17:12 What's interesting to note about the Japanese Dub is the fact that Alucard's voice is trembling during his conversation with his father, Dracula, and when Alucard conveys his mother's words to him, it almost sounds like he's about to burst into tears. The fact of committing patricide alone is too much of a burden and sin for Alucard to bear, but to do it in the memory of his mother adds another layer to the tragedy that the English Dubs, in all their campiness, were never able to touch up on. In addition, it adds another 'nother layer to the fact that Dracula, despite being a monster, is doing what he must out of sake for his love for Lisa, while Alucard, despite being Dracula's son, is doing what he must to save and protect humanity from the threat of his father. In the end, they're only following their beliefs and doing what they themselves believe to be right.
@@StriderAdvance Koji Igarashi, the director of SoTN, said that one of his favorite moments in the game was at the end. Alucard expels and chides his father while bursting into tears. You don't get that scene in the English dub, because Alucard sounds more upset than he does sorrowful.
It's always objectively bad isn't it? Just ready to shit all over their efforts just like that? So quick to put Japanese over English when you most likely don't even understand the language. The kind of superiority and ignorance a fully fledged weaboo would spout.
@@TheSimplyJJP Imagine defending an english dub this bad because "muh mother tounge". I wouldn't like to be near such an uncultured swine as yourself in my life, try enjoying things created by another culture in the way that was intended from time to time, you may educate yourself in the process.
@@virgilgc Calm down. You act like I said the Japanese VA was trash and I do not enjoy it. I love both the VA and I think they both did a great job; I was irritated to see such a callus comment about the English VA, they may have not done as well as the Japanese VA ( which is arguable superior ), but I can tell that they tried and it's unfair to insult them like that. I love other cultures and I tend to not hold one on a pedestal over the others. In fact I love to research about many parts of the world and it's history. With all that being said, I wouldn't like to be near such a delusional nut as yourself in my life and I do not wish to argue with you. So please do me a favor and don't talk to me.
Wakamoto Norio, who played Dracula, also performed DIO for a Stardust Crusaders drama CD way back in the day before JoJo got animated. Plus he was Anderson in Hellsing, and the Dictator Vega/Bison of Street Fighter since 4.
Well Richter's Seiyuu Kiyoyuki Yanada has sadly passed away at age 57 on November 14, 2022 Rest in Peace Kiyoyuki Yanada May 10, 1965 to November 14, 2022.
@@classicgameplay10 yea.....indeed it is and he will sadly be missed, he died few days after Kevin Conroy (Batman) who died from Cancer on Nov 10, before Jason David Frank (Tommy/Green Ranger) died from suicide on Nov 19
Fun thing is... Kiyoyuki Yanada voiced Jotaro Kujo in the JoJo: Stardust Crusaders Drama CD, and Norio Wakamoto voiced DIO in the same one.. Whereas here, Yanada voiced Richter, and Norio voiced Dracula.
Castlevania Symphony of the Night sounded better in Japanese than the English version. I played the Requiem version so that game has the Japanese voice tracks
People recognizes a lot the Alucard's and Dracula's voices, but as I've played a lot of Sakura Taisen games, it's pretty easy to recognize Yokoyama Chisa's voice in Maria lol
I know this is late, but i gotta say...the intro was better in Japanese but the part where alucard face off Richter was better in English. Especially the part where Richter says "the battle will last for eternity"
To this day on, i'm still pissed that Netflix Alucard is not voiced by Okiayu, and it's instead of Shinichiro Miki (Richter's Voice in The Audio Drama Of SOTN)
We’ll get there, first season is based on Dracula’s Curse (The first entry canonically but the third game of the series), so we just gotta get through 2 More Seasons adapting Simon’s arc, then 1 adapting Richter’s arc (In Rondo of Blood) before we get to one for Symphony of the Night, but for now, we’ll have to wait till season 4 😭
@@8bitsniper568 Actually, the first canonical entry is Lament of Innocence, the game with Leon Belmont. It’s obvious that it’s the first entry canonically since Leon is the first Belmont. Don’t know why you thought Dracula’s Curse was the first
@@swf_buccellati2098your right about the CastleVania Canon and all in terms of the Games. But I’m referring to how the Games are being adapted into the Netflix Series, since it starts off with an adaptation of Trevor’s arc (Dracula’s Curse) and potentially goes forward into Simon and Richter’s Arcs, and I’m saying we gotta wait till the Season after Rondo of Blood’s adaption to get to a Symphony of the Night adaptation, I’m not saying CastleVania 3 is the first instalment of the entire series, I’m just saying Netflix’s Series retconned Dracula’s Curse to becoming the first in their Timeline
@@8bitsniper568 Ahh I get what you’re saying now, my bad. Guess that means Lament of Innocence won’t be coming any time soon. It’s a shame, since I think the best place to start is at the beginning. But I get why they started with Dracula’s Curse
As a person who majored Japanese in college at the time this game came out, I can tell you that the translation is no where near accurate. For example, at 05:15 Maria really says, "Wait! You look human, but you have the power of Darkness with you..." the middle is pretty much the same and then she ends with, "If you survive, let's meet again." The passion in the Japanese voice actors is far superior.
