ADV closes dubbing studio

Paul

Paul

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Last week, we brought you news that the popular US anime publisher ADV had "laid off up to 40 employees" (mostly from their fledgling manga division), and while an ADV spokesperson had claimed this was simply a part of their annual company realignment, many took these job losses as a literal sign that the long expected consolidation of the US anime industry had begun.

One week on a yet more ADV news has hit the Internet. According to various reliable sources, they have closed their Monster Island dubbing studio (there were previously two separate ADV dubbing studios; Industrial Smoke and Mirrors being the other) and they are now combining all of their dubbing projects under the new "ADV Studios" moniker.
 
I was very unhappy at this news. I havent really heard that many Monster Island dubs, but Get Backers has to be one of the best dubs from ADV of last year.
 
I think ADV did the right thing in creating a sole dubbing group; it gives it a little bit more unity. And to be honest, it's likely that many of the VAs from the Monster studio will be used in the new ADV Studios group!
 
J Shannon Weaver wont be, hes moving to the big apple to study for a MFA. Hell probably still be in anime though, just not ADV.
 
I do quite enjoy ADV's dubs , althought I havent heard many Monster Island Studios ones. Frankly I'm not suprised by this , ADV are a monster sized anime company now. As the market consolidates down , they will need to do the same.
 
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