alizephyra:

So, am I the only one that DID NOT like the switch from having Sarah Strange dub male!Ranma to Richard Cox halfway through the anime?

Now I’ll give credit where credit is due. Cox’s voice works great for his other roles, such as Inuyasha or X-Men: Evolution’s Pietro Maximoff.That’s because these characters are dicks to a certain degree, especially Pietro. In fact, Cox’s voice-over for Pietro is one of the reasons why I grew fond of his character. It simply worked to bring out what sort of a character he is; a conniving prick. Granted, Ranma can be an asshole too, but not as much as the aforementioned characters. Hell, he doesn’t mean to be one half the time. He felt like a more likable character with Strange’s voice, and when they switched to Cox for whatever reason, it was jarring, to say the least. 

Now, I know I’m gonna get the whole “Oh, Ranma and Inuyasha are similar” schpeal. It’s true, Ranma was a predecessor for Inuyasha personality-wise, and I’m sure Rumiko Takahashi meant this (if not, feel free to correct me on this.) So it’d be natural to give him the same dub voice, right? To be frank, no. Strange’s voice helped separate Ranma from being too much like Takahashi’s half-demon protagonist, and I like that. Now when I watch the later seasons of Ranma 1/2 and hear Cox’s voice, I can only hear/see Inuyasha, and it annoys me. Nothing against Inuyasha; I loved it when I was younger and I still have an appreciation for the series. But the same thing gets old after a while, and Cox did it in for me.

I don’t know. It might just be personal preference, but I like Strange’s Ranma over Cox’s Ranma.

These ARE my opinions, for the record. Feel free to add your thoughts. Although I’m sure I opened the floodgates for haters. Oh well~

THIS.  SO MUCH THIS.

I grew up with the dub of Ranma 1/2.  It was not only my first anime I really got into, it was (to me) one of the best dubs as well! I think Ocean Studios in the 90’s did a fantastic job doing dubs.  And personally, I think those voices could top ANYONE today (as I think dubs have really gone downhill as of late).  Until around the time when they replaced Sarah Strange.  I completely agree with the above.  Richard Cox just made Ranma sound like an angry idiot.  He literally sounds like he’s trying to hard to be Ranma.  I can’t watch any of the episodes that feature his voice, and end up watching subtitles because I think it’s just that bad.  And I prefer the dub over the subtitles, not because Ranma was my first anime, but because it really was, damned good.  I never really had friends who loved Ranma as much as I do, so to find someone who shares my opinion of Cox’s voice, thank god. ;3;