Huh . so Alucard uses ore, was expecting him to use watashi instead bc of how mature he is. and drac uses watashi instead of ware despite that i' m the devil mindset..interesting
It makes sense for Dracula to use "watashi", as he's portrayed as elegant and polite despite being the villain. It also shows his coldness towards his son Alucard, as he keeps using 'watashi' when addressing him, which is not commonly used when the addressee is someone you consider close to you (it's too formal). Alucard's way of speaking is much less formal, but he's still polite. It says a lot about his character, he's not interested in coming off as friendly or formal as he's focused solely on his duty, but he still has an elegant demeanor.
The only criticism is the transcript translation written in english is based on the awful PSP/PS4 english redub, its not 100% from japanese dialogue. Otherwise its cool to hear the voices
Yeah I was thinking things didn't match from the Japanese I currently know. I skimmed through parts but the part at 18:15, Dracula in the Japanese dub doesn't say anything along the lines of "Forgive me" or "Farewell, my son". From the Japanese I could catch him saying after he calls out "Lisa" , he said "Was I wrong?/Was it my mistake?"
I don't know why they redubbed the PS1 English voice acting but kept the original Japanese dub. I mean, sure the new script seems better but the original cheesy one, to me is very iconic. I just wish there's a toggle between the old english dub and the new one.
@@MrKain2012 The text and audio can be dual in the Japanese version. I prefer using English text if it's available. Hmm, I think it's possible from watching reviews of the game.
You would need to get the Japanese version of the game. However, I think other regions MAY have the option for other languages, but I'm not 100% sure. I hope that helps!
There's a sequel in the form of a Drama radio. This occurs just after Maria convinced Alucard to stay alive, which is totally canon. Otherwise, he wouldn't be there to guide his father's reincarnation.
@@byonemesis in novel, Maria dead and alucard cry and he saying he love so much Maria after he open heart. Aria of sorrow and Dawn of sorrow actually Canon it's about Dracula reincarnation protagonist (Soma Cruz) and mother alucard reincarnation Lisa (Mina hakuba), he also seal holy spear alucard spear (Eric lecarde also use alucard spear) from Castle Dracula sealing by eclipse, alucard wish Soma and Mina live together just like his father and mother ( because Soma and mina is reincarnation father and mother alucard), alucard hide identity and to become secret ejen and he name inself genya arikado (alucard Japanese name).
@@kerrygamer9359 The novel takes place 1 year after Dawn of Sorrow. But I was referring to the Radio Drama that occured just after Symphony of the Night.
IMO, a dub with voice acting so bad it creates memes will always be favored over a dub that takes itself seriously with good voice acting. Look at DBZ.
Wait a sec, I know very little about Japanese, but isn't "sama" a title reserved for women. If I remember correctly the male equivalent should be "san" so, it should be pronounced arukado san or if he's a friend arukado kun. Please correct me if I am wrong. Anyway if you have to call someone your master "goshujin" should be enough.
San is used for both men and women and is similar to mr or mrs. Sama is for people of great respect. For example the emperor would be referred to with sama
They couldn't get any more stereotypical with the Japanese voice acting tho, I love these voices but it's really what you would expect for each character's role, especially alucard and maria.
alucard sounds like a caribbean pirate in the og eng dub, and a soulless bored man in redub. I can't speak for the other characters but his voice in particular fits him well here.
