Crispin Freeman Interview Online
|Anime News Network has published an exclusive interview with popular dub voice actor Crispin Freeman. The interview covers topics including dismissing “hardcore fans” as people who criticize dubbed anime “as a hobby” to give themselves “a sense of importance”; a theoretical theme of male expression of feminine vulnerability within I, My Me Strawberry Egg; Crispin Freeman’s professional accomplishments and missed opportunities; the popularity of dubbed anime in America over original Japanese language versions; the irresponsibility of translating companies in not producing good quality dubs and fans in not insisting on good quality dubs; and an online petition to retain Crispin Freeman and the rest of the original English dub cast of Slayers for the dub of the Slayers Premium movie, if, and/or when, Slayers Premium is actually licensed for American release.