paint it, white! [DUB] - thoughts + feelings
a note: if you are not a fan of the dub or do not watch the dubs because of any reason or preference, please do not comment and bash the voice actors, translations, whathaveyou. it's perfectly fine for not everyone to like the dub, but if you don't like it, simply ignore this discussion. the dub isn't doing you any harm if you don't watch it, so please please do not do any harm to it or those who do watch it.
I have not stated any spoilers for the plot of the movie in this post, but seeing as discussion of the movie could very easily delve into specific points in the plot, be aware for potential spoilers in the comments!
I was at animeUSA over the weekend and managed to snag the special edition of the movie early (and only for $24!). for anyone who has seen it also (since it does come out in stores today), what are your thoughts? was it what you expected, even better, or did it fall flat in some spots?
I'll kick things off by saying I thought it was a wonderful dub; for the segments that were pulled from the seasons, it sounds as if they kept the original voice-work the actors did at the time. if you listen to the difference, you can tell that all of the actors have settled into their roles amazingly well, getting really comfortable with the characters and enjoying them. I absolutely adore iceland's voice; it's not really how I imagined him sounding before, but I like the voice they gave him even better than what I had thought of myself. the historical notes feature is great, explaining in scene order all the history packed into the movie, and watching the outtakes will be the best decision you've ever made. TRUST ME, they are awesome. I watched them at least three or four times the first time I watched through the movie.
the only problem I had with the dub is that sometimes the characters' accents make their words hard to understand, and the english subtitles for the movie are only translations of the japanese, not transcriptions of what the dub actors are saying. italy seems to be the biggest offender in this category with his half-yell habit of talking, but I had to rewind prussia's bit once or twice to catch all of his stuff too. all in all, I thought it was super awesome and have watched it twice already, with many more times to come!
on a final note, why is the world ondo song so damn catchy?