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His Japanese voice is just as annoying.jaken: what were they smokin' when they cast this guy?
O.o Are you watching the same dub as me?kagura, kikyo, sango: all sound way too old, and lack emotion.
I have seen that episode, and although I admit that pretty much everything I said about Shippo was based on my opinion before that episode, my opinion still stands. They showed that Shippo does have some powers that can be useful in a fight but he still very rarely uses them. I'd like it better if instead of giving him one episode to flaunt his power they showed him using his powers to help in fights in other episodes. Maybe they will in future episodes.Sailor X wrote:And Shippo. In a recently aired episode they tried to show that he does have some power, and can use it well, and he also serves the purpose of being the commentator of the insane relationship of Kagome and InuYasha, as well as Sango and Miroku. Other than that, I suppose, he does nothing else.
Sure, you can. That may not be what you do, but plenty of people do, including myself. I check to see if a dub actor does or doesn't convey the same personality and attributes of a character as well as the original. I also check to see how fitting that voice is (high, deep, hyper, soft, etc).MonkeyDLuffy wrote:Well, you can't just take the voices and compare it to the sub.
Dinozore wrote:Like I said, for the most part I think the recurring characters have good voices (and Kagome has improved a lot since the first episode...)
Actually, I was watching it last night, and Shippo says, "KUH-GO-ME!" (as in like, the english word "me"). Now that's just completely wrong, and a far cry from "Kah-go-meh"LadyFlameSniper wrote:
And all I've heard in the dub is them pronouncing Kagome the way a typical American would. "Kuh-go-meh" instead of "Kah-go-meh" It's not any different from how the Japanese pronounce words foreign to them differently. They pronounce the words differently to fit their phonetic system and accents. There are many cases where the same is done in English and other languages besides Japanese. This is one of them.
Think about this though. Inuyasha does mot of the fighting. If he can't Miroku or Sango will step in. If it's really serious Kagome will a sacred arrow or two. When does Shippou have a chance to use his powers. Although in "The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha, he was prompted to use his fox fire mainly be-cause Tetsuaiga was useless and so was Kagome at the time. Miroku and Sango didn't exsist at the time and somebody had to free Inuyasha from the spider webs. And when Inuyasha tried to seal the well shut with a tree, Shippo was forced to use hid multiply attack to escape from a large pack of three eyed wolves. And he has had to use his shape shifting power a numerous amount of times so he's not completely useless.FoxFire wrote:I have seen that episode, and although I admit that pretty muchSailor X wrote:And Shippo. In a recently aired episode they tried to show that he does have some power, and can use it well, and he also serves the purpose of being the commentator of the insane relationship of Kagome and InuYasha, as well as Sango and Miroku. Other than that, I suppose, he does nothing else.
everything I said about Shippo was based on my opinion before that episode, my opinion still stands. They showed that Shippo does have some powers that can be useful in a fight but he still very rarely uses them. I'd like it better if instead of giving him one episode to flaunt his power they showed him using his powers to help in fights in other episodes. Maybe they will in future episodes.
his voice in the dub is just way too unnatural sounding for me. i don't really find his original voice annoying, certainly he's just as annoying in either version, but at least i can tolerate his original voice.Dinozore wrote:His Japanese voice is just as annoying.jaken: what were they smokin' when they cast this guy?
that may be, but i was just watching the dub last week (my friend wanted to) on cartoon network, and her voice was still unbearable. i spent the entire time laughing at how bad the whole thing was.Dinozore wrote:O.o Are you watching the same dub as me?kagura, kikyo, sango: all sound way too old, and lack emotion.
Like I said, for the most part I think the recurring characters have good voices (and Kagome has improved a lot since the first episode...)
actually, yeah i can. i do it all the time. but for argument's sake i will say this: i've stated on this board before that i did indeed see the dub first. i also said that when i finally saw it in japanese, there were several characters i realized were far less annoying in the original: kagome, myouga, jaken, and kaede just to name a few.MonkeyDLuffy wrote:Well, you can't just take the voices and compare it to the sub. I say, try to judge it as a show that didn't have to be dubbed. As if those were the voice actors that were meant for the part. Just sort of block the sub voices out of your mind and it won't seem so bad. Besides, if you think it sucks so much, no ones making you watch it.
They do a great job for my ears. Earlier episodes always suck more that newer ones when dubbing, you just have to get into the groove of the show to be better.
Quick Viz Bits (02:18 PM EDT): We'll be updating with the full information in a few hours (curse the day job!), but Right Stuf has some new Viz title information. Due on 10/26 is the first volume of Flame of Recca (24.98, no running time listed), Inu Yasha Movie 1 on 9/7 (bilingual at 14.98 - this may be a misprice) and movie 2 on 12/28 for 14.98. The first season box set of Inu Yasha is due on 9/7 for 99.99 but it doesn't list the number of episodes or whether it'll be done like the Ranma boxes and have different number of discs/episodes than the standard release.
the only on i can actually totaly agree with is Jaken. Not only were the directors high but they must have been mighty tipsy when they let that guy walk through the door. As for Kagome and Inuyasha, their voices are used in to many different shows. I get sick of listenig to the same voices in so many different shows. OY! I think the rest of their voices fit there personalities preety well. Try to imagine them with a different voice and see if you can deal with that before go completely crazy.yamijounouchi wrote:i could list off all the voices that i think are god aweful... and i think i will.Dinozore wrote:I disagree. For the most part, the voices are good imo.yamijounouchi wrote:i wouldn't say ALL aspects... voices...
kagome: no need to mention why.
inuyasha: sounds like the president of the chess club or something.
shippou: actually a well picked voice, simply a bad actress.
jaken: what were they smokin' when they cast this guy?
kagura, kikyo, sango: all sound way too old, and lack emotion.
kouga: sounds like a freakin' leather jacket biker.
kaede: not so much the voice, just the annoying fact that she speaks in that medival way (she's the ONLY one who does that for god sakes!!) not to mention, she doesn't even do it properly, all she says is "ye".
just about any bit character sounds too high-pitched and nerdy.
the only voices i think are half decent are miroku, naraku, kanna, and of course myouga--JOKE!!
this is just my opinion, of course you're entitled to your own.
Just curious, but what are these "extra interesting points" you speak of?Tiff wrote:It just seems to ridiculously repetitive to me, and while other anime like Sailor Moon is also repetitive, Inu Yasha doesn't even seem to have any extra interesting points to it like Sailor Moon does.
Prevalent themes, lesbians in short skirts, memorable characters, lesbians in short skirts, various instances that weren't the epitome of cliche, and lesbians in short skirts.Dinozore wrote:Just curious, but what are these "extra interesting points" you speak of?Tiff wrote:It just seems to ridiculously repetitive to me, and while other anime like Sailor Moon is also repetitive, Inu Yasha doesn't even seem to have any extra interesting points to it like Sailor Moon does.
