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Behonkiss

08-31-2002, 11:41 PM

IY: Wow! That was pretty good for a first episode! Good dubbing, neat plot, and an AWESOME theme music(And they kept the Japanese version!). But the only uncut part that prevented this from being Toonami-worthy was Inu-Yasha slicing the centipede woman down the middle(That and the fact that Centipede Woman herself looked pretty freaky in her true form. :eek: )I'll be watching for sure!
A-

YYH: An OK episode, but not much happens and it's barely important to the plot. It's on as I type this part, and I don't really care.

CB: Um...And this is the scariest episode HOW? A friend had told me that the cat in the experiment scene is what makes it so scary, but I can't see how. IT'S A FRICKING NORMAL CAT JUST SITTING THERE. In no way does this rival Session 6 for the title of Episode That Kept Me Awake. On a side note..."It's dangerous in here! Let's play outside!":D

livingfruitvirus

08-31-2002, 11:46 PM

IY: Ah. Refreshing to see this episode again. First time saw it at Comic Con. Only one edit over the whole episode: The demon originally has breasts. Viz has digitally removed the lines, cropped her, or done anything possible to smooth down the breasts into "man pecs." They missed a couple times though.

YYH: A comical episode indeed! :) BTW, there won't be an edit list by me for this episode. None are present.

Nexus810

08-31-2002, 11:50 PM

well we all expected the breats cut i mean come on .... i dont remember any other cuts they could have made or not.......thats the only one..

So far so good.

WOO!! Cant wait for more

I wisht hey would add some subs to the beginnigns and opening... i mean sure i can get the lyrics online (Animelyrics.com ) or on my fansubs but for those who dont know of thatit would be nice of them.

StrangerAtaru

08-31-2002, 11:52 PM

IY: Since this is the second time I have seen this episode (the first was a fansub a long time ago), I was not excited as I should have been. But at least the IY voice worked in my opinion, while I have slightly warmed a bit to Kagome if only because she was not using that bossy tone from the ads all the time. And boy was I excited to hear "Change the World" on my TV in its Japanese glory! (as well as "My Will", but remember the shock we almost went through this week)

The_Dominion

08-31-2002, 11:59 PM

I like Inu-Yasha, I kinda wanted more of an explantation though. B+, BTW doesn't he have CAT ears? Not dog ears?

Nexus810

09-01-2002, 12:07 AM

some smaller dogs have those ears....like the scottish terrior or something liek that

raykremer

09-01-2002, 12:07 AM

I've seen fansubs of the first three or so episodes of Inuyasha. The real plot doesn't get going for a few episodes. I'm glad CN picked this up, I've been wanting to see more.

VashTheStampede

09-01-2002, 12:31 AM

They removed the breasts!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: But then how will the story be moved further??????? They butchered this great Japanese masterpiece because of some soccer moms!!!!! I wish this would never be shown in America. :rolleyes:

I'll give it a B++ it will probably get better later on.

randomguy

09-01-2002, 12:45 AM

Huh... didn't really like Inu Yusha. I thought it was kinda dumb and generic. I'll give it a chance, but I think WS could've accquired a better show if they had tried... Trigun, Patlabor, Rouini Kenshin and BGC 2040 all seem to come to mind...

Oh, and what 15-year old that you know has those kind of legs? I mean, geez... I'm getting kinda tired of the physically perfect syndrome in anime females.

JTurner954

09-01-2002, 12:55 AM

Inuyasha: This is my first time seeing this show and I don't know if I like it or not. I have questions about the show, but I don't want to flood it on here so I'll wait for a separate thread dedicated to the show.

I like the animation, reminded me a little of the kind of animation Tenchi Muyo has. I ended up recording it so when I watched the tape and the episode ended, it took me completely by surprise since it just happened. Well, one of my questions was asked in the preview for Episode 2 so I'll keep watching.

Overall grade: Right now, B-. This will probably change once someone can answer my questions about the show.

Cowboy Bebop: Um, it was ok I guess. How is Spike standing when he clearly got shot in the shoulder (with blood clearly present)?? I was entertained, but a bit confused. Next episode looks good as usual. Overall grade: C+

I'll be back later tomorrow with Outlaw Star comments. Good night.

Arxane

09-01-2002, 01:03 AM

Inu-Yasha : I was overall pleased with the dub. I don't care what anyone says, but Richard Cox is a convincing Inu-Yasha and the rest of the voice actors match their respective roles. In fact, I'd go so far to say that each actor sounds close to his/her Japanese counterpart, just in English. And I didn't mind the digital editing of the centipede demon's breasts, considering how HUGE they really are. And besides, that's the closest they'd ever get to nudity in "Inu-Yasha" uncut; the anime was toned down from the manga already anyway. And they kept the original openings and endings? YES! Thank you!

My only complaint? The script. Seriously, the show has some great voice talent that's brought down tremendously by the bloody script. Luckily, there weren't too many cultural references as we feared (the "Wizard of OZ" reference was a sore thumb, but it wasn't too bad). But a lot of the scenes were hurt by the script, especially Kaede's and Kagome's scenes.

Overall, I'd give the first episode of "Inu-Yasha" a B+. Good selection of voice talents brought down by a lousy script, and very little editing.