@@acewing3889 I don't think he sounds like a bored man, but rather a very duty-oriented knight or something, aka the typical main character who is good and serious.
17:12 What's interesting to note about the Japanese Dub is the fact that Alucard's voice is trembling during his conversation with his father, Dracula, and when Alucard conveys his mother's words to him, it almost sounds like he's about to burst into tears. The fact of committing patricide alone is too much of a burden and sin for Alucard to bear, but to do it in the memory of his mother adds another layer to the tragedy that the English Dubs, in all their campiness, were never able to touch up on.
In addition, it adds another 'nother layer to the fact that Dracula, despite being a monster, is doing what he must out of sake for his love for Lisa, while Alucard, despite being Dracula's son, is doing what he must to save and protect humanity from the threat of his father. In the end, they're only following their beliefs and doing what they themselves believe to be right.
Norio Wakamoto really played several iconic video game villains: Dracula, M. Bison, Rugal
He was everywhere back then.
This is the voice of cell?
@@rebertassis1036 Yup.
@@21eienni Ty
I remember the most is emperor Charles from Code Geass and father Anderson from Hellsing
His most important role is Chiyo's dad
I'm so in shock that the japanese dub in SotN was a masterpiece I never experienced until now.
They definitely did try that’s for sure ;)
Nice hearing the game voice acted by professionals and not random English speakers from the local grocery store.
I still preferring the Alucard voice in english
@@StriderAdvance Koji Igarashi, the director of SoTN, said that one of his favorite moments in the game was at the end. Alucard expels and chides his father while bursting into tears. You don't get that scene in the English dub, because Alucard sounds more upset than he does sorrowful.
It's always objectively bad isn't it? Just ready to shit all over their efforts just like that? So quick to put Japanese over English when you most likely don't even understand the language. The kind of superiority and ignorance a fully fledged weaboo would spout.
@@TheSimplyJJP Imagine defending an english dub this bad because "muh mother tounge". I wouldn't like to be near such an uncultured swine as yourself in my life, try enjoying things created by another culture in the way that was intended from time to time, you may educate yourself in the process.
@@virgilgc Calm down. You act like I said the Japanese VA was trash and I do not enjoy it. I love both the VA and I think they both did a great job; I was irritated to see such a callus comment about the English VA, they may have not done as well as the Japanese VA ( which is arguable superior ), but I can tell that they tried and it's unfair to insult them like that. I love other cultures and I tend to not hold one on a pedestal over the others. In fact I love to research about many parts of the world and it's history. With all that being said, I wouldn't like to be near such a delusional nut as yourself in my life and I do not wish to argue with you. So please do me a favor and don't talk to me.
Wakamoto Norio, who played Dracula, also performed DIO for a Stardust Crusaders drama CD way back in the day before JoJo got animated. Plus he was Anderson in Hellsing, and the Dictator Vega/Bison of Street Fighter since 4.
And also Johnny from Guilty Gear!
"Oh, Alucard, are you aproaching me?"
And igniz for KOF
Don't forget he also voiced Cell in DBZ, Shuren and Raoh in Hokuto No Ken and
Hol Horse in Jojo's, all badass characters!
@@giegue.8550 he also voiced M.D. Geist
Well Richter's Seiyuu Kiyoyuki Yanada has sadly passed away at age 57 on November 14, 2022
Rest in Peace Kiyoyuki Yanada
May 10, 1965 to November 14, 2022.
Kinda young, isn't it.
@@classicgameplay10 yea.....indeed it is and he will sadly be missed, he died few days after Kevin Conroy (Batman) who died from Cancer on Nov 10, before Jason David Frank (Tommy/Green Ranger) died from suicide on Nov 19
@@kaihayase1205 wow bro, you are up to date.
Dracula's VA gives me chills when he screams, you can feel the raw hatred he has for humanity
Norio Wakamoto is a god.
Welp his voiced reminds me of Kaido from One Piece oddly
@Sarim He also voices a vampire goldfish in The Vampire Dies in No Time.
Even already epic games become 2x epic with Japanese dubbing.
