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NEWS: Geneon to Sell The Story of Saiunkoku DVD on August 28

Heck yes. I love Saiunkoku.

But that's going to be a bugger to translate, I fear. I hope they keep more Chinese terms rather than trying to translate or keep the Japanese term (can you imagine them translating erhu as "two string violin" or something?)

LydiaDianne wrote:

jetz wrote: I also thought it was a Fushigi Yuugi copy so I didn't want to watch it at first (nothing can replace Fushigi Yuugi..) but my friend kept forcing me to watch it. It turned out to be really interesting, and the only thing that's similar between the two series is the ancient china setting. Well, if you, you FY fangirl you, enjoyed this series, then I know I'll enjoy it.

Can't say I liked it as much as FY though. I still prefer Nuriko over Seiran Although, Shuurei is a lot more likable than Miaka. They look similar, but Shuurei's packed with more brains and courage.

Does it matter if it's Ocean? Canadians live in North America, too. I had no problem with the Samurai Horror title when I watched it last week. Yeah, Miroku & Kikyo sprang to mind, but it was enjoyable. Lame excuse/ I always figure whether the dub is messed up or not, one can always do subtitled so it's no loss. There are far worse dubs handled by American groups than stuff one hears out of Ocean.

Do you think that Angelique may have a chance? I read about that one too and it also looks interesting to me.

LydiaDianne wrote:

Do you think that Angelique may have a chance? I read about that one too and it also looks interesting to me.

The only mention of Angelique licensing I've read about was a small article in NewType USA a long time ago that said they were "considering" it if it got enough support. Foreign Angelique fans tend to be few and widely scattered, so my guess was that they just didn't think it would be popular enough to license. Maybe you should write to NewType USA about it and ask about where that idea came from and went.

And unlike Saiunkoku, Angelique is based on a video game. Enjoyment of the Angelique manga/anime will probably triple based on the viewer's knowledge of the games, so my bet is that unless someone releases a translation of one or more of the Angelique games, chances of seeing the Angelique manga/anime licensed are fairly low.

But they DID license the manga for Angelique's game-based "sister-series", La Corda d'Oro, so you never know...

JediJaina wrote:

Anyone want to take a shot at English VA dub casting?

If they just listenced it then they probably don't have the actors yet. They probabaly put out the audition notices out, but I don't think they have decided on the cast.