Definitely give Spirited Away a watch, I have a soft spot in my heart for Howl's Moving Castle but it's generally considered to be on the lower side of the Ghibli spectrum.
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Summer 2013 Anime Thread Zero: grown men playing with dolls/who but WB Masochism
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Definitely give Spirited Away a watch, I have a soft spot in my heart for Howl's Moving Castle but it's generally considered to be on the lower side of the Ghibli spectrum.
EvilKatarn
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Maybe. I guess it would be pretty hard for a teen to just up and leave home to hang out with the guy he thought was his idol.
Some dubs are okay. Mega Man Sins' dub isn't that bad. But Utena's regular voices are pretty etched in my head now. Also I wish wish wish I had seen Zeta subbed instead, because the VAs in English just straight up didn't care, and it effected my opinion of the show. I think like, post Wing Gundam dubs turned out okay.
Wing's dub is special.
Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite Ghibli movie. I liked Christian Bale as Howl. I do not repent of this opinion.
FelixOrion
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Actually since we're helping find shows we can't remember for one guy right now, there was another one I watch a little while back at my folks with their cable's free VOD deal. Anywho, I couldn't watch the whole series and I had to jump in the middle but:
-Scifi show with large fleet battles, a revolution of some kind, lots of political power play
-Main character is touted as some sort of tactical genius but acts like Goku where half the time he's playful and goofy but then the other half is serioustime.jpg
-No dub (I think)
-Episode near where I had to stop:
I think.
-whoever owns the Anime Network now must own the rights to it, i would think.
EDIT: Older, 80's/90's look to the show, too.
Rolling Edit - So far, it's not:
-Glass Fleet
-Irresponsible Captain Tyler
-Legend of Galactic Heroes
-Not a Gundam show
LAST EDIT: found it. It's called Tytania, from the same writer as Legend of Galactic Heroes. Also, I don't know why I thought it was an old show, but it's a 2008 series. huh.
-Scifi show with large fleet battles, a revolution of some kind, lots of political power play
-Main character is touted as some sort of tactical genius but acts like Goku where half the time he's playful and goofy but then the other half is serioustime.jpg
-No dub (I think)
-Episode near where I had to stop:
MC's love interest (named like "Lila" or something like that) gets kidnapped to use as bait against him. Forced into the trap, he tries to rescue her from this maniacal prince dude but he fails and his love interest dies (specifically, she get's like shot and drowns in the pool at the mansion that they try to rescue her at), the prince's face gets fucked up and he wears a phantom of the opera half-mask. Then, trying to escape, the crazy princes's own allies turn on him.
-whoever owns the Anime Network now must own the rights to it, i would think.
Rolling Edit - So far, it's not:
-Glass Fleet
-Irresponsible Captain Tyler
-Legend of Galactic Heroes
-Not a Gundam show
LAST EDIT: found it. It's called Tytania, from the same writer as Legend of Galactic Heroes. Also, I don't know why I thought it was an old show, but it's a 2008 series. huh.
GLASS FLEET.
FelixOrion
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well there definitely is, especially later on. well, it's not "full blown" or the main thing but it's a part.
R_thanatos
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Good work , i know this takes time as you'll see mine and it's not complete yet ...
And yeah gettting them up to date is the hard part lol
Fun fact: There is precisely one anime in my entire MAL/Hummingbird library that I watched dubbed. (No, it's not Cardcaptors or Pokemon, I didn't even bother including those since I don't think having seen the dub qualifies as having watched them >.>) I wonder if anyone can guess which it is. (I don't see how you would.)
...This isn't going to be about Robotech, is it? (I know next to nothing about that series except that it was one of the most butchered localisations known to man.)
FelixOrion
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Nope.
EvilKatarn
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I absolutely bet there's decent dubs of stuff out there, but I always prefer the original stuff. If I watch a South-Korean movie I want the original audio. If I watch a hollywood movie I want the original audio. I find the thought of an utterly butchered experience more frightening than having to read subs.
I can't even imagine watching a dubbed version of Иди и смотри instead of the original actors' brilliant work.
