Bleach Cast

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Well as a regular poster at Adultswim.com I can tell you the Bleach forums over there its about 70-30(rough estimate) in favor of subs where Bleach is concerned. The only animes that seem to get a huge dub support among there animes are Cowboy Bebop , FMA , GITS and Shin Chan. This is why I like it over here at Mania/AOD cause we have real solid discussions and debates without slipping into childish bickering.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

I should clarify. When I said damage control I meant to say Viz might want to just give a one sentence statement to clear things up at Otacon or something. Not in anyway do I want for them to "throw anyone under the bus". That being said I agree that all of this uproar is most likely much ado about nothing. A lot of us take this passion a little overboard at times and we, forgive the arcane expression but we "make a mountain out of molehill" Bleach is at least from what I can tell not going anywhere any time soon. Dose that mean the actors will always stay the same probably not but for now i think if they stop for a little while people should not get bent out of shape either. In a way the whole crisis that the ADV thing has caused has made a lot of fans and actors maybe a little on edge and its understandable that we take things out of context easily these days and in a way I can't totally blame some folks. I think all of us regardless on were you fall in the whole sub vs. dub thing just need to take a deep breath and relax for a while. :relief:


I ask, why does Viz have to do any damage control at all? Derek Prince is at best, a contractor for Viz, and probably a subcontractor. Like most VAs, he is not in a position to give a definite answer, one or the other, on what is going within the management of a license. He is not an employee of Viz and certainly not a top level management (Like Matt Greenfield is at ADV, which is the only case I can think of immediately when trying to name a VA who also participates in the management of a license.). Considering the possibility that Viz might be negotiating for the contract to the Bleach episodes after 109 right now, and that saying anything one way or the other might be bad for the negotiations, why should Viz say anything about a rumor that even the person known to has mentioned it decided to immediately retract?

Sometimes silence for a company is a good thing. ADV might have taken it too far, but even from standpoint of their current situation I can understand it. And while we all respect and like the VAs who work on the licenses, at the end of the day most (almost all) of them are not involved in the management and negotiations for an anime license. Therefore, they are only slightly better positioned to known more than the average fan. We can expect them to know more, but realistically they probably do not and often times, can not say even if they did.

C.T.

OK fair enough. You make a good point there.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Ok so I was watching Bleach on Adult Swim I couldn't help but notace that Chad's dub VO sounded somewhat diffrent as if they have someone else in that part. Jamieson Price is still in the credits as playing Chad. If they did its not a bad pick just diffrent.

[populuxe]

I just merged 12 separate threads on Bleach into one massive Bleach thread. Hopefully everyone can keep their comments, news, opinions, questions and conjecture on Bleach confined to this one thread.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Oh cool thanks. :)

I didn't see one so thats why I made one.

[MeggieMay]

I just merged 12 separate threads on Bleach into one massive Bleach thread. Hopefully everyone can keep their comments, news, opinions, questions and conjecture on Bleach confined to this one thread.

Thanks! I was wondering where this thread came from but that explains it.

As to Chad - what's up with his voice/VA is the big topic at ASMB (Adult Swim Message Board) and Toon Zone at the moment. From my perspective the problem here is that Chad never had a actual credited Voice Actor for a long time. It was assumed Jamieson Price was the VA but now someone has gone in and put a "2nd" behind his name, making many who use ANN Encyclopedia to think he's the second VA for Chad :confused: .

As to whether that is a new voice or not - well personally I couldn't tell if they had a new VA for Chad or if the VA was off last night due to something or other. The voice sounded off but at times it didn't sound off either. Keep in mind Chad has never had that many lines strung together before :laugh: It could be that is how Chad has always sounded like, if he had more to say, and no one ever realized it :sdsmiley: (btw, Chad's lack of dialog was actually made fun of earlier in this filler arc by the the Japanese animators of the show so it really is problem for this character that everyone has noticed).

Anyway, for all my theorizing on this at ASMB and Toon Zone on the subject, my guess is we may never find out what is going on here. IMO the entire problem comes down to Bleach's Union status on the dub. It was clear from what Steve Blum said back when the show was first cast that this dub was non-Union at the time. However, supposedly Blum mentioned at a convention over the summer he was going to be showing up in the show at some point. If that was actually said then the dub's Union status has changed because I think everyone at AoD knows Blum doesn't do non-Union these days (particularly Bleach, since he flat out said he wanted to be on the show but couldn't because of the non-Union issue).

