I have been waiting for this moment to arrive. That Garzey’s wing clip? Did you know Garzey’s wing is a sequel series to Aura Battler Dubine, a show about piloting giant beetles and reincarnation
How's about you do Tekkaman Blade 2, 10 Tokyo Warriors, Shinesman, Moldiver, Dangaioh, Vandread, Casshern Sins, Michiko and Hatchin, Xenosaga the animation, and Transformers Robots In Disguise otherwise called Transformers Car Robots.
Fun fact: Roof's dub VA is none other than Bryce Papenbrook. As in Nagito Komaeda, Kirito SAO, Eren Yaeger Bryce Papenbrook. And this was one of his first VA roles too. Truly there is such a thing as "it's all uphill from here"
Toxic positivity somehow always seems worse than its opposite...possibly because yelling at someone who is just constantly dragging down the mood feels better then trying to convince someone 'no the world sucks'.
"The ninjas will now take these goods!" "Please DON'T do THAT! We STARVE to DEATH!" This clip will now be in my head forever. Thank you for this. Also, that improv dig. Ouch. X'D
This is one of those times when I'd be really curious to know what the general conception of this story is like in Japan. Could the original dub save it? Or could the manga it was based on be viewed in a better light, if maybe it was better written and this particular adaptation simply failed? I have been entertained by this video, but now I feel a yearning to be EDUCATED...
Ah, the good old fashioned insanity of a terrible 2000s anime. Really makes for a refreshing change from the usual mid-tier insanity of a modern anime.
People, I swear a decent amount of Shotaro Ishinomori’s works are good. It’s just that incompetent morons like Eiji Tsuburaya’s own son and a few people who do some adaptations of his works are just cashing in on a dead man who had more talent in his drawing hand than the corporate suits trying to replicate it.
Yeah, to think that the Co.Creator of Godzilla and Creator of Ultraman would have a son who was too stupid to see that Working on this story would be a nightmare instead of a Goldmine!
See now I'm curious- is Genma Wars a manga he drew that is WAY better than this adaptation... or is the story just as off-putting here and when you say most of his works are good you're NOT counting Genma Wars?
@@danielramsey6141 Akira Tsuburaya is Eiji’s own youngest and only surviving son, which unfortunately doesn’t help things as his other sons unluckily lived much shorter lives.
I have grown to hate Media Blasters more and more with the passage of time. Not just because of the haphazard localizations of anime that didn't even need to be localized in the first place, but because they're a bunch of bastards that refuse to relicense most of the IPs they snatched up for streaming, including the really good stuff like Tekkaman Blade
@@theblocksays Media Blasters, Funimation and Crunchyroll are pretty bad on their own, but Harmony Gold surely takes the cake for being the crummiest American anime dubbing studio to ever walk the world. Hoo boy, even 4Kids and Saban had to compete with it in the mid-late 1990s!
Bennet literally hit my button at the end. "Checking out Trinity Blood" ooooo....oooo....OOOOO. Sorry loved that anime and it's a shame it'll never be finished, like the manga.
If Jin's hair was curlier than spikier, I would have thought it was Amuro Ray making proclamations of beating a mutant baby out of someone's womb. Jin's 1970-ish character design just adds to the likeness to Amuro's One Year War era design, even Jin's modern era clothes look like Amuro's civilian outfit, minus the yellow sweater.
8:11 - Well to be fair, plenty of anime always seem to cheap out on actually giving talking animals proper lip synching more times than they even need to. And still do to this day for some stupid reason.😓
This women does not think the creepy GREEN baby with yellow eyes and giant veins on its head that can apparently talk telepathically with others is weird? The thing looks like Brainiac...
Good to see you back in action, Sage. Didn't expect your return to be with an anime this bad. Thought there'd be a progression before tackling something like that. Keep up the good work.
@@danielg.w5733 Shotarō Ishinomori was also infamous for being as overworked and messed over as Sōji Yamakawa, one of the dudes behind many Japanese Pop Culture precedents.
Oof, a KareKano mention, hits me right in my shriveled, crippled old anime grognard heart. At least that high school anime had the decency to say "yeah, these kids definitely had sex."
