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Spenner wrote:Does anyone else prefer to listen in Japanese and read the subtitles? I can never get into a show with English dubs, they never do it justice for me. If it was written and structured in Japanese then I like to hear it in it's original form-- even if I can't understand the words right, the subtleties in tonalities and whatnot still provide the personality of the character very well. And I don't mind reading
Ender wrote:Spenner wrote:Does anyone else prefer to listen in Japanese and read the subtitles? I can never get into a show with English dubs, they never do it justice for me. If it was written and structured in Japanese then I like to hear it in it's original form-- even if I can't understand the words right, the subtleties in tonalities and whatnot still provide the personality of the character very well. And I don't mind reading
Yeah I usually just watch it subbed. The english voice actors don't usually do a very good job, and it sounds really corny most of the time. An exception to this would probably be Cowboy Bebop
Deutsche Diesel wrote:
I have to recommend The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, it is incredible. Paradoxical.
Spenner wrote: I remember hearing about Ghost in the Shell, and it looked pretty awesome.
Deutsche Diesel wrote:It's second fault is having a fantastic, compelling, riveting beginning, only to disintegrate into nonsense. Neon Genesis Evangelion is prime among these. As is Rah Xephon. And about a trillion other highly touted over-hyped series. It seems to be a Japanese trait.
esselfortium wrote:Deutsche Diesel wrote:It's second fault is having a fantastic, compelling, riveting beginning, only to disintegrate into nonsense. Neon Genesis Evangelion is prime among these. As is Rah Xephon. And about a trillion other highly touted over-hyped series. It seems to be a Japanese trait.
"Nonsense" is a rather subjective term as you're using it here. Many of Evangelion's most powerful and affecting moments are in its second half and in End of Eva.
Btw, Ender: Paranoia Agent was on Adult Swim, not Toonami. I don't think it would have made the transition to Toonami too well
esselfortium wrote:"Nonsense" is a rather subjective term as you're using it here. Many of Evangelion's most powerful and affecting moments are in its second half and in End of Eva.
Deutsche Diesel wrote:esselfortium wrote:"Nonsense" is a rather subjective term as you're using it here. Many of Evangelion's most powerful and affecting moments are in its second half and in End of Eva.
I will grant you that, sorry for being a bit too frank. I did enjoy End of Evangelion.
It is true though that many anime seem to veer off the expected story track purely for the purpose of being different or unexpected- presumably to keep viewers guessing and watching right to the end, for ratings.
The other end of the spectrum includes storylines burdened with extra "filler" or "fan service" episodes that usually don't flesh out the characters or story at all- like the ubiquitous "beach" and "bath/hot springs" episodes.
In other words, where have all the Cowboy(BeBop)s gone?
Ender wrote:Code Geass started off pretty cool, but then the second season completely blew because the producers didn't like the writing the creator had made for it and had him change it. I still wish I could know how the stories was originally intended.
Deutsche Diesel wrote:Ender wrote:Code Geass started off pretty cool, but then the second season completely blew because the producers didn't like the writing the creator had made for it and had him change it. I still wish I could know how the stories was originally intended.
Most anime is based of the manga (comic version, for the uninitiated) and often it is not yet finished by the time the anime ends, leading to an abbreviated (sometimes downright half-assed) ending that doesn't resemble the original manga at all. The manga is the original script, so to speak.
It's not exactly some underground thing since it's been on Adult Swim since...forever. And before that the Saturday Anime on old Sci Fi. At least now anybody can download anything they want to watch.Ender wrote:Wow, this thread is pretty active. A lot more people here watch anime than I would've guessed
Vexille wrote:It's not exactly some underground thing since it's been on Adult Swim since...forever. And before that the Saturday Anime on old Sci Fi. At least now anybody can download anything they want to watch.Ender wrote:Wow, this thread is pretty active. A lot more people here watch anime than I would've guessed
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