You missed out on Ikeda's amazing Quattro! Kamille's voice is even more etched into my head than Amuro's. You've done a great disservice to your perception of Zeta, man.
I recommended Berserk to a friend and he watched the english dub and loved it though, so I don't know. He's also not a nerd, so, further, I don't know.
It is main part of it though, the main point of it even.
Yan Wenli from Legend of Galactic Heroes.
FelixOrion
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yeah I guess, i think it kinda become more evident once they explain who
"Yellow Scarf Girl"
I definitely agree with these sentiments. When I lived in Brazil, we'd occasionally watch broadcasts from America, and it was always better to watch in English than Portuguese because the translators had a hard time providing the emotions present in the voices in English.
I think I watch dubbed anime more often, though, is because it can be distracting to have to read subtitles when I want to see things going on on sides of the screen instead. Understanding Japanese would be great in a lot of ways, but since my specialty is in Latin languages, I should probably flesh those out, first.
FelixOrion
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I don't think it's him/Legend of Galactic Heroes either. Unless my memory is failing me, the MC wasn't black haired and I don't think wore a uniform all that much.
I full hooked to the series since I figure that after 9 eps or so, just a amazing scenario.
The whole thing just a plot to the love story.
Hmm.. but he does act goofy.
But it sounds just like it!
Minus the part where you understood the genders of characters.
FelixOrion
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EvilKatarn
Member
Nothing can be as terrifying as the Estonian broadcast version of Australian long running senior dearie "Home & Away"
An old dude monotonously reads over every line with the original audio being barely, but not really audible behind him. He is every character. His monotony is every emotion of every character. That monotonous old man is Home & Away.
Well also I don't care about that show so I'm good.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: 01
Why was I watching this again?
I haven't seen/played/read any of the Fate universe stuff, so I grabbed this out of Magical Girl interest.
I made it 3/4 the way through the episode before I stopped due to lack of interest.
Dropped.
Why was I watching this again?
Because you're a lolicon, Tenumi.
No, I'm not a Lolicon!
Dropped.
And no, I'm not a lolicon.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
I think I can count on one hand for every dub I've watched on my list. I don't care for a lot of dubs, especially a lot of recent ones I've heard in trailers.
FelixOrion
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Yeah, but it just doesn't look like him. And none of the other character in the show wore the kinds of uniforms that Legends has.
It does but it definitely wasn't made in this century.
Oh and there is one like female supporting ally character that's pretty masculine/butch (can I use that term? If I can't/it's offensive or whatnot I'll edit).
killer rin
Member
Well, since i have seen some talk about it in here before.
RWBY 1
...HOLY FUCKING SHIT AWESOME.
RWBY 1
...HOLY FUCKING SHIT AWESOME.
It's a pretty reasonable opinion, I think. The only live-action dub that has managed to not weird me out is Das Boot.
FelixOrion
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I think its easier to fake the "open-close" lip moment of anime then the specific shapes that humans actually make when speaking.
I went through my MAL to see how many series I have completed that I have either watched again in English, or watched exclusively in English. My count? 53 out of 131.
I can beat you on hipsterism. I thought Mononoke was boring when it wasn't in the forest, Totoro is too cutesy, AND I don't like My Neighbours the Yamadas apart from the one bit where the artstyle changes to show how life outside the Yamada household is actually pretty scary. The last one I can attribute to my general dislike of Japanese comedy. The rest? Bad taste.
I do love Laputa and Spirited Away, though. And I agree with most people in the thread that Whisper of the Heart is the best Ghibli film, so I think I'm still allowed to watch anime...
The premise sounds a little like Irresponsible Captain Tyler, but the episode description doesn't ring any bells. Sorry not to be more helpful.
Website says I have to wait an hour or so until it releases to the public....
But Hyped!
FelixOrion
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Nope. It's not really a very comedic show, tbh. Thanks anyways!
Added some other minor things to help
Nah that makes a lot of sense. In live action stuff I gotta hear the actual person's voice.
This show sounds amazing. But I don't speak Estonian . . .
70s looks best. Those gorgeous eyes.