Yu Yu Hakusho : A filler episode that doesn't really have anything to do with the plot, but it was pretty decent. It's defintely not my favorite episode, but at least it fits in the show.

Overall, a B+.

Cowboy Bebop : This episode is one of the two bright spots in the less-than-stellar Session 5 DVD (the other being "Cowboy Funk"). Very creepy and disturbing and a hell of a ride. It's just a pity they had to remind us that the next episode is the worst "Cowboy Bebop" episode of them all.

Overall, an A.

After that, I quite watching ASA because that's all I watch these days. "Gundam 0083" is a decent show...once. I was never really that interested in "Mobile Suit Gundam" to being with. And I've seen enough "Outlaw Star". But with "Pilot Candidate" gone and "Inu-Yasha" stepping in, I can now watch 1/2 of ASA instead of 1/3.

Overall, a very good ASA this week. Can't wait for the next one.

zmanjz

09-01-2002, 01:15 AM

Inu-Yasha was interesting. It left me wanting more...

So I can't write a good review about it until I see more.

Gundam 0083:

I HATE THIS PART!!!!

The Tactical Incompetance of the Fedies Angers me to no end. (My Undergrad Historical Specialty was Military History (Specificly Naval Combat)

Except for the Captain of Uraki's Ship, the entire Federation fleet is full of fools. How is this possible?

duuuuhhh, Zekes have Nuke... Nuke make big blast in small area.....

That's IT! Lets Put all our ships IN THAT SMALL AREA! What a great idea!

Bah. Fools.

Sheamon

09-01-2002, 01:47 AM

Inu Yasha
Episode 1
For a premiere episode I wouldn't say it was anything outstanding. Seemed a little rushed to me. But outside of that it turned out pretty good. Animation was great, the original opening & closing were in, and the edit was sensible (much prefer what Viz did to those lame digital clothes). And yet again Viz turns out an excellent dub. As an added bonus they actually had the great idea to credit the actors with their roles! Gee Bandai, have you ever thought of that? :p

Grade: B

Yu Yu Hakusho
Episode 3
Even though its a filler episode this one's actually one of my favorites in the entire series :D Seeing Kuwabara get his ass kicked so much is hilarious. As was Yusuke beating up everyone as a girl. If the show kept this formula instead of turning into DBZ it sure would have turned out a lot better...

Grade: B

Cowboy Bebop
Episode 20: Pierot Le Fou
Just recently reviewed this episode when the marathon aired, don't have much to say so I'll end it with that.

Grade: A+

Gundam 0083
Episode 9: Nightmare of Solomon
This episode was insanely confusing the first time, with the first appearance of Axis, all these Feddie officers showing up, etc... which resulted in a rather low grade for the first viewing. Now that I've seen the ep a few times its much better. Unfortunately the show has a major flaw in which you really have to watch the last half of the series atleast 3 or 4 times to understand it properly @_@

Grade: B+

Mobile Suit Gundam
Episode 8: Winds of War
Yet another crazy filler episode. In typical filler fashion this one makes little sense compared with other episodes (last time all those civilians wanted to leave. Now that they get the chance only a half a dozen do!?). We also get a rather goofy translation/script problem when they call the Grand Canyon the Great Canyon (although this mistake was made by the jap writers, so don't blame Ocean :rolleyes) Do we get another interesting look at how bad war is? Yep. But thats not enough to get this episode a good grade.
Luckily with this episode, the worst stretch of the series is over. Got a bunch of really good episodes coming up, starting next week when Amuro starts one of his trademark tenter tantrums.

Grade: C-

Outlaw Star
Episode 20: Cats and Girls and Spaceships
This episode is actually one of my favorite in the series, being beaten out only by 'The Seven Emerge' and the Hilda episodes. This episode keeps things rather simple and rather than making the episode overly goofy like so many in the series are, its a rather serious and tragic one. A good example of how good the writers could handle an episode of the show, sadly they couldn't always work up to that level.

Grade: A-

Brak

09-01-2002, 01:55 AM

I didn't get to catch Inu Yasha or Yu Yu Hakusho due to my bro and Big Brother 3.

Cowboy Bebop

Man this episode blew my mind. It was so cool and bloody and filled with action. Man this episode makes me want to go out and buy each and every cowboy bebop thing I can get my hands on.
A+

Gundam 0083

I liked this episode. It was filled with a decent amount of action, and finally Anavel shot that Nuke woohoo down with those feds.
A

MSG

Meh this episode was rather boring to me. I didn't pay much attention to it, but I like Gundam so i'll give it a decent score anyway :D.
B

Outlaw Star

I don't like that little girls voice. SOOOO ANNOYING. The best part about this episode is the ship battle near the end. And doesn't it suck that Jim has no idea he killed his love. Oh well great episode other then that girls voice. Ahhhh Aisha how I love you :).
A

Spike Mcdougal

09-01-2002, 02:00 AM

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

They redubbed a line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was changed from. "Has my little James discovered girls at last"

Momijii

09-01-2002, 02:11 AM

Inu-Yasha...
Well, my take on the first episode of Inu-Yasha ... the story it took me awhile to adjust to the dub voices but nonetheless was well done, then there was Mistress Centipede's boobies that (I thought was funny) were mystery edited out. It followed half of the first scroll in the graphic novel which was called "The accursed youth" and the start to where Inuyasha's attack on the villiage was shorten and different to an extent. Another point out is when Kagome is in the hut with Lady Kaede reminiscing about Kikyo which was not on the episode. But I did find the first episode amusing and it was entertaining.

