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Shsway
10-21-2005, 10:04 PM
After having marathoned Abenobashi a few days ago, I must say that I thoroughly loved Mike Vance's take on those recap intros for the episodes. He employs some neat, funny and unique inflections there!

And J. David Brimmer was just born to narrate in His and Her Circumstances. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif
Ben Phillips
10-21-2005, 10:13 PM
Michael McConnohie in Ikki-Tousen is a no-brainer.

Also, if it counts, Shelley Calene-Black's narration of the Divergence Eve episode previews.
Mr. Nail Bat
10-21-2005, 10:15 PM
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Ben Phillips said:
Michael McConnohie in Ikki-Tousen is a no-brainer.

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Especially the "alternate versions".

"Now that's entertainment!"
Vicious
10-21-2005, 11:19 PM
I'm loving Luci Christian at the end of every episode of Samurai 7.
Dylonius Funk
10-21-2005, 11:43 PM
I allways enjoy Kent Williams's narration at the begening and end of Yu Yu Hakusho.
Splitter
10-22-2005, 12:22 AM
R. Bruce Elliot for the Burst Angel narration. BRILLIANT!
Legion
10-22-2005, 12:23 AM
J Paul Shepard was a Monster Island VA that had an awesome voice for narration.
Bitterman
10-22-2005, 12:28 AM
At the moment, probably Jennie Welch in Princess Tutu. She's doing great work in that series. It's a powerful delivery, and one that puts me in the mood to watch the episode.
RaeS
10-22-2005, 12:51 AM
George Manley in Gatchaman. Whenever his part comes up it really psyches me up for the show.

Aaron Dismuke at the beginning of FMA was good too, though I think I'm finally getting tired of it.
Hayate Kurogane
10-22-2005, 02:33 AM
I've always been a big fan of Campbell Lane's narration in Gundam Wing.
Nosredna
10-22-2005, 06:45 AM
I've always liked Alexander J. Rose as the narrator from Record of Lodoss War OAV and TV.
The Pirate Queen
10-22-2005, 08:59 AM
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Bitterman said:
At the moment, probably Jennie Welch in Princess Tutu. She's doing great work in that series. It's a powerful delivery, and one that puts me in the mood to watch the episode.

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Oh yes - she's just fabulous in Tutu, and I'd love to be able to hear more from her. I dig George Manley in Gatchaman as well.
2old2care
10-22-2005, 09:29 AM
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Nosredna said:
I've always liked Alexander J. Rose as the narrator from Record of Lodoss War OAV and TV.

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He's got my vote.
machineger4
10-22-2005, 09:30 AM
I like the little bit at the beginning of each episode of Planetes, I believe it was done by Dave Mallow.
O-chan
10-22-2005, 12:24 PM
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kogalsin said:
Aaron Dismuke at the beginning of FMA was good too, though I think I'm finally getting tired of it.

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Don't worry. It changes when *mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmphhhhhhhhhh*
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O-chan

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rubyeye
10-22-2005, 01:16 PM
I've always been partial to Beau Billingslea's narration on Outlaw Star.
Mr. Nail Bat
10-22-2005, 01:21 PM
I'm rather fond of the narration of the original Giant Robo dub.

"Earth! Marvelous world of our future! This is the Shizuma Drive..."
AmericanBeauty
10-22-2005, 01:28 PM
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Dylonius Funk said:
I allways enjoy Kent Williams's narration at the begening and end of Yu Yu Hakusho.

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Yes, he's great in that.

I forgot who the voice of Darcia the First was in Wolf's Rain but he had an amazing monologue in the beginning of Episode 27.
Njr Scrawl
10-24-2005, 10:46 AM
Dorothy Melenderez as Kaoru Kamiya (OK as her VA also) in Rurouni Kenshin.
BigPants
10-24-2005, 11:02 AM
English or Japanese, I think the opening narration to Grave of the Fireflies is not only on my favorite scenes in an anime, but an excellent, albiet brief, narration.
bctaris
10-24-2005, 01:00 PM
Due to the (for some reason little talked about but I thought excellent) dub for one of the latest Disney Ghibli releases, Pom Poko, I nominate the ever incomparable Maurice LeMarche.

Man, that was good.
Brent Long
10-24-2005, 05:13 PM
Of course as has been said before George Manley in Gatchaman is a very memorable narrator.

Anything by Michael McConnohie is sure to be excellent too. Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo and Ikki-Tousen are great examples of this.

Dave Mallow is also great at roles like this because he has that natural narrative vocal quality that you normally hear in movie trailers and the like.

Tom Wyner also plays good narrators. His roles as such in Zillion, the original Macross dub, and Teknoman are quite memorable.

J. Jay Smith also did a pretty good job as the Robotech narrator.

I think Milton James has only done one role as a narrator which was in Doomed Megalopolis, but his devilish delivery worked perfectly.
RaeS
10-24-2005, 07:53 PM
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bctaris said:
Due to the (for some reason little talked about but I thought excellent) dub for one of the latest Disney Ghibli releases, Pom Poko, I nominate the ever incomparable Maurice LeMarche.

Man, that was good.

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How did I forget that? There is a lot of narration in Pom Poko too. A very very good job. It was almost like watching a majestic documentary piece but funner.