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Blade Runner anime announces full cast – and brings back a 2049 character

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  1. [5]
    Nepenthaceae
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    NICE! I have been looking forward to this ever since it was first announced. Really glad to see all the Japanese names in the Cast/Crew list on IMDB, seems like it's getting a Japanese dub. Would...

    NICE!
    I have been looking forward to this ever since it was first announced.
    Really glad to see all the Japanese names in the Cast/Crew list on IMDB, seems like it's getting a Japanese dub.
    Would not have watched in English.

    2 votes
    1. [4]
      babypuncher
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      Not even if English was the main language it was produced in, with Japanese being the "dub"?

      seems like it's getting a Japanese dub.
      Would not have watched in English.

      Not even if English was the main language it was produced in, with Japanese being the "dub"?

      3 votes
      1. [3]
        Nepenthaceae
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        Oh, that's different, like Afro Samurai, that was awesome. Is that happening here?

        Oh, that's different, like Afro Samurai, that was awesome. Is that happening here?

        1 vote
        1. [2]
          babypuncher
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          I'm not actually sure. It's an American property, being financed by American distributors, but the production studio is Japanese. It is not unheard of for Japanese studios to produce content with...

          I'm not actually sure. It's an American property, being financed by American distributors, but the production studio is Japanese.

          It is not unheard of for Japanese studios to produce content with English as the primary language when that is the language of the target audience, newer Resident Evil games being a good example.

          2 votes
          1. Nepenthaceae
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            Yes, the short they made around the release of Blade Runner: 2049 was in English right? Anyway, I guess we'll find out when we compare the two dubs.

            Yes, the short they made around the release of Blade Runner: 2049 was in English right?
            Anyway, I guess we'll find out when we compare the two dubs.

            2 votes