Listening to: Robo.. er Macross New Dub.
It's really hard to not make snap judgements about a new dub for a show that's been around for 20 years. Maybe I'm getting picker about my dubs in my old age, or maybe its all the history I have with this title, but so far I'm .... skeptical of the new Macross dub.
Don't get me wrong, it's high quality work. This dub is still a quantum leap from the dub of old. It really has to be a challenge for ADV to recast roles that are hard set in the minds of many Otaku, and I think they hit many of the VAs right on the money. Most of the bridge crew and even Roy is a good fit... but the two leads...
I loved Vic Mignogna as Kurz Webber in Full Metal Panic, I'm just not sure how he fits as Hikaru Ichijo. That might just be a result of my memories of the Robotech version ... but the voice seems out of sync with the character, I keep thinking of a tall blonde dude ala Kurz (which he is IRL incidentally). I'm really not sure about Misa, one minute I think Monica Rial fits perfectly, the next she says something too shrilly and I'm jarred to reality.
Now granted, I just watched one episode and I usually give a show more time before passing judgment. I just did not have that kind of time last night. In a show of 36 episodes they have a lot of room to grow. As we know from history, this show has a lot of character development... they will get that chance. I also have yet to hear Mari Iijima at length, Minmay only has 2 lines in the first episode. I'm waiting for that as well.
The 5.1 mix is pretty wild for such an old show ... though I think there may be too much echo on the bridge of the Macross. Although it is more realistic, it's distracting.
I'll listen to a few more episodes and then will pass a non-snap judgement. At that point I'll decide if this will become my definitive set or if I'll stick to my AnimEgo version.
Don't get me wrong, it's high quality work. This dub is still a quantum leap from the dub of old. It really has to be a challenge for ADV to recast roles that are hard set in the minds of many Otaku, and I think they hit many of the VAs right on the money. Most of the bridge crew and even Roy is a good fit... but the two leads...
I loved Vic Mignogna as Kurz Webber in Full Metal Panic, I'm just not sure how he fits as Hikaru Ichijo. That might just be a result of my memories of the Robotech version ... but the voice seems out of sync with the character, I keep thinking of a tall blonde dude ala Kurz (which he is IRL incidentally). I'm really not sure about Misa, one minute I think Monica Rial fits perfectly, the next she says something too shrilly and I'm jarred to reality.
Now granted, I just watched one episode and I usually give a show more time before passing judgment. I just did not have that kind of time last night. In a show of 36 episodes they have a lot of room to grow. As we know from history, this show has a lot of character development... they will get that chance. I also have yet to hear Mari Iijima at length, Minmay only has 2 lines in the first episode. I'm waiting for that as well.
The 5.1 mix is pretty wild for such an old show ... though I think there may be too much echo on the bridge of the Macross. Although it is more realistic, it's distracting.
I'll listen to a few more episodes and then will pass a non-snap judgement. At that point I'll decide if this will become my definitive set or if I'll stick to my AnimEgo version.
