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8Bang Zoom! Entertainment is a recording studio in UsefulNotes/{{California}} well known for providing anime dubs for Creator/AniplexUSA, Creator/PonycanUSA, Creator/VizMedia (in addition to Creator/{{Studiopolis}} and Creator/TheOceanGroup), and occasionally for Creator/MediaBlasters (who mostly uses Creator/NYAVPost or Headline Studios, and recently, [[http://www.mbvoiceworks.com MB VoiceWorks]]) [[note]] BZ actually started out primarily doing dubs for Media Blasters [[/note]], Creator/SentaiFilmworks (who mostly uses Creator/SeraphimDigitalStudios until 2015), formerly Creator/BandaiEntertainment and Creator/{{Geneon}} before both companies stopped distributing Anime in North America and now, Website/{{Crunchyroll}}. Some of the well-known anime dub works include ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'', ''Manga/LuckyStar'', ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'', and ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
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10They are also involved in creating many, many video game voice tracks as well as producing Spanish-language adaptations in addition to English. Most notably, they are the defacto talent agency and recording studio of both Creator/XSeed Games and [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]].
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13! Works Bang Zoom! Entertainment was involved with:
14!!Anime:
15* ''Anime/FiveCentimetersPerSecond'' (Bandai Re-release version)
16* ''Literature/EightySixEightySix''
17* ''Literature/AccelWorld''
18* ''Anime/AICOIncarnation''
19* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''
20* ''Anime/AldnoahZero''
21* ''Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay''
22* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm''
23* ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar''
24* ''Anime/BTheBeginning''
25* ''Anime/Berserk2016''
26* ''Manga/BloodLad''
27* ''Manga/BlueExorcist''
28* ''Anime/{{Bubble}}''
29* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' ''The Movie 2: The Sealed Card''
30* ''Anime/CaroleAndTuesday''
31* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' (commissioned by Creator/TMSEntertainment and distributed by Creator/DiscotekMedia for home video)
32** ''Episode One'' (TV special)
33** ''Sunflowers of Inferno'' (movie 19)
34** ''The Darkest Nightmare'' (movie 20)
35** ''The Crimson Love Letter'' (movie 21)
36** ''Zero The Enforcer'' (movie 22)
37** ''The Fist of Blue Sapphire'' (movie 23)
38** ''Manga/DetectiveConanZerosTeaTime''
39** ''Manga/DetectiveConanTheCulpritHanzawa''
40* ''Manga/CellsAtWork''
41** ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack''
42* ''Anime/{{Charlotte}}'' (first Creator/KeyVisualArts anime title to be dubbed at the studio)
43* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
44* ''Manga/{{Coppelion}}''
45* ''Anime/Cyborg009CallOfJustice''
46* ''Franchise/D4DJ''
47* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon''
48* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''
49* ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''
50* ''Manga/DontToyWithMeMissNagatoro''
51* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''
52** ''Anime/StandByMeDoraemon''
53** ''Anime/StandByMeDoraemon2''
54* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' (only for the show's broadcast on Creator/ToonamiAsia, as the official American release will instead include a dub from Funimation)
55* ''Anime/DragonsDogma''
56* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' (both seasons)
57* ''Manga/EdensZero''
58* ''Anime/EngageKiss''
59* ''Manga/{{Erased}}''
60* ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' (Their third long-running series dubbed at the studio)
61** ''Anime/EurekaSevenGoodNightSleepTightYoungLovers''
62* ''Anime/ExpelledFromParadise''
63* ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor''
64* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' (Season 1 Only)
65* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''
66** ''Literature/FateApocrypha'' (with Creator/{{Imagica}})
67** ''Anime/FateExtraLastEncore''
68** ''Anime/FateGrandCarnival''
69** ''[[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Fate/Grand Order: First Order]]''
70** ''Anime/FateGrandOrderDivineRealmOfTheRoundTableCamelot''
71** ''Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia''
72** ''Anime/FateGrandOrderFinalSingularityGrandTempleOfTimeSolomon''
73** ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks'' (both the movie and the series; the former for Creator/SentaiFilmworks)
74** ''Anime/FateStayNightHeavensFeel''
75** ''[[Literature/FateStrangeFake Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-]]''
76** ''Literature/FateZero''
77* ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon''
78* ''Anime/GargantiaOnTheVerdurousPlanet''
79* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellSAC2045''
80* ''Anime/GodEater''
81* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
82* ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers''
83** ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise''
84* ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'' (anime only)
85* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' (both seasons and the movie)
86* ''Anime/HeatGuyJ''
87* ''Anime/HeroMask''
88* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' (Season 1 only)
89* ''Anime/HousingComplexC''
90* ''[[Manga/HunterXHunter Hunter × Hunter (2011 adaptation)]]'' (Their fourth long-running series dubbed, but the first with 100+ episodes)
91* ''Literature/IWantToEatYourPancreas''
92* ''Literature/InSpectre''
93* ''Anime/{{Ingress}}''
94* ''Literature/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool''
95** ''The Honor Student at Magic High School''
96* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
97** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood''
98** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency''
99** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''
100** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable''
101*** ''Manga/ThusSpokeKishibeRohan''
102** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind''
103** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean''
104* ''Anime/JungleDeIkou''
105* ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}''
106** ''Kakegurui Twin''
107* ''Anime/KatsugekiToukenRanbu''
