable that doesn't exist or something) in spite of Yugioh's cards constantly being edited while James' Pokemon card collection was replaced with pogs.

[@dwainsimmons3447]

The yugioh movie dub had the cards text unedited.

[@caroljeeben7064]

This was my show to watch on kids WB. 9 year old me with access to ebay on the family desktop computer bought all of the DVDs of the original japanese version, i remember popping them in and being shocked it was in japanese not realizing what a dub was at 9. Anyway i gave it a chance and of course fell in love with the original. I would draw my own posters with crayon and hang it in my bedroom... and decorate school notebooks. Cardcaptor Sakura was MY jam. I have the clow circle tattooed on my back. As bad as the dub is, simething about Sakuras dubbed voice really brings me comfort, for 9 year old friendless me, thats all i had.

[@juliantapia1407]

I didn't like how the original nelvana dub edited out the core romances (since they were at the heart of the series), but wow was it a much better dub than that animax trash that they Always put out.

[@jameslevy8347]

If Nelvana redubed Clear card would be ok if they didn't cut parts out of the episodes?

[@juliantapia1407]

@@jameslevy8347 I definitely would. Sakura's original va was actually a young girl, and they did a good job directing her and making her feel a little more real, and less overly cutesy.

[@mochi5512]

@@juliantapia1407 I don’t like the new one, the one that was rebooted. It just sounds really whiny plus it’s voiced by a 40 year old so yeah.

[@juliantapia1407]

@@mochi5512 that's fair. It's not easy for English speaking va's to voice such young girls, especially with the cute hijinks and whatnot. But I do feel Monica rial has done some good work. As choppy as the series was (and I wish they'd done a proper uncut version) I love the nelvana dub most of all.

[@jameslevy8347]

@@mochi5512 I have a petition called Hope for Sakura Avalon its on change.org and a video on KZbin called Save Sakura Avalon

[@PatsMac_10]

I grew up watching the Nelvana dub version & when I found out they made a clear card episodes i literally cry of joy even tho cast is different I’m just grateful they brought it back

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

A part of me will always like the original dub faults and all.

[@MaxieM0us3]

I was born and raised in the Québec province of Canada. We here had aired Cardcaptor Sakura in its French dub, on Teletoon channel. The highlighted changes were that, the exception of Sakura, Kerobero, Yue and Clow Reed, all characters’ names were replaced to a French one. Intros and outros were sang in French. Aside these changes, EVERYTHING else was kept intact: all the romance was present, no scenes were cut, the phenomenal original soundtrack was played, etc. It was basically watching the series in its integrity but dubbed in French. The French voice actors did a great job. It was truly a faithful dub, in my humble opinion. Even to this day, I’m attached to this dub and I would watch it again!

[@marie-lo6616]

Moi aussi j’ai vu la version française au Québec et c’est extraordinaire à quel point ça respecte la version originale 😄 c’est le premier anime japonais que j’ai vu et qui m’a fait m’intéressée à l’univers du manga

[@SynchroMax]

If there are to be more CCS projects in the future, they'll most likely be picked up by FUNimation, so if the first series and two movies were to ever be redubbed, it's probably best for FUNi to handle them just so we have brand consistency.

[@nine_tails137]

(me crying over Funimation in 2024)

[@gemamu23]

I'm so grateful for how beautiful the Latin dubbing is in Sakura :3

[@1dbad]

It's interesting hearing all of the different dubs and their approaches to it. But man am I glad I got into the series subbed. Shame Netflix didn't do a redub of the original series. I would've been happy with any group doing it, but I'd especially like to see the Bang Zoom cast take another stab at it.

[@codenamegamma]

This is a great video. my hope is that now with the new series of Tokyo Mew Mew, you'll wanna cover the butcher dub that 4kids did called Mew Mew Power. I really love the series but they did this one dirty and it doesn't get the attention and love it deserves.

