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REVIEW: Occult Academy Sub.Blu-Ray 1

drale wrote:

I'm not trying to be a weeabo here, but I have yet to see a show in the last 5 years with a dub that does justice to the original cast. Without fail, the American voice actors are inevitably not as talented. Though I understand some people are illiterate and prefer lines that don't quite match up and are sometimes dead wrong and out of place.

No, you are pretty much being a weeabo with that rather insulting last sentence added on. I probably would have dismissed your statement as "different strokes for different folks" had you not added that.

Frankly, whenever people make statements like "I've seen no dub in the last five years that does justice to the original cast," I have to wonder how much dubbed anime that person has actually watched in that time frame. Sure, there have been some inadequate ones, but there have also been series like Deadman Wonderland, which I first saw subbed but have been really enjoying in dubbed form; through five episodes so far, virtually every casting choice and performance has been spot-on and I like the way they expanded the amount of swearing in it. It's a crass series, so it should sound crass.

I could give a lot of other examples, too, but I don't want to turn this thread into another sub/dub debate so I'll leave it at that.

There a reason why the title is called "Sub. Blu-Ray 1"?

At first I thought you guys were reviewing it one disc at a time or something.

No dub as a negative?

I suspect that was stated because it's one of the more accessible titles in its content, so a dub could have given it some chance among a more casual audience.

I'm not trying to be a weeabo here, but I have yet to see a show in the last 5 years with a dub that does justice to the original cast. Without fail, the American voice actors are inevitably not as talented.
Though I understand some people are illiterate and prefer lines that don't quite match up and are sometimes dead wrong and out of place.

For me it's more a dub shouldn't be a factor when reviewing a show, since it has nothing to do with the original product, directors or presentation. It's like reviewing a famous painting through someone's imitation of it.

Parse Error wrote:

I suspect that was stated because it's one of the more accessible titles in its content, so a dub could have given it some chance among a more casual audience.

While this is true, the lack of a dub is listed as a negative primarily because I'm reviewing the release, not just the series. I've also frequently mentioned a lack of Extras as a negative (or a wealth of them as a positive) on a release, so why not also a lack of a dub? Besides, you'll also sometimes see me put "especially good dub" or "weak dub" as positives or negatives, so the lack of a dub fits in there, too.

I've also frequently mentioned a lack of Extras as a negative (or a wealth of them as a positive) on a release, so why not also a lack of a dub?

The result is a silly, thoroughly eclectic 13-episode series which rarely fails to entertain but struggles to find a proper balance amongst its diverse elements.

Spoilers for So Ra No Wo To for anyone who hasn't seen it. That backstory stuff actually comes through as a slow drip. It would be crazy amazing if that bit could be marked as spoilers or something. It's hard enough as it is to convince people to watch it without spoilers abounding.

Just throwing my two cents on the issue here: commenting on the content of the package is one thing (i.e. dub quality), but statements like "Not dubbed" could be arbitrarily applied to any review of a sub-only show, which I think is the problem here.

Just throwing my two cents on the issue here: commenting on the content of the package is one thing (i.e. dub quality), but statements like "Not dubbed" could be arbitrarily applied to any review of a sub-only show, which I think is the problem here.