Ghost Stories -dub- ((new))

whose dialogue consists of proselytizing and religious satire. Keiichiro Miyanoshita

According to legend (and confirmed by director Steven Foster), the licensing contract included a bizarre clause: the English dub had to sell a certain number of units. If it failed, ADV would lose money. But—and this is the golden ticket— Ghost Stories -Dub-

: The protagonist, often the "straight man" to the chaos around her. Hajime Aoyama Ghost Stories -Dub-

Today, the dub is studied in colleges (yes, really, a few media studies courses use it as a case study on "transformative localization"). It paved the way for later gag dubs, though none have captured its lightning-in-a-bottle energy. Ghost Stories is the Rocky Horror Picture Show of anime—a failure that found success through sheer irreverent spite. Ghost Stories -Dub-