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Hey, Answerman! [2008-05-09]

belvadeer wrote:

To be honest, I've never seen any of the Digimon series or movies in Japanese (except for that X Evolution one, though only because it was never dubbed) and I have to say some of the Digimon sound really strange in Japanese. Have you heard Guilmon in Japanese? I know who his seiyuu was, but he didn't sound like a cute little reptile like when Blum voiced him, he sounded like an old woman.

Voice-wise, no I'll agree there that many voices were done very good in english. Some, are very hard to compare which I prefer better. Tailmon/Gatomon both has a good style in either version which I think work. And well, in english they made Yamato/Matt's voice... more his age :/

Really, it's the dialogue overall I was after. Some things had the translation dead on (such as the Adventure/the 1st seasons' prophecy) but in Adventure 02/the 2nd season, most of the serious dialogue was trashed with jokes and silly talk. Oh, not to mention the 'correction' they made to an error. Digmon was supposed to be introduced as 'the drill of knowledge' but did 'the drill of power' for many episodes. How did they dubbers fix it? By making him say 'I used to say "drill of power" but that sounded too _____' (I forgot the correct wording). But yeah, I found it humorous that had to correct it by adding such dialogue onto the show :/

Anyway, if you really want reasons for why I think Bleach is overrated is because it *was* good until it began to deteriorate into the most repetitive and generic bore-fest ever. And the more people watch/read it, the more they seem to like it even though at one point it was straight-up fighting for, like, ever, with little to no breaks. It's also seen as more "mature" than Naruto, which is laughable -- they're both "teen" SJ. But of course, this is all just my opinion versus everyone else's. It's just hard for me to understand how it's fun or entertaining, and therefore I deem it overrated. Unlike others, though, I can understand that there is something good they see in it because they would say the same about me and Naruto.

Thanks!
When I first saw the ending of Esca almost a decade ago I rewrote the ending a million times in my head; usually involving some big dramatic kiss. But even back then I knew she kind of had to go home. As happy as I would have been if she had stayed, she needed to go back to her life. And I think in a way, seeing a kiss almost ruins it. I think it's one of the only ways to fully satisfy the viewers without ruining the... subtlty of their relationship (this may be exactly what I wrote in my answerfans, I forget...). Either way it's a last minute sequence I'd very much like to animate eventually....

But more importantly...
RemastereD? Remasted how? O_O

Ceru wrote:

Thanks! When I first saw the ending of Esca almost a decade ago I rewrote the ending a million times in my head; usually involving some big dramatic kiss. But even back then I knew she kind of had to go home. As happy as I would have been if she had stayed, she needed to go back to her life. And I think in a way, seeing a kiss almost ruins it. I think it's one of the only ways to fully satisfy the viewers without ruining the... subtlty of their relationship (this may be exactly what I wrote in my answerfans, I forget...). Either way it's a last minute sequence I'd very much like to animate eventually.... But more importantly... RemastereD? Remasted how? O_O

Last November a limited edition Escaflowne boxset came out. All 26 episodes HD remastered. I'm REALLY hoping for this to be released in North America but since Escaflowne's popularity has died down so much (heck, it's even hard to find Esca fans here still) i kinda doubt it *sigh* I still want it!
here's one place that's selling it
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-a7-49-en-70-27fy.html

If you ever animate it PLEASE let me know in some way or form! I would just love to see that <3

I still find it hard to believe Escaflowne is 10+ years old. Just doesn't feel like it

Dorcas_Aurelia wrote:

For worst dub ever, what about the Ghost in the Shell movie? I can't remember what particularly made it so bad since I only saw it one time 5 years ago, but it was unbearable. We eventually had to switch over to subtitles to keep watching, and when we did, it seemed like the dialouge wasn't even on the same subject in that scene.

It certainly wasn't the worst, but I will agree that it is bad. The actors sounded too much like they were reading from a script when they're suppose to be sounding natural. I always wished they would redub it with the series actors, but that probably won't happen.

Agreed. The FMA anime as a stand alone is great but when I compare the FMA anime to the FMA manga, the anime is garbage. The manga is more lighthearted and comedic as where the anime is darker and depressing.

Wow, for that reason the FMA manga is superior? And here I was all this time thinking I was actually missing out on something having not read it

Big Hed wrote:

Wow, for that reason the FMA manga is superior? And here I was all this time thinking I was actually missing out on something having not read it

The Manga is actually in no-mans land at the current time, last I checked. You know the point where a series starts to drag on and drag on and drag on, the "milking the cashcow" sort of feel? The manga and the anime are two entirely different beasts, and you should try them both. Some people feel the anime is a better complete story. Others swear by the manga. Its best to see which you prefer, but the manga isn't a jewel-encrusted gift from the treasure vaults of xerxes.

OneHotAlchemist wrote:

Big Hed wrote: Wow, for that reason the FMA manga is superior? And here I was all this time thinking I was actually missing out on something having not read it The Manga is actually in no-mans land at the current time, last I checked. You know the point where a series starts to drag on and drag on and drag on, the "milking the cashcow" sort of feel? The manga and the anime are two entirely different beasts, and you should try them both. Some people feel the anime is a better complete story. Others swear by the manga. Its best to see which you prefer, but the manga isn't a jewel-encrusted gift from the treasure vaults of xerxes.

Haha, alright then. So they're two entirely different beasts, huh? Well, maybe I will give the manga a try then (although I'm not sure when, as my budget's pretty strapped as is purchasing other stuff).

...and the 3rd Digimon Movie gives me MY vote for 'worst dub'.
(And for someone who has been rewatching Digimon in Japanese, didn't realize HOW much of the dialogue, whether pointless or not, was dramatically changed :/)

Have you heard Guilmon in Japanese? I know who his seiyuu was, but he didn't sound like a cute little reptile like when Blum voiced him, he sounded like an old woman.

For worst dub ever, what about the Ghost in the Shell movie? I can't remember what particularly made it so bad since I only saw it one time 5 years ago, but it was unbearable. We eventually had to switch over to subtitles to keep watching, and when we did, it seemed like the dialouge wasn't even on the same subject in that scene.

I've also never really understood why "Samurai X" is the number one rated anime on ANN. I've seen it, and it was good, but I've seen other anime that had a much great effect on me.