So after I reviewed The Last Airbender I srarted thinking to myself and I realized that I have not watched any anime show in its full content, not even my top favorites.
And then I did more thinking and I wrecked my brain because come on that can't possibly be true. I know I skip a few episodes here and there but no I can't be that much of a disgrace to the anime community.
Zero No Tsukaima, Sola, Special A and Uta No Prince Sama are the only anime I have seen the entire season/seasons of and that is why I have made my decision to review the most recent one I have seen Uta No Prince Sama Maji Love 1000%
Uta No Prince Sama (the shortened name) was a psp game before it was turned into an anime. I have yet to play the game and I stumbled into the anime randomly ao I have to say when I saw it, I had no clue what I was getting into.
The series revolves around Haruka Nanami, a girl whose passion is making music. She enrolls in a music school and with it starts her adventure. Six guys fall in love or at least are infatuated with her? I'm still not sure what most of their intentions were, I mean to me it just seemed like she was their inspiration. Anyways, they like her but Haruka's only love is Hayato and music.
Remember one of my previous posts about protagonists in anime? Haruka has it all. She's naive, clueless and oblivious to any signs that all the guys like her.
Of course, there is a rule in the school where it states that relationships between students are strictly forbidden. Bad news for Haruka when she finds out Hayato is none other than Ichinose Tokiya, one of her classmates huh? Apparently not.
By the end of the anime Haruka is not seen ending up with anyone and the moral of the story is that.....Rivals in love work together to debut as a band when the girl of their dreams cannot choose any of them as her partner for her project?
All in all, this anime can use a better plot but the songs are catchy, the characters will pull you in and the story is not that bad.
Give it a chance, I highly reccomend it.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Movie That Should Have Never Existed
Something compelled me to do this.
Perhaps it’s my sickness talking here but no it goes deeper than that because now I’m sober enough from my medicine intake to actually sit down and write this up.
Let’s face it. America has fucked up almost every foreign franchise that is good and adored by fans everywhere.
But nothing, absolutely nothing could prepare me for the worst of the worst; The time they actually fuck up one of their own.
I was appalled, left mouth agape and speechless beyond words as I forced myself to finish watching the movie.
Why did I do this to myself? Why had I not paid attention to my fellow friends that had witnessed the torture a year and a half before me? Because I was sick and sick people do some crazy shit I’ll tell you that.
So what had me so appalled that I could only stare at my computer screen speechless and wanting to utter every curse word I know?
I only have three words for you all; The Last Airbender.
Let’s face it, America has butchered series after series and in this blog I highly doubt I’ll ever get tired of repeating it but why? Why in their right mind would they butcher and turn their most amazing, breathtaking cartoon series of the new millennium into a live action movie?
The answer to that is that it’s simply what we do, we’re materialistic assholes that only have one thing in mind; Money.
Many will recall Avatar The Last Airbender, a cartoon series in Nickelodeon that lasted a few seasons and was quite entertaining to watch.
This series had it all. There was actually good action, humor and a pretty consistent plot that actually compels and draws you in. Aang, a technically speaking hundred and twelve year old kid who as the title says, is the last airbender. Katara and Sokka, from a water tribe find him in ice with his Bison, a flying monster of some sort named Appa. Together they’re on a quest, teach Aang the rest of the elements in time to stop the fire nation’s lord from gaining total control. Sounds easy enough, now what? Things only go downhill from there and soon they will learn that everything is not as easy as they had originally thought. They make friends, enemies and help a lot of people along the way that eventually do help them out too and there are not so many filler episodes as you actually would think there is. Most that would seem filler-ish actually serve a purpose later on.
But enough about the cartoon. Let us go and review, The Last Airbender 2010. It starts pretty much similar to the way the cartoon series starts out but wait a minute what the hell happened to Katara and Sokka? They look nothing at all like their counterparts and frankly neither do the rest of the cast. I get it, there’s a recession going on and most actors were most likely cast on lousy pay but they could have at least done an “effort”
Most of the plot is changed, most names are mispronounced, the costumes are horrible, the dialogue made me want to puke and by now I was thinking okay, maybe the effects will save this from turning into another Dragon Ball Evolution- Don’t even get me started on that.
