My official episode 1 commentary for the English version of Full Metal Alchemist

[timepiececlock]

I liked the dub a lot. I loved Al's voice. A bit stiff, but the sound is perfect... innocent and young and still, in many ways, a terminally 10 year old boy.

Ed's is alright for 15, but sounds a little weird for 12. Oh well, I'll get over it. He does do the tortured scream well. And I loved his rapid talking for "short" ranting.

Rose sounded too old when talking at first, but she sounded good when freaking out/screaming.

Cornello was good. The townspeople were good.

And they left in all the blood. Whheee. Blood! Gore! Exploding heads! Huzzah!

..just kidding. There weren't any exploding heads in episode 1.

I love Lust's voice. I can't believe it's the same as Tohru from FB. Wow. ...heh. Now we know what Tohru's bedroom voice sounds like! I feel sorry for Kyo already.

According to octopedingenue, they didn't show the prologue with Al's voiceover. I started it about 2 minutes too late so I didn't know that, but if they don't have it in any future episodes I'm going to be MASSIVELY disappointed. I would rather have that than a music opening. It's so important, even when repetitive. Because it changes with the story.

And what about episode 37? How can we have the wonderful fantastic funnyness of episode 37 without Hawkeye's version of the voiceover to start us off? Evil.

But the rest is good. Besides, the true test won't come till we meet Roy and Hughes. If either of those is messed up--- most ESPECIALLY Roy Mustang, then I will be crushed. Crushed. After Ed and Al, Roy is the most important character in the series, and definitely the most important "adult" figure. They have to pick someone for Roy who knows how to act.

Comments

[zebeckras.livejournal.com]

According to octopedingenue, they didn't show the prologue with Al's voiceover. I started it about 2 minutes too late so I didn't know that, but if they don't have it in any future episodes I'm going to be MASSIVELY disappointed.

Actually it occurred to me that the first ep never has had the opening narration. It didn't start until the second ep. In the original, there was no real opening - just the credits over the first few minutes' action - and then at the end they played "Melissa". Then the next ep started the narration and "Melissa" as opener. So... it's still possible they'll use it; it might've not been in the first ep just becuase there was no place for it.

I should probably relay that to K. It just occurred to me now. *G*

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'm hopeful for that reason. That maybe they will still show it next time. I know they dubbed it because the initial trailer on the official website *was* prologue voice-over.

[teleute12.livejournal.com]

The second ep doesn't have the opening narration, either. It starts with episode 3.

In other news, I have too much time on my hands.

[teleute12.livejournal.com]

And, um, rashaka? Why is this entry dated December 7th?

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Weirdness. Somehow the last time I looked at the calendar on my computer, I left it on December instead of November. ::sigh:: Had to go back and fix the dates on a week's worth of entries.

Thanks for the heads-up.