SpaceCowboy

09-01-2002, 02:15 AM

I was a bit worried about the dub of Inu-yasha at first, but I was not dissapointed. Inuyasha's voice wasn't aggressive like the Japanese, but still it was good. Kagome sounded a little stilted in her acting, driving shivers down my spine as I don't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing. I have not seen the earlier episodes in Japanese, so I don't know if she was supposed to sound like that or not.
Viz painted over the centipede demon's breasts flawlessly. I loved the animation, but I just hope the dubbing gets better. Viz adding in The Wizard of Oz refrence was annoying , but that was really my only complaint. I love seeing one of Rumiko Takahashi's creations make its way to nationwide American TV. Can't wait to see next week's episode!

By the way, what happened to the "Inuyasha's Jar" part that was supposed to be after the credits? Oh well.
B+

I turned off the TV after Inuyasha as I have already seen and own the YYH and Cowboy Bebop episodes on DVD.

Arde

09-01-2002, 02:37 AM

Inu Yasha:
A decent opening and opening theme song, nothing to write home about...
I guess I'm one of the few who thinks that the dubbing isn't too good... I had to turn up the volume real high just to hear Kaede's voice (Kaede is the sister of Kikyo, right?). Kagome's dub still feels kinda weird, like she's still not sure how Kagome really is...
Maybe it'll get better in some more episodes...
This introduction episode was nothing spectacular, the action was just decent and the demon/monster centipede wasn't that scary...

3/5 for me...

YYH:
One of my favorite filler episode.
They've kept this episode really true to the manga.
Seeing how Kuwabara stand by his words and how a 14 year old school girl beat the living out of three school thugs are the HIT points in this episode.

5/5

...skipped 0083

...only partially watched MSG

OS:
I never expected OS to have any good story, and I was surprised to see one in a filler episode.
A good short episode on Jim's first crush that ended tragically.

5/5

...skipped PC

Charred Knight

09-01-2002, 02:38 AM

Is it just me or did Inu-yasha say "Just do her like you did me"

Pluses
Low editing
Keeping in the excellent blood sound
Keeping in the original opening and ending

Negatives
Terrible scripts
Kaeda slipping into Shakesparean tongue

Dogasu

09-01-2002, 10:20 AM

Inu-Yasha: I have yet to hear a good dub from Viz, but this one wasn't too bad. Kagome's voice was the only one that kinda annoyed me, but at least it wasn't as bad as it was in the commercials. And it was kinda weird that the old woman slipped in and out of her Shakespearean (sp) accent throughout the episode. The edit wasn't that big a deal. I just wish Cartoon Network didn't have this thing against showing the subtitles for Japanese openings and endings (excpet for Bandai shows...but then you know Cartoon Network sleeps with Bandai :p ).

Cowboy Bebop: One of my favorites :p . The animation didn't seem as up to par as other episodes (I dunno, the colors seemed kinda off) but other than that it was great.

Mobile Suit Gundam: I liked this episode, but it doesn't take much for me to like an episode of MSG. I liked how they showed the Zeon soldiers' human sides instead of just making them inhuman killing machines. Next week we get to see Amuro start his temper tantrums, so that'll be fun.

kaine23

09-01-2002, 10:20 AM

Great night, Inuysasha was great, annoying Wizard of Oz reference as usual.

VashTheStampede

09-01-2002, 10:23 AM

Great night, Inuysasha was great, annoying Wizard of Oz reference as usual
Yeah that 3 second line sure was annoying. :rolleyes:

elven_beatnik

09-01-2002, 10:28 AM

Inu-Yasha
Episode One: The Girl Who Overcame Time...and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
Well, for the opening episode, it was pretty decent. There were just 3 qualms of mine.
1)No subtitles during the opening and closing. As I'm rather lazy, I don't want to have to search for them online.
2)Scripting. I didn't have a problem with most of it, just the Wizard of Oz reference. It's too early to tell whether the script will get better or worse, though.
3)Sound. I was sitting directly in front of the TV, with the volume at 30, and I could barely hear it. My dad gave up after the first ten minutes. Maybe next week will be better?
Overall, an enjoyable first episode, but a little slow.
Grade: B

Yu Yu Hakusho
Episode Three: Kuwabara: A Promise Between Men
Although this is a filler episode, it is one of my favourites. It really showcases Kuwabara's honour and virtue, developing him into more than a delinquent. No matter how many people jumped him, he wouldn't fight back and break his promise! Great episode.
Grade: A+

Cowboy Bebop
Episode Twenty: Pierrot Le Fou
I'm not really a fan of mind-numbing action, so I didn't really care for this episode. The animation was fantastic, per usual, but even it couldn't keep my attention on this.
Grade: B-

Artemis

09-01-2002, 11:09 AM

So Inuyasha kicked as much ass as I Thought it would. :D My only problems were Kagome's voice and the Wizard of Oz reference It was really jarring. And that the sound of the show was so low I had to put the volume up to the max to hear it decently. Other than that it was interesting, and the rest of the VAs were good. Cox may not have used bad language, but he did make Inuyasha sound agressiva and rude. Can't wait till next week.

