Death Note... my continuing and failing effort to finish this series

[timepiececlock]

Uh... bummer... someone's fan art just spoiled me for a significant death in "Death Note".

It's not really a tragedy, though, because I figured most of the main cast would probably die anyway. Still, it's a bit of a let-down. Although now I want to skip ahead to the episode where [X] dies just so I can find out how without having to watch the mysoginistic crap in between.

I'm still barely halfway through, and haven't watched it in a month. I want to, but I also don't want to.

Comments

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I remember the movie poster when it came out.

I'll have to download it. Where'd you get a copy? torrents?

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Viz is doing a two-night theatrical run, so I actually saw it at the theater.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Lucky. Where do you live these days that it would be shown in a theater? I rarely see anime films at theater in Orange County, though i used to see them every once in a while when I lived in San Jose.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

The theater was in Edgewater, which has a large Asian presence and is also right across the bridge from Manhattan, so that might have something to do with it.

[octopedingenue]

Did y'all get a sub or dub version? Someone on my flist saw the dub last night and didn't like it, and I'm not too interested in it myself. Matching cartoon mouth-flaps to dialogue is one thing, but dubbing live-action these days is just silly.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Dub. Summer said she was going to ask our Viz contact why they did that, because seriously-wtf? But logic issues aside, the actual actors were excellent. They made stellar choices for Light and L.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Hey, will your work send you to Comic Con San Diego? I'm signed up for it.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It doesn't usually, but this year there's a special interview we need. :)

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

::glomps you::

HUZZAH! Providing nothing happens in the next several months to keep me from going, I will totally have to meet you there. I'm shacking up with irrel and some other ATLA fans, but I would love to stalk you when I get there, maybe hang on your backpack straps until you give me deep and interesting anime industry secrets just to make me go away.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

XD totally.

hey, speaking of...

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I remember forever ago you talked about rumors of a Trigun movie. Whatever happened there?

Re: hey, speaking of...

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Hell if I know. They may have quietly dropped it, or they might still have it in the works and just aren't talking about it.

Re: hey, speaking of...

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

quietly CRUSHED OUR DREAMS

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I watched the anime in dub (up to #20), but I would prefer a live action in subtitled... I'm just so used to subs from watching anime that when I get to live action, where we see the faces of the actors in addition to hearing their voice, it seems unfair to watch it in dubbed. It's... like watching a pan&scan version when letterbox is available... you're missing some of the original art.

I can't get that sentimental about dubbed anime, though. Honestly, now that they take dubbing seriously and put out quality shows, I'd frequently just as soon watch it in English, if it's my first time with a show.

[octopedingenue]

Keep an eye on Fathom Events; Viz has run the Naruto, FMA, and Death Note movies through there.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

though I guess it's more "foreign film" than anime...