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I hate the name change

So I have been rewatching Gurren Lagann, it is still very, very, very, very, very, very, very good. Simoun is in his funk right now.

I gave up on Rave Masters. I guess it's just not my kind of show. The dub does not diserve the hate it gets. Sure some of the side characters are eh, but Michelle Ruff, Yuri Lowenthal, and Crispin Freeman did a great job, as they always tend to do. Ruff was a great choice as the girl IMO.

The dub criticism isn't towards the actors who are generally fine. I wouldn't go as far as calling it great. These are not their gem roles, but it's certainly at least serviceable. They are a veteran cast that knows what they are doing. Asking a VA to make a fart sound results in the same ham and cheese as opposed to a Shakespearean actor doing the same thing. The problem is the concept of the rewrites, and the poor material they came up with in trying to make it work for a certain demographic.

But most on the internet are not into subtleties and nuances, or some can't express the articulation to differentiate the two, so they just say the dub or the voices suck (which in my opinion is not the case, veteran actors/actresses are veterans for a reason), instead of isolating to the root problem.

I don't hate the dub either. I just found myself bored when watching it. I watched two eps last week, and yes I know that is a late start, but it just was not appealing at all.

Japanese OP 1 "Butterfly Kiss" by Chihiro Yonekura for Groove Adventure Rave:


Actually 3 OP's for the Japanese one.

English OP "Rave-olution" by Reel Big Fish for Rave Master:


Like I said in a forums lost the dub cast is good it is just they got a bad script to work with.
Kind of like One Piece when 4Kids dubbed it I honestly thought the dub cast fit good just the script and rewrites and edits made it bad.

Personally, I'm quite enjoying Rave Master just as it is.
Sure it's bit childish, and sure the script is a bit on the awkward side from time to time, but overall it's actually rather quite enjoyable.
I'm certianly enjoying it much more than the TTGL encore, I didn't like TTGL the first time around, and I like it even less the second time.

The Coffee God wrote:




My stance is clear on the encore showing of why I'm not watching it again, and I won't retread that whole issue... but out of curiosity why do you like it less the second time - just cause you know what will happen already or something else?

I'm not the biggest TTGL fan and I think it's highly overrated, but still a really good series that I'm looking forward to rewatching... once I get the DVDs. Like you though I would be tempted to fast-forward through the beginning episodes with HIM there (except the bath house episode). That one can't be missed with HIM there to spoil it or not.

I'm still watching this show as well. It's cute and good for an occassional LOL. I went into this understanding that the script left something to be desired, so I'm fairly happy with what I've seen so far. This is by, far, my easy viewing show right now. I'm just enjoying the ride, wherever it goes.

I don't mind Rave Masters so much.

I went into it knowing how much it was it was 'kiddy-ed' down, so I'm just taking it for what it is.

It's reminding me a little of Inuyasha with the "Rave-alution!" (Wind Scar), and the Demon Stones remind me of the Jewel shards...