DarkMaster

09-01-2002, 11:16 AM

i was expecting 1 or 2 minutes more of the show. Are some of the episodes a little longer than 22 minutes?

Lunacat

09-01-2002, 11:29 AM

IY: I have a rule, "never judge a anime by its first episode." If I didn't stick to this rule, then I'd hate a lot of my favorite shows. I was actually very impressed with the premiere episode and I can't wait to see more! Its nice to have a fresh show on AS. My only grip was the sound (apparently the rest of you were experiencing that as well). I'm going to try and watch the episode again with surround sound on, maybe that'll help
B+

YYH: I admit, Kuwabara is one of my fave characters and seeing this episode reminded me on how cool he was. Yeah, there's not a whole lot of action but I like it a lot, it gets us more in touch with the characters
A

CB: This was the very first Bebop episode I ever saw so it was nice to revisit this episode. The whole episode is so creepy and has a different vibe than other sessions. It is one of my favorites simply because it is unique. SQUISH! :D
A+

kaine23

09-01-2002, 11:33 AM

22 minutes is usually the running time for half-hour shows I think, tack in another 2-3 minutes for a commerical break(s).

animenologist

09-01-2002, 11:54 AM

inuyasha: It was the only show I cared to see tonight. Although not that exciting since I already knew whats going to happen and it will probably be that way for a while since i already saw 80% of the first 30 episodes. What I wanted to do was compare VA. But I wasn't very critical of most things. The Oz reference did jump at me, but I didn't think much of it after a couple of seconds. Also I wish that part at the end of the theme song where the small fox scratching the bug of him and the racoon person was erased or shortened. After all, Inuyasha is not going to come on telling who sponsered them. I wonder if they also going to have that Inuyasha wheel where at the end, they would explain a character from the show.
B for me.

Sir Gatts

09-01-2002, 12:00 PM

Inu-Yasha: I found this to be a very interesting episode. This first episode reminds me more of a cross between Princess Mononoke and Samurai Jack. I feel Richard Cox (Inuyasha VA) did a good job in this round as many here thought would suck. :p In this case I felt that all the VA's fit just fine. Most of Inu-Yasha's artwork and sound effects seemed very detailed and yet stayed close to that of Ranma ½. Still, I don't believe that many would be too thrilled about the PG rating. Maybe this will vary through every other episode when needed.

Hopefully we'll get to see some kind of explanation for Kagome's Shining Gundam like powers in the next episode. I'm still recovering from the laughter of that dog ear scene. It's the you know you wanted to do that since Pilot Candidate. :D Not that I wanted to do that in Inu-Yasha anyway. :cough:

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Leaping Larry Jojo

09-01-2002, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by randomguy

Oh, and what 15-year old that you know has those kind of legs? I mean, geez... I'm getting kinda tired of the physically perfect syndrome in anime females.

As a matter of fact, a walk around my local mall shows quite a lot. While in Canada the girls here tend to dress a little more conservatively than Americans, a casual glance shows that many teenage girls are very well developed proportionally. It has been a growing biological trend. Check out an April issue of Time magazine for more on this subject.

Shnay

09-01-2002, 12:52 PM

So, Inuyasha...I really wasn't too impressed with it, but I'll give it time. Most of the comments and criticisms I have were already mentioned, so I'll try to keep these comments somewhat different.

I think the quality of Kagome's voice was varied, at best. At it's best, it was passible, but at it's worst, it was terrible ("I think I must have...fallen into a well."). The rest of the voices seem fine, but if that old lady says "ye" one more time...

The voices, overall, were decent. However, my main complaint about the episode is in the believeability of Kagome's reactions. Kagome enters a world other than her own and has about half a second of disbelief, at the most. I suppose, as in the Wizard of Oz, this is just supposed to be a fantasy thing, and we're just supposed to accept that this kind of thing is acceptable to the character, but...it's just a little hard to swallow. She's living a normal life one minute, running from giant centipedes the next, and she doesn't take a minute to think that it may be a dream? I just think that if her reactions to this fantasy occurance were a bit more believeable, people would care about the character more.

Anyway, I think this show could turn out to be pretty entertaining once it gets rolling, but I'm not expecting too much from it. But, we shall see.

gtracer72

09-01-2002, 01:05 PM

Inu Yasha- A- (only complaint is the voice of Inu Yasha, I can't stand it)

Yu Yu- A-

Cowboy Bebop- A+

0083- B-

MSG- B

Elven Moon

09-01-2002, 01:21 PM

I only caught Inuyasha last night, as I was watching it with friends, when home and couldn't watch the rest.

Voices: Not as bad as I thought it would be, but then it's certainly not the best dub I've heard.

Kagome - Kagome paused a lot with her lines, and I didn't really like "Toto, I don't think we're in Tokyo anymore" (which recieved snickers and "What?" from my friends, including myself). She's quite the humorist, isn't she? Not all bad, though. Her voice fits the part.

Inuyasha - Inuyasha was OK, but since I've only watched the early episodes of Ranma 1/2, I didn't recognize his voice as that of Ranma.

Kaeda-baba - Maybe I'm the small minority, but I kinda liked her voice. I just wish she didn't say "Ye" and all those non-Japanese medieval lingos so much. I doesn't really fit all that well.

