SS Sleuth wrote:I can't wait to see how Junko's ghost possessing an animatronic suit is behind this all.
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Spoiler tag that. It's major spoilers for the game.PhoenixRises123 wrote:SS Sleuth wrote:I can't wait to see how Junko's ghost possessing an animatronic suit is behind this all.Spoiler : :
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So, anyone besides me have a chance to check out the anime dub yet?
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I did. I found it.... Really weird. I wasn't fond of it. Monokuma sounds like a smoker, Naegi was 2kool and... Idunno. It just felt really weird.
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If you've ever seen Danganronpa Abridged Thing, the Monokuma voice there is actually kind of similar. I think that's what the actor was basing his voice on. Naegi, on the other hand... yeah, he's kind of YMMV. I like his normal talking voice okay, and he's got a really forceful yell (as anyone who's seen the Attack on Titan dub can attest to), but his sad voice does get a little weird at times. The dialogue also sound almost like a parody on occasion, although I think that's a welcome change for the most part (albeit, it does give us lines like "screw that noise"). Monokuma's dialogue was pretty funny sometimes though...
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I haven't seen the dub yet but I'll be sure to check it out just to judge the voices. I know Monokuma's Greg Ayres which is quite a different direction from Brian Beacock, but I'm surprised to hear complaints about Naegi since he's the ONLY recurring cast member from the original game, being Bryce Papenbrook in both incarnations. I'll let you know my thoughts when I hunt it down.
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It's more... just bad dialogue is given to Naegi for some reason. "Heck yeah! Prime real-estate, much?" being the cringiest, imo.
Thing is, I really like DR:AT and consider it's Monokuma voice fantastic. But the major difference here is with the scratchiness and all, Faulerro goes high to balance it out. Making it sound weird and squeaky.
The VA here... doesn't. So it sounds gruff, rather than comical.
I'm okay with Monokuma's dialogue, he gets a few good laughs. But the other characters sound, well, like they're trying too hard to be funny or darkly-humorous.
I also want to say that I hate that they made Monokuma's laugh "nyuknyuknyuk". It just sounds weird to me.
Thing is, I really like DR:AT and consider it's Monokuma voice fantastic. But the major difference here is with the scratchiness and all, Faulerro goes high to balance it out. Making it sound weird and squeaky.
The VA here... doesn't. So it sounds gruff, rather than comical.
I'm okay with Monokuma's dialogue, he gets a few good laughs. But the other characters sound, well, like they're trying too hard to be funny or darkly-humorous.
I also want to say that I hate that they made Monokuma's laugh "nyuknyuknyuk". It just sounds weird to me.
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Yeah, kind of wish they'd kept upupu instead, but I still say it beats puhuhu.
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Skimmed episodes 1 and 13 to give my thoughts on the dub:
So overall I'd say the dub's passable if a bit too forced in certain areas. It's very different from the games but given the anime's lukewarm response in general I think the more amusing changes from the source material at least give it a little sense of identity. And the changes I like I REALLY like. So it gets a pass for me albeit only if you don't mind a very different take on DanganRonpa. It's worth a glance, at least, just to see the different takes on the characters.
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Regarding your assessment of Josh Grelle as Togami, he's also one of my favorite changes. I wasn't really sure how it would turn out at first, given my only other experience with him was as Armin in Attack on Titan (and to a lesser extent, Yuki in Future Diary, but I switched over to the unofficial sub of the televised version, as the dub had some imagery that was more explicit than I'd like, while the tv version usually had it covered up one way or another).
Anyway, hearing him as Togami was a rather pleasant surprise. Togami had one of my favorite voices in the Japanese version, as he had this really smug, arrogant tone that fit his character perfectly. The game dub's Togami just kind of sounded... bored and phoned in. So when I saw that the anime dub managed to capture the original feel, I was pretty happy with that.
Anyway, my assessment of the rest of the voices below.
(DISCLAIMER: The following assessment of the voices is simply my opinion, and not meant to be taken as fact. I'm well aware some of the voices I like will be hated by others, much like some the voices I hate will be liked by others).Overall, I thought the cast was pretty good. Really, my biggest complaints are them pronouncing "Naegi" as "Ny-eh-gi," and "Togami" as "Toga-mi." And much like gotMLK7, I think the more amusing changes from the source material at least give it a little sense of identity. And the changes I like I REALLY like. I mean, I couldn't take the game plot seriously after...
So, with that in mind, I'm more than okay with them embracing the silliness in the dub, and basically making a black comedy out of it. Bad things happen when you treat something ridiculous as serious, so I'm sure I'm not the only person who thought the first game would have been better without that particular aspect (heck, I know a few people who wish they'd gone with the Distrust beta model instead of what we got).
Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the series, otherwise I wouldn't even have bothered with the anime or the sequel, but there are certain aspects of it I could live without.
Anyway, hearing him as Togami was a rather pleasant surprise. Togami had one of my favorite voices in the Japanese version, as he had this really smug, arrogant tone that fit his character perfectly. The game dub's Togami just kind of sounded... bored and phoned in. So when I saw that the anime dub managed to capture the original feel, I was pretty happy with that.
Anyway, my assessment of the rest of the voices below.
(DISCLAIMER: The following assessment of the voices is simply my opinion, and not meant to be taken as fact. I'm well aware some of the voices I like will be hated by others, much like some the voices I hate will be liked by others).
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Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the series, otherwise I wouldn't even have bothered with the anime or the sequel, but there are certain aspects of it I could live without.
Re: SHSL Danganronpa Topic ~ DR3 Announced
Looks like we're getting a new anime to wrap things up with the cast of the first game. (Naturally, spoilers for that inside if you haven't played/finished.)
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Gumpei wrote:Looks like we're getting a new anime to wrap things up with the cast of the first game. (Naturally, spoilers for that inside if you haven't played/finished.)
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Anyone think that Naegi looks more like Hajime in that promo?