Dear Dub Enthusiasts,
A year ago today, I made predictions about exactly when each FUNimation DVD would come out up to the most recent episode of Dressrosa. This year, I plan to do the exact same thing. Because my predictions were way off! They're churning out a lot quicker than I had anticipated. So, now that an entire season has come out in just a year, here's a more generous prediction.
| Season 8 (Marineford-Post War) | Season 9 (Return to Sabaody - Fishman Island) | Season 10 (Punk Hazard) | Season 11 (Dressrosa Part 1) | Season 12 (Dressrosa Part 2) |
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July 2016 May 2016
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June 2017 confirmed
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May 2018 |
March 2019 |
January 2020 |
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September 2016 July 2016
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August 2017 confirmed |
July 2018 |
May 2019 |
March 2020 |
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October 2016 September 2016
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September 2017 |
August 2018 |
June 2019 |
April 2020 |
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December 2016 November 2016 |
November 2017 |
October 2018 |
August 2019 |
Voyage 4 (723-734) June 2020 |
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January 2017 December 2016 |
December 2017 |
September 2019 |
This is a whole 3 years sooner than I projected last time. I'm going to constantly check back on this list to see what I got right last time. And, while I'm predicting things:
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Collection Sixteen Bartholomew Kuma confirmed
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Collection Twenty Portgas D. Ace |
Collection Twenty-Four Nami |
Collection Twenty-Eight Nico Robin |
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Collection Seventeen Boa Hancock confirmed
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Collection Twenty-One Blackbeard |
Collection Twenty-Five Usopp |
Collection Twenty-Nine Franky |
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Collection Eighteen Magellan Jinbe |
Collection Twenty-Two Monkey D. Luffy |
Collection Twenty-Six Sanji |
Collection Thirty Brook |
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Collection Nineteen Whitebeard confirmed
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Collection Twenty-Three Roranoa Zoro |
Collection Twenty-Seven Tony Tony Chopper |
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Badabing. Let's see how wrong I am.
Now last year when I did this, there was talk of a possible broadcast dub of One Piece (which is, if you didn't know, a simulcast dub with the Japanese release). Since then, they have admitted that idea is very unrealistic. One Piece has a very large cast of consistant characters. Sure, they can schedule John Swasey to record 20 episodes at once. But can they get him to record one line a week for 2 years? Can they get everybody in the booth every week? Especially because you never know when Bellamy's going to come back sudden.
This has been a good year for One Piece in America, so here's hoping for about 10 more.
Love, Ryu