Kikyou - Good, not great, but good. Fits, but her delivery shout with the arrow should've been a little stronger, as some people have said and I agree with. They kept pronouncing her name so that it sounded like Kiki-yo.

Content: I've already seen a good handful of the first 10 episodes of Inuyasha and have the first four imported manga, so I know that it starts off a little slowly, but it will pick up later. I was very pleased and surprised to see that they kept the original score for the OP and ED! I wish they'd provided subtitles though, so I could sing along.

Edits: None that I saw except for Centipede Woman's chest. We expected they'd give her a bikini top or something, but instead they just maxed out her boobies, which was OK with me. It worked well when she was moving, but when she was still, it was very obvious (I'm thinking of the one scene where she sucks up the jewel with her tongue).

Overall Grade: Around the B to C+ area.

Lord of the Vortex

09-01-2002, 02:54 PM

InuYasha- pretty good for a first episode, different than about everything else on the block, but it looks pretty good, I really don't know what to say about this show since, I've never even heard of it before hearing about it hear (just like everything else on this block), overall exciting and interesting, I'm looking forward to the next episode- 9.2

Yu-Yu-Hakusho- A pretty good episode overall, there are a lot better episodes later in the series, but as the first episodes go, this is one of my favorites- 9.0

Cowboy Bebop- This episode is pretty creepy, and very exciting, or at least it was the first time I saw it, I mean I've seen it 4 times now, but still it's hard to get tired of Bebop- 8.8

Gundam 0083- This on the other hand is very easy to tire of, They need to either replace this show soon or move it to the end of the line up, I remember this episode being good the last time i saw, but today I was less than amused- 7.8

Mobile Suit Gundam- A pretty dull episode really, I hope this series gets better soon, It was a lot better than last weeks still.- 8.6

Outlaw Star- Ok episode don't remember a whole lot- 8.5

Overall- 8.65, highest ASA score yet! (may have something to do with lack of Pilot Candidate)

Garibaldi

09-01-2002, 03:04 PM

oh good, it wasn't just me who had low show, LOUD commercials durring Inu Yasha...

umm, I must have blinked & missed the Wizard of Oz comment, so I enjoyed the episode...and unlike most of you..I haven't seen the show before...so...

unknown hero

09-01-2002, 03:12 PM

intro to inu yasha was cool, im definitely watching more....
wish new yu yu hackusho would show up soon.......

Y3k-Bug

09-01-2002, 03:25 PM

The female lead's voice actress seems to overdo it on her lines at times, but otherwise, Inu-Yasha seems like a fine show. The writing was done very well.

umm, I must have blinked & missed the Wizard of Oz comment

Be happy you did, hehe.

ohmrbill

09-01-2002, 04:04 PM

I saw this episode fansubbed quite a long time ago. It didn't really impress me then, and it somehow seems less impressive dubbed. I'll keep watching it because it'll probably get better with time, but right now it just seems like a cross between Escaflowne and Fushigi Yugi.

Oh, and what 15-year old that you know has those kind of legs? I mean, geez... I'm getting kinda tired of the physically perfect syndrome in anime females.

What kind o legs? I didn't notice anything special; they certainly weren't shapely like that of Sailor Moon. How else would you draw a thin teenager? And Japanese girls typically are quite a bit thinner than Americans.

I know what you mean about the usually physically perfect characters (the males are usually unrealistically perfect, too, in case you haven't noticed) in anime (just didn't notice anything special here). I suggest you get over it, though, because it's not likely to go away any sooner than the gigantic eyes or the bizarre hair colors. Heck, it's one of the things anime is all about. :p

Michael

09-01-2002, 07:06 PM

I thought that Inu-yasha was really sweet i thought. I liked it, i cnat wait to see more of it :)

Charred Knight

09-01-2002, 07:08 PM

I also loved the fact that they translated Sankentessou and did not use the "Demon Begone" line he did in the manga.

Dogasu

09-01-2002, 07:52 PM

I know what you mean about the usually physically perfect characters (the males are usually unrealistically perfect, too, in case you haven't noticed) in anime (just didn't notice anything special here). I suggest you get over it, though, because it's not likely to go away any sooner than the gigantic eyes or the bizarre hair colors. Heck, it's one of the things anime is all about.

You also have to realize that the Japanese, as a whole, are generally healthier than Americans. In fact, I believe that America is one of the fattest countries (if not *the* fattest) in the world. My friend who went to Japan said that she didn't see a single overweight person, and she was over there for a year (and went to various sections, like Tookyoo, Oosaka, Nagoya, and others).

Shadow Samurai

09-01-2002, 08:12 PM

IY was pretty good, I like the voice of Inu-Yasha but the first episode was slow, but I am sure it will get picked up

and for the heck of it, I watched the re-run of CB-Pierrot Le Fou, a great episode with a kick ass character, I like the beginning minutes, it doesn't give you any background info and you are confused as to where they are

Steve Jester

09-01-2002, 09:45 PM

Grades for ASA:

Inu Yasha: 92

Yu Yu Hakusho: 94

Cowboy Bebop: 90

Outlaw Star: TOP GRADE OF NIGHT! 97

ASA Overall: 93.25

Comment: Anyone else notice that they have yet to fix the spots right before the shows, they still have clips from Pilot Candidate in there. *awaits total destruction*

