, posted Sun 18 Jan 12:58
hey, they rag on the kenshin dub too. its not the best, but it has the guy who voiced spike spiegel as shishio, that gotta count for something (I think at one point voices for spike, faye, and jet are all on present at the same time).
Ishmael
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"Re(2):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 13:49
quote: Just to dump in some more crap onto the shitpile that is ANN since it's now a habit of mine when these topics appear...
Yes, the story of Read or Die was terrible since it didn't involve a lame harem plot which goes nowhere.
While I wouldn't have given the story such a harsh grade I also felt the story was a bit on the nonsensical side and could have used another thirty minute block to explain a few things and flesh out the characters a bit more. Oh well.
Radish
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"Re(3):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 13:55:
quote: Just to dump in some more crap onto the shitpile that is ANN since it's now a habit of mine when these topics appear...
Yes, the story of Read or Die was terrible since it didn't involve a lame harem plot which goes nowhere.
While I wouldn't have given the story such a harsh grade I also felt the story was a bit on the nonsensical side and could have used another thirty minute block to explain a few things and flesh out the characters a bit more. Oh well.
That's what ROD TV episode 13(14?) is for!
Also it's an OAV for a comic, so you're supposed to already be at least familiar with some of the characters already (something the early fansubers obviously weren't...)
[this message was edited by Radish on Sun 18 Jan 13:55]
Dr Baghead
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"Re(4):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 14:53
quote:(I think at one point voices for spike, faye, and jet are all on present at the same time).
and knowing them they were probably playing "Spike", "Faye", and "Jet" as well.
This picture is unusally orange no?
sabo10
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"Re(1):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 16:58:
I decided to do my own "kurosufaiya" about ANN's Mao review.
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Zac is totally offended that a show like Earth Defender Mao-chan exists. For some reason, he is outraged that they included the Japanese dub track. He is filled with "measured, justified, rage."
Story : F
I thought it was pretty good. It had an anti-war message. Zac is obviously a hard right neo-con.
Juan: Blood for oil.
He thinks any story that tries to say that conflicts can be resolved without violence is "asinine."
Juan: Are they all in high school? The reviewers?
Dunno.
Juan: It sounds like it.
I think they are like 45. But possibly still in highschool though at that age. They are just that dumb.
[this message was edited by sabo10 on Sun 18 Jan 17:00]
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"Re(1):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 17:08
I think it's safe to say the reviewers at ANN were not held as children. Their parents did not love them.
Radish
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"Re(2):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 17:09:
quote: I thought it was pretty good. It had an anti-war message. Zac is obviously a hard right neo-con.
Please don't insult conservatives EDIT: by comparing them to Zak (even if he is one; I have no idea).
[this message was edited by Radish on Sun 18 Jan 17:18]
Krzyzewski Man
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"Another ANN Disgrace, the Movie"
, posted Sun 18 Jan 20:19
*reads ANN articles*
KM: Bleah.
*reads 2chan post*
KM: BLEAAAAHHH!
*shoots self in head*
*hand reaches out of head, grabs bullet*
KM: What? Star Platinum?
*hand and body exit head, revealing Zac Bertschy*
Zac: YOU CANNOT NOT ESCAPE LONG DEATH BLAAARRGGG
KM: AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Capcom was smoking Amingo when they came up with him! -Henaki Fear the Reefer! (Or don't. I don't care.)
Ammadeau
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"Re(4):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 20:26
quote: hey, they rag on the kenshin dub too. its not the best, but it has the guy who voiced spike spiegel as shishio, that gotta count for something (I think at one point voices for spike, faye, and jet are all on present at the same time).
But the Kenshin dub is bad, it is. Though they stopped making him talk too much like Yoda for no reason after a while, they did.
threesixtee
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"Re(5):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Sun 18 Jan 23:23
quote:But the Kenshin dub is bad, it is. Though they stopped making him talk too much like Yoda for no reason after a while, they did.
I think after he fought shishio and started saying "oro" again he went back to yoda speak, that he did.
but if you think about it, there really isn't a good english equivalent to the japanese "de gozaru," that there isn't. this one would say that they felt they had to keep in his awkward speech patterns, they did.
(that was really painful to write)
Ammadeau
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"Re(6):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Mon 19 Jan 03:38
quote: but if you think about it, there really isn't a good english equivalent to the japanese "de gozaru," that there isn't. this one would say that they felt they had to keep in his awkward speech patterns, they did.
Not a direct one, but they could have written him to speak more formally and eliquently, almost Shakespearian in style. That would have fit instead of sticking in crap that's not there to begin with, especially when they put it in the subs too. I stopped buying the DVDs because of it.
Radish
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"Re(7):ANN disgrace of the day."
, posted Mon 19 Jan 06:33
quote: but if you think about it, there really isn't a good english equivalent to the japanese "de gozaru," that there isn't. this one would say that they felt they had to keep in his awkward speech patterns, they did. Not a direct one, but they could have written him to speak more formally and eliquently, almost Shakespearian in style. That would have fit instead of sticking in crap that's not there to begin with, especially when they put it in the subs too. I stopped buying the DVDs because of it.
Atlus had a similar problem since in Persona 2 a character talked with the de gozaru form. When they translated it, although you could tell they were trying something, it really wasn't as obvious as it was supposed to be.
"ANN disgrace of the day." 
no?
YOU CANNOT NOT ESCAPE LONG DEATH BLAAARRGGG