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So I was hoping you (or some Art People you know) might be able to help…

This is an unspeakably rare doujin that Gosho self-published before he went pro, collecting stuff he did in his college manga club. (Don’t ask what I paid for it 💀). I intend to scanlate it some time, but this pop-up he built into it I’d like some help with…

Do you or anyone you know have experience with making—or better yet reproducing—pop-up books? Ideally I want to be able to get down a definite set of specs that’ll let anyone 3-D print the thing with a little elbow grease…

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another year another hattori day

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wouldn't it be funny if Hakuba gets enthusiastic about befriending Heiji after detective koshien, thus paralleling Heiji's own character arc with Shinichi

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kinda based on this headcanon with lupizora and liv [x]

detective trio friendship triangle summary:

bonus

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more content on this setting dynamic >>>

promised 16 page comic! hakuba visits osaka with a dorky shinichi

special thanks to db for partially commissioning me with a free prompt to motivate me to sink my teeth into this idea!

the rest under cut >>>>

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promised 16 page comic! hakuba visits osaka with a dorky shinichi

special thanks to db for partially commissioning me with a free prompt to motivate me to sink my teeth into this idea!

the rest under cut >>>>

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posting 16 page gosho boys comic... TOMORROW👆‼

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got a screen tablet!! may this help me draw comics faster ^_^

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Orders from @furekami!

First one was for a small group order last year, second was for my personal consumption, and I'm eating everything raw as we speak.

(I'm still laughing that Rei is Going Through It in both of the acrylic charms. That's tomato juice on Hiro, it's just a prank, it's fine-)

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week 4: sports

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hakuhei

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glad to see the new detective conan dub keeps all the important lines

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he is #locked #in

week 2: case

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commission work for @sableacedia

>Commission currently open!<

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Hattori Heiji wardrobe part 6

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Heiji Hattori, English Dubs, and Accents

Back again with another video essay about English dubs of Detective Conan, this time focusing on the localization (or lack thereof) of Heiji's Osaka dialect in English dubs so far. How will Studio Nano's new English dub (available on Netflix and Crunchyroll in South and North America, Australia, and the UK) handle Heiji?

VPR: shaky cam, blurs, motion transitions, letterboxing and pillarboxing

Sources:

Song: "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai (Instrumental)" by Mai Kuraki (Detective Conan's 59th ending theme, included with the Detective Conan edition CD for the song, which also comes bundled with a DVD featuring the textless ED)

Mauricio Ortiz-Segura's Tweet: https://x.com/MauOrtizSegura/status/1940787207008395437

Molly Zhang's stream: Clip 1, Clip 2

Detective Conan Episodes 48-49, 54, 58, 118, 189, 277, 968; File 115; Movie 21 (The Crimson Love Letter); OVA 6

CinePacks Free Scribble FX Sample Pack: https://cinepacks.store/collections/free-packs/products/free-scribble-fx-sample-pack

Video transcript under the cut:

Every once in a while, Detective Conan draws attention to the way its characters speak. Tequila's accent, for example, serves as a tell that he's from the Kansai region of Japan, and interestingly, FUNimation's English dub localized this:

[Clips from Episode 54, FUNimation dub]

Tequila: Relay the message to Gin, too, if you don't mind. Tequila: What noise? Oh, it's just some kid. Dropped a bunch of change. Conan: I think he was from the east coast. Megure: How do you know where he's from? Conan: Not even a minute before the explosion, I heard him talking in a Boston or maybe a New York accent. I was right outside...

I say “interestingly” because another character from the Kansai region of Japan, Heiji Hattori, does not have his accent localized in FUNimation's English dub. He speaks in exactly the same accent as the Tokyo characters, and references to his dialect are removed:

[Clip from Episode 58, FUNimation dub]

Kogoro: This punk's been giving me grief all night! If he can dish it out, he can take it!

