|
Asuron posted:You'll have to explain why that stupid gorefest is supposed to be good. The dub is pretty good though I'll give it that. Crispin Freeman described Hellsing as Dracula through the eyes of Quintin Torantino. And I agree with that, the animation is fluid, the characters all have striking features, its colour palette is varied and eye-catching, it manages to juggle different atmospheres really well, characters have a surprising amount of depth to them (except for the villains) and the violence is visceral but stylish. The show in general oozes style and it does so without feeling pretentious. I will admit it goes overboard in a few places, the betrayal is probably the most egregious flaw, but otherwise it is a cool and fun show. My favorite detail is Alucard's Jackal. When he fought Anderson, he noticed that the latter had "Jesus Christ is in Heaven" written on his glove. So he had Walter inscribe "Jesus Christ is in Heaven now" on the side of the Jackal as a way to subtly mock Anderson 
Seraphic Neoman fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Jan 19, 2015 |
#
?
Jan 19, 2015 22:40
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 5, 2024 10:13 |
|
|
Asuron posted:You'll have to explain why that stupid gorefest is supposed to be good. The dub is pretty good though I'll give it that. Fantasy is a dumb boring genre when it's just Lord of the Rings-inspired lore and war, so taking those myths like vampires and werewolves and then putting them in front of a hundred guns all firing at once is the only way it can keep my minute attention span trained on it for long periods of time. And the dub is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeX2E5BUXY
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2015 22:41
|
|
|
Next-Jin Engine posted:
This is SO great. They have to be taking the piss - half of the lines sound like outtakes.
|
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 00:31
|
|
|
Asuron posted:You'll have to explain why that stupid gorefest is supposed to be good. The dub is pretty good though I'll give it that. You are my least favorite person now.
|
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 00:38
|
|
|
Asuron posted:You'll have to explain why that stupid gorefest is supposed to be good. The dub is pretty good though I'll give it that. You're a bad person.
|
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 00:46
|
|
|
Next-Jin Engine posted:Fantasy is a dumb boring genre when it's just Lord of the Rings-inspired lore and war, so taking those myths like vampires and werewolves and then putting them in front of a hundred guns all firing at once is the only way it can keep my minute attention span trained on it for long periods of time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KiWNjh0gpo Alexander Anderson's voice actor is just so great SSNeoman posted:Crispin Freeman described Hellsing as Dracula through the eyes of Quintin Torantino. And I agree with that, the animation is fluid, the characters all have striking features, its colour palette is varied and eye-catching, it manages to juggle different atmospheres really well, characters have a surprising amount of depth to them (except for the villains) and the violence is visceral but stylish. E: What really makes Hellsing great is it can go from Nazi vampires murdering and eating everything to suddenly scenes like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBz1GmTbF54 achillesforever6 fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Jan 20, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 00:46
|
|
|
Dangerous Person posted:You are my least favorite person now. I'm only sorry you had to find out this way.
|
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 01:34
|
|
|
Though the episodic supporting cast can be hit or miss, I really like Mushishi's dub because Travis Willingham makes for an excellent Ginko. It's actually the reason I haven't watched season two yet, his Japanese voice just doesn't sound anywhere near as good to me.
|
|
#
?
Jan 20, 2015 05:36
|
|
|
So, I made a thing on the wiki. Make additions if you want.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2015 23:29
|
|
|
I'm gonna go ahead and say the current One Piece dub is good based on the localization of one of the show's most iconic scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxdWa2pQTQI Going back and watching it again, I wouldn't say the The Twelve Kingdoms dub is exceptional, but I still think it's overall a very good dub with some stand-out performances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3jtQP6caos
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2015 01:38
|
|
|
Gonna take one second and talk about Reanimedia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0pdJaHIEXQ They do dubs in Russian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnlpV1thaC0 It's a bizzare world... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LMJrAfzazQ ...where even the dubbed songs are good. (Yes, most anime in Russia is done via lovely voiceover, but most of Reani's stuff is great.) Back in the English-speaking world: Excuse me as I bang on for a half an hour about how the Carl fuckin Macek's Totoro is the best english dub of a japanese animated thing ever. OWLS! fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Jan 28, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2015 02:33
|
|
|
Tokyo Mew Mew is probably the worst dub ever created.. There are a few dubs that are legitimately better then the original, like Hellsing or Persona 4, but wow when they go wrong they really go wrong. Kill La Kill's is really hit or miss, even the voices that fit the characters(and some really don't fit) aren't acted well.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2015 03:07
|
|
|
I like the Photon dub if only for Tristan Goddard stealing every scene
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2015 03:16
|
|
|
I liked the dub for Gundam SEED and Clannad/After Story. Apart from the cast pronouncing Ryou Ro for the entire first season and Dave Matranga never really saying Ryou's last name right. It's really weird because I think he says Kyou's full name and actually remembers all the syllables. Compared to Ryou where he just says "Oh hey, Fujibashi." And I found it kinda funny in Gundam SEED when a character got killed off and his voice actor played someone else about 3-5 episodes later. Not even hiding it, he was just someone else. Other than that, I'll never get tired of the Nadesico dub or the Black Lagoon dub. Hell, I even kinda like the Infinite Stratos dub for ze accents. Tiffany Grant as the psycho German was the best casting choice since David Boreanaz as Squall in Kingdom Hearts 1.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 05:56
|
|
|
Infinite Stratos is so bad that the dub is good, because the accents make the character sillier and the show easier to deal with, especially Cecilia and Char.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 06:14
|
|
|
Beef Waifu posted:Infinite Stratos is so bad that the dub is good, because the accents make the character sillier and the show easier to deal with, especially Cecilia and Char. Pretty much, but even that couldn't save the second season from being a trainwreck. Apart from that one scene where it was Char and Laura in the cafe stopping a hold up and I couldn't understand a drat word of it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 06:22
|
|
|
WickedHate posted:Kill La Kill's is really hit or miss, even the voices that fit the characters(and some really don't fit) aren't acted well. I have to give them props for loving nailing Nonon's voice.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 08:05
|
|
|
I'm really sad about how much Viz cocked up the Sailor Moon release because the Dub is pretty great. I never thought I'd say the voice for Umino (Melvin) would ever be a suprise MVP but Ben Diskin (Number 1 from KND of all shows?) really nailed it and some of the stuff he adlibed is hilerious. Then again, I'm pretty sure a lot of the funner stuff (Usagi walking off in a huff from Mamrou and mocking his tragically 90's fashion sense) was adlibed. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 08:39 on Feb 1, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 08:37
|
|
|
Viz cocked up the Sailor Moon release?