108* ''Manga/KOn'' (All seasons and the movie)
109* ''Anime/KillLaKill''
110* ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke''
111* ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV''
112* ''Literature/KonoSuba'' (Seasons 1-2, movie and ''An Explosion on This Wonderful World!'' spinoff)
113* ''Manga/KurokosBasketball''
114* ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne''
115* ''Anime/LastExile''
116* ''Literature/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles''
117* ''Manga/LoveHina''
118* ''Anime/LoveLive'' (Both seasons and movie, English dub aired on MNET America)
119* ''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999''
120* ''Manga/LuckyStar''
121* ''Franchise/LupinIII'''':''
122** ''[[Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen Jigen's Gravestone]]'' (TMS Entertainment/Discotek Media)
123** ''Anime/FujikoMinesLie''
124** ''Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner''
125** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan''
126** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConanTheMovie''
127** ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
128** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart6''
129* ''Anime/LycorisRecoil''
130* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' (as well as ''Kingdom of Magic'' and ''Adventure of Sinbad'')
131* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' (The first TV series they ever dubbed, and their first long running show)
132* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' (so far, first 2 seasons only)
133* ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion''
134* ''Manga/MashleMagicAndMuscles''
135* ''Anime/MegaloBox'' (Season 1 only)
136* ''Literature/TheMisfitOfDemonKingAcademy''
137* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91''
138* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' (both seasons)
139* ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' (Seasons 1 and 2 only)
140* ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea''
141* ''[[VideoGame/NierAutomata NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a]]''
142* ''Anime/{{Nightwalker}}'' (One of their few dubs for Creator/CentralParkMedia and their third TV series dub)
143* ''Ninja Cadets'' (Bears the distinction of being the ''very first'' anime dubbed at Bang Zoom)
144* ''Anime/NiNoKuni'' (2019 film)
145* ''Anime/OblivionIslandHarukaAndTheMagicMirror''
146* ''Literature/OcculticNine''
147* ''Anime/OddTaxi''
148* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''
149* ''Onmyoji''
150* ''Manga/{{Orient}}''
151* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation''
152* ''Anime/PleaseTeacher''
153** ''Anime/PleaseTwins''
154* ''Literature/PrettyBoyDetectiveClub''
155* ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''
156* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''
157** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion''
158** ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory''
159* ''Manga/RealBoutHighSchool''
160* ''Anime/{{Redline}}''
161* ''Literature/RecordOfGrancrestWar''
162* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' CG films/series
163** ''Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation''
164** ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''
165** ''Anime/ResidentEvilInfiniteDarkness''
166** ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland''
167* ''Literature/ReZero''
168* ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''
169* ''Literature/RokkaBravesOfTheSixFlowers''
170* ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' (Seasons 1-2, OVA)
171* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' (Dubbed on behalf of Creator/MediaBlasters; their second long-running series ''and'' second TV series dub. Both the 1996 and 2023 anime)
172* ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' (Reload and Gunlock only)
173* ''Anime/SaintSeiyaKnightsOfTheZodiac'' (Sound Design services only; dialogue recorded at Creator/SentaiFilmworks)
174* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
175* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''
176* ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff''
177* ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
178* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
179** ''Anime/TheSevenDeadlySinsTheMoviePrisonersOfTheSky''
180** ''Anime/TheSevenDeadlySinsCursedByLight''
181** ''Anime/TheSevenDeadlySinsGrudgeOfEdinburgh''
182** ''Manga/FourKnightsOfTheApocalypse''
183* ''Manga/SquidGirl'' (Season 1 only)
184* ''Anime/{{Suzume}}''
185* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
186** ''Anime/SwordArtOnlineTheMovieOrdinalScale''
187** ''Literature/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline''
188** ''Anime/SwordArtOnlineTheMovieProgressiveAriaOfAStarlessNight''
189* ''Manga/SwordGai''
190* ''Anime/SylvanianFamilies'' (2017-, North American English “Calico Critters” dub only)
191* ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance''
192* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
193* ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''
194* ''Anime/TenrouSiriusTheJaeger''
195* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil''
196* ''Manga/{{Tokko}}''
197* ''Anime/Tokyo24thWard''
198* ''Literature/{{Toradora}}''
199* ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''
200* ''Anime/TweenyWitches''
201* ''Manga/UndeadUnluck''
202* ''Manga/VampireKnight''
203* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
204* ''Anime/VivyFluoriteEyesSong''
205* ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun''
206* ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
207* ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''
208* ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon''
209* ''Manga/YourLieInApril''
210* ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' (Season 1 only)
211
212!!Asian Animation
213* ''Kung Fu Pork Choppers''
214
215!!Western Animation
216* ''WebAnimation/TheGrosseryGang'' (webseries based on [[Toys/TheGrosseryGang toyline]])
217* ''WesternAnimation/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2015''
218* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}''
219* ''Toys/LEGOFriends'' (animated specials and ''Girls on a Mission'' web series)
220* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''
221* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (seasons 1, 3 & 4)
