An act of corporate generosity
Apr. 8th, 2009 07:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sff_corgi_ljMuch to my amazement, I just discovered FUNimation has the whole American dub of Ouran High School Host Club available on their site for free viewing. No catches. Downloads are US$1.99/ep, which strikes me as pretty darn good for a set if you don't mind not having the packaging.
There's a couple of the translations/localisations I could quibble over compared to the Lunar fandub and working with the context of the line, but on the whole it's a great job, with everybody's favourite blond seiyuu, Vic Mignona, being fluffy-fluffy voiced as Tamaki (why does he keep doing characters matching his own complexion?), and the rest of FUNimation's increasingly familiar repetory cast here and there. They also provide the licensed subtitled version, which I'd recommend also watching, because Tamaki's original voice is hysterically funny and has great range.
If you're not familiar with the series, it's a hilarious romantic comedy with a little fourth-wall breakage and surprisingly deep character development.
Here, I OCD for you - these are all the episodes in order:
FUNimation is also going to be running subbed versions of the brand-new Fullmetal Alchemist remake, which will be adhering to canon all the way through. First episode is tomorrow morning!
There's a couple of the translations/localisations I could quibble over compared to the Lunar fandub and working with the context of the line, but on the whole it's a great job, with everybody's favourite blond seiyuu, Vic Mignona, being fluffy-fluffy voiced as Tamaki (why does he keep doing characters matching his own complexion?), and the rest of FUNimation's increasingly familiar repetory cast here and there. They also provide the licensed subtitled version, which I'd recommend also watching, because Tamaki's original voice is hysterically funny and has great range.
If you're not familiar with the series, it's a hilarious romantic comedy with a little fourth-wall breakage and surprisingly deep character development.
Here, I OCD for you - these are all the episodes in order:
- Ep 1 - Starting Today, You Are a Host!
- Ep 2 - The Job of a High School Host!
- Ep 3 - Beware the Physical Exam!
- Ep 4 - Attack of the Lady Manager!
- Ep 5 - The Twins Fight!
- Ep 6 - The Grade School Host is the Naughty Type
- Ep 7 - Jungle Pool SOS!
- Ep 8 - The Sun, the Sea and the Host Club!
- Ep 9 - A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy
- Ep 10 - A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family!
- Ep 11 - Big Brother is a Prince!
- Ep 12 - Honey's Three Bitter Days!
- Ep 13 - Haruhi in Wonderland!
- Ep 14 – Covering the Famous Host Club!
- Ep 15 – The Refreshing Battle in Karuizawa!
- Ep 16 – Operation Haruhi and Hikaru’s First Date!
- Ep 17 – Kyoya’s Reluctant Day Out!
- Ep 18 – Chika’s “Down with Honey” Declaration!
- Ep 19 – Lobelia Girls’ Academy Strikes Back!
- Ep 20 – The Door the Twins Opened!
- Ep 21 – Until the Day it Becomes a Pumpkin!
- Ep 22 – Mori-senpai Has an Apprentice Candidate!
- Ep 23 – Tamaki’s Unwitting Depression!
- Ep 24 – And so Kyoya Met Him!
- Ep 25 – The Host Club Declares Dissolution!
- Ep 26 – This is Our Ouran Fair!
FUNimation is also going to be running subbed versions of the brand-new Fullmetal Alchemist remake, which will be adhering to canon all the way through. First episode is tomorrow morning!