Are you kidding? Are you freaking kidding me!? I admit that at first I was entranced by the effects but after a while I just lost interest. Water bending, earth bending, fire bending looked NOTHING like what I imagined and what saved it from being a complete and utter disaster was that hey, I actually liked Aang’s costume, props and his airbending. Oh wait pardon me, I meant to say I liked Uung’s costume, props and airbending because in this world his name starts with a U.
When did ATLA finished anyways? Let’s see……it began on February 21, 2005 and the last episode was on July 19th, 2008. When was The Last Airbender released in the US? July 1st, 2010 you say?
So wait……… you’re telling me that the whole company behind this had about roughly two years to actually get their facts straight and do some research to get it done right and this is their final product? Hell even Avatar that blue alien film back in 2009 had better plot than this.
That’s it I’m done. I’m leaving this in the never to talk about vault because frankly, this should have not even made it past the drawing board. I just hope they’re not thinking of making a sequel to this- oh wait……Legend Of Korra is due to start in the middle of 2012 which means that by 2015 the latest, there will most likely be another butchered plot to send to that black hole of a vault it should stay in.
Perhaps it’s my sickness talking here but no it goes deeper than that because now I’m sober enough from my medicine intake to actually sit down and write this up.
Let’s face it. America has fucked up almost every foreign franchise that is good and adored by fans everywhere.
But nothing, absolutely nothing could prepare me for the worst of the worst; The time they actually fuck up one of their own.
I was appalled, left mouth agape and speechless beyond words as I forced myself to finish watching the movie.
Why did I do this to myself? Why had I not paid attention to my fellow friends that had witnessed the torture a year and a half before me? Because I was sick and sick people do some crazy shit I’ll tell you that.
So what had me so appalled that I could only stare at my computer screen speechless and wanting to utter every curse word I know?
I only have three words for you all; The Last Airbender.
Let’s face it, America has butchered series after series and in this blog I highly doubt I’ll ever get tired of repeating it but why? Why in their right mind would they butcher and turn their most amazing, breathtaking cartoon series of the new millennium into a live action movie?
The answer to that is that it’s simply what we do, we’re materialistic assholes that only have one thing in mind; Money.
Many will recall Avatar The Last Airbender, a cartoon series in Nickelodeon that lasted a few seasons and was quite entertaining to watch.
This series had it all. There was actually good action, humor and a pretty consistent plot that actually compels and draws you in. Aang, a technically speaking hundred and twelve year old kid who as the title says, is the last airbender. Katara and Sokka, from a water tribe find him in ice with his Bison, a flying monster of some sort named Appa. Together they’re on a quest, teach Aang the rest of the elements in time to stop the fire nation’s lord from gaining total control. Sounds easy enough, now what? Things only go downhill from there and soon they will learn that everything is not as easy as they had originally thought. They make friends, enemies and help a lot of people along the way that eventually do help them out too and there are not so many filler episodes as you actually would think there is. Most that would seem filler-ish actually serve a purpose later on.
But enough about the cartoon. Let us go and review, The Last Airbender 2010. It starts pretty much similar to the way the cartoon series starts out but wait a minute what the hell happened to Katara and Sokka? They look nothing at all like their counterparts and frankly neither do the rest of the cast. I get it, there’s a recession going on and most actors were most likely cast on lousy pay but they could have at least done an “effort”
Most of the plot is changed, most names are mispronounced, the costumes are horrible, the dialogue made me want to puke and by now I was thinking okay, maybe the effects will save this from turning into another Dragon Ball Evolution- Don’t even get me started on that.
Are you kidding? Are you freaking kidding me!? I admit that at first I was entranced by the effects but after a while I just lost interest. Water bending, earth bending, fire bending looked NOTHING like what I imagined and what saved it from being a complete and utter disaster was that hey, I actually liked Aang’s costume, props and his airbending. Oh wait pardon me, I meant to say I liked Uung’s costume, props and airbending because in this world his name starts with a U.
When did ATLA finished anyways? Let’s see……it began on February 21, 2005 and the last episode was on July 19th, 2008. When was The Last Airbender released in the US? July 1st, 2010 you say?