So that's the quandary as I currently see it. I hope someone would say what is going on but I doubt they truthfully can because the truth could get someone into trouble :( .

[Grenzer]

As far as I could tell, Chad was originally voiced by either D.C. Douglas or Marc Worden (never could pin down which one). He was voiced by that actor up through first 80 or so episodes give or take. I don't have the 1st movie so I don't know who is voicing Chad there. Regardless, Jamieson Price was voicing him in last night's episode, trying his best to sound like his predecessor and doing a decent enough job. I have no idea how permanent that will be.

It is funny though, when Chad when voiced by someone else everyone thought it was Price. Now that Price is actually voicing him, some people think that it's a cheap replacement. The irony!

[Kirbopher]

Do we have actual confirmation that it was him?

Oh and I believe Roger C. Smith was Ulquiorra in the Wii game. His voice for Nova sounds almost exactly like the "Steve Blum impression" take on that character.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Well this is not the first time Viz has had to switch actors on a dub midway. They did it twice on InuYasha with both the Souta and Kohaku characters. Given time I'm sure the "new" Chad VO will be just fine.

[Kirbopher]

Well THAT was mainly because they hit puberty :P

[JackC]

No it is Jamieson Price, playing Chad, He is the replacement voice for whoever it was playing Chad before. The first Chad from what I understand was played by someone who was not a professional voice actor (According to Derek Stephen Prince), apparently this was his first role. This whole role itself has been complicated to figure out. I have asked Wendee Lee if she can disclose who plays him but she blinked and said she was unsure if she was allowed to discuss it. Anyone who was in the cast has never been able to identify who voiced the original chad. I was wondering if they might have hopefully had an alias for the person in question.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

No one? Not even Wendee Lee seeing as she is the ADR director?

Well anyway thanks for clearing that up for me.

[cxt217]

No one? Not even Wendee Lee seeing as she is the ADR director?

Well anyway thanks for clearing that up for me.

Ever seen a NDA? If Viz had everyone who worked on Bleach under a non-disclosure agreement (Or it may be a non-disclosure clause in their contract.), you would want to think twice and ask the executives before you say something like that too.

C.T.

[EmperorBrandon]

Well THAT was mainly because they hit puberty :P

If you are referring to the Inuyasha roles, then with Alex Doduk as Kohaku, probably yes (McKinnon ended up sounding better in the role in my opinion). Saffron Henderson who voiced Souta is an adult woman - she was replaced because she had left Vancouver for a little while.

[Kirbopher]

Aright, you get what I mean :B

("Hey guys, thing didn't work out in LA...can I come back home and work again?")

That's actually kind of interesting about it possibly being a newcomer actor, before the switch anyway. Since Chad doesn't ACTUALLY have a lotta lines, maybe he wasn't considered a "lead" when casting the series. That was what I assumed when they didn't include him in the initial revealing of the main characters' voice cast.

[Krate]

Keep in mind Chad has never had that many lines strung together before :laugh: It could be that is how Chad has always sounded like, if he had more to say, and no one ever realized it :sdsmiley: (btw, Chad's lack of dialog was actually made fun of earlier in this filler arc by the the Japanese animators of the show so it really is problem for this character that everyone has noticed).
It figures, the episode were Chad finally says something other than "Hmm" there's a voice actor switch. :sweat:

I hope whoever's voicing Chad now is just filling in for the original actor (maybe that person could've been out of town, who knows). It would suck for a union issue to pop-up at this point in the series.

Anyone know if Chad's original actor voices him in the first movie?

[Kirbopher]

S'been a while since I caught that in theatres but I'm PRETTY sure it was his original voice. Don't quote me though.

[bearcounty]

It's Jamieson Price in the movie. I could tell because it sounded like him trying to sound like Chad.

[Kirbopher]

My bad. Wow, so they must've dubbed these episodes forever ago then. Back to Inuyasha for a sec, I remember Kohaku had his new voice in the 2nd movie, which released before he started playing 'em in the actual show. Same thing must've happened here, that and Troy Baker started being part of the cast around the same time I see it would make sense there.

[Krate]

After watching yesterday's episode, it sounds like Wendee Lee is now voicing Jinta.

[Kirbopher]

It is. Good lord, what is that 4 characters now? Plus if Jeannie Elias has dropped out she might be playing Kiyone now too.

[Grenzer]

It is. Good lord, what is that 4 characters now? Plus if Jeannie Elias has dropped out she might be playing Kiyone now too.

All this and yet Cam Clarke is still working on the show...

What is it with this dub and its union status?