7/10 would laugh again
I see a lack of Cat Returns. Its not Miyazaki but its Ghibli and its really damned cute.
RurouniZel
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Only show I can think of with a character named Lila is Zeta Gundam?
Gotta pay tribute to the original.
FelixOrion
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I'm not sure exactly on the name, but I think it's at least close to what it is. Also, definitely not a Gundam show.
Tsumiki no Ie / The House of Small Cubes
Zeroth said I wasn't allowed to put this on my "list" and ignore it, so here I am.
This was a very sweet and heartwarming short. There were no tears however, so I suppose that must mean something inside me is dead. That hole is filled by the Light of El Cantare thankfully.
Was surprised to see Kenji Kondo's name in the credits. Good music.
Zeroth said I wasn't allowed to put this on my "list" and ignore it, so here I am.
This was a very sweet and heartwarming short. There were no tears however, so I suppose that must mean something inside me is dead. That hole is filled by the Light of El Cantare thankfully.
Was surprised to see Kenji Kondo's name in the credits. Good music.
RurouniZel
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hm.. any mechs at all, or just space ships?
Looks like Media Blasters licensed Ladies Versus Butlers! for release next January.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/media-blasters-adds-ladies-versus-butlers-tv-anime
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-18/media-blasters-adds-ladies-versus-butlers-tv-anime
FelixOrion
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Just ships. If there were mechs, they aren't the main focus at least.
...Guessing shows that are actually on my MAL/Hummingbird lists would probably be a good start >.>
Stella C3-bu 3
Tournament action! Character development! Onsen fanservice! This episode has it all! It's like a goddamn triple-whammy of YES!
Do we get to see Sawashiro and Karira being total badasses? Of course we do! Do we get to see all the girls wearing nothing whatsoever? Of COURSE we do! Do we get to see Yura with about twenty different hairstyles? Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. It's more like five or so.
The real shock is that one of them sticks!
I honestly wasn't expecting them to go straight into an actual tournament the episode after Yura became a club member, but the way things played out in this episode, I can see how it makes sense. There's no trial like trial by fire, as they say, and Yura
fails spectacularly. And gets called out on it big time. Which, as it turns out, is exactly the motivation she needs.
I actually can't wait for next week's episode now =D
NeonZ
Member
TTGL rips off the plot from the Shin Getter manga, which is very different from Armageddon, and it's mostly the premise "alien race which fears energy source connected to evolution used by humanity's giant robot attacks humanity". Shin Getter wasn't about underground dwellers fighting against animal people who conquered the surface or the heroes having to take care of Earth's government. The casts are completely different too.
Eva has some Ideon influences, with the god-like mysterious robot housing a soul inside it, and said robot preferring children, but at the same time, there are basic structural differences. The enemies in Ideon aren't a mystery at all, in spite of that being a big part of Eva. Ideon's protagonist and antagonists share a lot in format with Gundam - a lone ship in the territory of an enemy army, receiving little help from their allies.
Saying something like "Tokyo-3 is the solo ship!" is incridebly misleading, especially when closer set ups can be seen in other sources of inspiration for Eva, like freaking Mazinger. A lab hiding a secret underground that's targeted by monster attacks isn't some veiled reference to a space ship in enemy territory, it's a clear influence from the first Super Robot series. And that's just one thing. Eva takes things from tons of sources to the point that you can't point to any specific show before it and say that Eva felt the same.
nope, not robotech. fuuuuuuckk I'm going to find it!
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Ah well, I was just guessing shows that everyone says the dubs are required. Speaking of which, watch the Golden Boy dub :3
Aizo
Banned
:>
You think that's why? I thought it was only my impression that she was birdlike. That would be a quirky Nakamura kind of thing to have..
FelixOrion
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I think so. It was my initial impression as it reminded me of the beak lenses over the mouths I'd see so much. Hosanna linked a blog that had the guy overlay one and it looks right: http://www.awesome-engine.com/2013/07/13/gatchaman-in-gatchaman-crowds/
I think it's a wait and see sort of thing. Hopefully I won't get burned like I did with the Fujiko Lupin show.
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