So wait……… you’re telling me that the whole company behind this had about roughly two years to actually get their facts straight and do some research to get it done right and this is their final product? Hell even Avatar that blue alien film back in 2009 had better plot than this.
That’s it I’m done. I’m leaving this in the never to talk about vault because frankly, this should have not even made it past the drawing board. I just hope they’re not thinking of making a sequel to this- oh wait……Legend Of Korra is due to start in the middle of 2012 which means that by 2015 the latest, there will most likely be another butchered plot to send to that black hole of a vault it should stay in.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The big debate; Subs vs Dubs
Anime, even now I cannot help but wonder what makes it so easy to rant on yet still be so well liked.
Anime has many styles, genres, techniques and companies behind them but of course there is one thing that they all have in common, something that no matter what; The debate is never ending.
Subs versus dubs.
Any anime fan has had this debate with fellow fans and even a moment of doubt with themselves.
So what is better then, subtitles or dubbed? That of course is a question that will never have a concise ending.
Anime comes from Japan so of course regardless of what company and television channel has the rights to it the anime will of course be aired in none other than; Japanese. No shocker there really I mean seriously guys that’s a no brainer.
So what does occur afterwards then? I mean what if some of the audience interested in it does not understand Japanese? That’s where the split comes and the debates start.
Everything branches out from there. Subbers go their own way and dubbers go theirs.
Some subtitling are done professionally and taken care of by the companies themselves while others are left to the hands of the fans, hence the title Fansubbers.
Subtitles can have great benefits I mean it helps those who cannot understand the Japanese language enjoy the show without being too lost. On the other hand, even done professionally subtitles can be messed up and not deliver the correct or exact dialogue or phrase.
Alright let’s get onboard the train and keep on moving over to dubs but before we do let me give you a bit of background history about me and dubs.
As I have mentioned in my previous post I am a 90’s kid and in the two decades I have been alive I have witnessed the United States butcher so many anime that I don’t think even my vegetarianism self can kill so many animals if I was carnivorous. But I’ll let that slide for now, I mean let’s be honest if it would not have been for the English dubs I don’t think I would have gotten to know the anime I have come to love nowadays.
Saior Moon, Card Captor Sakura, Ojamajo Doremi, Tokyo Mew Mew and many others are amongst the list that were butchered to no extent and without mercy but without those English dubs where would the anime market be at this time?
I’ve seen my fair share of horrible ones believe me I have but even amongst those comes the greatness that some, even if they are slightly outnumbered have brought out to shine forth like the star they should- I’d know I’ve seen both English and Spanish dubs.
So whether you speak Japanese, English, Spanish or any other language out there just be glad to know that you have options to pick from for your anime experience.
“No pain, no gain” right?
-Rai out.
Anime has many styles, genres, techniques and companies behind them but of course there is one thing that they all have in common, something that no matter what; The debate is never ending.
Subs versus dubs.
Any anime fan has had this debate with fellow fans and even a moment of doubt with themselves.
So what is better then, subtitles or dubbed? That of course is a question that will never have a concise ending.
Anime comes from Japan so of course regardless of what company and television channel has the rights to it the anime will of course be aired in none other than; Japanese. No shocker there really I mean seriously guys that’s a no brainer.
So what does occur afterwards then? I mean what if some of the audience interested in it does not understand Japanese? That’s where the split comes and the debates start.
Everything branches out from there. Subbers go their own way and dubbers go theirs.
Some subtitling are done professionally and taken care of by the companies themselves while others are left to the hands of the fans, hence the title Fansubbers.
Subtitles can have great benefits I mean it helps those who cannot understand the Japanese language enjoy the show without being too lost. On the other hand, even done professionally subtitles can be messed up and not deliver the correct or exact dialogue or phrase.
Alright let’s get onboard the train and keep on moving over to dubs but before we do let me give you a bit of background history about me and dubs.
As I have mentioned in my previous post I am a 90’s kid and in the two decades I have been alive I have witnessed the United States butcher so many anime that I don’t think even my vegetarianism self can kill so many animals if I was carnivorous. But I’ll let that slide for now, I mean let’s be honest if it would not have been for the English dubs I don’t think I would have gotten to know the anime I have come to love nowadays.
