- Why can't they just use either Japanese or English for "05"? I know the Japanese like to mix up words, but zero and five are both numbers. It just seems jarring to me to use different languages for them. Technically, they are using one language. In Japanese, 0 is simply said "zero."
I agree with many of your points, especially all the reminders of previous series. It's probably because of the location, they may be similar. (Though I'm too lazy to actually go and check.)
Jin's lack of concern for his memory truly bothers me. It's how we were thrown into this, it should matter! I've a feeling it'll come smack us in the face in the last two or three episodes, though.
I'm of the opinion that Agent K actually has a personality. Considering the show has focused so much on society and the alien's schemes, there's not much room for him to develop even if they were trying to. The events aren't affecting him in any way so why should he change? That said, we have seen more of his personality (and facial expressions, really) than we have of Jin and even Agent S.
Human size fights don't belong in Ultraman. I mean, if he fights at our height, he's not Ultra, he's just Man! (ha ha) But really... it's irritating to me. That and the wire-fu. It's more subtle than if this was an American production but feels out of place regardless.
All that aside, I'm enjoying the series more than I thought I would, though that's mostly thanks to K and S...
Technically, they are using one language. In Japanese, 0 is simply said "zero."
You're right. Thing is, there was another Japanese word for 0 that I was thinking of, but I guess it is no longer widely used. Yeah, it boils down to me simply wanting them to say either "zero five" or "[a probably outdated Japanese word for 0] go". Probably not very reasonable, I guess.
I haven't really thought about the fact that most of the events don't specifically concern K, except on the superficial level that he has to investigate them because doing so is part of his job description. I guess I just selfishly want more from a 12 episode series than I should.
Human size fights don't belong in Ultraman.
Mostly I would agree with you. (I don't like the wire-fu either.) Part of the appeal of an Ultra is that he is a giant fighting in the city, among the buildings, sometimes falling on them. But in this case, which I'm just now reminded of, the alien wants a human size fight because he doesn't want his factory destroyed. That sounds contrived, true, but at least they are not putting in the human size fight just because they can. Anyway, I hope they continue to have some sort of reason if they want to have anymore human size fights in the series.
Technically, they are using one language. In Japanese, 0 is simply said "zero."
I agree with many of your points, especially all the reminders of previous series. It's probably because of the location, they may be similar. (Though I'm too lazy to actually go and check.)
Jin's lack of concern for his memory truly bothers me. It's how we were thrown into this, it should matter! I've a feeling it'll come smack us in the face in the last two or three episodes, though.
I'm of the opinion that Agent K actually has a personality. Considering the show has focused so much on society and the alien's schemes, there's not much room for him to develop even if they were trying to. The events aren't affecting him in any way so why should he change? That said, we have seen more of his personality (and facial expressions, really) than we have of Jin and even Agent S.
Human size fights don't belong in Ultraman. I mean, if he fights at our height, he's not Ultra, he's just Man! (ha ha) But really... it's irritating to me. That and the wire-fu. It's more subtle than if this was an American production but feels out of place regardless.
All that aside, I'm enjoying the series more than I thought I would, though that's mostly thanks to K and S...
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You're right. Thing is, there was another Japanese word for 0 that I was thinking of, but I guess it is no longer widely used. Yeah, it boils down to me simply wanting them to say either "zero five" or "[a probably outdated Japanese word for 0] go". Probably not very reasonable, I guess.
I haven't really thought about the fact that most of the events don't specifically concern K, except on the superficial level that he has to investigate them because doing so is part of his job description. I guess I just selfishly want more from a 12 episode series than I should.
Human size fights don't belong in Ultraman.
Mostly I would agree with you. (I don't like the wire-fu either.) Part of the appeal of an Ultra is that he is a giant fighting in the city, among the buildings, sometimes falling on them. But in this case, which I'm just now reminded of, the alien wants a human size fight because he doesn't want his factory destroyed. That sounds contrived, true, but at least they are not putting in the human size fight just because they can. Anyway, I hope they continue to have some sort of reason if they want to have anymore human size fights in the series.
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