Unforseen Productions, Inc.,[1] doing business as Bang Zoom! Entertainment is an American audio post-production studio with its headquarters in Burbank, California, in Greater Los Angeles. Founded in 1993, it has worked on anime, video games, television series, feature films, and original animation projects.[2]

Unforseen Productions, Inc.
Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryVoice recording, TV production
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
FounderEric P. Sherman
HeadquartersBurbank, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Eric P. Sherman (President and CEO)
  • Kaeko Sakamoto (Vice President)
Websitewww.bangzoomstudios.com

Their work for Lost in Oz won Bang Zoom! two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Outstanding Sound Editing.[3]

Adventures in Voice Acting

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Bang Zoom! Entertainment released a series of interviews with "close to 100 [voice] actors, producers, and casting directors" on DVD, titled Adventures in Voice Acting: Anime, Games and Animation. Many of the interviews took place on set and in their respective studios.[4]

Production list

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Anime

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Animation

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Films

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Anime

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Animation

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Video games

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Live-action dubbing

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Post-Production Sound Services

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Recent years

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On April 26, 2010, Bang Zoom! Entertainment CEO Eric P. Sherman sent an open letter to anime fans via blog GoAnimeTV. In the letter, he stated that the company will most likely stop producing English dubs of anime titles in 2011 if the industry does not start showing improvement. He cited the fansubbing and unlicensed copying of anime content as the primary reason for Geneon Entertainment USA, Urban Vision, Central Park Media, Tokyopop, and ADV Films closing their doors, as well as the January 2009 layoffs at Bandai Entertainment. Sherman also emphasized in the article that "anime is going to die" if fans do not start buying more content from the studios that license shows for distribution.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "H1B Case Number I-200-21114-256037".
  2. ^ "Concierge Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Retrieved on May 17, 2010. "1100 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505"
  3. ^ "Bang Zoom! Studios Wins Two Daytime Creative Arts Emmys". Shoot Publicity Wire. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on August 16, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
  5. ^ Viz Media [@VIZMedia] (April 1, 2016). "Bang Zoom will be working on #HUNTERXHUNTER @abzeronow @tristencitrine @tsunderica" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2016 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Erika Harlacher [@ErikaHarlacher] (February 1, 2018). ""Divinenega: was the dub done at Bang Zoom?" Yes" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2018 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Discotek Media [@discotekmedia] (March 10, 2020). "Today, we woke up to the amazing and wonderful news that WE, Discotek Media, are releasing Konosuba: God's Blessing On this Wonderful World season 1 on Blu-Ray this May!! The OVA is included, too!!! https://rightstufanime.com/Konosuba-Season-1-OVA-Blu-ray" (Tweet). Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Adriana Hazra (October 19, 2020). "SAG-AFTRA Lists English Dub for Kuroko's Basketball Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Adriana Hazra (December 20, 2020). "Netflix Adds Kuroko's Basketball Anime on January 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Sunrise to Dub Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Release Gundam Build Fighters". October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "Untitled". Bang Zoom! Entertainment's official Twitter. August 6, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  13. ^ "Untitled". Bang Zoom! Entertainment's official Facebook. August 9, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Untitled". Bang Zoom! Entertainment's official Twitter. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "AnimeTV - Anime-R.I.P." Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  16. ^ "Anime News Network - CEO: Bang Zoom! to Cease Anime Dubbing in 2011 Without Fan Support". Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
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