A Language Of Love Spoken At Hazbin Hotel

Disclaimer:

This is a brief analysis of a French dub of an animated pilot that contains content aimed at mature audiences, including:

•       One moderate drug reference
•       Moderate sexual references
•       Cartoon violence

Reader discretion is advised.

Bonjour et salut, je m’appelle Laura. Not too long ago, an official French dub of the delightfully demonic masterpiece created by Vivienne Maree Medrano [10], the pilot of Hazbin Hotel was uploaded into her YouTube channel while many folks in the United Kingdom celebrated Victory in Europe Day in memory of the brave soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the country during the Second World War, marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the war’s conclusion [11] [12]. The brand new French of Hazbin Hotel is very beneficial for further increasing the intellectual property’s appeal to adult cartoon fans in France and certain parts of Canada whose first language is French [19]. Quite coincidentally, Alastor can speak French quite moderately, according to some answers from Medrano [5]. Furthermore, I believe that could have also been part of the motivations of Lucy Studer, Cécilia “Calis” Goncalves and Matilde Sauvaitre to gather a new team of voice actors and such for a French dub since the radio demon is one of Medrano's favourite original characters [5] [19]. The outstanding success of the original English version of the pilot must have greatly motivated the creative team into practically establishing a new foreign dub to further increase its appeal and ambition [18] [19].

The motivation for an official French dub of a hellish masterpiece must have bloomed like Spring in Paris. [4]

“Smile, my dears! We have an encore, but in a different language!” [18]

Of course, you do not always have to fully understand the language to truly enjoy something. Heck, I enjoy listening to the Japanese songs from the Project Diva games, including Deep Sea Girl and there have been times when an anime fan whose first language is English disapproved of an anime’s official English dub [15] [26] [28]. I am sure that plenty of young Canadian players whose first language is English enjoyed the gameplay of that Rayman game for computers called “Les Dictées de Rayman” back in 1998 [3] [4], despite how it was only available in French [24]. Additionally, I do not think I need to fully understand French to be enchanted by the angelic singing voice of Marie.P, the singer who did the singing voice of Charlie for the French dub [19]. Despite how some of us can at least enjoy a cartoon without fully understanding a foreign dub, any fellow English-speaking Hazbeans could try watching the French dub after activating English subtitles in the settings, but I honestly do not recommend that as Google’s translating is not always one-hundred percent accurate unless the uploader puts some effort into providing fairly accurate translations in the subtitles [3] [4] [19].

I also do not have to fully understand the French version of Alastor’s song to enjoy how upbeat it sounds [19], even though the radio demon has proven himself to be one of the most powerful characters towards the end of the pilot [18]. [19]

“Les Dictées de Rayman” was also known as “Rayman Dictées” and was one of Rayman’s most well-spoken moments [3] [4], even though the educational game was only available in French. I am sure that plenty of French ’90s kids who enjoyed the game back then shall enjoy the French dub of the pilot of Hazbin Hotel as fairly young adults in 2020 [19]. [24]

It looks the voice acting is not the only thing about the pilot that has been converted into French for French viewers [19]. Various text in the hellishly vibrant backgrounds has been changed from English to French, including the contact details on Charlie’s hellphone and the red signs aimed at sinners to warn them about their punishments [18] [19], which further increases the dub’s accessibility for those who can only speak and understand French. On the other hand, not every example of text has been translated into French, such as the “666 News” logo, which is no big deal to me since I understand that learning a new language is not as easy and carefully displaying good translations may be slightly time-consuming. Moreover, at least some effort has been put into at least a fair amount of text for French viewers. And ultimately, many of us cartoon critics would believe that well-spoken dialogue associated with a plot is far more important [18]. Taking some time to edit a fair amount of English text into an accurate translation of any other language further shows the associates' credibility and reliability when it comes to making an official dub highly accurate [19].

