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Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) |OT| MMA Ultra(spider)man (NO MANGA SPOILERS)
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From what I heard in the trailer, he wasn't too bad.
I just have a poor impression of him after Tales of Graces and SAO (where he plays an unlikeable shithead swordsman in both).
TangerineCloud
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Meh, not feeling Papenbrook at all. Just gonna hope that the rest of the cast is good enough to make up for him. Mikasa, take the wheel.
Eh, they could have picked someone much worse I guess.
Megidolaon
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True, I thought Kirito was a little shithead too haha.
But I liked how he sounded in Pokémon Origins, where he played Red, a totally awesome character. So I know Bryce has the ability to play a likable character.
Haven't finished SAO. Only 2 episodes in, but the character is likable in the Japanese version. Is he really that bad?
No, the character is bad. You'll see why soon enough.
ShinRPGamer
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INB4 Kirito is a sh- oh wait.
Legit did not expect Bryce Papenbrook to be playing the lead in a Texas-based dub. Then again he did say he was a fan of AoT. I myself am looking forward to watching this in english for the first time.
Legit did not expect Bryce Papenbrook to be playing the lead in a Texas-based dub. Then again he did say he was a fan of AoT. I myself am looking forward to watching this in english for the first time.
Oh god. Makes me wonder if I should even finish it. Getting real tired of watching shows where I end up loathing the main character.
ShinRPGamer
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Don't. Even ignoring the main character being an overpowered marty stu, the plot takes a (bigger) nosedive in the second half, the villain is a joke, and the rest of the characters are archetypes with little development.
lazybones18
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finish it. don't listen to the naysayers
blitzwolf215
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Knew it would be him, I always imagined that his voice would fit Eren's.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Nope, listen to the naysayers.
I watched SAO just a week ago.
I didn't even think the opening episodes were particularly strong to begin with but.. holy fucking Christ does it still manage to do a nosedive...
It gets gradually worse and worse and then just takes a deep dive when the second half starts. The villain of the second half was one of the worst written characters I've ever witnessed. It's just fricking laughable how hard that author tries to make him evil.
Well, damn. I didn't love the first 3 episodes, but I enjoyed the premise for what it was. Kind of sucks to hear the plot takes a massive nosedivde in quality. =/ I guess ultimately, I should just decide for myself whether I like it or not. But honestly, I'm just at a point right now (in terms of free time, and being burnt out on getting burned on Anime that turns to shit), that I think I'll probably either pass entirely on SAO, or just wait another time before trying to finish it (maybe during the summer, when I have more free time).
I'm not a dub hater by any stretch of the imagination, but she sounded off.
In japanese she is very monotone, but here she had a lot of emotion.
It may just be that I'm so familiar with the japanese that now the english sounds weird.
EDIT: Yeah not feeling the english VA at all. Weird.
I loved the first several episodes of SAO, but my god, after episode 10 I don't know wdf the writers were thinking. It also has one of the most shameful fan service scenes I have ever seen.
The solution: Watch Log Horizon Instead.
Do it....
Thanks for the advice Tuck, I can always count on you. I'll check out Log Horizon now. I've heard a lot of good things about it, so I'll just watch that instead.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Yeah the fan service is really obnoxious and something I really didn't actually expect for some reason. Probably because the show was so hyped or so. But when in the episode with that little girl and her pet dragon a... rape-flower monster attacks her with its tongues or whatever that was supposed to be. Just what. That should've been a warning but later on it gets super rapey for no good reason as well. During the 24th episode I was literally saying (and laughing) out loud "what the fuck am I watching..."
And I mean that in the most negative way.
That said @Azula, I'm still always supporting the idea of building your own opinion on the matter. In a way it's also nice to take apart the shitty shows. So if you actually got plenty time and not much to do you may as well continue.
Anyways, to me it's a mystery how that show could become a huge success. It's one of those shows where I don't care that people have different tastes and it's subjective. This show has simply garbage writing and nothing can make up for that.
2015 most likely.
I really love the opening tune and especially the credits. I'm at episode 6 now. I'm gonna avoid most of this thread but can someone quote me and answer me this:
I had the feeling it was sometimes chaotic with who was who. I remember the blonde lone wolf "bitch" who wasn't good as a team player during training. Then the titans attack again and Armin watches Erin die. Then after a while the other squad finds him and the girl with black hair is like "leave him" and they call her a bitch. Is she the same girl as the blonde? Was confusing.
And then the giant ate one of Erins friends which made him go berserk. Was the blonde guy Thomas. Was that the same guy from the third episode where Erin tries to get some tips how to balance himself? And then they go walk outside in the moonlight? I was thinking it was him but I remember him having a more "tough" voice and a little more beard/goatee and this blonde guy sounded less tough. Or was it a different voice actor? I really can't recall.
And then the giant ate one of Erins friends which made him go berserk. Was the blonde guy Thomas. Was that the same guy from the third episode where Erin tries to get some tips how to balance himself? And then they go walk outside in the moonlight? I was thinking it was him but I remember him having a more "tough" voice and a little more beard/goatee and this blonde guy sounded less tough. Or was it a different voice actor? I really can't recall.
The black haired girl is Ymir. She is also a bitch, but more bitch than Annie (the blonde haired girl your were talking about.)
Thomas was a secondary character that was in Eren's little group during that first assault before Eren is eaten by the titan. The first blonde haired guy that was giving him tips was Reiner.
Thomas was a secondary character that was in Eren's little group during that first assault before Eren is eaten by the titan. The first blonde haired guy that was giving him tips was Reiner.
I think you just spoiled the shit out of me ;_;
That's is a massive hint considering the end of season 1. Erase/spoiler mark it pls.
Edit: Erased bits of my post to be completely on the safe side.
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He actually means from a Rule 34 perspective. There is some disturbing stuff out there.
Bad opinion.
JKOpening 2 and Ending 2 are the best.
@DarkKyo Now that I think about it, I don't think I liked it at first either. It definitely grew on me though, obviously.
Nobody likes it at first, but it grows on you quickly.
Bad opinion.
Opening 2 and Ending 2 are the best.
@DarkKyo Now that I think about it, I don't think I liked it at first either. It definitely grew on me though, obviously.
We'll see!
The first theme grew on me too and was pretty much stuck in my head Opening 1 was godly. Opening 2 was shit by comparison. Lost that epic feel.Bad opinion.
Opening 2 and Ending 2 are the best.
@DarkKyo Now that I think about it, I don't think I liked it at first either. It definitely grew on me though, obviously.
If you knew the lyrics of OP 2 you would understand how great it is.
Opening 2 grew on me. I liked it a lot because it represents a new age/hope for the survey corps, like this is there rebuttal, while Opening 1 was suppose to make the viewer feel that fear of the titans. I just love the whole cadence feel starting out in OP 2.
Opening 2 with ending 1 is my favorite combination
Opening 2 with ending 1 is my favorite combination
Yeah, the opening themes are really close for me but ending 1 was so much better. It had somewhat of a Mikasa feeling to it as well.
Aaron-Lagann
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Aww man, English Eren, why?!
Also, OP2 is on par with OP1 in terms of feels for me.
Also, OP2 is on par with OP1 in terms of feels for me.
Jigolo
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I'm gonna start ep20 tonight, only a few eps left. I know I'll miss it when it's over
holy shit you're in for a big one soon.
oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck
EYEL1NER
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I just watched all the episodes on Netflix Saturday. Pretty good show. Not looking forward to being compelled to buy the blu ray and all the manga now though...
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