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NEWS: Ascendent Animation Announces English Dub for Seduced By My Best Friend Anime




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mooseV01



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:55 am Reply with quote
Wtf. This was a tv anime? This shit is literally hentai! Wtf. How was this green-lit for tv and furthermore… why the hell is a hentai getting a dub. Much less coverage here. Lmfao I’m so confused.

I mean I’m right, right? This is literally hentai. It shows everything. Penetration and all. What’s going on here??
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Takkun4343



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:36 pm Reply with quote
Welcome to the weird world of ComicFesta, Moose. TV edits that cut out the minute's worth of sex scenes are the norm here.

Can't say I'm surprised they cleaned up the title for official release. Now the question is, will they skew trans/enby for the MC's VA, or will they cast two different cis actors for them, one for each gender?
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:59 pm Reply with quote
mooseV01 wrote:
why the hell is a hentai getting a dub.


You do know that hentai has been getting dubbed into English ever since the 90s (or earlier, depending on your definition, maybe) & is still getting dubbed into English to this very day, right?
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DamianSalazar



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:06 pm Reply with quote
mooseV01 wrote:
Wtf. This was a tv anime? This shit is literally hentai! Wtf. How was this green-lit for tv and furthermore… why the hell is a hentai getting a dub. Much less coverage here. Lmfao I’m so confused.

I mean I’m right, right? This is literally hentai. It shows everything. Penetration and all. What’s going on here??


Are you new to ComicFesta? Or AnimeFesta?

It was obviously censored for tv broadcast. It was aired as a short anime with episodes that were about three minutes long.
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Vaisaga



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:25 pm Reply with quote
mooseV01 wrote:
I mean I’m right, right? This is literally hentai. It shows everything. Penetration and all. What’s going on here??


Bi-sexual hentai too. They have sex even after he turns back into a guy. Certainly a rarity and will be appreciated by those looking for that sort of thing. Most other ComicFesta stuff involves a passive woman getting involved with an aggressive guy.
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Richmyster84



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:25 pm Reply with quote
Takkun4343 wrote:
Welcome to the weird world of ComicFesta, Moose. TV edits that cut out the minute's worth of sex scenes are the norm here.

Can't say I'm surprised they cleaned up the title for official release. Now the question is, will they skew trans/enby for the MC's VA, or will they cast two different cis actors for them, one for each gender?


I don't see why they would need to specifically cast trans/enby VA(s)? The character's body (including vocal cords) is changed by what may as well be magic and not as a result of gender dysphoria HRT. The original Japanese dub uses different VAs with typical masculine and feminine voices so the English dub should do the same. Now if a trans/enby VA(s) can do that than more power to them for earning the role; but to make it a requirement for the role when their identity doesn't even align with it is just cringe. I can't remember if the inner monologue of the character kept his male voice in the original Japanese or if it also switched while he's in his female form.

What I'm surprised by is that a hentai is going to get squeamish about the "Kuro-Gyaru" and "Fucked" in the title. I get the "Black Gal" doesn't convey the meaning but they could have at least used "Tanned Gal" instead. As for "Fucked", I mean, there's actual [expletive] in it...
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:27 pm Reply with quote
I never imagined this title would get an English dub and I have to say, I'm intrigued. It was a fun romp and especially enjoyable for the bi-positive characters. Can't believe I'm actually considering buying a hentai title lol.
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MagicPolly



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:41 pm Reply with quote
Takkun4343 wrote:
Can't say I'm surprised they cleaned up the title for official release. Now the question is, will they skew trans/enby for the MC's VA, or will they cast two different cis actors for them, one for each gender?

Ascendant has been good with casting LGBT for their other BL dubs, so I assume they'll do the same for this series too.

Richmyster84 wrote:
The original Japanese dub uses different VAs with typical masculine and feminine voices so the English dub should do the same.\

No it didn't, he's voiced by Kazutomi Yamamoto in both forms.
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Farhanawesome



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:52 am Reply with quote
This company dub lot of Hentai, Ecchi or BL and they should consider to dub Redo of Healer and Interspecies Reviewer.
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DamianSalazar



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:54 am Reply with quote
Farhanawesome wrote:
This company dub lot of Hentai, Ecchi or BL and they should consider to dub Redo of Healer and Interspecies Reviewer.


The latter two are licensed by Sentai Filmworks and Critical Mass. Critical Mass is now owned by Crunchyroll as a result of their acquisition of Right Stuf.
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