matrixman124 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 A little synopsis: Kyle McCarley who played Mob in Mob Psycho 100 will not return to the role because Crunchyroll refused to comply with union demands since he is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Mob Psycho was originally dubbed by Bang Zoom but since the CR-Funimation merger, it seems that they've become more resistant to union demands since Funimation is in charge of dubbing for CR and has historically been union hostile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Yeah, based in Texas, because why share the hundreds of millions from your niche blowing up like it has? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, Jman said: Yeah, based in Texas, because why share the hundreds of millions from your niche blowing up like it has? Texas is super anti-union so big surprise there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) Here's what Crunchyroll's office is gonna look like tomorrow: Edited September 20, 2022 by PokeNirvash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicinumatt Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Damn, that is sad. I have only read the manga so far but have been planning to get caught up with the anime soon. Guess I will stick with the subs when I do. Have they listed a replacement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressAngel Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Remember kids, any company that refuses to discuss unions doesn't care about their workers. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, atomicinumatt said: Damn, that is sad. I have only read the manga so far but have been planning to get caught up with the anime soon. Guess I will stick with the subs when I do. Have they listed a replacement? They are auditioning the role. There is an active effort from union VAs to appeal to non-union VAs to not do it. They want to pressure Crunchyroll into relenting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, matrixman124 said: They are auditioning the role. There is an active effort from union VAs to appeal to non-union VAs to not do it. They want to pressure Crunchyroll into relenting. It worked when Hulu didn’t want to rehire John DiMaggio for Bender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Jman said: It worked when Hulu didn’t want to rehire John DiMaggio for Bender. That was a pay bump. This is a culture shift. It would be seismic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ngag3 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Imagine using non Texas VAs for Chainsaw Man and picking Mob Psycho 100 as a place to draw the line on that. Edited September 21, 2022 by 3ngag3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I always hate hearing news like this. TBH I really hope Funi isn't able to find anyone to fill the role, though I feel that's a bit wishful thinking on my part. In other news it's yet another reason for me to never go to Texas (like I already needed one). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 https://mobile.twitter.com/anairis_q/status/1572385507585437696 Yeah nah this is turbofucked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressAngel Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I think this is my favorite one so far. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Well, this stinks. I stand in solidarity with any VA not working on this project, wether they got recast or are passing on it in protest. I also sympathize with everyone cancelling their CR subscriptions over this, but it's awkaard for me because I have a yearly subscription and I paid for mine a while ago. I want to keep watching shows (I was thinking two more episodes of Demi-chans and then I make the next content ratings post... hopefully that's what you were referring to, Poke), but now I have more of an appetite to watch things on other services. 16 hours ago, Jman said: It worked when Hulu didn’t want to rehire John DiMaggio for Bender. I heard he got barely a raise from that, maybe even nothing at all. But it did boost his morale because of all the fans who stood with him. 14 hours ago, CaptainStarwind said: I always hate hearing news like this. TBH I really hope Funi isn't able to find anyone to fill the role, though I feel that's a bit wishful thinking on my part. In other news it's yet another reason for me to never go to Texas (like I already needed one). It's apparently a great state with lots of great people (many Funi and Sentai VAs among them), but it's ruled by ass-backward politicians, which is nothing new for America. Not to get political or anything, but I hope that state gets bluer in the midterms. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Blatch said: Well, this stinks. I stand in solidarity with any VA not working on this project, wether they got recast or are passing on it in protest. I also sympathize with everyone cancelling their CR subscriptions over this, but it's awkaard for me because I have a yearly subscription and I paid for mine a while ago. I want to keep watching shows (I was thinking two more episodes of Demi-chans and then I make the next content ratings post... hopefully that's what you were referring to, Poke), but now I have more of an appetite to watch things on other services. I heard he got barely a raise from that, maybe even nothing at all. But it did boost his morale because of all the fans who stood with him. It's apparently a great state with lots of great people (many Funi and Sentai VAs among them), but it's ruled by ass-backward politicians, which is nothing new for America. Not to get political or anything, but I hope that state gets bluer in the midterms. Here's hoping. Texas has very blue cities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Some research shows Netflix has been using exclusively union actors for anime dubs since 2019, which both explains Gus in Cyberpunk and makes me feel a bit better about them vs this anti-worker practice. Just a bit. Edited September 21, 2022 by Jman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Blatch said: It's apparently a great state with lots of great people (many Funi and Sentai VAs among them), but it's ruled by ass-backward politicians, which is nothing new for America. Not to get political or anything, but I hope that state gets bluer in the midterms. I've heard much of the same, actually. I don't mean to insult anyone (read: most of the people) who live there, my emotions just get the better of me sometimes. Seriously though fuck CR/Funi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, CaptainStarwind said: I've heard much of the same, actually. I don't mean to insult anyone (read: most of the people) who live there, my emotions just get the better of me sometimes. Seriously though fuck CR/Funi. Yeah my BIL lives in Austin and he's a software engineer who is very much a blue voter. Its not all crazy gun nuts there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressAngel Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Lucky for all of you that at my core I am a hater. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, EmpressAngel said: Lucky for all of you that at my core I am a hater. Well boy howdy, I'll tell you what, it would be a whole new ballgame if Texas went blue. May not happen this year but it will happen for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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