Unfortunately learning about this anime inspired me because a goon who gets turned into a helpful dog for the protagonist is actually an interesting idea.
I actually also vibe with him never even considering being turned back. Why the fuck would you want to NOT be a dog? WTF is asked of a dog from day to day? Exactly, nothing. Only thing better would be being a cat.
Anime staffer: "Hey Boss don't you think this pointless sex and violence in this anime is rather pointless and we should be focusing on improving the story and animation." Anime Boss: "QUIET YOU WE HAVE A SHOW TO SELL AND IT'S TOO BORING WITHOUT IT!"
pointless nudity. Fanservice sells, presumably? Jean has 2 seconds of bare breasts with the girl when he first meets her, then leaves her, then comes back to rescue her from being sacrificed. The scene sage shows with the bouncing is topless non travelling on the back of the wolf. So...its not even a lot of sex as such. And I guess they intended them to serve as...bonding for the main characters? So, laziness.
I hate the "Ungrateful, Ignorant Bastard" trope. The villagers are making the Big Bad look decent by comparison. Yes, he's a rapist, but at least he doesn't throw rocks at a mother and her infant child.
@@popcultureoverdosed I think Brightburn is an unintended satire on how not to become a parent to someone who isn’t only a terrible kid, but also a humanlike alien who can eat humans like him/her/them. Also, even the most humanlike of aliens have incomprehensible Blue and Orange morality.
So I was actually a seriously brain damaged and abused kid and didn't ever think about it. I liked Genma Wars AND Android Kikaider as a kid and thought they were really cool. The brain can take half a lifetime to heal, but bad anime sticks with you forever.
With the mention of "Garzey's Wing" at 7:39 and 35:37, I have something to say that I have wanted to get off my chest for a long time; but couldn't find the right time to do so. This probably isn't the best place to do that, but at this point, it is either now or never. I hate to be an Oancitizen, but when you gave your .Hack//SIGN review the moniker "The Origins of Isekai," that is historically inaccurate. Chronologically speaking, the origin of the isekai genre dates back as far as the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro. But the real kicker? The first isekai anime to ever air in Japan was in 1983 and is known as "Aura Battler Dunbine," and while Dunbine would not be available to watch outside of Japan until 2003; it had a spin-off anime that was released in North America around 1996. "What is that spin-off's name?" one person (at the most) in this comment section might be wondering? It is, wait for it; ......"Garzey's Wing". I swear that I am not joking when I say that the anime OVA we know as "Garzey's Wing" is the first isekai anime to have reached North American shores.
Good to have you back, Bennett! I might have not seen Genma Wars but it doesn't stop me from disliking Media Blasters even more. Those guys really knew how to pick'em... and dub them.
A brilliant return with a brilliantly crappy anime to kick off said return…true to form Sage! Welcome back! **Hears Trinity Blood is gonna be reviewed…is happy**
Me: (Casually watching video) Sage: "Classics like Cosmo Warrior Zero, Ikki Tousen, and His and Her Circu-" Me: (Perks up) WAITWHA-? Sage: "What the fu-" Me: I KNOW! I was interested, but now I am *fascinated!*
lmao Jin's mom sucks. i kind of understand she's supposed to be the all-loving mother figure but boy is it grating how she refuses to acknowledge that what happened to her and her children is an injustice and keeps excusing the cruelty inflicted on her by the villagers.
I've really enjoyed the newer more thoughtful and informative eps, but it's nice to just lump a turd on the pile and mock it too. Nostalgic somehow. Excellent work my friend!
In the god-awful Anime film Ultraman: The Adventure Begins animated by Studio Sign and Ashi Productions and produced by Tsuburaya Productions with writers from Hanna-Barbera, the whole thing was a mess from the start. It was supposed to be an anime TV series but then turned into a film with soon-to-be Exosquad creator Jeff Segal called in to fix the script to make it from an unfinished TV series to a film. And later Jeff to have his name removed from the credits at his own request. And after seeing the film I can see why Jeff wanted his name removed from the film's credits.