DrTomoe123

09-01-2002, 10:04 PM

Inuyasha: Okay episode. Like the others, I did not really like the WizOfOz comment.
I saw a small part where Viz did not edit out Centipede Lady's Breasts, right after she throws the horse.
4.5/5

Yu Yu Hakusho: This was an episode I've missed. Pretty good for a filler.
3.5/5

Cowboy Bebop: This episode always scared me, especially when Mad Peirrot was yelling "Mommy!!!" right before he got squished.
4/5

Gundam 0083: I didn't really like it...
2/5

Mobile Suit Gundam: An OK episode.
3/5

Outlaw Star: Pretty Good, especially the fights and Jim part.
4/5

Total Score: 3.5/5

Shadow Samurai

09-01-2002, 10:24 PM

yeah I found the Wizard of Oz comment funny but weird, to think they would add that into it, man those crazy dubbers

Mugen

09-01-2002, 10:29 PM

When that demon bit Kagome, their was blood on her shirt and some were flying out. Then in the next scene, the blood on the shirt is gone! Was it gone in the Japanese version or was it edited out?

VashTheStampede

09-01-2002, 10:38 PM

Arde

09-02-2002, 12:39 AM

You also have to realize that the Japanese, as a whole, are generally healthier than Americans. In fact, I believe that America is one of the fattest countries (if not *the* fattest) in the world. My friend who went to Japan said that she didn't see a single overweight person, and she was over there for a year (and went to various sections, like Tookyoo, Oosaka, Nagoya, and others).
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You also forgot to add that most Asians(not all of them, of course) has what you call genetically engineered small slim bodies.
It's harder for Asians to get big,bloated like Americans or Europeans.
However, I don't know if this also applies to Asian-Americans.

Other than that, I also think the girls' legs in Inu-Yasha are just not proportionate to the body. No normal legs are that long compared to the body.
And I still don't get Japan's obsession in minors with short school skirts (the skirt doesn't even cover half the thigh).
One of the anime rules, I guess: ALWAYS DRAW REALLY REALLY LONG LEGS (ESPECIALLY ON CUTE GIRLS)!!!

Garibaldi

09-02-2002, 01:14 AM

Umm..

Have you watched Justice League?

What about Friends?

Law & Order?

US TV is filled with the same "put pretty people on the air" mentality. People would rather look at attractive people than unattractive people. It's a sad fact of life, but fact none the less.

G1Ravage

09-02-2002, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by SSJ Gohan 64
When that demon bit Kagome, their was blood on her shirt and some were flying out. Then in the next scene, the blood on the shirt is gone! Was it gone in the Japanese version or was it edited out?

Yeah, there seemed to be some inconsistent injuries in the episode. I mean, it looked like Kagome had a chunk of flesh ripped out of her when the jewel popped out, with the blood and the stain on her outfit. But in the very next scene the blood is gone, and she doesn't really sound like she has a mortal injury.

ohmrbill

09-02-2002, 04:28 AM

And I still don't get Japan's obsession in minors with short school skirts (the skirt doesn't even cover half the thigh).

15 isn't rally considered being a minor in Japan. The legal age of consent there is 14, if I remember correctly. Actually, in most countries the age of consent is lower than 18 (the ones that have one, anyway); America is the oddball on that.

JTurner954

09-02-2002, 12:00 PM

Wow, there have been some really picky comments ( i.e. her legs don't look right) since the last time I was here. That's just sad.

Outlaw Star: Still like it even though I'm not sure what the main story is. Nice to see a main story on Jim for a change, Aisha is still cool, and the next episode looks good. Still would of liked a little more on the rest of the crew though. Oh well, I'm ok with the episode as it is anyway. Overall grade: B

Arde

09-02-2002, 12:01 PM

by ohmrbill:
15 isn't rally considered being a minor in Japan. The legal age of consent there is 14, if I remember correctly. Actually, in most countries the age of consent is lower than 18 (the ones that have one, anyway); America is the oddball on that.

legal age of consent :14???
what exactly do you mean by legal age of consent?
I mean, what exactly is allowed for them when they've reached that legal age of consent?
Vote, drink alcohol, have sex, get a job, etc... Is it something like that?

Garibaldi

09-02-2002, 12:09 PM

age of consent is generally implied to mean when one can get married/have sex

RADSPS20028488

09-02-2002, 01:09 PM

Inu yasha- not bad not bad at all :)

yu yu hakusho- stands in the line of good but not great :rolleyes:

cowboy bebop - I may have to stay up another half a hour but for this episode it's worth every second :D :D :D

gundam 0083- good bt next week'sepisod will be even better :)

mobil sit gundam and outlaw star- didn't watch

Leaping Larry Jojo

09-02-2002, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by ohmrbill

15 isn't rally considered being a minor in Japan. The legal age of consent there is 14, if I remember correctly. Actually, in most countries the age of consent is lower than 18 (the ones that have one, anyway); America is the oddball on that.

Actually, it has been upped to 16 in recent years.

I personally don't see anything wrong with idealistic bodies in anime. That is what cartoons (and comics) are for. God knows I see enough ugly bodies out on the street. If you want to get picky, superhero comic books are even worse when it comes to depicting the female anatomy.

Anyway, the character designs are faithful to Rumiko Takahashi's designs, who is a woman. If she doesn't have a problem with it, why should we? As a matter of fact, why are all the guys here complaining about it while the girls haven't even mentioned it?

