[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Funny, because Anime Limited have just announced they can and will do it for the UK Ultimate Edition.

http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Ani...e_Edition.html

Okay, and?

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

My point was that it's clearly not impossible to get the older dub to work with the HD masters if another company is going to do that. It probably requires a hell of a lot of work, but its less that its "impossible" and more "Funi can't be bothered/don't want to".

I didn't say it was impossible, but the HD episodes have extended scenes, and as such, the dub doesn't match up. What's the point?

I'd rather have a new dub that is accurate to the source material, matches the new masters, doesn't have its sound effects and music lowered, and Dilandau actually sounds psychotic.

Anyway, I spent Tues and Wed watching Psycho Pass again since the new season comes out next week and I'm seeing the movie on the 15th.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I didn't say it was impossible, but the HD episodes have extended scenes, and as such, the dub doesn't match up. What's the point?

No, you said there was "just no way" to match up the current dub to the HD masters. Which there clearly is given another company is doing that very thing.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

No, you said there was "just no way" to match up the current dub to the HD masters. Which there clearly is given another company is doing that very thing.

That is just it, there really isn't unless they somehow get all of the actors that have some new dialog come in to record it or they find a way to cut out that bit of audio. I'm curious to know what they are going to do. Either that, or the masters they were given are different from the ones Funimation received, and that they have the edited masters like Bandai used back in 2003. I guess it all comes down to if the UK has access to Ocean Group or not. Do they? I don't know since I'm not sure how the UK operates. Funimation does not.

EDIT: Okay, so the UK versions are going to include both cuts. The uncut director's cuts will be the video you get if you watch the show subbed. If you are watching it dubbed, they are going through and cutting out the additional footage so that the video track matches the audio.

[barnstenchfartface]

Started watching a few anime today. Watched the first episodes of Suite Precure (despite an unexciting start, fairly fun. i like the cures' personalities), Mitsudomoe (completely insane), Mirai Nikki (interesting enough), and Digimon Savers (i don't like the colors and some of the lip syncing is weird, but it was ok?).

Mitsudomoe shows the greatest promise out of these four I'm starting. Just the opening was a bit too much, so it obviously followed the the show itself is completely off the rails. It's almost equally as funny as it is horrible.

[GreenPsychoRanger]

Am now watching Brave Police J-Decker.

[Dr Kain]

Got this today:



We spent the day watching the whole thing.

Positives:

It goes into the origins behind the Sybil System.
Animation was about the same as the first season despite being done by a different studio.
The paradox of the Sybil system debate.

Negatives:

Characters are pretty much there just to die.
The main villain was lackluster.
The new Inspector girl is a little bitch!!
The plot was rushed.
No stand alone episodes.
Very little in the way of philosophical conversations.

Overall, while it wasn't as good as the first season, it was still a pretty solid season in the end. It's biggest issues come from how rushed it was, which never allowed there to be a deep intricate plot, good long philosophical debates, and very little in the way of character development. Also, the Kamui was not even half as interesting as Makishima as he ended up being a gimmick more than a character. Nevertheless, it was still enjoyable with some good action and the stuff it does worked well. Well, outside of the new Inspector girl, she needs to die.

[barnstenchfartface]

Mitsudomoe is a horrible, horrible show.

Two thumbs up.

[Dr Kain]

Has anyone ever watched Gankutsuou? It has been one of my favorite anime series since it first came out and I watched it 23 times over when it was airing in Japan and then when I bought the Japanese DVDs (which were raw). However, for some reason I never got around to watching Geneon's DVDs even though I bought them when they first came out. Well, I finally decided it was time to watch the show again since I have been sorely lacking on my anime viewing and my god, it is so amazing to rewatch this show after so long. I know everything that is going to happen, and yet, I feel like I am experiencing it for the first time. I also have to hand it to Bang Zoom for an excellent English dub. I wasn't a fan of it when I first saw it in English thanks to having the Japanese voice ingrained into my head, but I figured after all of this time not watching it I should be fine and I was right. Sure, Jamieson Pierece is no Joji Nakata, but he still does an incredible Monte Cristo that has taken me by surprise. In fact, all of the voice actors have done a wonderful job with their characters and I love that they try to pronounce the names and stuff properly as opposed to the way the Japanese did it. It is a shame I don't have time to watch anymore because I would love to just watch the whole thing in one sitting. I still hope we get this on BD some day, but thankfully Geneon's DVDs look and sound fantastic despite being nearly ten years old.

[barnstenchfartface]

I watched it a few years ago. A lot of people seem to love it. Though I wasn't particularly moved by it, I did think it was good. I think maybe I didn't "get" it or something. It's something I gotta rewatch at some point.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

I watched it a few years ago. A lot of people seem to love it. Though I wasn't particularly moved by it, I did think it was good. I think maybe I didn't "get" it or something. It's something I gotta rewatch at some point.

Yeah, it is down right phenomenal. I love it due to its solid writing, its character, the villain is essentially the main character and the best character in the show, it has a unique and beautiful art style, and the music just down right rocks.