The story feels massively truncated and the animation is cheap as all hell, but I will give the dub this: Despite the atrocious script and subpar voice direction, it's clear that most of the voice-actors tried the best they could to salvage it even a slight bit. This dub could've so easily had a cast of nothing but no-names plucked from the licensing company's offices muttering their lines with complete disinterest, but it didn't. Credit where it's due. Also, I did not expect to learn that Nuu (that wolf character) was voiced by Dan Lorge, considering I've heard him hamming it up with gusto as Inspector Zenigata for years.
Anyone else wondering what happened to Dan the Ninja's epic mustache after they were described as "physics" like old fashioned physicians? (Maybe he lit it on fire. Ninja doctors can't catch you if you're on fire.)
Been watching your show for about 10 years. Id love to see your opinion on the english dub of ghost stories. This show really reminds me of that with the dubbing
Oddly, this reminds me of a fourth edition, dungeons and dragons Spin off system that called back to a previous system called gamma world Which was meant to be a post Apocalypse version of Dungeons and dragons made in the 80s. Like the original, the recent spin-off that occurred back in the 2010s did not see Any success. And this alone reminds me. Of that entire fiasco
As for Gemma Wars itself, it's bad and all but you've covered anime that are waaaay worse than it in certain categories. Insane- Mad Bull 34, Sins of the Sisters, Jungle De Ikou, Very Private Lesson and of course Ninja Resurrection. Hateful- Doomed Megalopolis, De:Vadasy, Genocyber and especially Gantz. Insulting/Infuriating- 8-Man After, Venus Wars, A Wind Named Amnesia, Virgin Fleet, Kikaider the Animation and Pilot Candidate. Poorly Animated- Lady Death, Space Travelers, Master of Martial Hearts and most Korean chop jobs. Terrible Adaptations- Galaxy Express 999, Netflix Bebop and In the Aftermath Bad Voice Acting- Landlock and The Tokyo Project But at the very least Gemma Wars isn't boring so it's far away from the likes of Odin, Harlock Saga, The Dark Myth and Marriage.
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Nice seeing you again Bennett, hope you’re doing well
Dude, welcome back. I JUST rewatched your review of that Nietzschean horror that is "MAZE" and caught myself wondering whatever happened to you.
So glad to see your return. I was literally just checking when you last posted a week or so ago and was wondering if all was going okay.
I HAD JUST CHECKED IN ON YOUR CHANNEL!
AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER I GO TO BED YOU UPLOAD!
OMG your alive 😮... just kidding I follow you on Twitter AKA X.
Anthropomorphic monkey minions to an evil, distant, magic user REALLY should have leaned into the Wizard of Oz shtick.
For an author that seemed to love lifting from Western works, I thought he'd do that to o
33:26 Baby Genma is obviously a lovechild of Stewie Griffin and that 'black' devil bunny from Ghost Stories.
I have been waiting for this moment to arrive.
That Garzey’s wing clip? Did you know Garzey’s wing is a sequel series to Aura Battler Dubine, a show about piloting giant beetles and reincarnation
1:50 Hold up hold up. That's Kula Diamond. Is this gonna be another one of those AA episodes where I spot how many character rip offs are in the show?
Baby Genma is kinda adorable and I want a plush of him.
6:53 That band is awesome!! Nice reference!
I remember picking this one up for one of our local anime con's, Bad Anime Night showings!
Welcome Home,
Thank goodness Adult Swim didn't air this trainwreck!
I’m framing that face art on my wall, nice.
28:55 It's not redundant, it's contradictory.
5:42 yo my dude on the left nose tho 👃
0:58 How this didn't became a meme?
We are so back baby
AYEEEEEE WELCOME BACK IM SMOKING A FAT BLUNR TOO THIS
How's about you do Tekkaman Blade 2, 10 Tokyo Warriors, Shinesman, Moldiver, Dangaioh, Vandread, Casshern Sins, Michiko and Hatchin, Xenosaga the animation, and Transformers Robots In Disguise otherwise called Transformers Car Robots.
5:50 never played sekiro
Good to see you back.
