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. The company has worked on many

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s. The company is best known for its work on anime projects such as '' Blue Submarine No. 6'' and ''

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work for Hollywood films and television in the 1990s such as '' Batman & Robin'', ''

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History

Coastal Carolina Sound Studios was founded in 1993 by Scott Houle. The company started doing ADR for feature films.Otakon 2003 Special Report. Interview with Scott Houle, ADR/VO director and founder of Costal Carolina Studios. DVD Vision Japan
The company then later began dubbing anime in 1995 after Scott was introduced to

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. Coastal went on to dub '' Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy'' for their first anime project for Animeigo. Coastal continued to dub anime for

and later other anime companies such as

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. Coastal also worked on ADR in feature films and television programs. Coastal went on to dub the '' You're Under Arrest'' TV episodes, specials and movie from 2002 to 2003. Coastal Carolina Studios changed its name to Coastal Studios in 2007. Coastal Studios went on the dub '' Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage'', ''Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls Of Gold'', ''Shogun Assassin 5'', and ''

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Credits

Coastal Studio's production credits include:Coastal Studios, Inc
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