[ChibiGoku]

Bleach, the show that bleaches its voice actors for new ones. :relief:

[Kirbopher]

Cam Clarke is all over the map usually, plus I don't think he credits himself. Half the people on the show don't credit themselves :B

[EmperorBrandon]

Bleach, the show that bleaches its voice actors for new ones. :relief:

This is Studiopolis we're talking about. They do this kind of thing with many of the shows they work on...

[Asrialys]

Haha, what in the world? Who's voicing Rukia's Gigai from tonight's episode? Unless that's also Michelle Ruff?

EDIT: Hm, may actually be her. Now that I look over her roles, I saw Digimon's Lopmon and imagined it say "So pwetty" ... -_-;

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Haha, what in the world? Who's voicing Rukia's Gigai from tonight's episode? Unless that's also Michelle Ruff?

EDIT: Hm, may actually be her. Now that I look over her roles, I saw Digimon's Lopmon and imagined it say "So pwetty" ... -_-;
It might be her. Either way I was a little disappointed she doesn't say "Hop" at the end of every sentence like Chappy(Rukia's Mod soul) does in the manga. Cause thats what makes her so funny.

The one that caught my eye was that Beau Billingslea (Jet from Cowboy Bebop) as one of the Arrancars in the second one last night. The one that is fighting Ikkaku.

[Kirbopher]

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques - David Vincent
Shawlong Qufang - Michael McConnohie
D-Roy Linker - Spike Spencer
Edorad Leones - Beau Billingslea
Ilfort Granz - ???

[Asrialys]

Haha, what's with our distributors and their uninformative credits...

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

D-Roy Linker - Spike Spencer

Man I didn't catch on that he was played by Spike Spencer.

[Buckeye]

Based on various reports, here is what is being reported as the VA's for the new characters.

Shinji Hirako - Roger Craig Smith
Ulquiorra Cifer - Tony Oliver
Yammy Rialgo - Paul St. Peter
Hiyori Sarugaki - Gina Bowes

[Grenzer]

Most of the voices have been fairly easy to identify. The lack of credits have been a problem though. The DVD credits are slightly better (David Rasner and Stevie Bloch are both credited there) but still very rough.

And Ilfort Granz is voiced by Ezra Weisz. He has a pretty distinctive voice. I just wish he was voicing a more prominent character.

[Kirbopher]

D-Roy Linker - Spike Spencer

Man I didn't catch on that he was played by Spike Spencer.

It took me a few minutes before I could "hear" him in there, it was definitely a voice he hadn't done before, kind of a badass one at that.

Also Ezra Weisz? That's cool. I didn't realize the DVD Credits were any different, how do they look outta curiosity? Do they show who plays who?

EDIT: Took another listen, I'm pretty sure it's Michelle doing "Chappy" the gigai.

[Krate]

Ulquiorra Cifer - Tony Oliver
So it's really Tony Oliver then? The other three characters were pretty easy to identify but I couldn't figure out Ulquiorra's VA. It sounds more like Quinton Flynn, who has also been credited as Ulquiorra.

I think Roger Craig Smith would've been a good choice for Kensei.

[Buckeye]

So it's really Tony Oliver then? The other three characters were pretty easy to identify but I couldn't figure out Ulquiorra's VA. It sounds more like Quinton Flynn, who has also been credited as Ulquiorra.

According to reports, it is Oliver. But if you asked me, it sounded more like Liam O'Brien.

[Krate]

So it's really Tony Oliver then? The other three characters were pretty easy to identify but I couldn't figure out Ulquiorra's VA. It sounds more like Quinton Flynn, who has also been credited as Ulquiorra.

According to reports, it is Oliver. But if you asked me, it sounded more like Liam O'Brien.
Kudos to Tony Oliver. I never would've guessed it was him.

This would be much easier if we didn't have the same credits for almost 100 episodes.

[Grenzer]

Yeah I wondered about Ulquiorra at first as well, but the more I listen to him the more I hear Oliver. It was Roger Craig Smith voicing him in Shattered Blade, so the choice to recast Ulqui must have been made shortly before they started to record this new arc. Maybe it was because they realized Smith was already voicing two other recurring characters.

As for the DVD credits, they only apply to episodes done after CN cut the endings for time. As only a few such episodes from that point in the show have been released as of yet, it's hard to say what they might contain when crediting certain characters. All I can say is that they do contain the names of some actors who were long suspected of doing voices for the show but were never officialy confirmed until now. The following are the ones I've found so far:

Karen Thompson
David Rasner
Stevie Bloch
"Noah Beethoven" (Who is this guy?)
Steve Cannon
Roger Craig Smith

If I find any others I'll be sure to update.

