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REVIEW: Level E BD+DVD

dtm42 wrote:

So what if the series isn't what it portrayed itself to be? You going to mark PMMM down because it too had a game-changing twist in the third episode?

PMMM maintained its storyline and focus on the same cast through and after its twist. This one doesn't. It transitions into being more of an anthology than a unified ongoing plot or series of gags featuring the same core cast. That's what bothered me the most, because the series gives no clue that it's going to go that route before that point.

Level E is generally a light, breezy affair, one which does not require viewers to think much

Exactly, it started off doing one thing and doing it passably well and then all of a sudden out of the blue, it changed into something else. Something I personally consider horrible.

And this is one of the big concerns I have with several FUNi recent releases. Relaxed shows are okay, but I want a stories than can also make me think and engage him. I want to see more series like Steins;Gates and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood from FUNi.

P.S. How did SAO found its way into this conversation. It shows you the popularity of SAO (not greatness; SAO is still an uneven series, Decent at best).

誤称 wrote:

Exactly, it started off doing one thing and doing it passably well and then all of a sudden out of the blue, it changed into something else. Something I personally consider horrible.

So a series being very funny, clever and entertaining is considered horrible by you?

Whatever.

It doesn't surprise me that both people who respond to me are namenumbers. A lack of creativity is a common feature.

And this is one of the big concerns I have with several FUNi recent releases. Relaxed shows are okay, but I want a stories than can also make me think and engage me. I want to see more series like Steins;Gates and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood from FUNi.

Key, sure, Level E wasn't what people thought it was, but how is that a bad thing? And sure, it didn't drop hints, but does a surprise twist have to? It just seems to me like you're marking the show down for not being what you wanted it to be rather than because the twist wasn't - in your eyes - executed well enough.

誤称 wrote:

Exactly, it started off doing one thing and doing it passably well and then all of a sudden out of the blue, it changed into something else. Something I personally consider horrible.

So a series being very funny, clever and entertaining is considered horrible by you?

Yeah, the thread isn't that long. It isn't too hard to scan down the first page and see where it [SAO] was first mentioned.

Surprise twists in plot are one thing, and generally welcomed; surprise twists in format are another, and usually aren't.

Clearly he doesn't consider it to be those things, so your comment here is disingenuous.

By you, and needlessly so. This title has no relevance to SAO whatsoever.

I've got no problem with him not liking the twist, but to call it horrible when it was actually executed brilliantly and had many people in stitches is excessive.

I can't blame you for excising that huge-arse discussion thread from your mind, but I can assure you that mentioning it was relevant. I didn't bring it up for kicks.

I'm sorry but Togashi is no Mel Brooks.

Do you really want to go there?

What's so difficult about accepting that people sometimes have a radically alternative - but still legitimate - viewpoint to yours on qualitative merits?

How is it relevant?

COUGH COUGH EXCUSE ME GENTLEMEN

Can anyone give me a comparison of Crunchyroll's translation with Funi's? I enjoyed Level E when I saw it on CrunchyR, but didn't find it consistently funny.

However, I know that the Crunchyroll way of doing business makes it hard to release well-crafted subs, which is especially hard on comedies. This was especially noticeable for me in Gintama, which I really enjoyed when fansubbed, but bored me on Crunchyroll.

So, does Funimation's translation make Level E more enjoyable?