As for short skirts--trust me, I've seen many schoolgirls here in Ontario who wear skirts barely below their underwear! And while I don't inspect every girl who walks down the street, I would still say that most anime fairly accurately depicts what the average attractive teenage girl looks like, with the exception of Sailor Moon or a few select shoujo titles.

J.C.

09-02-2002, 05:06 PM

Inu-Yasha: This is the only Anime series on ASA that I've seen the subtitled version of before the english one, so I was worried that the dubbed version wouldn't live up to my expectations. For the most part, it did. The voice dubbing was great, again, for the most part, but could of been better in some areas. Still, it wasn't really a bad dub, and I'm sure it'll get better as the actors get more used to the characters. Rumiko Takahashi's my favorite Manga/Anime creator so it's a real treat to have one of her shows on U.S. television.

Yu Yu Hakusho: Missed most of this due to some problems around the house, but what I saw was entertaining. Loved the ending, and it remains my favorite series on ASA so far.

Cowboy Bebop: Thought this was one of the better episodes from the last few weeks and wish I had recorded it to show a friend that wasn't impressed with the two episodes he'd seen so far. This was the highlight of Saturdays line up this week, for me.

Missed the rest since I can rarely stay up late enough to finish ASA. Really wish the block could start an hour earlier like ASC. Oh well....

Lord Trunks

09-02-2002, 05:24 PM

Inuyasha: A-
Slow beginning, but once it gets rolling it will get better, Thank God it is not edited to death, finally Adult Swim Action is moving closer to what it should be.

Yu Yu Hakusho: A
After seeing this Episode I finally knew Funimation could stay close to the original version, I confirmed that When I saw Blue Gender, which ultimatly proved Funimation Knows what they war doing now...(For the record Blue Gender has no Chance in Hell of Getting on ASA due to it's content, unless heavy editing happens)

CowBoy Bebop: A
One of those episodes, that makes you wonder is a psycho killer might be out to get you

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: B+
The unedited version is so much better, but good enough for the "originally Toonmai bound" version. I just found out that Gundam 0083 was never on TV in Japan since it was a OVA that came out over two years time

Mobile Suit Gundam: C
The Action is finally starting to happen

Outlaw Star: A-
This was only the 20th episode and I hasn't completed one full run on ASA yet

SirLemming

09-02-2002, 06:11 PM

Inu-Yasha:
I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this -- I've heard nothing about it. So far, so good. Judging by the commercials, it looks like there will be a lot more character interaction and comedy after this episode. After all, one of the main characters was dead for 90% of the episode!

YuYu Hakusho:
This is one of my favorite episodes! It proved once and for all that Kuwabara is the man! It really did help to establish a likeable personality for the character, which to me is very important in a show, book, or movie. Like many episodes of this show, it's pretty unpredictable. I thought Kuwabara would just study really hard, and Yusuke's help from beyond the grave would be the main point that turns the tide of things so the good guy wins. But the Principal guy's interaction at the end was unexpected. This episode also succeeded in making me really hate that stupid buck-toothed guy!

Did anyone else notice that every gang had a guy that looks like Kuwabara?

Cowboy Bebop:
The ending of this episode STILL creeps me out! I looked up some stuff about this in one of the Cowboy Bebop guides. It's the only episode done totally digitally. Also, I never truly understood the end, but this book (which seems to be very official -- I think some people who made the show actually wrote the stuff in it) said that Pierrot went nuts when he saw the reflection of the cat in Spike's false eye. I'm not sure which cat they're talking about -- take that for what you will.
Did anyone else notice that when Spike first enters Space Land they show something that looks like a cat wearing a Pierrot-esque collar? I thought that was pretty weird, if I saw correctly.

Mojo_Jojo

09-02-2002, 07:05 PM

My Adult Swim Action Block Average For This Week: B-

Inu Yasha
Episode 1:The Girl Who Overcame Time...and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome

For the first episode, I have to say it was great! Of course, it was a little dull because it has to tell you the basic story. All in all, great!

Grade: A- :D

Yu Yu Hakusho
Kuwabara: A Promise Between Men
This is a great episode! Botan is funny! The whole Kuwabara thing was also funny! LOL! Excellent! Just what you can expect from YYH!
Grade: A+ :D

Cowboy Bebop
Episode 20: Pierot Le Fou
I missed most of the series, but I like Ein and have a dog like him! This episode seemed very good!

Grade: A- :D

Gundam 0083
Episode 9: Nightmare of Solomon
One word.....boring!

Grade: F :yawn:

Mobile Suit Gundam
Episode 8: Winds of War
Again, boring!

Grade: F :yawn:

Outlaw Star
Episode 20: Cats and Girls and Spaceships
Great episode! What's more to say?

Grade: A- :D

Mackenzie Rainelle

09-02-2002, 07:55 PM

Okay, gotta get the fangirlishness over with first......:: deeeeeep breath :: I*NU*YA*SHA'S ON TEE-VEE~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!! With the original opening and ending themes even!!!! ::sparklesparkleSPARKLE::

::takes a few deep breaths and calms down:: There, done with that.