The word “punishment” translated into French for the French dub of Hazbin Hotel’s pilot. [18] [19]

Oh great. Even the creepy letter sent to Angel Dust has been translated into French. Oh joy. [19]

What also interests me about the French dub is that the images of the established characters in the credits are different compared to the English dub [18] [19]. I like how Angel Dust can be seen with Fat Nuggets, his pet pig [6]. And no, I am not going to comment on how he is only in his underwear like a complete pervert [19]. I can see that the way Vaggie seems to be worried as she sees Charlie’s firework through a window is yet another sign of her loyalty and compassion for her [18]. We are once again confronted by Alastor looking rather demonic with glowing red eyes as he appears to be manipulating a shadow. How Niffty is holding a carton of juice instead of a bottle of wine could be a sign of her being a teetotaler [19], which can expand on her character to a degree. How different images of characters appear exclusively in a French dub of the pilot reminds me of how the main characters of the Sly Cooper series were drawn and animated very differently in the Japanese version of Sly Raccoon and how Crash Bandicoot received an exclusive design to appeal to Japanese gamers [1] [29].

Sir Pentious is also seen having a nice cuppa in the credits of the French dub. Looks like the next war is none of his business [16]. [19]

I am aware that some Western Sly Cooper fans prefer the art style of the cutscenes in the Japanese version of the first Sly Cooper game over the art style of them in the Western releases. [29]

Since we are still waiting for the pilot to expand into a series, I would also like to express some more hopes for what can enhance the premise’s legacy [30] [31] [32] [33]. Medrano has mentioned her interest in producing a Halloween special with her loyal crew, which would make sense since Hazbin Hotel is set in Hell [7]. A Christmas special would also be speculator, even though Christmas was meant to be for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, according to Christianity [2]. I would still like a little karma hurled at the mean and homophobic Katie Killjoy. Since Niffty is simply adorable, I would also like to see her excel in bilingualism [8]. And who knows? There could be a death metal number to give the series an Aggretsuko vibe [22], which can fit the premise of a hotel set in Hell. Surely some fellow Hazbeans who are also fellow metalheads cannot go wrong with some French metal in the French dub of a new episode [17] [21]. It is still uncertain what is next for Hazbin Hotel at this point, so let us simply appreciates how the pilot has received a new version that consists of another language to increase the population of the Hazbean empire [7].

I would still like to see a softer side of Angel Dust in a new episode of Hazbin Hotel [32] [33]. Maybe his pet piggy can help [6]. [19]

Even if another establishment of Hazbin Hotel is only a language dub of the pilot, I strongly believe that Medrano still has this inspirational quote from Lotte Reinigen on her mind [18]. I also believe that she can still take it to heart for another episode. [19]

In conclusion, I am impressed at how the Hazbin Hotel Version Française team has managed to increase the pilot’s accessibility for viewers who speak French by establishing an official French dub [19]. But of course, dubs in different languages do not always have to be official as there have been some multilanguage dubs done by foreign Hazbeans before the release of the official French dub of the whole pilot [14]. In addition to that, there can always be a fanmade English dub of an anime that firstly aired in Japan [27]. According to Medrano’s message of gratefully thanking the French crew, more dubs of Hazbin Hotel’s pilot will soon be established for the sake of more appeal and accessibility, such as a Spanish dub for plenty of Mexican viewers. Surely French has been referred to as “the language of love” [13], but plenty of us also consider Spanish to be a romantic language too, including yours truly [23] [25]. The same hopes for more language dubs can apply to Helluva Boss, another pilot set in the same interpretation of Hell [20]. Furthermore, an official French dub of Helluva Boss might be uploaded onto Medrano’s channel within about a month or two. Au revoir, fellow sinners.

Choosing to establish an official Spanish next would make sense since Vaggie can speak Spanish and has demonstrated her ability in the pilot [9] [18]. [19]

Bonne chance, Vivienne Medrano, Lucy Studer, Cécilia “Calis” Goncalves, et Mathilde Sauvaitre! Cheers, fellow Hazbeans! And adiós por ahora. [19]

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