Samurai Champloo in English dubbing

[timepiececlock]

I'd forgotten about the past/future visual joke in the beginning of the episode. That was cute.

Fuu's voice I adapted to instantly. I never had a strong lasting impression of her voice actress in the Japanese anyway, and this actress seemed to capture her attitude pretty well.

Jin I was not sure about with the early lines, but I got used to him before the episode ended. For him I thought the shorter lines came off better. I need more exposure to those before I can accept longer sentences from him.

Mugen... this is going to be a trial. It worked for me when he was saying things Spike would never say. It worked for me when he was swearing. But the rest of the time, I kept hearing Spike. I can't help but associate that voice with Spike's sophisticated-sexy-city-boy-who's-slumming-it voice. Mugen needs to sound younger, and more annoying, and more abrasive. And most importantly, more insane. If Bloom can do that then I could get used to him.

Overall, I probably enjoyed it more on account of it being many months since I watched episode 1. I'd forgotten a lot of details and that made me able to get into it more.

Still kinda bummed about Mugen, though. And I found it profoundly *weird* to hear Jet's voice talking about executing Spike's voice. That just was all kinds of bizarre.

To end this review on a happy note:

Look up at my naked Jin icon. Marvel at his rain-soaked body and super-grown-out hair.

EDIT: This might just be my imagination, but was that little old man in Fuu's tavern the same little old man who is later a... how do I put this... later a Barry Bonds / UN representative? There, that should be obscure enough.



Aah well. What else am I gonna watch on Saturday nights besides my historical fiction OT3 running around Japan on foot and complaining all the time?


EDIT 2: Major series spoilers in comments! MAJOR Spoilers in comments!

Comments

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

EDIT: This might just be my imagination, but was that little old man in Fuu's tavern the same little old man who is later a... how do I put this... later a Barry Bonds / UN representative? There, that should be obscure enough.

I don't think they were the same guy.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Huh. Maybe it's just the fact that all the extras one SC kind of look alike.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I'd be surprised if that old man could get that far away, since they were almost to Nagasaki by then. Or maybe it was the same old guy, and he dropped dead because he'd been travelling that long. Heh.

[duelingrose.livejournal.com]

TWINS! Duh... ^-~

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Occam's Razor, my friend. :D

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

That's like a phrase I know and don't know.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

The simplest answer's usually the correct one.

I learned something from the movie Contact. Well, that and the fact Carl Sagan's my kinda guy.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Hey, do you have any cute/gunny/neat manga images of Scieszka that I could make into icons? I might need them.

Re: question

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

No. Not on my harddrive, since I deleted the chapters of FMA manga as I read through them. I can probably get them from the MSN Group I'm a member of. I still haven't caught up with the manga. I don't know ... there's just something off about the manga that isn't with the anime. If that makes any sense.

Re: question

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Ahh, don't bother then. :)

I still haven't caught up with the manga. I don't know ... there's just something off about the manga that isn't with the anime. If that makes any sense.

I read the first chapter, was kinda "Ehh." I might read it all someday. Might not.