Well, the finalists for the AAAs have been announced--basically the nominees that made it in the top five after voting. You can see the full list here.
Now, I'm a bit sick (which is why my posting has slowed once again), so I might be overreacting just a tad to this. And, admittedly, I'm a Princess Tutu fangirl, as well as a huge fan of Chris Patton...so I'm biased.
But, in my opinion, Chris Patton should be in that finalist list. His performance in Princess Tutu was one of the best of last year, for sure. It's not that the others on the list are undeserving. It's just Chris was very good...and I still think that anime that wasn't being released last year shouldn't have been available for nomination. (I loved Hayworth as Kenshin, don't get me wrong...but that's an old dub. It's like nominating Tom Hanks for Forest Gump...this year.)
And if we're going to say "best of all time", why not 'David Lucas' for Cowboy Bebop? Or Spike Spencer in Neon Genisis Evagelion?
At least Luci Christian got in the list for Princess Tutu--which is really a bit of a miracle, considering that it's a shoujo show that hasn't appeared on a major TV network.
Still, it's disappointing that the nominees are (for the most part) more the 'most popular' than what was truely the best.
I guess I'm rooting for Vic Mignogna for Best Actor, now. (Actually, Vic's my favorite anime voice actor--I was just really, really impressed with Chris Patton Good luck to all the finaliests!
Well, anyway...to make up for being behind with the clues, here's *three* clues for the contest! This should help soothe any of you that are Chris Pattons fans like me...maybe.
The town this character lives in was based on a real German town.
This character talks to a tree in one of the episodes of the anime.
The show this character is from was first shown within the past ten years.
Good luck! Remember, e-mail me at HaleySings@yahoo.com with your guesses, and you can also ask questions in the comments!
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Saturday, February 3, 2007
New Anime in Production, TOS Fangirling
So I feel like I posted something useful today...here's a list from ANN of some new anime that's in production: click here.
The one I'm super-uber-excited for is the Tales of Symphonia OVA series...I'm a HUGE fan of the anime, and I'm really hoping Tales of Phantasia does well enough here that they'll bring over this one as well. Maybe even bring back Cam Clarke as Kratos? (Pretty pleeeeease?) He was really, really great in the video game...although he doesn't work in anime dubs much, so I don't know how likely it really is that he'll do it.
That's the extent of interesting things I have to say on the subject...not really feeling well today.
However, an entry's an entry, so here's a new hint for the Mystery Character Contest:
The series the Mystery Character is from has been licensed by ADV.
The plot thickens! So now you know a bit about this character....enough for you to send in a guess yet? No penalties for guessing, you know!
The one I'm super-uber-excited for is the Tales of Symphonia OVA series...I'm a HUGE fan of the anime, and I'm really hoping Tales of Phantasia does well enough here that they'll bring over this one as well. Maybe even bring back Cam Clarke as Kratos? (Pretty pleeeeease?) He was really, really great in the video game...although he doesn't work in anime dubs much, so I don't know how likely it really is that he'll do it.
That's the extent of interesting things I have to say on the subject...not really feeling well today.
However, an entry's an entry, so here's a new hint for the Mystery Character Contest:
The series the Mystery Character is from has been licensed by ADV.
The plot thickens! So now you know a bit about this character....enough for you to send in a guess yet? No penalties for guessing, you know!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Excuse me, do you have any Chevalier D'Eon?
...Sorry. I couldn't resist.
Anyway, IGN is streaming the first episode of the anime Le Chevalier D'Eon. I checked it out, and...it's a lot better than the other two anime that got this treatment recently, at least in my opinion. It is a bit violent (although it doesn't appear to be gratuitously so, at least from this first episode), and there's a few moments that are, to be blunt, WEIRD. But for the most part it looks like it's an excellent anime--solid animation (with very nice, atypical character design), a very interesting plot, and a solid dub. Interesting the way it mixes an historical setting with a bit of mystery and horror, too. I'm not quite ready to plunk down the money for it on DVD, but I'm definitely going to rent this one.
Anyway, IGN is streaming the first episode of the anime Le Chevalier D'Eon. I checked it out, and...it's a lot better than the other two anime that got this treatment recently, at least in my opinion. It is a bit violent (although it doesn't appear to be gratuitously so, at least from this first episode), and there's a few moments that are, to be blunt, WEIRD. But for the most part it looks like it's an excellent anime--solid animation (with very nice, atypical character design), a very interesting plot, and a solid dub. Interesting the way it mixes an historical setting with a bit of mystery and horror, too. I'm not quite ready to plunk down the money for it on DVD, but I'm definitely going to rent this one.
Oscar Nominees
Yeah, I know, it's been WAY too long since I posted. I'm sorry all.
There is, however, some interesting news to post today. The Oscars have announced their nominees. You can get the list from several places, I got mine from Ain't It Cool News.
I haven't seen most of the nominees this year, so I can't really comment on it. While I'm a film fan, I tend to lean more towards 'geeky' movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, which (sometimes understandably, considering that Dead Man's Chest wasn't nearly as good as the first movie) tend to get overlooked by the Academy. Generally, the only catagory I REALLY pay attention to is the Best Animated Movie catagory. Let's look at the nominees....
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
I was busy when Cars and Monster House came out, so I missed out on seeing them (Both are at the top of my netflix queue, so I'll see them soon), and I missed out on Happy Feet, too. So, I can't say if these are good films or not. They LOOK like they had quality animation, at least from trailers and clips I've seen. I can't say these are bad choices. I've heard people complaining about them, but these were mostly anime fans bitter that Paprika didn't get nominated (understandably, I haven't seen it but it's Satoshi Kon--it's high quality).