OMG!! Sageeeeee!!! ioi
I enjoyed Very Private Lesson and Master of Martial Arts but I’m not inclined to watch this.
Fun fact: Roof's dub VA is none other than Bryce Papenbrook. As in Nagito Komaeda, Kirito SAO, Eren Yaeger Bryce Papenbrook. And this was one of his first VA roles too. Truly there is such a thing as "it's all uphill from here"
So you could say that Bryce Papenbrook was... _through the Roof_ after Genma Wars?
I never seen this Genma Wars before but it doesn't stop me from wanting to hear Sage talk about it.
Same.
If you presented this to me without the backstory and just told me it was an Adult Swim parody of early 70s anime, I would believe you.
Honestly the whole fucking anime looks and feels like a adult swim parody of 1970s anime
All that’s missing is George lowe voicing someone.
And either a heavy metal theme song or a rap theme song.
And it’s complete.
Toxic positivity somehow always seems worse than its opposite...possibly because yelling at someone who is just constantly dragging down the mood feels better then trying to convince someone 'no the world sucks'.
And this is why im always grateful of Ishinomori for creating Kamen Rider and Cyborg 009....and STICK WITH THOSE 2 INSTEAD OF THIS.
Man Richard Epcar is really trying his best to sell this garbage, but even his dulcet tones can't save this.
All the voice actors suffer from poor direction in this dub.
"Loof, give me blood." Is like a line delivered in an abridged parody dub.
"The ninjas will now take these goods!" "Please DON'T do THAT! We STARVE to DEATH!" This clip will now be in my head forever. Thank you for this.
Also, that improv dig. Ouch. X'D
This is one of those times when I'd be really curious to know what the general conception of this story is like in Japan. Could the original dub save it? Or could the manga it was based on be viewed in a better light, if maybe it was better written and this particular adaptation simply failed? I have been entertained by this video, but now I feel a yearning to be EDUCATED...
Ah, the good old fashioned insanity of a terrible 2000s anime. Really makes for a refreshing change from the usual mid-tier insanity of a modern anime.
There is something to be said for really going for the gold when it comes to being absolutely cracked out of your head in terms of well... everything.
People, I swear a decent amount of Shotaro Ishinomori’s works are good.
It’s just that incompetent morons like Eiji Tsuburaya’s own son and a few people who do some adaptations of his works are just cashing in on a dead man who had more talent in his drawing hand than the corporate suits trying to replicate it.
Yeah, to think that the Co.Creator of Godzilla and Creator of Ultraman would have a son who was too stupid to see that Working on this story would be a nightmare instead of a Goldmine!
See now I'm curious- is Genma Wars a manga he drew that is WAY better than this adaptation... or is the story just as off-putting here and when you say most of his works are good you're NOT counting Genma Wars?
@@danielramsey6141 Akira Tsuburaya is Eiji’s own youngest and only surviving son, which unfortunately doesn’t help things as his other sons unluckily lived much shorter lives.
@@goranisacson2502 the Genma wars novels and mangas are much better than their adaptations.
@SlapstickGenius23 Can you imagine if this Akira is given the rights of the Ultraman series. How much he will screw that up?
I have grown to hate Media Blasters more and more with the passage of time. Not just because of the haphazard localizations of anime that didn't even need to be localized in the first place, but because they're a bunch of bastards that refuse to relicense most of the IPs they snatched up for streaming, including the really good stuff like Tekkaman Blade
Well, Media Blasters *was* considered bankrupt until just recently.
I bought tekkaman on Amazon I believe a number of years back.
So basically, just like Harmony Gold?
@@theblocksays Media Blasters, Funimation and Crunchyroll are pretty bad on their own, but Harmony Gold surely takes the cake for being the crummiest American anime dubbing studio to ever walk the world.
Hoo boy, even 4Kids and Saban had to compete with it in the mid-late 1990s!
Bennet literally hit my button at the end. "Checking out Trinity Blood" ooooo....oooo....OOOOO. Sorry loved that anime and it's a shame it'll never be finished, like the manga.
Just before September ends, I'm blessed with the return of one of my most favorite reviewers on this site.
