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NEWS: Sony Hints at Ultraviolet: Code 044's U.S. Release Soon




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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:24 pm Reply with quote
Well, she does have some kind of voice acting credentials, but I have to wonder how well she can do in a lead role. That bit of casting seems more like a promotional tool/stunt to prop her up for her US debut (not to mention that the press release makes it seem like she was the character's VA from the start).
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:35 pm Reply with quote
Why is she voicing the lead, and not Milla? What, is an anime part any worse for her than the actual movie? Rolling Eyes Anyway, I think what we really need is an anime version of Boondock Saints. Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:39 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Why is she voicing the lead, and not Milla? What, is an anime part any worse for her than the actual movie? Rolling Eyes Anyway, I think what we really need is an anime version of Boondock Saints. Cool


We're sorta like 7-Eleven. We're not always doing business, but we're always open.
That is nicely put.

I feel like the Japanese don't have...a way to drop so many f-bombs in one scene.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:42 am Reply with quote
britannica:
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I feel like the Japanese don't have...a way to drop so many f-bombs in one scene.


Read Detroit Metal City. Wink
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Murasakisuishou



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:10 am Reply with quote
I'm still hung up on why anyone would bother with a U.S. release of this pile of crap.
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neocloud9



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:17 am Reply with quote
Now that they've mentioned Kuroshitsuji in this article, I just want THAT to get a U.S. release. Cool
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:19 am Reply with quote
Murasakisuishou wrote:
I'm still hung up on why anyone would bother with a U.S. release of this pile of crap.


Because some people want to see Ultraviolet's journey of self-discovery Dezaki-style.

The same thing goes for with LaMB and Tetsuwan Birdy:Decode , 2 more titles that hasn't seen the light of day in R1 yet.

It's not like featuring BECCA in Ultraviolet wasn't done before. Simple Plan had a spot front and center in the OP of LaMB at the very least.
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pparker



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:46 am Reply with quote
I can't say if the whole series was as crap as the beginning, but it's one I didn't even bother to keep just in case. It finally did finish in fansubs, I think, but took forever and got no love that I could see. You can check out the ANN rating.

Now Birdy was pretty decent, though I haven't watched S2. On my list to circle back and do a re-watch starting with season one.

Who knows, though. Sony with money might improve it. More likely they'll just drive sales via marketing tie-in (though the movie sucked generally... but anyway. Guess they are still trying to milk the franchise.). Too bad the anime wasn't better, as it could have been a good gateway anime with big money behind it.
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