The voice of japanese Alucard is the same voice actor as Mavrick Hunter Zero the Reploid from the Mega/Rock Man Series 😁
And Lee Chaolan since Tekken 5
12:17 Holy shit Shaft's voice
You mean Richter's voice? Joke aside, it's because Kiyoyuki Yanada dubbed both Richter Belmont and Shaft.
@@byonemesis I mean more the low, demonic sound of it. He looks like some wimpy wizard and sounds like the Devil himself
Ryotaro Okiayu's deep voice fits alucard like a glove.
To think he plays Belmont now 😂
Isnt he supposed to be played by Jouji Nakata?
@cheerful_crop_circle That's Hellsing Alucard. Castlevania Alucard and Hellsing Alucard are two different characters.
Dracula: H-how ? How could I have lost ?
Alucard: You were doomed from the moment I dropped this Crissaegrim on the inverted library.
Fun thing is... Kiyoyuki Yanada voiced Jotaro Kujo in the JoJo: Stardust Crusaders Drama CD, and Norio Wakamoto voiced DIO in the same one.. Whereas here, Yanada voiced Richter, and Norio voiced Dracula.
Castlevania Symphony of the Night sounded better in Japanese than the English version. I played the Requiem version so that game has the Japanese voice tracks
Damn, the translations of some lines are totally incorrect.
I agree and the reason why was probably game translating back in the day wasn't as good as it as now.
Unless, for this game, it was on purpose...
@@Japanese_Dub_Gaming Well the subs here are already from the 2007 redub, rather than the 1997 original version.
Shinigami : "Kore wa Alucard-sama.."
Eng translation : "Ah, Alucard..."
Me : NANDA KORE WA??
Stinky weeb
Alucard's VA is really talented
Yeah he does voice cell from Dragon Ball Z and Anderson from Hellsing
@@cra8zykidg That's Dracula's VA, Norio Wakamoto. Alucard's VA is Okiayu Ryoutarou.
No chili fries?
*confused megamind*
bro also played Zero in Mega Man X4 the same year this came out
LEE CHAOLAN
People recognizes a lot the Alucard's and Dracula's voices, but as I've played a lot of Sakura Taisen games, it's pretty easy to recognize Yokoyama Chisa's voice in Maria lol
“American love - like coke in green glass bottles...they don't make it anymore.”
So rarely games such as this ever come out. TRUE MASTERPIECE
@Oresama Taiko *-* Little or nothing. I am simply quoting a comic book to make a point
wdym japanese "dub"? It's an original. Learn your terms, people.
The Narrator's Voice is also the narrator of Hunter x Hunter (2011) 😱
1:10 Rondo of Blood's end cutscene after defeating Dracula.
Does feel like an anime, lol
2:05-2:10 Maria's voice is so squeaky, like a chipmunk on helium
Alucard : Bankai...
I know this is late, but i gotta say...the intro was better in Japanese but the part where alucard face off Richter was better in English. Especially the part where Richter says "the battle will last for eternity"
2:20 bakana......kono......watashwa...?! BUUUUUAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Norio Wakamoto would be an amazing dormammu in marvel media.
Zero from MMX japanese dubbing Alucard. Must play. 😮😮😮
Why they're changed Dracula's voice in the animation...? It's so perfect with Wakamoto Norio's voice.
I agree, though at least Dracula is still voiced by Naoya Uchida there
9:13 o~hohoho
I used to wish they included the son of Dracula in Hellsing. That would have been fun to watch.
Shinigami: but there will be no games here.
Avgn: this isn't life, this is a game!
Best castlevania game ever.!! No doubt!
Norio Wakamoto : best voice. (Dracula's voice)
To this day on, i'm still pissed that Netflix Alucard is not voiced by Okiayu, and it's instead of Shinichiro Miki (Richter's Voice in The Audio Drama Of SOTN)
atleast his va is in the netflix series. only he's Trevor.. but seriously they would have just had him play Alucard.
