Comments | mercy_angel_09: "Hey, leggo my egg roll."

mercy_angel_09

"Hey, leggo my egg roll."

Oct 15, 2010 16:51

I forgot how fantastically puntastic ADV's dub of Saiyuki is. Geneon's dub of RELOAD is much closer to the original script, and in some cases the casting seems a bit...off. Not that I don't like the cast - I actually quite approve of a lot of their other roles - they're just not the ADV cast who took their characters and put their own life into ( Read more... )

sewing, saiyuki, anime

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randomdiversion October 16 2010, 00:38:31 UTC

I read the entire Saiyuki Gaiden volumes on Manga Fox last night.

Wow. Just....wow.

mercy_angel_09 October 16 2010, 01:19:10 UTC

Yeah. It's a bit of a foregone conclusion that Konzen, Tenpou and Kenren are all going to die in order for the main story to be possible, but wow. Minekura doesn't spare the details in just how gruesome their deaths were. I actually feel it was a blessing that Goku's memories were erased.

Also, I feel bad for Goujun - his punishment for ending up going along with the group is become their mode of transportation on their journey to the west.

randomdiversion October 16 2010, 06:09:04 UTC

Is it punishment, I wonder?

He was a dragon, he's still a dragon...and he's more a valued part of the group in their journey than he was in 'heaven'.

I agree with you on Goku's memories. Although...I think if he were *told* about it without actually having to remember it, he'd be able to deal with it.

Imaginary shrink talking to Goku-

"You had a caregiver 500 years ago who looked a lot like Sanzo. A lot of shit went down and he died a pretty gruesome death in front of you, and you couldn't help him. The merciful goddess helped you forget because it was a very painful memory and not a particularly instructive one to keep. If memories from that time come up, let them, but its probably best not to actively pursue them. That was then, this is now."

mercy_angel_09 October 16 2010, 06:21:57 UTC

You know, I don't know if anyone has been able to pin down if it was punishment or what. Heck, it took something like seven years for Minekura to officially state that Hakuryu was Goujun in Heaven (which is why he gets some minor focus in Gensomaden SaiyukiAs to his value, seeing as he Tenpou's direct superior (and therefore also Kenren's superior) and the main general of the Western Army I'd say he was pretty damn valuable in Heaven, however I'd say that he's being quite useful on the trip west as well ( ... )

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