Samurai Champloo in English dubbing
May. 15th, 2005 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timepiececlockI'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!
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!
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Date: 2005-05-15 07:33 am (UTC)So, they're using the same voice actor, huh? Are there really so few to choose from, or are they, like, intentionally making the irritating Mugen = Spike thing worse? And if so, sweet sashimi, why?
Though, if one mixed together traits from both Mugen *and* Jin, one might get something closer to Spike...
Er. *waves hand* Nahh.
BTW, did the new Doctor Who episode get to you all right? I got an error right at the end as I was sending it.
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Date: 2005-05-15 07:34 am (UTC)*blush*
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Date: 2005-05-15 07:42 am (UTC)I have the strange desire to stare at your "across the universe" icon, too.
You'll find it and several other versions here:
http://www.anyanka.net/rashaka_things/lj%20icons_other/anime_LJ_icons/SC%20icons/
They're open for taking. I was gonna make an official post of them when I made more, but haven't gotten around to it yet. :)
So, they're using the same voice actor, huh? Are there really so few to choose from, or are they, like, intentionally making the irritating Mugen = Spike thing worse? And if so, sweet sashimi, why?
Fuck if I know. I want to hit them for it. A good smack to the ear.