When the translations messed up
*The Dorakla appeared in a STATE OF MIND*
This dub only made me want a season in Castlevania Netflix Series based on SoN
We’ll get there, first season is based on Dracula’s Curse (The first entry canonically but the third game of the series), so we just gotta get through 2 More Seasons adapting Simon’s arc, then 1 adapting Richter’s arc (In Rondo of Blood) before we get to one for Symphony of the Night, but for now, we’ll have to wait till season 4 😭
@@8bitsniper568 Actually, the first canonical entry is Lament of Innocence, the game with Leon Belmont. It’s obvious that it’s the first entry canonically since Leon is the first Belmont. Don’t know why you thought Dracula’s Curse was the first
@@swf_buccellati2098your right about the CastleVania Canon and all in terms of the Games. But I’m referring to how the Games are being adapted into the Netflix Series, since it starts off with an adaptation of Trevor’s arc (Dracula’s Curse) and potentially goes forward into Simon and Richter’s Arcs, and I’m saying we gotta wait till the Season after Rondo of Blood’s adaption to get to a Symphony of the Night adaptation, I’m not saying CastleVania 3 is the first instalment of the entire series, I’m just saying Netflix’s Series retconned Dracula’s Curse to becoming the first in their Timeline
@@8bitsniper568 Ahh I get what you’re saying now, my bad. Guess that means Lament of Innocence won’t be coming any time soon. It’s a shame, since I think the best place to start is at the beginning. But I get why they started with Dracula’s Curse
You're in for a treat! Check out the new trailer for castlevania! Netflix
As a person who majored Japanese in college at the time this game came out, I can tell you that the translation is no where near accurate. For example, at 05:15 Maria really says, "Wait! You look human, but you have the power of Darkness with you..." the middle is pretty much the same and then she ends with, "If you survive, let's meet again." The passion in the Japanese voice actors is far superior.
Konami: Alucard and Dracula
Capcom: Zero and M.bison / Nobunaga oda
Konami: Richter
Capcom: Serpent from Megaman ZX
Wakamoto norio cell's voice, Rugal, igniz among many
Huh . so Alucard uses ore, was expecting him to use watashi instead bc of how mature he is. and drac uses watashi instead of ware despite that i' m the devil mindset..interesting
It makes sense for Dracula to use "watashi", as he's portrayed as elegant and polite despite being the villain. It also shows his coldness towards his son Alucard, as he keeps using 'watashi' when addressing him, which is not commonly used when the addressee is someone you consider close to you (it's too formal).
Alucard's way of speaking is much less formal, but he's still polite. It says a lot about his character, he's not interested in coming off as friendly or formal as he's focused solely on his duty, but he still has an elegant demeanor.
Kiyoyuki Yanada's voice for Richter sounds like Toshiyuki Morikawa.
Alucard = Byakuya
Sound effects sound very, very different in this game… which type of version is this?
The only criticism is the transcript translation written in english is based on the awful PSP/PS4 english redub, its not 100% from japanese dialogue. Otherwise its cool to hear the voices
Yeah I was thinking things didn't match from the Japanese I currently know. I skimmed through parts but the part at 18:15, Dracula in the Japanese dub doesn't say anything along the lines of "Forgive me" or "Farewell, my son". From the Japanese I could catch him saying after he calls out "Lisa" , he said "Was I wrong?/Was it my mistake?"
Wish you hadn't skipped some parts of the dialogue near the end. Thanks for the video anyway.
I did? I didn't realize at that time. Thanks for letting me know.
man some of the subtitles are just waaaay off
Quite a bit of it actually.
Bruh all they did was slap the Japanese voice lines over the English redub's dialogue and called it a day
Because that's exactly what the PSP release did. This game is just an upscaled port of that.
Sorry, I had to give this video the thumbs up and change it to 667 likes, my bad!
I think Richter possessed the voice of dracula
Richter and Shaft are Same CV, how interesting 🤔
these aren't accurare subtitles at all, see the akumajō dracula x gekka no yassōkyoku hack for that
Exactly!
I don't know why they redubbed the PS1 English voice acting but kept the original Japanese dub. I mean, sure the new script seems better but the original cheesy one, to me is very iconic. I just wish there's a toggle between the old english dub and the new one.
Which version you buy. Title:'悪魔城ドラキュラ"JP ver.or "Castlevania" EN ver.?
I bought the Japanese version.
slumberRabbit Then why the subtitle are all english? Can you change both sub and dub in JP version? How about EN version can also change sub and dub?
I mean can i change both jp sub and dub in English ver?
@@MrKain2012 The text and audio can be dual in the Japanese version. I prefer using English text if it's available.
