11.08.2008
My anime/manga purchases today
This probably won't be all that long of a post, but I thought I'd announce I picked up the second and third subbed volumes of Gurren Lagann today (so now I own that whole series), as well as Vol. 17 of the FMA manga. As far as GL goes at least, I had enjoyed the episodes I had seen on Sci Fi, but I kinda hadn't been following it much past the first few episodes, so when I have the time, I'll be happy to sit and watch it all the way through. On FMA, I'm not sure how many people own it and have read it just yet, but maybe someone could make a blog post so we can discuss it in the comments section to avoid spoilers for those who haven't, the way we were doing that Code Geass discussion further down.
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Yay! Gurren Lagann! We're going to buy it soon, but Maenos had mentioned to me that the current release is sub-only and that next year they'll release dual language discs...right? We'll buy the dual language version since sometimes I like to watch a show while I work on things and subtitles makes that a little difficult. :)
Ah, FMA. I ordered my copy via deepdiscount last week and it's supposed to arrive this coming week. A discussion post sounds like a good idea if someone wants to start one up. I'll join in the discussion once I've read the volume.
Yay, I can talk about vol. 17 finally! I was waiting for you guys to pick it up, since it would seem the manga discussion thread is dead.
Yeah, my Gurren Lagann volumes are sub only. I thought about holding back and getting the dual language discs later, but getting 18 episodes of anime for about $40 was too good of a deal for me to pass up.
I agree with you that the subtitles tend to make it hard to multitask when I'm watching anime, but I don't mind them that much, particularly since all the anime I watch in my college club is subbed, even when it's on a dual language disc and the dub is available. It sometimes gets to the point where I'll get so used to the Japanese voices from a show in club that it's actually a little jarring at first if I decide to buy the DVD later and watch the English version. It's been that way for Revolutionary Girl Utena (another great series from last year, though that's probably a subject for another blog), and would also likely be that way for Princess Tutu if I ever decide to track that one down. But yeah, I'd be happy to discuss Gurren Lagann with you also as I get the chance to watch it.
I forget I'm even reading subtitles after a few minutes into a show. So, I know what you mean, and also about how jarring a change of cast can be when you're used to one version.
There are times when I find that I prefer the English dub to the Japanese, but that's unusual. Even with FMA, one of my favorites, I think I prefer the Japanese language track... Then there are some dubs that are absolutely atrocious and I can't tolerate them at all.
But with Gurren Lagann, I've really enjoyed the English dub, so I want the release that has it. Especially when I'm rewatching a series, I have so much other stuff I need to be doing, so I do tend to multi-task.
I'll go ahead and do a vol. 17 post.
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