One Piece (found Singaporean English dub of anime series; 2003-2004)
Cover art for the first volume of the manga.
Status: Found
Date found: 26 Nov 2018
Found by: The Apollo Dub Archive
One Piece is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichiro Oda that originally launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997. An ongoing anime adaptation by Toei Animation began broadcast on Fuji TV in 1999.
The anime series has notably been adapted into English twice: once between 2004-2006 by the New York City-based 4Kids Entertainment, and an ongoing production by Fort Worth, Texas' Funimation Entertainment that began in 2007.
An earlier adaptation produced for the South East Asian market exists. Commissioned by the Singaporean anime distributor Odex, the first 104 episodes of One Piece were dubbed into English locally by Voiceovers Unlimited.[1][2] This version contained minimal censorship in comparison to the 4Kids dub.[3] The dub starred Chuck Powers, Brian Zimmerman, Alison Lestor, Jamie Meldrum, Paul Pistore and Emlyn Morinelli.[4] It was produced in two blocks of 52 episodes, with the first group directed by Powers and the second by Zimmerman.[1] The dub was produced between 2003 and 2004.[5]
This dub would be aired in Singapore on Kids Central and be released in a series of 8 VCD box sets by Odex, each containing thirteen episodes..[6][1] Few clips of it exist online. The home video release is difficult to find as it has been out of print for years.
On November 26th, 2018, a website called The Apollo Dub Archive uploaded all 104 episodes on MEGA & Nyaa, sourced from all 8 VCD box sets.
Cast
- Chuck Powers - Monkey. D. Luffy, Usopp (episodes 62-104), Buchi, Merry, Patty, Mihawk, Nezumi (a.k.a. Captain Rat), Mr.5, Chess, Mr.11
- Brian Zimmerman - Roronoa Zoro, Helmeppo, Buggy the Clown, Piiman, Gin Arlong, Brogy, Wapol, Mr.8/Igaram, Mr.9, Mr. Zero/Crocodile
- Alison Lestor - Nami (episodes 1-53), Alvida, Rika
- Chio Su-Ping - Nami (episodes 61-77), Coby, Kaya, Kuina, Nojiko, Bellemere, Tashigi, Miss Valentine
- Cindy Creekmore - Nami (episodes 77-104), Miss Goldenweek
- Jamie Meldrum - Usopp (Episodes 1-61), Lucky Roux, Morgan, Mohji, Siam, Johnny, Zeff, Don Krieg, Genzo, Kuroobi
- Joseph Murray - Narrator, Sanji (episodes 1-61), Ben Beckmann, Woop Slap, Boodle, Cabaji, Carrot, Kuro, Gaimon, Yosaku, Carne, Hatchan, Smoker (Loguetown Arc)
- Paul Pistore - Sanji (episodes 62-104), Smoker (Alabasta), Kuromarimo, Hiriluk, Toto
- Elisabeth Morinelli - Tony Tony Chopper, Tashigi, Kureha, Miss Merry Christmas
- Natasha Malinsky - Nico Robin, Nefeltari Vivi
- Christian J. Lee - Shanks
- Dwayne Tan - Dalton, Bentham, Galdino, Portgas D. Ace
Gallery
Collage of Odex VCD covers.
See Also
- One Piece pilot dubs - Prior to the franchise's North American introduction, various English language pilots were produced. Little footage of them has surfaced.
- One Piece 4Kids dub - The first full-fledged North American dub was partially lost for a period of time.
External Links
- Blog post containing the descriptions of the 8 VCD box sets as well as the MEGA & Nyaa links for the One Piece dub episodes.
- MEGA link for all the episodes of the One Piece dub.
- Nyaa link for all the episodes of the One Piece dub.
- A guide to the Singaporean Dub of One Piece.
- The One Piece Wikia page on Odex.
- Partial episode list.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ship's Dock/Dub Information - The Singaporean One Piece Dub! Retrieved 26 Oct '17
- ↑ AWN's Animation Industry Database Retrieved 26 Oct '17
- ↑ Swears and Censorship - The Singaporean One Piece Dub! Retrieved 26 Oct '17
- ↑ Voice Actors - The Singaporean One Piece Dub! Retrieved 26 Oct '17
- ↑ Odex - Program Library Retrieved 26 Oct '17
- ↑ Kidscentral > TVguide > Index_Page Retrieved 26 Oct '17