Exactly it’s the best news ever
I'm so thankful my mother remembered to wake me up today
@@Theevil6ify I see what you did there. Well played.
If Jin's hair was curlier than spikier, I would have thought it was Amuro Ray making proclamations of beating a mutant baby out of someone's womb. Jin's 1970-ish character design just adds to the likeness to Amuro's One Year War era design, even Jin's modern era clothes look like Amuro's civilian outfit, minus the yellow sweater.
I’d kill for a Giant Robo the Animation retrospective from you, Sage
I'd love to see him take a crack at Getter Robo Armageddon.
@@OnDavidsBrainalso a great choice. Getter is so influential for mecha it’d be fun to see him tackle it.
Yes! Giant robo is such an overlooked gem thats easily one of the best mecha anime of all time.
8:11 - Well to be fair, plenty of anime always seem to cheap out on actually giving talking animals proper lip synching more times than they even need to. And still do to this day for some stupid reason.😓
I’m glad to see you back I’m also glad your doing better gonna enjoy watching this
Genma Wars sounds and looks like the type of anime produced by Neil Breen
16:45 Just getting into the spirit, I'd also toss in "melty Krang" and "naked MODOK." And maybe "walking circumcision mishap."
I will not abide by this episode's slander of Kikaider!
This women does not think the creepy GREEN baby with yellow eyes and giant veins on its head that can apparently talk telepathically with others is weird? The thing looks like Brainiac...
29:12 Man Ishinomori loves skulls in his stuff. My brain went straight to black ghost
I swear, half of these plots sound like thrown away Star Trek episodes.
When the VA for the Wizard turns out to be RAIDEN FROM MORTAL KOMBAT
Good to see you back in action, Sage. Didn't expect your return to be with an anime this bad. Thought there'd be a progression before tackling something like that. Keep up the good work.
I believe you owe us a dumpster dive discussing Wifus.
the last con I went to I got to meet Richard epcar and his wife Evelyn epcar who voiced both the Maoh king and queen Parome in this anime .
this is just further proof of what i have always know, ishimori-sensei was really, really fucked up on the head.
Considering how many pages he drew in his life, the lack of sleep, and the pressure.. Yeah. That is not shocking
@@danielg.w5733 Shotarō Ishinomori was also infamous for being as overworked and messed over as Sōji Yamakawa, one of the dudes behind many Japanese Pop Culture precedents.
Your judicious use of the Dennis Hopper "Monkey" clip is much appreciated.
Oof, a KareKano mention, hits me right in my shriveled, crippled old anime grognard heart. At least that high school anime had the decency to say "yeah, these kids definitely had sex."
>KareKano
So, what about "Yamada's First Time"?
"King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard" I understood that reference! Great to see you still have good taste in music :).
13:59 What the fuck was that?!
I can't believe they went with that take!😂
Glad your looking well, Sage! Need to get back to working out !
Unfortunately learning about this anime inspired me because a goon who gets turned into a helpful dog for the protagonist is actually an interesting idea.
I actually also vibe with him never even considering being turned back. Why the fuck would you want to NOT be a dog? WTF is asked of a dog from day to day? Exactly, nothing. Only thing better would be being a cat.
Anime staffer: "Hey Boss don't you think this pointless sex and violence in this anime is rather pointless and we should be focusing on improving the story and animation."
Anime Boss: "QUIET YOU WE HAVE A SHOW TO SELL AND IT'S TOO BORING WITHOUT IT!"
“And, might I add, MOAR COCAIIIIINE!!!”
pointless nudity. Fanservice sells, presumably?
Jean has 2 seconds of bare breasts with the girl when he first meets her, then leaves her, then comes back to rescue her from being sacrificed.
The scene sage shows with the bouncing is topless non travelling on the back of the wolf.
So...its not even a lot of sex as such. And I guess they intended them to serve as...bonding for the main characters?
So, laziness.
woah.. this is from the 2000's that art style really had me fooled before i started video heh. alright sage hit me with the plot im ready!!
I hate the "Ungrateful, Ignorant Bastard" trope. The villagers are making the Big Bad look decent by comparison. Yes, he's a rapist, but at least he doesn't throw rocks at a mother and her infant child.