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 09:44
|
|
|
As would happen if you blew a video up to Blu Ray resolution and then suplexed in reverse to make the DVDs.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 12:00
|
|
|
ConanThe3rd posted:As would happen if you blew a video up to Blu Ray resolution and then suplexed in reverse to make the DVDs. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 12:54
|
|
|
Silentman0 posted:I have to give them props for loving nailing Nonon's voice. Sarah Williams is super talented and I wish she got more jobs. I even liked her Sayaka in PMMM, which was her first big role I think.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 13:06
|
|
|
Silentman0 posted:I have to give them props for loving nailing Nonon's voice. The Elite Four are pretty good, and Satsuki to an extent. Ryuko and Mako fall under "fit, but not directed as well as they could have been".
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 16:51
|
|
|
What, no mention of Gundam Wing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtI0Aal3C6w
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 17:38
|
|
|
Every time someone links that vid I feel honour bound to watch it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 17:44
|
|
|
Mako's directed well actually, I'd say Ryuko sounds fine too, but I don't think Ryuko is anything other than generic growly girl so she suits her fine.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 17:59
|
|
|
I liked the English Toradora! Dub more than the Japanese dub.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:01
|
|
|
Wasn't Mako voiced by the same person who voiced Squid Girl? Because goddamn that's some good work.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:02
|
|
|
Kortel posted:I liked the English Toradora! Dub more than the Japanese dub. I can't say if I liked it more than the Japanese, but it is a really good English dub. It's actually available on CR if you want to check it out.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:07
|
|
|
TARDISman posted:Wasn't Mako voiced by the same person who voiced Squid Girl? Because goddamn that's some good work. Yeah, Christine Marie Cabanos is really good. I have a hard time telling the difference between her and Cristina Vee sometimes though unless the former is voicing a goofy character and it gets really silly in like Madoka and Accel World when they voice characters that are together in most of their scenes. HGH posted:Sarah Williams is super talented and I wish she got more jobs. I even liked her Sayaka in PMMM, which was her first big role I think. A lot of the Madoka voice actresses are pretty great, but Sarah Williams and Cassandra Morris are probably the two best ones in general out of the six of them.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:07
|
|
|
Beef Waifu posted:Yeah, Christine Marie Cabanos is really good. I have a hard time telling the difference between her and Cristina Vee sometimes though unless the former is voicing a goofy character and it gets really silly in like Madoka and Accel World when they voice characters that are together in most of their scenes. Cassandra Morris knocked it out of the park as Kyubey. I was pretty surprised considering the other things I saw her in before that was stuff like K-On and SAO.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:15
|
|
|
Cassandra Morris did a fantastic job as Suguha in SAO which is unfortunate because it's loving SAO and she did a fantastic job at acting the character's most emotional scene. Unfortunately, since the was the scene about the little sister who used an internet persona as a replacement for wanting to gently caress her brother and realizing they were the same person, it was a dumb scene. She's actually really good as Ritsu in K-On too. It's surprising that 4kids had all of these really talented VAs that didn't show off their chops in their shows until they had to go do California dubs again
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 18:18
|
|
|
TARDISman posted:Wasn't Mako voiced by the same person who voiced Squid Girl? Because goddamn that's some good work. She does an OK Satsuki too.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 19:25
|
|
|
MonsieurChoc posted:What, no mention of Gundam Wing?
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 19:48
|
|
|
also it's not an anime but cassandra morris was loving amazing as sophie in tales of graces. the character could have easily seemed like pandering 'oh what a cute' but she voiced her with such sincerity that she becomes really, really likable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Xvk8Q0Nk8
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 19:49
|
|
|
MonsieurChoc posted:What, no mention of Gundam Wing? The Gundam Wing dub is a treasure and the definitive version of the show. I unironically love it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 20:06
|
|
|
chumbler posted:The Gundam Wing dub is a treasure and the definitive version of the show. I unironically love it.  gently caress everyone who said "Gawd, Heero's voice actor is too robotic."
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 20:14
|
|
|
The Naruto dub has a really rough first season or so, but Maile Flanigan does manage to get it together eventually and pull off some decent stuff from the Chunin Exam arc onwards - her acting isn't really an issue anymore, it's just if you like the voice or not. I cannot think of an english VA that would work in her place, so she's probably done her job right. Maybe they switched director or something, everyone's pretty flat for the first season. There's so many huge names in the series too - Steven Blum, Liam O' Brian, Tara Platt, Yuri Lowenthal, Crispin Freeman, Stephanie Sheh... Shippuden's pretty much solid from the start.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 20:29
|
|
|
the naruto dub got ten times better when they stopped trying to make 'believe it' a thing
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 20:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 5, 2024 10:13 |
|
|
Also whenever they stopped having Maile Flannigan be the only who mispronounces chakra.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2015 20:37
|
|