haha  that's funny, I never heard anything about 
that...  But whenever I say how bad dubs are, 
there's always at least one person that 
responds, "It could be way worse."  I totally 
agree with that, but that's not the point, is 
it?  heehee  The point is that in general, dubbed 
stuff is horrid and DOES make those that love the 
original Japanese version cringe.  I think the 
least these American companies could do is pay 
enough respect to the original and try their best 
at producing an English version.  The more I 
think about it, the more I really don't 
understand why dubs are so bad in the first 
place.  Maybe some of you can help me think of an 
idea of why this is.  Is it because the dubbing 
companies really don't care?  Or is it just 
because they don't know how to do something 
right?  What exactly is the process an anime goes 
through when it is dubbed into English?  Do the 
actors watch the original and see how the 
characters act and speak in Japanese?  If not, I 
certainly believe that this would help things 
immensely!  Also, how well do the actors KNOW the 
character they play?  For the most part, all the 
voice actors do is read lines on a sheet of 
paper.  This is SO wrong and I can't be more 
against it.  Those who simply read their lines 
cannot be considered as actors, for what is 
acting without expressing TRUE emotion?  It seems 
like a simple thing to ask of actors, doesn’t 
it?  I may feel differently about English anime 
once they start putting some real talent into 
them.  They certainly don’t need to be big name 
actors such as they had done in Mononoke Hime; 
all they need is people willing to forget who 
they are for one moment and become the character 
they play, 100%.  Nothing less will do.

Anyway, that's my rant.  lol  ja!
Rekka  ~~~