That said, I was thrilled with this. The Wizard of Oz line was irritating, yes, but the voices were won*der*ful! Kaede didn't sound like your stereotypical old woman, yay! Inuyasha's voice was good, there weren't any annoying name edits or huge cuts.....I am pleased.

::goes back to bouncing around in a happy state of fangirlishness:: And there's just a few more episodes until Sesshoumaru, WHOO!!!

All the rest of them, I've seen before, so not much to say. ^^;;;;;;

Shnay

09-02-2002, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by SirLemming
...Pierrot went nuts when he saw the reflection of the cat in Spike's false eye. I'm not sure which cat they're talking about -- take that for what you will.

I'm pretty sure he "went nuts" because he saw that Spike had two different colored eyes, just as the cat who was present during Tongpu's lab testing did. The cat was probably the pet of the main scientist, or someone, and he had a purple eye and a yellow eye, I believe. While Spike's eyes aren't so differently colored as purple and yellow, they are different, and I think that was supposed to be the reason Pierrot started having the flashbacks again.

hyprlynx

09-02-2002, 09:06 PM

I liked Inu Yasha, I've seen the first handful of subbed episodes before so I wasn't expecting too much,

Viz did a good job with the edits of the centipede woman, I noticed the paint but it was better then being cut or painted over with a digital bathing suit. If AS is to live up to its name as an ADULT block we need more uncut anime, but I digress.

My only complaints about the premeire: Kagome's voice was a bit stilted, its like the VA was still finding Kagome. (BTW that's Videl's VA from DBZ) Kaeda's VA also seemed to be trying to hard. The Thee, Thou, and Ye have got to go.

I LOVED the fact that they kept the opening and ending theme. I Want to Save the World (not sure of real title) is a great song..

JetMaster5

09-02-2002, 09:45 PM

I'm kinda late on this, but oh well.

Inu-Yasha: Nice first episode. Nothing explosive is happening (unless you're counting the fact that Kagome went into the past), and the dub was quite alright. Kagome's dub voice is a little shaky, but then again, many dub voices are shaky at first, then better later, and finally, it's at it's best. "Good" first episode.

YYH: This is my favorite, all-time, filler episode. It really develops Kuwabara so much, that I'm wondering whether it's a filler or not. I also love the fact that even when Yusuke is in a girl's body, he can still kick ass. :D "Excellent" episode.

CB: Ah yes, one of my favorite episodes. Anything with a Batman reference is my favorite. Combined that with a gem like Cowboy Bebop and there you have it, folks. A "unbelievable" episode.

Gundam 0083: I have nothing more to say to this episode other than the fact that Gato should've just dropped the nuclear warhead to the Feddies early in the episode so it wouldn't waste time.

Gundam 0079: I could see some dramatic issues here. I could see Char's strategy and how his purple-haired friend makes a stupid mistake. I could see, finally, that Kai is scared. "Good" episode.

OS: Slept through it.

Mackenzie Rainelle

09-02-2002, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by hyprlynx

My only complaints about the premeire: Kagome's voice was a bit stilted, its like the VA was still finding Kagome. (BTW that's Videl's VA from DBZ) Kaeda's VA also seemed to be trying to hard. The Thee, Thou, and Ye have got to go.

Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only english equivilent of the speech patterns used during the Sengoku Jidai....I'm still curious how they'll handle Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's different ways of referring to their father.

Gruntling

09-02-2002, 10:33 PM

New anime.... w00t!

Inu Yasha
The Girl Who Overcame Time And The Boy Who Was Just Overcome: 8.4
Wow! A new premire anime show! But it is all that great? Its seems to me that Inu Yasha is a more girly-type anime show, so I hope to see some action so I keep watching it. This week's episode was a little strange, but then again what anime isn't? I'll watch a few more episodes to see if this interests me.

Yu-Yu Hakusho
Kuwabara: A Promise Between Men: 9.0
An enjoyable episode -- there's some action, a little comedy, and decent plot. A neutral episode that lives up to par with Yu-Yu Hakusho norm.

Cowboy Bebop
Perriot Le Fou: 9.8
What a great session! This is one of the best episodes in Cowboy Bebop. There's lots of action that keeps the story fast-paced, some comic-relief, and a certain eerieness that really brings the best out of the story!

KingKoopa

09-02-2002, 10:58 PM

Booooo! The computer voice stays! Other than that, pretty good.

Inu-Yasha - it was pretty good, as I expected, although the audio wasn't mixed all that well. There were times it was way too quiet, and you had to turn it way up, and other times that it was too loud if you turned it up for the quiet parts. Content wise, excellent. A.

Yu Yu Hakusho - Cool episode, especially with Yusuke fighting as a girl. Another A.

Cowboy Bebop - Well, it didn't need to air so soon after the marathon, but still cool. I already reviewed it last month. A+.

0083, MSG, OLS - Toonami reruns on ASA don't get taped. Batman and Superman do, though. :)

Y3k-Bug

09-03-2002, 02:21 AM

Originally posted by Dogasu

You also have to realize that the Japanese, as a whole, are generally healthier than Americans. In fact, I believe that America is one of the fattest countries (if not *the* fattest) in the world. My friend who went to Japan said that she didn't see a single overweight person, and she was over there for a year (and went to various sections, like Tookyoo, Oosaka, Nagoya, and others).

That, and the fact that a healthy percentage of the people behind anime are just perverts. Tentacles anyone?