[Kirbopher]

Roger Smith ended up using the voice for Ulquiorra on Nova, so I guess having both of them sound exactly the same would've been odd. Him getting Shinji in the process is a nice trade-off though.

Hm, not sure who Karen Thompson plays, David Rasner's definitely Kaname Tousen but it's odd that J.B. Blanc was credited as him in the video game. Dunno what was up with that. Stevie Bloch is Yachiru (and not Kari Wahlgren). Noah Beethoven may just be the older Chad.

[Buckeye]

Hm, not sure who Karen Thompson plays, David Rasner's definitely Kaname Tousen but it's odd that J.B. Blanc was credited as him in the video game. Dunno what was up with that. Stevie Bloch is Yachiru (and not Kari Wahlgren). Noah Beethoven may just be the older Chad.
I'm know who Thompson plays. But that is all I will say.

[Norenia]

Hm, not sure who Karen Thompson plays, David Rasner's definitely Kaname Tousen but it's odd that J.B. Blanc was credited as him in the video game. Dunno what was up with that. Stevie Bloch is Yachiru (and not Kari Wahlgren). Noah Beethoven may just be the older Chad.
I'm know who Thompson plays. But that is all I will say.

Along the same lines, I know who Steve Cannon plays.

... But this is something that really shouldn't be discussed here.

[Grenzer]

Yeah, I have seriously considered if this "Beethoven" (great name by the way) was the elusive 1st voice of Chad, but it's kind of hard to prove since so many other characters are uncredited in this show. I guess if Mr. Beethoven disappears from the credits after episode 81 (when Jamieson Price took over the role), then that would strengthen the case for it.

[Kirbopher]

Okay, Karen Thompson I figured out. Steve Cannon was already directly credited as Toushiro and Shuuhei in the game, so it's no taboo to speak of that (side note: He mentioned a while back he doesn't care).

[zangetsu22]

Steve Cannon/Staley Plays Toshiro and Hisagi. And, I e-mailed Gina Bowes. She said she is not Hiyori. Also, Marc Worden was Chads original voice. Personally, Yuri would've made a Better Toshiro, and Tony Oliver sound great for Uliquorra not perfect. Looking foward to other dubbing voices. Too bad it isn't Union, then Steve Blum would play Uliquorra like he did in the game.

[Kirbopher]

Steve Blum did not play Ulquiorra in the game and Marc Worden was never confirmed as Chad's first voice.

[MeggieMay]

:reads last few messages:

Since zangetsu22 nick says they're a newbie, I think it should be re-stated that forum rules do not allow for "outing" actors who use pseudonyms, unless the actor/actress has said it is OK. Even then I'm not sure if connecting pseudonym names is allowed even then (unless it's Monica Rial and one of her many names she's using for writing or what not that she happily admits to using the practice of using multiple names just because she gets a kick out of it, in a commentary on Ouran HS Host Club :sweat: )

Still, if a VA is using a "pseudonym" like Brenda Starr, it does kind of make one wonder why they went with something quite so known of a cross genre name. BTW, before anyone asks, I don't know of a VA named that but one we've been discussing is also a 1940s Newspaper Comic strip lead and I keep wondering what inspired the use of that particular name because I always think of my mother when it comes up (these were comic strips that were from her youth which is why I know about them) :catgirl: .

[zangetsu22]

It says on other sites that its him. Roger Did not do Uliquorra. He stated in an e-mail of mine that He only does Shinji. Also Marc Worden WAS CHAD. Check the movie Ultimate Avengers he plays Iron Man. The reason he didn't confirm it was because he was in a union

[Grenzer]

It says on other sites that its him. Roger Did not do Uliquorra. He stated in an e-mail of mine that He only does Shinji. Also Marc Worden WAS CHAD. Check the movie Ultimate Avengers he plays Iron Man. The reason he didn't confirm it was because he was in a union

Are we talking about the series or the game here? Because that was not Steve Blum voicing Ulquiorra in Shattered Blade. That game was non-union just like the series, and Blum has not worked on a non-union project in many years.

And if that was not Smith voicing Uliquiorra in Shattered Blade, then it was the most dead on impression of him I've ever heard. It sounded like Noba and Gilford and every other role where Smith uses his deeper baritone voice.

Turn about is fair play here friend. You claim Marc Worden voiced Chad because it sounds like him from another role. But then you say I'm wrong when I claim the same thing for a different actor.