222* ''WesternAnimation/SecretMillionairesClub''
223* ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites''
224* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCatsRoar''
225* ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersCombinerWars''
226* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersWarForCybertronTrilogy''
227* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017''
228* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''
229
230!!Video Games:
231* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' (for Creator/{{Capcom}})
232* ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown''
233* ''VideoGame/AceCombatInfinity''
234* ''VisualNovel/AnonymousCode''
235* ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' (Took over for PCB Production as of ''VideoGame/AtelierRorona'')
236* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' (Calamity Trigger and Continuum Shift only. As of Continuum Shift Extend dub production was handed over to Cup of Tea Productions)
237* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' (Dub for the anime was handled by Creator/{{Funimation}} with only [[Creator/BrycePapenbrook one voice actor]] from the game returning)
238* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' (Took over for PCB Production as of ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'')
239* ''VideoGame/FairyFencerF'' (For Creator/NISAmerica, later carried over to the Creator/IdeaFactory PC ports)
240* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' (For Creator/{{Nintendo}})
241* ''VideoGame/GodEater'' (''God Eater Burst'' only)
242* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013''
243* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' (In collaboration with San Francisco's Somatone, and an unknown studio based in Sacramento)
244* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfNayutaBoundlessTrails''
245* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode''
246* ''[[VideoGame/MarySkelter Mary Skelter 2]]'' (currently unknown if first game was also recorded there)
247* ''VideoGame/MugenSouls''
248* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' (Dub for [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptunia the anime]] was handled by Creator/{{Funimation}} but with most of the voice actors from the game returning)
249* ''VideoGame/OmegaQuintet''
250* ''[[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Rhapsody II: Ballad of The Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom]]''
251* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4''
252* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime''
253* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (For Creator/{{Nintendo}})
254* ''VideoGame/TimeAndEternity''
255* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' (for Creator/XSEEDGames)
256* ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse''
257* ''VideoGame/YsIXMonstrumNox''
258
259!!Bang Zoom! Entertainment provides examples of:
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261* AllStarCast: Bang Zoom! mostly ''averts'' this trope ever since their ''Manga/KOn'' dub in 2011, and they have been hiring newer names in addition to several select veteran voice actors. They still do this on an occasional basis, like with ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' with people like Creator/SteveBlum, Creator/WendeeLee, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Creator/MichelleRuff, Creator/CrispinFreeman, and Creator/YuriLowenthal.
262* AmateurCast: Most of their anime and video game dubs after 2011 falls into this trope, usually involves young and newer voice talents from open auditions from Anime Expo.
263* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: A issue Eric P. Sherman brought up with his controversial comments. This trope is also stressed by many voice actors who work with Bang Zoom!
264* TheOtherDarrin: Usually averted as for the most part sequels and spin-offs to shows they have already done are generally good about maintaining the original voice actors. Dubs for the sequels to ''Manga/RozenMaiden'', and ''Manga/KOn!'' were able to secure all of the original voice actors despite being recorded some time after the original dub. Even the dubs for ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan'', and ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' brought back most of the original voice actors but with a few recasts for voice actors who were unable to return. However despite dubbing the original adaptation of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' when ''Literature/FateZero'' received a dub many of the returning characters had newer voice actors and this same cast along with new recasts would happen again with the dub for the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' anime.
265* PigeonholedVoiceActor: Zig-zagged. At first, it seems that Bang Zoom! has a habit of doing this with their own voice actors (especially with their newer voice talents). However, since Bang Zoom! is known to get new voice talents through Anime Expo, many of the voice actors who seem to be typecasted usually break away from their typecast once they establish a professional career. In some cases, Bang Zoom! may have the voice actor PlayingAgainstType and end up with a new typecast after the said role. [[note]]A notable example is Creator/ToddHaberkorn. Prior to moving to Los Angeles and his time with Creator/{{Funimation}}, he's often typecast as the main protagonist. However, his roles as [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Nobuyuki Sugou]] and [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic Judar]] had led into his new typecast, villains. Similarly, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch's PlayingAgainstType as [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]] and [[VideoGame/Persona4 Tohru Adachi]] had led him into DarkerAndEdgier roles.[[/note]]
266* ProductionPosse: Bang Zoom! has traditionally use the same voice actors in many of their dubs, especially when using newer voice talent since 2011. However, they still use some veteran voice actors that have worked at the studio for a while on an occasional basis.
267* ViewersAreGeniuses: The casting of ''Manga/LuckyStar'' manages to keep nearly all of the references and {{Actor Allusion}}s intact, and even throws in more references in some cases.

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