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Trigun Coming to Cartoon Network
MoeMoe writes "Well I was just watching Cartoon Network and it looks like Trigun will begin airing in just a couple of weeks. The CN website gives a brief description here" Trigun is among my favorite anime series. It gets a little crazy by the end, but for the most part it's pretty lighthearted fun, with some great action. CN sure seems to love the Anime Sci Fi Westerns. I wonder if they'll carry some of the fluffier stuff besides Tenchi. Love Hina would be a fun choice. Or Excel Saga.
I mean really. I think the cartoon network would get a lot more viewers if they didn't air stuff that everyone's seen a million times before.
For those that havn't seen it, though, Trigun is very cool.
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
The funny thing about trigun is that the first 12 episodes are almost all filler and the last 12 are all the content. you could skip the first 12 and still totally understand the whole story.
So if you dont like it at first hang in there...the sci-fi story that kicks in around ep 12 is really cool.
Won't you be my my neighbor?
The first few episodes introduced vash, the kind of man he is, the world he lives in, and a lot more. You can't just jump in to the next 14 because you miss out on some basic info related to the series. Besides they were entertaining... my favorite eps are the first few.
Hmmm... Pie...
If you're looking to catch some anime on Cartoon Network, I suggest watching, in addition to Trigun, Ruroni Kenshin and Cowboy Bebop. Although dubbed, the voices are not that horrible though I still prefer the subtitled versions.
There's never enough when you have too little
Truthfully, Excel Saga wouldn't work on CN unless they included the AD-Vid Notes from the DVDs. Too many jokes just don't make sense, or aren't even recognized to the majority of Americans with little or no knowledge of Japanese culture and media.
Besides, since it would likely end up running in English, it presents a bit of a problem. While Kotono Mitsuishi's Excel is simply excellent, Jessica Calvello's performance was quite good. HOWEVER, since she was replaced by Larissa Wolcott (I believe by the 5th DVD), the English dub has been knocked down a few points in my book. A decent dub almost became a sub-standard dub, not necessarily due to Ms. Wolcott's performance, but the simple fact that the roles had been switched so late in the series.
Love Hina, on the other hand, is an even worse situation when you consider it running on CN. I think they'd have to break their rules and run it in Japanese, as the English dub is quite awful, even without being compared to the Japanese track. People like David Lucas and Wendee Lee (both of whom did excellent dubbing jobs with Bebop) should've avoided this project like the plague. Hm...then again, The Black Death does seem quite appetizing when compared to watching a single episode of that in English... =P
There's an interview with a writer/producer for Toonami here that discusses the topic.
Cowboy Bebop is the one exception (among what I belive CN shows). Several of it's (better) episodes weren't even televised in Japan, because they were considered too violent.
And even that is aimed at young adults.
Please consider actually paying for the dvds. Paying for anime will bring more anime to the usa in the future and encourages things like having anime on usa tv.
When you just download and encourage others to download anime you are hurting the usa anime industry which is not big and powerful like the RIAA and actually does need your money.
I don't however have anything against downloading fansubs of shows that arnt in the usa yet. If you really like the series buy the DVDs later for the extras.
Won't you be my my neighbor?
(for the unititiated: Vash doesn't believe in killing, and doesn't do so until the last few episodes).
Shame on you. That was a HUGE spoiler.
"Will he or won't he?" is supposed to keep viewers guessing until right to the end.
It's far from legal - copyright law on Japanese material extends beyond the borders of Japan. Fansub distribution ethics aren't the law. Downloading anime is as legal as downloading American movies.
Actually CN wont let it slide (entirely anyway) ... http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns/edit-list. php?id=83 ... for an interview about their policies. Drinking alchohol is a no-no for CN. After all, they love to edit (SNIPPY, SNIPPY)
YOU SUCK BALLS!
HA!
Too much stuff at conventions tends to be bootleg copies made in Hong Kong with no contribution to the creators.
Same with ebay. The majority there is the same HK bootlegs you find too often at anime cons.
And what rediculous prices? I can find most stuff LEGIT for under $20/disc. Less for older series even.
And don't forget that most of the US anime companes have exactly NOTHING to do with the RIAA and MPAA, therefore they have nothing to do with their political actions.
(or however it's spelled...)
And the main character's mother getting blasted with two crossdressers?
Either way, TriGun doesn't really have much in the way of drinking. Just milly buying a lot of pudding and such.
It's about a tormented super anime hero, who despite his vast skills and power can't always defend those around him even if they happen to be main characters (see Wolfwood).
He can't even live up to his own standards (see Legato.) Which gives it a nice ring.
The gungho guns and their interplay with each other is pretty cool to.
As far as the moral/educational goes. *shrug* Well if you're going to be watching anime based on that critera you'd best go watch Hamtoro.
(If nothing else it'll give you the message not to smoke crack.)
Well, I don't think there is any chance Cartoon Network will use the subtitled version... but is it my imagination or is dubbing getting better overall (perhaps not in Trigun, but overall). I remember when Akira first came out dubbed in English and half the voices sounded like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... then the DVD came out recently with much better voice acting.
I used to prefer subtitles because the dubbed versions always sounded like cheezy crap, but I think now it's getting a bit better. Part of me still prefers subtitles, though, since you can hear what the original actors were trying to emote.
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