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EP. REVIEW: Gintama

Sometimes I wonder what this anime would've been like had it been dubbed.

animechic420 wrote:

Sometimes I wonder what this anime would've been like had it been dubbed.

If the dub of the Benizakura movie is any indication, it wouldn't be great.

JaggedAuthor wrote:

animechic420 wrote: Sometimes I wonder what this anime would've been like had it been dubbed. If the dub of the Benizakura movie is any indication, it wouldn't be great.

You thought the movie dub was bad??? I only really seen it once, but don't remember much about it.

As a side note, I really don't like this cour's OP. I think I'm alone on this one, but it feels childish to me (not that Gintama isn't a shounen anime, but normally the animation/music feels more sophisticated).[/spoiler]

Does anyone else find Elizabeth funny just by being there, seeing it in there uniform planting bombs alone was enough to make me laugh.

animechic420 wrote:

JaggedAuthor wrote: animechic420 wrote: Sometimes I wonder what this anime would've been like had it been dubbed. If the dub of the Benizakura movie is any indication, it wouldn't be great. You thought the movie dub was bad??? I only really seen it once, but don't remember much about it.

I mean, it wasn't the worst dub I've ever seen, but I didn't think the voices really suited the characters, and a lot of the jokes didn't translate well. In fairness, making a series like this work in English is no mean feat.

JaggedAuthor wrote:

animechic420 wrote: JaggedAuthor wrote: animechic420 wrote: Sometimes I wonder what this anime would've been like had it been dubbed. If the dub of the Benizakura movie is any indication, it wouldn't be great. You thought the movie dub was bad??? I only really seen it once, but don't remember much about it. I mean, it wasn't the worst dub I've ever seen, but I didn't think the voices really suited the characters, and a lot of the jokes didn't translate well. In fairness, making a series like this work in English is no mean feat.

I've heard several people mention that before, that the jokes don't translate well, but I have to disagree a little. I laugh just as much reading the manga and reading the subtitles in English. I'm almost completely Japanese illiterate so hearing the words do not help me at all, although the performance of the seiyuus do add more to the experience. Perhaps everything would be FUNNIER if I understood all the puns, but still, without that, it's funny enough for me.

I haven't heard the dubs yet, and while some American VAs are quite good, I so cannot imagine Gin-san and the gang having any other voices than their own that I don't even want to bother giving the dubs a try. There is just no way the VAs could measure up to the original seiyuus.

Haven't watched it yet, and I only vaguely remember this story from the manga, but I look forward to discussing it here when I do. Comedy-wise, it'd be pretty hard to top the season openers.

Speaking of the manga, does anyone else think Sorachi is gearing up for the end? The last eight-ish months have been pure epicness -and he seems to be wrapping up all the series' continuing narratives. I really hope I'm wrong, but this honestly feels like curtain call. Plus, if the manga's going to conclude in the near future, that may explain the anime's revival.

I'm still hoping that maybe he's concluding this portion of the series just so he can introduce a completely new storyline: like introduce totally new enemies that has no ties to the past but is even more formidable. Something like that. Technically with a series like Gintama, even if he ends it in the near future, he can always pick it up again a couple years down the line if inspiration strikes. As long as he doesn't kill off anyone important.

razberry_yum wrote:

I'm still hoping that maybe he's concluding this portion of the series just so he can introduce a completely new storyline: like introduce totally new enemies that has no ties to the past but is even more formidable. Something like that. Technically with a series like Gintama, even if he ends it in the near future, he can always pick it up again a couple years down the line if inspiration strikes. As long as he doesn't kill off anyone important.

I won't give up hope, but Sorachi's claim that "preparations to end the series are underway" and the current arc's pervasive endgame vibe have me worried. Personally, I'd be fine with him wrapping up the overarching plot and re-shifting the focus back to comedy, but I realize that's unlikely.