England's Voice Actor and 2 Seconds of America

[americanheroal.livejournal.com]

So Scott Freeman landed the role of Arthur Kirkland. This is Scott's first major roll and has been working as a background voice actor for a while with Funimation.

Youtube and FB is buzzing with comments and opinions and so it's our turn. What do you think of the English voice for England? (Or "Bri'en" as America seems to call him)

By the way, if you enjoy watching Hetalia online then I suggest you get the DVDs. It chalk full of extras including interviews with the Japanese voice actors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR6gyYMUESE

Comments

[ekazoo.livejournal.com]

and the problem with that is..........?

[sailorstarsun.livejournal.com]

Ah, it just seems like a waste of money to me. Why should someone have to pay for something (in this case, the dubbing) that they have no intention of using? I just think they should release subtitled-only versions of DVDs, is all.

[ekazoo.livejournal.com]

I guess ;3; But then they should just buy the original DVDs. Anyway, most of us download HQ subtitled DVD rips from the internet anyway, so no one would buy an American released subtitled DVD. I am a fan of dubs, and I feel as if I am supporting the creator via paying for the episodes rather than downloading them illegally.

And I don't think that price difference would be much, if anything at all :/ I think the issue is more to do with licensing, I'm not sure what the rules are with just releasing subtitle only DVDs.