Hmm, I think it's possible from watching reviews of the game.
El seiyu de dracula es el de cell en dragon ball z
Why is the sky effect missing with death?
Succubus as voiced a Rika Fukami
My Childhood is ruined knowing that Symphonic of the Night Japanese dub existed !
More like improved
I mean it's a Japanese game so obviously it would have a Japanese dub
I wanna play this for the first time using this dub now. Is there a language swap option in-game?
You would need to get the Japanese version of the game.
However, I think other regions MAY have the option for other languages, but I'm not 100% sure. I hope that helps!
@@Japanese_Dub_GamingWhat about if I buy it off Xbox Marketplace
Reuenthal is Dracula
Did Maria found Alucard in the end? If so, what did they do?
They had wild sex. And hello to the fellow guitarist.
There's a sequel in the form of a Drama radio. This occurs just after Maria convinced Alucard to stay alive, which is totally canon. Otherwise, he wouldn't be there to guide his father's reincarnation.
@@byonemesis in novel, Maria dead and alucard cry and he saying he love so much Maria after he open heart.
Aria of sorrow and Dawn of sorrow actually Canon it's about Dracula reincarnation protagonist (Soma Cruz) and mother alucard reincarnation Lisa (Mina hakuba), he also seal holy spear alucard spear (Eric lecarde also use alucard spear) from Castle Dracula sealing by eclipse, alucard wish Soma and Mina live together just like his father and mother ( because Soma and mina is reincarnation father and mother alucard), alucard hide identity and to become secret ejen and he name inself genya arikado (alucard Japanese name).
@@kerrygamer9359 The novel takes place 1 year after Dawn of Sorrow. But I was referring to the Radio Drama that occured just after Symphony of the Night.
@@kerrygamer9359Was it the one set after Aria of Sorrow. Which chapter is Alucard mentioned Maria
Ok i dont speak Japanese but with how much they are saying i dont think the in game subtitles are accurate.
Cell?? hes gonna suck someones life force for his benefit just like his dragon ball counterpart
Dang, those subtitles are off
Why do you cut the dialogues!?... damn!
Do you mean when it transitions to the next scenes?
Please explain.
Actually, he didn't. The PSP port was poorly translated, if not just using the English version.
Aren't these lines from the Android/IOs port?
Yes, just change language into Japanese in game settings (Japanese text = Japanese voice) . Other languages like Spanish, was English voice
Which version of SOTN is this?
It's the Japanese version if I remember...
@@Japanese_Dub_Gaming They were actually referring to if it was the original PlayStation or the Sega Saturn version.
Nothing surpasses the original English dub. It's beautifully flawed.
@Nightmish Morning like he said beautifully 'flawed'
@@deathglock496 I think he missed the point, alas it is tough to convey irony over text. Sigh YT comments, begone with you.
IMO, a dub with voice acting so bad it creates memes will always be favored over a dub that takes itself seriously with good voice acting. Look at DBZ.
@@xenogen372Evangelion 💀
Japanese script is better
Wait a sec, I know very little about Japanese, but isn't "sama" a title reserved for women. If I remember correctly the male equivalent should be "san" so, it should be pronounced arukado san or if he's a friend arukado kun. Please correct me if I am wrong. Anyway if you have to call someone your master "goshujin" should be enough.
San is used for both men and women and is similar to mr or mrs. Sama is for people of great respect. For example the emperor would be referred to with sama
@@wuffymcwuff thanks for the comment, i appreciate it
What is a man?
Wait where was it?
Does anyone have any idea what Maria says to you on the game over screen?
If I can find it, I'd let you know.
I tried getting a game over after meeting Maria, but it was the normal game over.
Late response, but she basically says how disappointed in you for failing.
where chiyo chichi
They couldn't get any more stereotypical with the Japanese voice acting tho, I love these voices but it's really what you would expect for each character's role, especially alucard and maria.
alucard sounds like a caribbean pirate in the og eng dub, and a soulless bored man in redub.
I can't speak for the other characters but his voice in particular fits him well here.
@@acewing3889 I don't think he sounds like a bored man, but rather a very duty-oriented knight or something, aka the typical main character who is good and serious.
Why not give this game japaneese dub?, This game is japaneese game,
That's.... A good thing. What are you talking about