MarshiyanMisutaa
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Veronica Taylor as May
Megumi Toyoguchi as Hikari
Megumi Toyoguchi as Hikari
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I’m probably the only person who thinks Veronica Taylor did a better job voicing May than Ash. Since of course Veronica is a woman, her May voice is just a slightly younger sounding version of her real life voice. It made May sound like a real person than the usual “anime female character voice” you hear in various dubs where you can tell the VA is putting on a character voice. It’s a shame at conventions and online people only really know Veronica for voicing Ash and sometimes Delia.
OMG YES I LOVE THIS MAN. His voice is so soothing and he’s the perfect narrator for Pokémon.My favorite voice in the English dub is Rodger Parsons. This man is a legend, and I'm happy that 'til this day, he continues to be the narrator for the series.
I get chills whenever he says "Welcome to the world of Pokemon" at the beginning of a new series or a movie.
We can include Pokemon's actual dub voices here? Awesome idea, I think some I liked personally:Japanese: Pikachu (while it might be taken for granted, the voice is a very good one, his VA is crearly talented). I rarely watch the show in Japanese, so I can't give a fair opinion on the human characters voices, with the exception of Yamato and Kosaburo, that I really appreciated when watching their version of the motto several times.
English: Turtwig (JCC), Wobbuffet (KR), Charmander (MH) and many other Pokémon. On the human voices, I've watched a lot episodes in English on Twitch and I can say I'm generally pretty neutral on most of the main characters voices, neither too good, neither too bad.
Italian: I think the main cast has usually been very well chosen, with very few exceptions (like Misty's redub's voice), and I'm grateful that it makes the dub experience an enjoyable one, at least for me. Team Rocket in particular is voiced by very talented actors and their performance still stands up to this day, except maybe for Meowth which since middle BW has gotten a somewhat deeper and older sounding voice, but the VA is aging as well so it isn't that surprising. I appreciate James's VA since he is very versatile and works appropriately in both funny and serious moments, fixing an issue that many found within the English dub when for example Eric Stuart's James couldn't be taken seriously in tense situations.
On that note, some trivia for everyone regarding three things since it's a voice thread, sort of related.My favorite voice in the English dub is Rodger Parsons. This man is a legend, and I'm happy that 'til this day, he continues to be the narrator for the series.
I get chills whenever he says "Welcome to the world of Pokemon" at the beginning of a new series or a movie.
My favorite AG dub James moment overall, I genuinely laughed at this clip from 2005 in English & I haven't really liked his voice post-2002 in English. At least Eric Stuart's James was always fitting in comedic and light-hearted scenes, even if I liked his serious scene handling & overall performance in mid to late OS more (he & Ted Lewis were both so flat & bland early on, not sure what Dogasu sees in either of those takes or why the forums gave Stuart such a hard time back in the day on this performance- I'll take this ANY day over Cathcart's DP onward rendition, or Bosco/whoever the new dub VA is IMO even if it's not my favorite dub James incarnation):Eric Stuart's James in the Advanced Generation was the best! He was already perfect at the start but he really hit his stride in the Hoenn episodes.
Team Rocket 2ND Hoenn motto English
Team Rocket second Hoenn Advanced Generation motto EnglishLyrics:Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you might as well quit.James: Make it double, you're in a pit!J...m.youtube.com
One Team Rocket Moment From Every Episode of Pokémon (Season 7)
Happy 25 years to the three funniest and lovable anime villains of all timeHope this helps puts a smile on your face :)Thanks for watching!m.youtube.com
Great range of emotion, perfect balance of seriousness and humor.
Eric Stuart is GOAT.
I thought Wyman’s Drew and JCC’s Gary were the most memorable rival voices in the English dub run (JCC’s Gary is the only major role from him I did like for 13 years, in fact: the ones he took over, never a fan personally).Coolest Rival Voice (ft: Pete Zarustica) below!
Hoenn Grand Festival! | Pokémon: Advanced Battle | Official Clip
The way everyone is just SO proud of May! ðMay and her Combusken and Skitty face rival Drew and his Flygon and Roselia in a face-off in the Hoenn Grand Fest...m.youtube.com
EVERY TIME Drew Talked to Someone that was NOT May! #pokemon
(Stop after around the 5:02 mark)
Pokémon: “Now That’s Flower Power!” but it’s only Drew. #pokemon
every drew clip. nothing more, nothing less.m.youtube.com