User blog:RyuChanVEVO/When Will FUNi Catch Up? 2

Dear Dub Enthusiasts,

A year ago today, I made predictions about exactly when each FUNimation DVD would come out up to the most recent episode of Dressrosa. This year, I plan to do the exact same thing. Because my predictions were way off! They're churning out a lot quicker than I had anticipated. So, now that an entire season has come out in just a year, here's a more generous prediction.

This is a whole 3 years sooner than I projected last time. I'm going to constantly check back on this list to see what I got right last time. And, while I'm predicting things: Badabing. Let's see how wrong I am.

Now last year when I did this, there was talk of a possible broadcast dub of One Piece (which is, if you didn't know, a simulcast dub with the Japanese release). Since then, they have admitted that idea is very unrealistic. One Piece has a very large cast of consistant characters. Sure, they can schedule John Swasey to record 20 episodes at once. But can they get him to record one line a week for 2 years? Can they get everybody in the booth every week? Especially because you never know when Bellamy's going to come back sudden.

This has been a good year for One Piece in America, so here's hoping for about 10 more.

Love, Ryu