Talk:Sailor Moon in Germany
Two details: As far as I know none of the specials were dubbed into German (though the movies were, and aired on TV as specials). Are you sure about Fisheye? I distinctly recall the fashion designer episode having the chest-baring scene left intact in the German dub, with FE saying something like "as you can see, I'm a man". --Rosen 13:08, 17 June 2007 (MST)
- Are you saying that Fisheye is a man but with female voice like in Mexican dubb? watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U66zGIEKI58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQD9dRIaoOM
- Yes, the VA is female (one Simone Brahmann). However, I've re-checked my German tapes now, and Fischauge's line was nowhere near as conclusive as I'd remembered it. (The bare-chest scene is shown intact, though, and at the start Hawk's Eye asks "Will you approach him as a woman?") I looked around a bit yesterday, and it seems like the matter is left vague enough to be, or to have been, a topic of discussion within German fandom - their comments range from some saying it's made fairly obvious that the character is male, to some asking "so Fisheye was a dude in the original?" I think we should leave the text as it is for now, but keep an eye out for additional input. ... I'm changing the line about the movies and specials, though; it's relatively easy to find sources for that one. --Rosen 00:37, 19 June 2007 (MST)
- Maybe the German dubbers were confused of FE's gender themselves, leading to such vagueness or inconsistencies in the dub? (Just my guess - I don't know the language & haven't watched it. :P) --210 06:24, 19 June 2007 (MST)
- If so I suspect they knew exactly what they were doing. IIRC, it was reported that German fans had critized the ZDF dub over Zoisite's gender change, and RTL II had stated that it wouldn't happen again... Some fans seem pretty sure that it did, though. --Rosen 07:30, 19 June 2007 (MST)
- Maybe the German dubbers were confused of FE's gender themselves, leading to such vagueness or inconsistencies in the dub? (Just my guess - I don't know the language & haven't watched it. :P) --210 06:24, 19 June 2007 (MST)
- Yes, the VA is female (one Simone Brahmann). However, I've re-checked my German tapes now, and Fischauge's line was nowhere near as conclusive as I'd remembered it. (The bare-chest scene is shown intact, though, and at the start Hawk's Eye asks "Will you approach him as a woman?") I looked around a bit yesterday, and it seems like the matter is left vague enough to be, or to have been, a topic of discussion within German fandom - their comments range from some saying it's made fairly obvious that the character is male, to some asking "so Fisheye was a dude in the original?" I think we should leave the text as it is for now, but keep an eye out for additional input. ... I'm changing the line about the movies and specials, though; it's relatively easy to find sources for that one. --Rosen 00:37, 19 June 2007 (MST)
The theme songs were not changed on a season basis, btw - my tapes of Stars have the second song, 'Kämpfe Sailor Moon'. --Rosen 00:37, 19 June 2007 (MST)
- They also used 'Sag das Zauberwort' as ending song; was it ever replaced? --Rosen 07:30, 19 June 2007 (MST)