Welcome back Bennett. Now you have sort out the being a husband, being Italian, etc, it nice to see you back on track.
Rock Me Dr. Zaius.
I would say the mother from the movie Brightburn would give her a run for her money when it comes down to blind parenting.
I couldn't finish Brightburn. The parents were just too darn stupid!
Yeah that mom was way too soft
@@popcultureoverdosed I think Brightburn is an unintended satire on how not to become a parent to someone who isn’t only a terrible kid, but also a humanlike alien who can eat humans like him/her/them. Also, even the most humanlike of aliens have incomprehensible Blue and Orange morality.
So I was actually a seriously brain damaged and abused kid and didn't ever think about it.
I liked Genma Wars AND Android Kikaider as a kid and thought they were really cool.
The brain can take half a lifetime to heal, but bad anime sticks with you forever.
26:00: Shit they dragged in Izzy from Digimon into this?
*looks up cast* EREN YEAGERS ONE OF THE BROTHERS? I didn't recognise him!
Sage confirmed a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard fan.
With the mention of "Garzey's Wing" at 7:39 and 35:37, I have something to say that I have wanted to get off my chest for a long time; but couldn't find the right time to do so. This probably isn't the best place to do that, but at this point, it is either now or never.
I hate to be an Oancitizen, but when you gave your .Hack//SIGN review the moniker "The Origins of Isekai," that is historically inaccurate. Chronologically speaking, the origin of the isekai genre dates back as far as the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro. But the real kicker? The first isekai anime to ever air in Japan was in 1983 and is known as "Aura Battler Dunbine," and while Dunbine would not be available to watch outside of Japan until 2003; it had a spin-off anime that was released in North America around 1996. "What is that spin-off's name?" one person (at the most) in this comment section might be wondering? It is, wait for it; ......"Garzey's Wing". I swear that I am not joking when I say that the anime OVA we know as "Garzey's Wing" is the first isekai anime to have reached North American shores.
man the misreading of psychics for physics killed me that was too funny! glad bennett decided to do this finally!
Good to have you back, Bennett! I might have not seen Genma Wars but it doesn't stop me from disliking Media Blasters even more. Those guys really knew how to pick'em... and dub them.
Media Blasters is a mere wimp in comparison to the super corrupt Harmony Gold.
@@SlapstickGenius23 just checking their Wikipedia page gave me headache
...Wow, that line ACTUALLY makes sense in context O.o
13:31 say what you will about this anime, but those Human Physics have a boppin theme song playing in the background.
Congratulations
I’d like you to cover Sukeban Deka at some point. I enjoyed it but it is crazy.
Hey, Ben, have you heard of the anime dub "Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs?"
Yes it’s a classic solid anime with hand drawn animation! Excellent series
Star Musketeer Bismark was a great anime. It's dub was quite good, too.
What are your thoughts on Gilgamesh the anime series from 2003?
A brilliant return with a brilliantly crappy anime to kick off said return…true to form Sage! Welcome back!
**Hears Trinity Blood is gonna be reviewed…is happy**
Me: (Casually watching video)
Sage: "Classics like Cosmo Warrior Zero, Ikki Tousen, and His and Her Circu-"
Me: (Perks up) WAITWHA-?
Sage: "What the fu-"
Me: I KNOW! I was interested, but now I am *fascinated!*
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees and people say we monkey around
But we're too busy singing to put anybody down
Have anyone else noticed that he's been regaining his weight back? I hope things are ok with sage.
That's what happens when a man gets married. The wife ends up making the man weaker. The man ends up slowing down
Cannot wait for the TB episode :D Glad to see Sage is back too!~
glad to see you again bennett! wow i missed out on this one. im not sorry either :P
it nice to see u back ripping apart bad anime thats why I am here
I'm glad Bennet is back but man just watching the review of this crap shoot of an anime makes a man wanna drink.
I heard a couple of recognizable voices in this dub, I guess a gig’s a gig.
lmao Jin's mom sucks. i kind of understand she's supposed to be the all-loving mother figure but boy is it grating how she refuses to acknowledge that what happened to her and her children is an injustice and keeps excusing the cruelty inflicted on her by the villagers.