You know it would be so much easier it Viz just released a master cast list. I could care less if everyone was using aliases, at least we could put a name to each of the roles instead of squabbling over it on these forums.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

That is the only thing about the credits that bugs me that Viz just lists the cast and not specifically who plays who.

Now back to a cast member not in question. Vic Mignognia's dub for Ikkaku was terrific in 118 and 119 were we got to see his background and how he joins squad 11.

[zangetsu22]

I heard Vic is quiting voice acting after Bleach and FMA and then is going to do ministry. It's true. It's on another thread.

[MeggieMay]

I heard Vic is quiting voice acting after Bleach and FMA and then is going to do ministry. It's true. It's on another thread.
Uh, no disrespect to the other thread and its poster, but "It's true. It's on another thread" is like saying "It's true - I read it in the National Enquirer" or "It's True - I read it on Wiki." Until Vic officially announces what his plans are (and the other thread said that was what he was planning on doing), then it's not official. Plus the other thread said he was going to continue with a few parts and I wouldn't be surprised if his Bleach roll isn't one of them (it is one of the few rolls he does out in California to begin with and he does seem to care about the character).

[Kirbopher]

Nakim sounds a bit like J.B. Blanc but I wasn't sure about that one 100%. Also David Vincent's Grimmjow is balls off the walls good.

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

Do we know who is playing Keigo's sister?

[Kirbopher]

Oh her as well, couldn't tell offhand but she was amazing for such a quick-hit character. I loved that back-and-forth shot with her and Ikkaku.

[Buckeye]

That is the only thing about the credits that bugs me that Viz just lists the cast and not specifically who plays who.

Now back to a cast member not in question. Vic Mignognia's dub for Ikkaku was terrific in 118 and 119 were we got to see his background and how he joins squad 11.
Not to mention we get to hear from Beau Billingslea for the first time in a long time as Edrad.

[Kirbopher]

Yeah J.B. Blanc is Nakim after a double-check, also I'm pretty sure Jessica Straus is Mizuho Asano.

[Kirbopher]

Apologies for the double-post. Got some guesses (I'm pretty sure of most of them) for the Vizards.

Kensei Mugurama - Wally Wingert
Hachigen Ushoda - Kyle Hebert
Mashiro Kuna - Laura Bailey
Rose Otoribashi - David Rasner
Love Aikawa - Patrick Seitz
Lisa Yadomaru - Kate Higgins

[Asrialys]

That was Lura Bailey? Agh, I couldn't place it. But now that I listen more, it sounds like Evangeline without the accent.

How are you getting these anyway? By ear?

[Kirbopher]

I was, but scratch that - I'm buttsh!t wrong on more than a few of 'em. Laura as Mashiro I'm definitely sure of, but Hachi and Love I'm not sure about anymore.

[Grenzer]

Apologies for the double-post. Got some guesses (I'm pretty sure of most of them) for the Vizards.

Kensei Mugurama - Wally Wingert
Hachigen Ushoda - Kyle Hebert
Mashiro Kuna - Laura Bailey
Rose Otoribashi - David Rasner
Love Aikawa - Patrick Seitz
Lisa Yadomaru - Kate Higgins

No Kensei is Dave Mallow for sure, Mashiro is Laura Bailey and Lisa is Tara Platt.
Rose sounds like Troy Baker, Love is probably Travis Willingham.
Hachi is the hardest one to decide on, but I think it's Jeff Nimoy. Since he's already helping with the script adaptation for these episodes, it would make sense for him to voice somebody.

[Asrialys]

Yeah, ANN lists some of the Visoreds' voice actors. Says Michael Sorich is Hachi...

[Grenzer]

Yeah, ANN lists some of the Visoreds' voice actors. Says Michael Sorich is Hachi...

No I had that changed already, Sorich does not voice Hachi.

[Kirbopher]

No Kensei is Dave Mallow for sure, Mashiro is Laura Bailey and Lisa is Tara Platt.
Rose sounds like Troy Baker, Love is probably Travis Willingham.
Hachi is the hardest one to decide on, but I think it's Jeff Nimoy. Since he's already helping with the script adaptation for these episodes, it would make sense for him to voice somebody.

Ah okay Dave Mallow I hear now, Tara Platt too. Love I was thinking Travis for a sec, he and Patrick's voices are hard to differenciate, but Rose I'm still pretty sure is David Rasner. Hachi -could- be Jeff, not sure about that one 100%.