As my birthday comes to unfold, we now delve into what has come to be Philippine TV history’s biggest slap-up. Gundam SEED Destiny, yeah, it has been aired of Cartoon Network Philippines last June 1, much to my dismay because we were expecting ABS to air it first.
The Tagalog dub, according to Sir Mike Punzalan, our “outside source” in GSD, started last November. And much to our surprise, the cast has been changed, if not all, some, like (the info came from the ANN)
- Ria Bautista as Cagalli Yula Attha, replacing Maripette Narvasa
- Pocholo Gonzales as Yzak Joule, replacing Jeff Utanes.
Also, our “some expected” cast members who will play these role were chosen, like Sir Alexx Agcaoili as Rey Za Burrel.
But the BIGGEST SLAPUP which considered being as the biggest overturn of the series was the inclusion of Benjie Dorango as Shinn Asuka. Benjie Dorango, which according to the credits of the series of ABS-CBN as well as from ANN, has dubbed mainly leading men in Asianovelas and as a main dubber of famed dubbing director Danny Mandia.
We never expected Dorango to voice one of GSD’s main antihero. We scribbled down the likes of Sir Jeff Utanes to Alejandro Lim. But as we should know, the new dubbing director of GSD, Gary Ryan Ang, has the sole decision to decide on who will be his cast. And because Ang also is a Mandia dubber, I had some feelings that some of “Mandia’s Dubbers” will enter the cast.
Take for instance, Mam Teng Masilungan, she became a Mandia dubber (look at some of her new anime credits, it was all directed by Direk Danilo) and that “privilege” made her cast in GSD as Talia Gladys and Lunamaria Hawke.
The wait has ended, on HeroTV as it now currently airs every weekday at 0830 and 1800, and Tuesdays to Saturdays at 2400. The next question will be WHEN WILL ABS-CBN AIR GSD???
The long question just started after ABS-CBN ended Yakitate Japan and replaced it by Beet, the Vandel Buster (another Mandia production, starring one of the “worst dubbers” [a-la Dj Mo Twister] in the industry, Noel Escondo), so as Yu-gi-oh GX by putting the ever-popular Naruto s. 4 (after 10 months of hibernation). The probabilities are endless. Ranging from January of 2007, to as long as either March or April, and the questionable time on when it will air, whether is it on the fabled Primetime Bida block of ABS-CBN, or either on the slapped HeroZone block. We cannot tell, At least of it.
Oh, well, I need to calm up again, Better visit the blog as we now delve into UPAME 2006 and the BIRTHDAY SPIN!!!!! And the results of the Otakus’ Verdict 2006 of Magtibay Anime, Zen Honbu and Kira’s World
-HeAdIn’-OuT!-
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