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Doctor Decimate
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pretty sure it was more than a string of random nonsense. they're alien hunters, they meet a cat, he makes their warp drive go haywire, they arrive at a random planet, they go alien hunting. it's bare-bones, but that doesn't make it any more "filler" than something you see in Cowboy Bebop that's entirely unrelated to just about anything except it has the main characters. hell, this actually had some story elements being established.
What's the story with this as far as languages? I heard it debuted worldwide on Adult Swim? Did it also debut on some Japanese channel already?
I didn't catch it tonight but I'm torn on what language to choose. I typically watch subs but like many I watched all the old Adult Swim anime like Cowboy Bebop in English.
I didn't catch it tonight but I'm torn on what language to choose. I typically watch subs but like many I watched all the old Adult Swim anime like Cowboy Bebop in English.
Doctor Decimate
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the show airs first on Adult Swim, before Japan.
patrickthehedgehog
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Nah, you're not alone. I love them both and liked them as characters right away.
The beginning was... straight guys like tits and ass. News at ten. Thanks for reminding me. Anyway, I totally loved the show and can't wait for more. Ended far too quickly.
The animation was a little weird. Some of the rotoscoping really stuck out to me (perhaps purposely?) and I felt like a few scenes were a bit blurry like it was an older digital show. I loved the trippy colors and scenes. More please!
I thought this episode was a lot of fun. I was laughing quite a bit, and I don't really laugh at many shows which is good. The dub was pretty neat, QT's auto tune was a bit grating at first but I got used to it pretty quickly and Meow's voice just felt right. Space Dandy's voice is okay, it definitely has the same level of haminess that I'd expect from the character but I was also kind of expecting a bit more than that too.
Have to agree with the sentiments that the first half dragged quite a bit. Not a great way to start a show to be really honest. Second half was a lot of fun but it sped by so quickly and it was hard to enjoy the animation.
I'm not really sure if I like this show yet
Have to agree with the sentiments that the first half dragged quite a bit. Not a great way to start a show to be really honest. Second half was a lot of fun but it sped by so quickly and it was hard to enjoy the animation.
I'm not really sure if I like this show yet
We do need a word for something that does not nessasaryly continue the story though.
Though I get the suspicion that this will play it Excel Saga like at most as far as episode to episode continuity is concerned,
DiscoShark
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I'd say that reception overall is somewhere between positive and cautiously optimistic but the content of the first half overshadowed a bit of the awesome that was its second. Hard to say what the direction of the show from this point on will be with such a polarized first episode.
Still the best thing on Toonami at the moment.
A fair point, I am just noting that already this feels like the Kill la Kill hype all over again.
Its definitely no Cowboy Bebop, but I really enjoyed it regardless. A lot of style, action, and humor gave this show a really fun identity. The Boobies gags got a little grating so hopefully that won't be 50% of future episodes, but I think it made for a funny look at what kind of people Dandy and Meow are. Definitely staying with this on Toonami.
So how did the dub handle the Opening?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXudf2zBVag
Its probably one of my favourite bits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXudf2zBVag
Its probably one of my favourite bits.
It was entirely different.
It was alright.
I don't really like the look. It's very garish, too slick, and lacking in cohesion. Occasionally the mixing of styles results in gold though, like the slide ride at the end of the episode.
This 'Boobies' sequence reminded me of Faye's introductory episode in Cowboy Bebop, but a lot less interesting. There's nothing grounding this show. I saw a few comparisons to Kill la Kill when I was scanning over impressions earlier, but that show's first episode established the stakes of an outlandish cartoony universe a lot better than this one. There wasn't any reason to care about Dandy's adventures here.
The villain's ship caught me off guard. Pretty funny. I was spoiled about the ending, but I didn't expect that to be as funny as it ended up being either. But for the most part, the writing is pretty boring. Rather than being unfunny, it just...doesn't have many jokes.
OP and especially ED are terrific.
I don't really like the look. It's very garish, too slick, and lacking in cohesion. Occasionally the mixing of styles results in gold though, like the slide ride at the end of the episode.
This 'Boobies' sequence reminded me of Faye's introductory episode in Cowboy Bebop, but a lot less interesting. There's nothing grounding this show. I saw a few comparisons to Kill la Kill when I was scanning over impressions earlier, but that show's first episode established the stakes of an outlandish cartoony universe a lot better than this one. There wasn't any reason to care about Dandy's adventures here.
The villain's ship caught me off guard. Pretty funny. I was spoiled about the ending, but I didn't expect that to be as funny as it ended up being either. But for the most part, the writing is pretty boring. Rather than being unfunny, it just...doesn't have many jokes.
OP and especially ED are terrific.
Panthalassic
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Well I liked it. I didn't watch the leak or whatever so I didn't know what to expect. The voices are okay (dubs are easier to watch IMO) and I loved the action sequence. The music was phenomenal. Will be continuing.
AuthenticM
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It was okay, but maybe a tad too crazy for my taste.
it's on adultswim.com right now, but you have to log in via your cable provider
Sigh. My cable provider sucks and they're not part of the list they have.
RPGCrazied
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Wasn't bad. I actually laughed at some of the jokes. And the dub isn't half bad either! I'll stick around for a few episodes see if it stays good or starts to suck.
Wow what the fuck that is awful.
Just gotta say again how much I love the ED. Need a high res wallpaper out of those visuals too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtnDHxIuqtw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtnDHxIuqtw
Kill La Kill at its core is a very serious story, this isn't.
Space dandy ep 1 (dub)
First half was dog shit, old tired cliche unimaginative jokes that had me mind boggled at how anyone could write this and think this passes as comedy, very boring first half.
Second half was a lot better, the off the wall alien chase scene with superb animation was really entertaining to watch and that ending was interesting.
+ Dub > japanese va, the voice for the cat,robot and especially the narrator are better then there japanese counter part.
Edit oh yeah by the kill la kill sucks through even if it does sort have a story it's really a shallow and poorly written one.
First half was dog shit, old tired cliche unimaginative jokes that had me mind boggled at how anyone could write this and think this passes as comedy, very boring first half.
Second half was a lot better, the off the wall alien chase scene with superb animation was really entertaining to watch and that ending was interesting.
+ Dub > japanese va, the voice for the cat,robot and especially the narrator are better then there japanese counter part.
Edit oh yeah by the kill la kill sucks through even if it does sort have a story it's really a shallow and poorly written one.
hosannainexcelsis
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Well, the first episode should be the only one written by Watanabe himself, so perhaps future episodes will have writing that's more interesting to you. (Though perhaps not in the dub script, not convinced about that one.)
The lack of cohesion is deliberate though, since Watanabe is giving the director of each individual episode (and the animators and so forth) freedom to determine their own visual look. There's a different art director each episode, even. Conceptually I think the best point of reference is Panty and Stocking - a show which just gets a bunch of different people from the anime industry together and lets them do whatever they feel like.
I can see what you mean about Kill la Kill's story, (dead dad, revenge etc)
I just having a hard time quantifying 'Kill la Kill' and 'serious' in the same sentence.
Its just too damn ridiculous, kinda like Space Dandy.
Kill la Kill is a serious story told in a goofy way.
We'll see.
I got the same impression from this episode that I got from a lot of Panty & Stocking. Some cool visual ideas, but a prevailing sense of 'who cares?' The bareness of the plot and character dynamics is probably by design and could lead to some glorious episodes with the right staff, but I have a feeling a lot of the show will be aimless nonsense.
We'll see.
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