[@uakk9171]

Grew up with the Russian dub where they surprisingly kept everything even the LGBT parts. When I saw the Cardcaptors dub I was shocked af

[@otakudaikun]

There's always a charm to those old dubs, especially in the music! That said, said versions are totally obsolete these days. Also, what's the song from 2:40 it's familiar af.

[@homubit]

THEY MASSACRED MY GIRL TOMOYO

[@9cake]

Not tomoyo 😥😥

[@blackfire3744]

Say what you want about the dub writing, but, I believe the voice acting was spot on. The kids sounded like kids, the adults sounded like adults and the teens sounded like teens. The current dub voice acting just makes cardcaptor sakura just another squeaky magical girl series. And the teens and adult voice actors are just all over the place. Sakura's brother sounds older than their brother. I'm all for restoring the writing but the voice acting left a lot to be desired and seemed to loose something the earlier dubs had. And I fully admit I may be saying say that with nostalgia goggles.

[@zinzolin14]

For me the only issue I have with the Funimation dub is the choice of casting Monica and Jason as Sakura and Shaoran. Their voices in Tsubasa really don't translate well for CCS. Monica's voice just isn't what I'd picture Sakura to sound like in English. Jason's performance as Shaoran was pretty lacking imo. I can really feel him pushing in a lot of scenes, to balance Shaoran's supposed voice, his expressions in the moment, and his own range. Aside from those two, I think the rest of the cast is perfect! I especially love that Toya and Yukito/Yue are also the voices of Bakugo and Deku respectively in My Hero Academia.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Same

[@naru-bunny]

Omg, the fact that those two are Kacchan & Deku is so funny to me. That just made my entire day. Lol But yes, I totally agree with you when it comes to Monica just not sitting right for me as Sakura. It didn't fit imo.

[@zinzolin14]

@@naru-bunny Hahaha yeah! It's kinda funny how the actors play childhood friends turn rivals in one series and bromance buddies in another. I only recently started watching MHA and found this out even later. But yeah, I love Monica in a lot of roles, Sakura is not one of them :/

[@cielosphere]

my dream is to have the nelvana voice cast but without major edits to the show, super unlikely ik but i can dream. i liked the scratch(?) of the voices they had, especially kero who i cant see as having a high pitched voice anymore. ive grown used to the other sakura voice and i agree that the softer voice there is better and works but man did i love the og take. maybe one day ccs can have a good dub that really shines

[@TheShockVox]

I wanted to hear Clear Card, but sadly the two leads take me out of it. There’s a wealth of actors who can play younger male and female voices at FUNimation nowadays. I get the fun they can have with fans of Tsubasa I guess, but to me as someone who only watched Cardcaptor Sakura, it’s weird hearing these kids sound like adults.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@ImmaLittlePip]

This dub is the reason why I always address this Sakura as Sakoorah Yet I don't do it to other sakura's in anime/video games

[@mBluett]

The original voice actor for Sakura sounds like a real girl, and the later "more faithful" VA from the movie sounds like an anime ideal that doesn't exist. Far less relatable.

[@gymguy8780]

Movie sakura better than teenage tomboy sakura

[@Bored_Barbarian]

I wish the Nelvana dub was on Netflix. Kero is perfect

[@TheSmasher17]

Owning all the different DVDs that came out in the US and hearing all the different dubs I would personally say having Funimation dub the original series would be the easiest way to make it so everything is consistent

[@1dbad]

The Clear Card dub staff said they'd love to redub the original series, and that FUNi is open to it so long as Clear Card sells well.

[@yunogasai1338]

@@1dbad I still haven't bought it yet. I did see the first two episodes of clear card though.

[@1dbad]

@@yunogasai1338 I haven't yet myself. But I did watch the dub via FUNi's site, so I showed support that way.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I honestly don't think Monica rials voice fits sakura tbh Not sure why they cast her to voice someone like sakura

[@JRVChama]

I've watched several dubs and my favorite (aside of the JP original) would be the catalan dub, though that may be nostalgia since it is the one I grew up with... but it does get many points by dubbing the songs rather than replacing them or leaving them untranslated.