[Clip from Episode 58, Japanese]

Kogoro: Don't you mock me with your fancy Kansai dialect!

[Clip from Episode 58, FUNimation dub]

Heiji: Don't give me that little kid crap, Kudo! I know it's you!

[Clip from Episode 58, Japanese]

Heiji: Your fake Kansai dialect was pathetic!

And don't get me wrong. I love Kevin M. Connolly's portrayal of Heiji—you could argue that his performance is a big part of why I ever really started editing AMVs. The altered dialogue in Episode 58 is charming. Kogoro's line is full of the naturalistic scripting that makes FUNimation's dub so strong; Heiji's line is sweet. He's beyond convinced that Conan is Shinichi, despite having met only once before, because Shinichi can't help but be himself around Heiji, and they just click.

But as I see it, Heiji's accent is also an integral part of his character. It's a source of pride for him, and removing it even destroys entire plotlines, such as in OVA 6, where Heiji is unable to replicate a Tokyo accent.

[Clip from OVA 6]

Heiji: Have ya prepared the money? Conan: No, not like that. “Have you prepared the money?” Heiji: Isn't that what I'm saying?

So, it's always struck me as a bit odd that, of the five different English dub Heijis I've heard, seemingly none of them speak in a different accent than Shinichi:

[Clip from Episode 49, Voiceovers Unlimited Dub]

Heiji: Your deductions were always a step above mine. I guess you win. Shinichi: Huh? There's no such thing as winning or losing.

[Clip from Episode 118, FUNimation Dub]

Heiji: What do you mean? I just wanted you to visit. Conan: You expect me to believe that? You're up to something. Heiji: No, I swear! No business involved. This is just for fun. [Conan gasps]

[Clip from Movie 21, Bang Zoom! Entertainment Dub]

Heiji: Here. You dropped these. Conan: Thanks. Heiji: Did you know that Nichiuri TV was gonna be bombed? Is that why you brought that thing? Conan: No, of course not.

[Clip from Episode 968, Macias Group Dub]

Heiji: So that means... that now it's our turn to bat. Conan: Yeah, it's time to do whatever it takes, right? Heiji: [laughs] You got that right!

[Clip from Episode 189, G Entertainment Dub]

Heiji: I was shot in the stomach, too. We have got things in common. Conan: I'm asking you again... what is so important you had to come all this way, and with flowers, Hattori? Heiji: [laughs] I guess I can't fool you, huh?

There's yet another English dub available now, from Studio Nano, and while Heiji is absent from every episode released thus far, when he does show up, I'm hopeful that he'll speak in a different accent than the Tokyo characters. For the first time ever in an English Detective Conan dub!

Because one very encouraging thing about Nano's work is the emphasis from cast members that Apphia Yu, the dub's director, is a huge Detective Conan fan. Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Shinichi's Nano VA, describes Yu as a “walking Conan encyclopedia” in a Tweet, and Molly Zhang, Conan's Nano VA, states in a stream:

Molly Zhang: And thing is, the director, Ayu, Apphia Yu, she is a Detective Conan master. Like, she is an OG fan, and she knows how much this means to people watching it. And so, she's made sure that we respect the material as much as we can. Like, truly, OG fans, you are not gonna find a better director for this dub. I know a lot of OG fans don't even care about the dub, but if you do care about the dub, you will not find a better ship captain than Apphia. She's so, so, so, so great.

Further, Zhang later adds:

Molly Zhang: So, I know the director of the show, Ayu, really likes Heiji. So, I'm hoping we can dub her favorite arc.

So, a big Detective Conan and Heiji fan as the dub's director? Heiji having a dubbed “Osaka” accent seems very promising! I can't wait to see what Nano does.

Conan: It's a dialect of Japanese. You know, there are also dialects in the U.S., too, right? Like the Southern drawl. Jodie: Oh, yes, there are. Conan: Heh... Heiji: Osaka-ben is authentically Japanese.

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