Saior Moon, Card Captor Sakura, Ojamajo Doremi, Tokyo Mew Mew and many others are amongst the list that were butchered to no extent and without mercy but without those English dubs where would the anime market be at this time?
I’ve seen my fair share of horrible ones believe me I have but even amongst those comes the greatness that some, even if they are slightly outnumbered have brought out to shine forth like the star they should- I’d know I’ve seen both English and Spanish dubs.
So whether you speak Japanese, English, Spanish or any other language out there just be glad to know that you have options to pick from for your anime experience.
“No pain, no gain” right?
-Rai out.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Magical Girls
Oh the mother freaking magical girl genre, how I despise you.
Wait I said that wrong let me try this again.
Magical girl genre, oh how you sicken me.
Nope still not there.....What is the term I'm looking for? Oh yeah; Over used plot, twists, character designs and the genre itself.
Don't get me wrong. I'm a 90's kid born and raised in the US so what am I supposed to know about the magical girl genre in anime? The closest to it I ever saw back then was from the Sailor Moon and Card Captor Sakura dub..... the butchered mess we got....but still love to this day nonetheless.
As I got older and I realized that my interest lies in the wonderful world that is the japanese manga and anime I got curious and began to look up shows similar to that which I grew up watching as a child.
That is how I discovered the magical girl genre. Wikipedia's definition of this genre is...."Young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth" Ah so that explains why I've never seen a High School student with magical powers in this type of genre. Maybe they grew out of it or don't believe enough!
So yeah, most of the shows start out the same. The girl has a ordinary life until something occurs and wham! Out of nowhere she gets magical abilities for some reason she cannot talk about and has to keep a secret identity (I think Japan should sue Disney and Hannah Montana! *Gasp* They stole our idea but instead of powers, she sings us to death!)
Why is it that all magical girls are mostly the same? Do the creators of these shows think we can really relate to these girls? My guess is since they're so popular everyone thinks; Okay guys, let's exploit the hell out of this and use the same plot over and over.
The protagonist themselves are mostly clumsy, lazy, klutz, naive and total idiots. Sure, we're all like that aren't we?
(*sob* "I have no life but if I transform I become someone with a life!")
Ah what would the anime themselves be without lackeys? Sidekicks? I mean.....friends! The protagonist usually has a best friend (or gains one out of nowhere) whom has abilities as her own but usually the friend actually has something the protagonist herself lacks; Personality! (Yes, I'm talking about you Ami Mizuno aka Sailor Mercury.)
Don't you just love it when the friend of the protagonist is a million times smarter, useful and more resourceful than the protagonist herself?
At times I can't help but think that they do this on purpose so we could feel like there's a actual reason behind us wanting to murder the protagonist.
Take Serena, from Sailor Moon. She's the perfect example for this since because of her and the anime is that we can say the whole magical girl thing even exists.
Of course I again repeat; what do I know? There could have been a pre-existing anime before Sailor Moon....I'm going to need references for this, one minute please.......
*ahem* In wikipedia it says that Sally The Witch which came out in 1966 can be counted as the first magical girl anime since it has all the components needed for the category. Okay let's see.......she must keep her magic a secret, she needs a magic phrase and she has two sidekicks oh wait I mean friends . Hmmmm that sounds just about right to me.
Alright Serena looks like you're off the hook it's this Sally girl we have to blame for what became of this genre.
You know what? I take it back. I don't know this Sally person so it's you I have a bone to pick with! Okay maybe it's a brooch or whatever it is you use to transform but either way do you know what I have had to endure because of you? And by you I mean your whole sailor scout team of course.
Putting Sally The Witch aside many magical girl animes use the same or similar style the Sailor Moon series used. I bet you don't know they even have a mermaid clone do you?
Ah Mermaid Melody one of my favorite animes if it weren't for all the filler like episodes and the fact that it is the same as Sailor Moon only mermaid form.
Mermaids? They didn't have anything better to portray them as? No wait I actually liked this one so I won't rant as much other than to talk about one thing that always ticked me off well two considering their chants.
But that's a story for another day when I return to rant I mean review other anime topics.
I hope you enjoyed this post, Rai-chan out.
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