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I still prefer 💖the Cardcaptors English Dub opening and the series because I remember watching the original Cardcaptors back in 2002 and I did started to like this series from Nelvana because even though the series is from Japan but at least they have a proper theme song intro and ending too. I also prefer the character's voice and the dub of the story line because the original version of Cardcaptors has too many romance, crushes and gay feelings so I understand why Nelvana decided to cut a few scenes and dub the voices to make it suitable for kids👍. That's also why I buy thses DVDs from Nelvana as the Cardcaptors series were show on the, USA, Australia and the UK on CITV.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@heathermeier3655]

@@jameslevy8347 I'd love to sign the petition to.

[@heathermeier3655]

I grew up with Cardcaptors to... and to me it sounds better I couldn't bring myself to like CCS because of the GAY relationships or the voices. And honestly I just DON'T LIKE THE IDEA of a GAY RELATIONSHIP IN GENRAL...

[@jameslevy8347]

@@heathermeier3655 You can find the link on my videos on the description on my KZbin channel.

[@Sad_Ghost_boy_]

@@heathermeier3655 how can you like cardcaptor sakura or cardcaptors and be homophobic? do you know what show you watched?

[@lbow5479]

Thanks for this explanation! I really only know the Japanese original, the Nelvana, and the Pioneer, so I recently saw clips of what must've been the Animax and was *so* confused. Looking back and after hearing the others, I don't mind so much the voices of Sakura and Syaoran from the Nelvana version, they felt appropriately young. If only the writing and the character's personalities (and random Valley Girl accents) weren't so wrong. Truly painful. What was weird at the time was CCS was one of the few animes where the DVDs were ONLY in Japanese and I don't remember seeing either movies on sale at physical stores. But it's kinda cool to see how impactful the series has been in the West even when the dub situation was such a dumpster fire.

[@SugoiChappy]

Why is your video title, "This Classic Anime..." instead of including "Cardcaptors" or "Cardcaptor Sakura" in the title?

[@dezzydream]

clickbait

[@MechaWingZero]

The Nelvana Dub is by far my favorite. I actually like all of the changes made to it, I think it makes for a much better show.

[@lalalallalallalalalla]

The Brazilian one is so good. Makes me sad seeing how censured is the first.

[@silston]

Maybe I'm a nostalgia nerd but the og dub is still my favorite give me Sakoora and lee and Madison anyday and that music was epic

[@Lobotobro]

gotta disagree with you here, Tomoyo's Animax dub voice is kino.

[@streetangel2701]

I totally enjoyed you introspective on this animation. You made me realize that the authentic art and character relativity of the show never really shined through in 1 of the 4 dubs that is why it was always struggle to be a success, and I agree. This animation is my fav, and I'm not even into animation. It was such staple in my childhood, and I occasionally look back at my fav dub, the nelvana dub. I think the reason why the nelvana dub was my favorite was because I feel in love with those characters they were so relatable and not very far fetched which is why I didn't like the other dubs as much. Sakura Avalon was a little Audrey Hepburn to me from California who enjoyed sports and was adventures, like me. Sakura Kinomoto was very sweet, emotional, and young and made it hard for me to relate to her. But I understand why the authentic art didn't shine through because of all the cut edit, which I understood why others would enjoy the uncut edit dubs more because it holds more true to the authentic art of the manga.

[@jameslevy8347]

I have a petition and a video on KZbin about getting Sakura Avalon back. Would you like me to send you the links?

[@streetangel2701]

@@jameslevy8347 No, it's okay. Ty . It's not that deep for me.

[@VogtTD]

The name thing os pretty nitpicky. It's not the "wrong" name, it's the wrong pronunciation.

[@robinbailey-leonard3016]

I was always a fan of the anime since I was a child, but I never knew that we had 4 dubs! I thought we always had two, and honestly, Clear Card has to be my favorite. It seems to be as you said, the most consistent. I think they did a good job on this one!

[@astrahcat1212]

She had a cute crush on that high schooler, I don't see why that's something inappropriate, little girls are always like that