4:45 DR ZAIUS DR ZAIUS, OOOOOH DR ZAIUS! (DR ZAIUS DR ZAIUS!)
"I hate
Every ape i see,
From chimpan-A
To chimpan-Zee..."
😎🤟
@@alessandrobaggi6129 Could I play the piano anymore?
@@themysteriouscrumpet
"Yes!"
"Well, i couldn't before."
... a true masterpiece for the ages 😉😁
He has returned!. welcomes back, Sage. Also did someone say Trinity blood!?
I've really enjoyed the newer more thoughtful and informative eps, but it's nice to just lump a turd on the pile and mock it too. Nostalgic somehow. Excellent work my friend!
NO!!! Not Wolfie! I will never forget you... whatsyourface.
So what is this a prototype of Ghost Stories?
In the god-awful Anime film Ultraman: The Adventure Begins animated by Studio Sign and Ashi Productions and produced by Tsuburaya Productions with writers from Hanna-Barbera, the whole thing was a mess from the start. It was supposed to be an anime TV series but then turned into a film with soon-to-be Exosquad creator Jeff Segal called in to fix the script to make it from an unfinished TV series to a film. And later Jeff to have his name removed from the credits at his own request. And after seeing the film I can see why Jeff wanted his name removed from the film's credits.
The story feels massively truncated and the animation is cheap as all hell, but I will give the dub this: Despite the atrocious script and subpar voice direction, it's clear that most of the voice-actors tried the best they could to salvage it even a slight bit. This dub could've so easily had a cast of nothing but no-names plucked from the licensing company's offices muttering their lines with complete disinterest, but it didn't. Credit where it's due.
Also, I did not expect to learn that Nuu (that wolf character) was voiced by Dan Lorge, considering I've heard him hamming it up with gusto as Inspector Zenigata for years.
Anyone else wondering what happened to Dan the Ninja's epic mustache after they were described as "physics" like old fashioned physicians? (Maybe he lit it on fire. Ninja doctors can't catch you if you're on fire.)
Been watching your show for about 10 years. Id love to see your opinion on the english dub of ghost stories. This show really reminds me of that with the dubbing
Oddly, this reminds me of a fourth edition, dungeons and dragons Spin off system that called back to a previous system called gamma world Which was meant to be a post Apocalypse version of Dungeons and dragons made in the 80s. Like the original, the recent spin-off that occurred back in the 2010s did not see Any success. And this alone reminds me. Of that entire fiasco
There might be fertile ground for examining the not-so latent misogyny of Ishinomori's work...
Trinity Blood? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
To quote Geto from Jujutsu Kaisen, “I really hate those monkeys.”
'Trinity Blood'
Oh here we go.
Why is watching this making me wish for Sage to revisit Jungle de Ikou for a full review?
07:33 - Yikes, an Eyewing! That talks like Navi! Will the horror never end?
Whenever you say that the village is attacked by the Monkeys I can't help but think that they're being invaded by a Beatles soundalike band.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkeys, people say we monkey around, but we're too busy burning, your village to the ground~
As for Gemma Wars itself, it's bad and all but you've covered anime that are waaaay worse than it in certain categories.
Insane- Mad Bull 34, Sins of the Sisters, Jungle De Ikou, Very Private Lesson and of course Ninja Resurrection.
Hateful- Doomed Megalopolis, De:Vadasy, Genocyber and especially Gantz.
Insulting/Infuriating- 8-Man After, Venus Wars, A Wind Named Amnesia, Virgin Fleet, Kikaider the Animation and Pilot Candidate.
Poorly Animated- Lady Death, Space Travelers, Master of Martial Hearts and most Korean chop jobs.
Terrible Adaptations- Galaxy Express 999, Netflix Bebop and In the Aftermath
Bad Voice Acting- Landlock and The Tokyo Project
But at the very least Gemma Wars isn't boring so it's far away from the likes of Odin, Harlock Saga, The Dark Myth and Marriage.