| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
|
|
justsomeaccount
Joined: 24 Oct 2014
Posts: 471
|
 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:21 am
|
 |
|
| Quote: | | Overall (dub) : B-
Overall (sub) : C+ |
I guess the opposite, isn't it?
| Quote: | | but the striking cast, editing style, and musical score haven't changed at all since its halcyon days |
Actually, the music quite disappoints me for that reason: Most of the themes are from the previous score, the new ones are very lazy meant-to-be-serviceable musics that don't help too much, and the old ones, with this clunky and not thought-out editing makes it seem just music pasted out on scenes, so you notice it more, and you start memorizing every single soundtrack they use, and it becomes highly distracting when you are watching and suddenly "oh, they put this song now". And I really liked its use in the first season, but here it breaks my inmersion =/
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Raebo101
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 793
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:31 am
|
|
|
| Quote: | | Sadly, the vocal direction has taken a turn for the worse... |
Yeah, I heard about that. I actually didn't think the first season dub was bad, so I was excited to see this season dubbed too, but I don't know if I can do it  I'm glad Alex Von David took over as ADR Director for The (better) Second Arc. Also, Kari Wahlgren is one of the best, so it doesn't surprise me that she still sounds great, even under bad vocal direction 
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Random 21
Joined: 03 Jul 2014
Posts: 198
Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:38 am
|
|
|
|
Yeah, even as a diehard DRRR fan this first cour was er, not stellar. It just kinda got really dull in it's direction making it kinda hard to care. Thankfully, as the review says, it's still based on source material with characters and story that HASN'T lost it's charm? So being as invested as I am in the characters at this point, just seeing their interactions is all it really ever needed to get my attention. Also, doesn't help that this volume covers what I felt was the weakest part of Shou, mainly the parts without Mikado's spiral into insanity
Thankfully, as other have said The Second Arc improved on this a ton, and I'd say at least in my opinion can definitely stand toe-to-toe with Season 1. Hopefully Ketsu will be able to be more like that then this, and send Durarara off with a bang.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Rhys2753
Joined: 24 Apr 2013
Posts: 94
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:45 am
|
|
|
|
So I guess its safe to say that the broadcast dub wasn't the best idea for the series.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
bemused Bohemian
Joined: 09 Jun 2009
Posts: 404
Location: central Mizzou (Moral Oralville)
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:01 am
|
|
|
|
Good review, Hope. The 2nd season seemed completely overconfident in its quest to both inform and entertain. ANN episode reviews helped quite a bit figuring out who did what to who(m) because I was lost half the time keeping track of the storyline.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Zac
ANN Executive Editor
Joined: 05 Jan 2002
Posts: 7912
Location: Anime News Network Technodrome
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:21 pm
|
|
|
|
Dub and Sub scores were accidentally reversed, it's been fixed now.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
mglittlerobin
Joined: 28 Aug 2008
Posts: 1071
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:35 pm
|
|
|
|
While I love this show and all I do agree with her review that these six episode are kind of "eh", because nothing really starts to happen until after this arc is over. And I hate that Aniplex skimped their episode count from nine episodes a set to six.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
ThatGuyWhoLikesThings
Joined: 04 Jul 2013
Posts: 1008
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:46 pm
|
|
|
| Rhys2753 wrote: | | So I guess its safe to say that the broadcast dub wasn't the best idea for the series. |
The problem wasn't that it was a broadcast dub, the problem was the change in voice directors...
...which could've happened as a result of it being a broadcast dub, now that I think about it. Why they didn't notify the original director first is a mystery to me.
At least we have a better one with the 2nd cour.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
killjoy_the
Joined: 30 May 2015
Posts: 2459
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:48 pm
|
|
|
|
I still find it kinda weird that episode 4.5 is released with the second set instead of the first.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
belvadeer
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:45 pm
|
|
|
|
I loved the dub for the first Durarara, is this one's really that bad?
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
mglittlerobin
Joined: 28 Aug 2008
Posts: 1071
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:06 pm
|
|
|
| belvadeer wrote: | | I loved the dub for the first Durarara, is this one's really that bad? |
The dub's not bad, it's just not outstanding in thse episodes as much as the rest of the anime.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Levonr
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
Posts: 808
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:27 pm
|
|
|
| belvadeer wrote: | | I loved the dub for the first Durarara, is this one's really that bad? |
I love the dub for both seasons, not THAT different.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Divineking
Joined: 03 Jul 2010
Posts: 1293
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:37 pm
|
|
|
| ThatGuyWhoLikesThings wrote: |
| Rhys2753 wrote: | | So I guess its safe to say that the broadcast dub wasn't the best idea for the series. |
The problem wasn't that it was a broadcast dub, the problem was the change in voice directors...
...which could've happened as a result of it being a broadcast dub, now that I think about it. Why they didn't notify the original director first is a mystery to me.
At least we have a better one with the 2nd cour. |
The first switch happened because the original ADR Director Kristi Reed doesn't direct anime these days and has mainly been handling western animation voice work for Bang Zoom. Not sure why they switched ADR directors for the latest cour though, but it sounds a whole lot better so can't complain.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
Razor/Edge
Joined: 05 Jun 2015
Posts: 607
|
|
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:17 pm
|
|
|
|
Legitimately curious: Has ANN ever ranked a dub higher than a sub before?
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Levonr
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
Posts: 808
|
|
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:34 am
|
|
|
| Razor/Edge wrote: | | Legitimately curious: Has ANN ever ranked a dub higher than a sub before? |
I can't remember the exact titles but I'm pretty sure I've seen it happen a few times here, its just not common.
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
