#156 - Re: Cutie Honey feat. Jessica Calvello, David Wald, and Salvatore (RetroSofa)
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11/14/24 • 132 min
Honey Flash! Sully and returning guest Salvatore (@RetroSofa) sit down with VA and dub director David Wald and OG Cutie Honey dub actress Jessica Calvello to discuss their work on the recent English dub for the 2004 OVA Re: Cutie Honey from Discotek! Topics include how Go Nagai chose Jessica for the role of Honey, how dubbing has changed since Jessica first took the role in the 90s for New Cutie Honey, and what makes Honey so special all these years later.
An important note: This was recorded a few months ago, prior to David's statement on Crunchyroll opening his fan mail without his knowledge and dispersing the contents to their staff. Upon David's request, we didn't go back and add any additional mention of this in the episode, but we did want to state here in text that we are deeply disappointed in Crunchyroll's behavior and we encourage anyone listening or reading this to support David and call upon Crunchyroll to do better.
Time stamps:
- 00:00:00 - Intro and Jessica's long history with the character
- 00:12:59 - Bringing back returning cast members from previous Cutie Honey and Go Nagai anime projects
- 00:15:49 - David's thoughts on directing dubs for "archival anime" as opposed to newly airing anime
- 00:18:04 - Salvatore on being a Cutie Honey super-fan, archivist, and working with Discotek Media
- 00:27:07 - Jessica and David on the nuances and differences across the various Cutie Honey series'
- 00:40:21 - How does Jessica approach the work of acting within the limitations of anime
- 00:46:04 - Jessica and David on dub script adaptation and directing
- 00:53:26 - A brief aside about Excel Saga and Jessica's "Excel Saga Journal"
- 01:03:49 - Knowing that Cutie Honey is a very fanservice heavy show, how do you approach that with pathos?
- 01:15:45 - David's approach to the lesbian text of Cutie Honey
- 01:27:39 - Casting Kayleigh McKee as Black Claw
- 01:34:46 - What's Cutie Honey's appeal for Salvatore?
- 01:50:49 - Salvatore asks about the mythical Cutie Honey CGI project that never materialized
- 02:01:24 - Jessica has a crucial question for Salvatore: Is Cutie Honey an android or a magical girl?
- 02:07:36 - Would Jessica and David return to dub Cutie Honey Flash if given the chance?
- 02:10:27 - Outro
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Honey Flash! Sully and returning guest Salvatore (@RetroSofa) sit down with VA and dub director David Wald and OG Cutie Honey dub actress Jessica Calvello to discuss their work on the recent English dub for the 2004 OVA Re: Cutie Honey from Discotek! Topics include how Go Nagai chose Jessica for the role of Honey, how dubbing has changed since Jessica first took the role in the 90s for New Cutie Honey, and what makes Honey so special all these years later.
An important note: This was recorded a few months ago, prior to David's statement on Crunchyroll opening his fan mail without his knowledge and dispersing the contents to their staff. Upon David's request, we didn't go back and add any additional mention of this in the episode, but we did want to state here in text that we are deeply disappointed in Crunchyroll's behavior and we encourage anyone listening or reading this to support David and call upon Crunchyroll to do better.
Time stamps:
- 00:00:00 - Intro and Jessica's long history with the character
- 00:12:59 - Bringing back returning cast members from previous Cutie Honey and Go Nagai anime projects
- 00:15:49 - David's thoughts on directing dubs for "archival anime" as opposed to newly airing anime
- 00:18:04 - Salvatore on being a Cutie Honey super-fan, archivist, and working with Discotek Media
- 00:27:07 - Jessica and David on the nuances and differences across the various Cutie Honey series'
- 00:40:21 - How does Jessica approach the work of acting within the limitations of anime
- 00:46:04 - Jessica and David on dub script adaptation and directing
- 00:53:26 - A brief aside about Excel Saga and Jessica's "Excel Saga Journal"
- 01:03:49 - Knowing that Cutie Honey is a very fanservice heavy show, how do you approach that with pathos?
- 01:15:45 - David's approach to the lesbian text of Cutie Honey
- 01:27:39 - Casting Kayleigh McKee as Black Claw
- 01:34:46 - What's Cutie Honey's appeal for Salvatore?
- 01:50:49 - Salvatore asks about the mythical Cutie Honey CGI project that never materialized
- 02:01:24 - Jessica has a crucial question for Salvatore: Is Cutie Honey an android or a magical girl?
- 02:07:36 - Would Jessica and David return to dub Cutie Honey Flash if given the chance?
- 02:10:27 - Outro
If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or elsewhere!
Show notes are available on our website: www.thirdimpactanime.com
More helpful links: https://beacons.ai/thirdimpactanime
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Follow us on Bluesky at thirdimpactanime.bsky.social
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