It is, however, a bit sad that the best animation of the year (according to the Academy) is....CGI films. At least we didn't get an onslaught of animal films (Happy Feet seems like it's a movie BEYOND just....an animal movie. ....Well, except for the "humans are killing the pretty animals!" message the film appearantly has), but...I like computer-animated films...but that's not ALL animation has to offer. Compared to last year's list of out-of-the-mainstream, quirky, beautifully animated movies, this year is a bit of a disappointment.
Still, I'll reserve total judgement until I at least have a chance to see Cars and Monster House. I'll try to see Happy Feet, too.
There is, however, some interesting news to post today. The Oscars have announced their nominees. You can get the list from several places, I got mine from Ain't It Cool News.
I haven't seen most of the nominees this year, so I can't really comment on it. While I'm a film fan, I tend to lean more towards 'geeky' movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, which (sometimes understandably, considering that Dead Man's Chest wasn't nearly as good as the first movie) tend to get overlooked by the Academy. Generally, the only catagory I REALLY pay attention to is the Best Animated Movie catagory. Let's look at the nominees....
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
I was busy when Cars and Monster House came out, so I missed out on seeing them (Both are at the top of my netflix queue, so I'll see them soon), and I missed out on Happy Feet, too. So, I can't say if these are good films or not. They LOOK like they had quality animation, at least from trailers and clips I've seen. I can't say these are bad choices. I've heard people complaining about them, but these were mostly anime fans bitter that Paprika didn't get nominated (understandably, I haven't seen it but it's Satoshi Kon--it's high quality).
It is, however, a bit sad that the best animation of the year (according to the Academy) is....CGI films. At least we didn't get an onslaught of animal films (Happy Feet seems like it's a movie BEYOND just....an animal movie. ....Well, except for the "humans are killing the pretty animals!" message the film appearantly has), but...I like computer-animated films...but that's not ALL animation has to offer. Compared to last year's list of out-of-the-mainstream, quirky, beautifully animated movies, this year is a bit of a disappointment.
Still, I'll reserve total judgement until I at least have a chance to see Cars and Monster House. I'll try to see Happy Feet, too.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Woman dies while trying to win a Wii
CNN has reported that 28-year-old Jennifer Strange died during a contest at a radio station to win a Wii. Titled "Hold Your Wee for a Wii", the contest was to see who could drink the most water without having to pee. Strange, who was trying to win the Wii for her children, complained of a headache and left the contest. She was found dead in her home a few hours after the contest.
The cause of death was water intoxication, which Wikipedia says is "a potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water."
This is a really, really sad story. Very bizarre, as well, I've never heard of water intoxication before. There's not much more I can say on the matter. My heart goes out to her family.
Thanks to Jase on Namco's official Tales series forum, for posting the original thread.
The cause of death was water intoxication, which Wikipedia says is "a potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water."
This is a really, really sad story. Very bizarre, as well, I've never heard of water intoxication before. There's not much more I can say on the matter. My heart goes out to her family.
Thanks to Jase on Namco's official Tales series forum, for posting the original thread.
Friday, January 12, 2007
More news about Death Note
ICv2 posted up a small explanation explaining some of the questions about Viz's license of Death Note. They also obtained the rights to the DVD and the article says "The Death Note DVDs, which have not yet been scheduled, will be the English dubbed version; the download will be the subtitled version."
Hopefully, what they mean is that "the DVD will include the dubbed version as well as the subbed version", because if they're going to release dub-only DVDs...that's going to cause some problems. For one thing, sub fans will probably want an actual, physical product as well. And dub fans…I don't know about everyone, but I actually like to watch both versions (normally I'll watch the dub first, then wait a bit and watch the sub version afterwards).
Hopefully this is just Viz not being very clear, because...they run the risk of ticking off a lot of fans (and not just the "anime should be free!!" ones).
Thursday, January 11, 2007
POTC 3 Publicity photos
And I thought today was going to be a light day of posting from me.
Ain't It Cool News posted up some publicity pictures from the upcoming summer film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. These photos *may* be what's going to be on the posters for the film, but they may possibly be changed. The pictures show Barbosa, Will, Jack, Elisabeth, and an oriental character I don't recognize.
I wish I could see Elisabeth's outfit better...there's some sort of...pirate-y kimono she's wearing in the pictures. I really like it, looks like it would be fun to cosplay. (Hey, the Renaissance Faire here is in the summer, so I could wear it there AND the premiere. It'd be cool.)
Ain't It Cool News posted up some publicity pictures from the upcoming summer film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. These photos *may* be what's going to be on the posters for the film, but they may possibly be changed. The pictures show Barbosa, Will, Jack, Elisabeth, and an oriental character I don't recognize.
I wish I could see Elisabeth's outfit better...there's some sort of...pirate-y kimono she's wearing in the pictures. I really like it, looks like it would be fun to cosplay. (Hey, the Renaissance Faire here is in the summer, so I could wear it there AND the premiere. It'd be cool.)
The Saga of the American Anime Awards continues!
For those of you who haven't read my previous post, the American Anime Awards is the first of what hopes to be an annual event awarding the best in anime. Unfortunately, this first year has had a string of problems, including anime being listed under two different titles in one category and an actor in Akira being nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy.
Well, guess what? There's another problem!
According to Anime News Network, the AAA released a statement that two nominees for Best Manga (Tsubasa and Negima) were accidentally left off the ballot. They also said it was "an error which we deeply regret." I can imagine!
I know in my previous post about their troubles I was a bit snarky, but I can't help but feel bad for them in this situation. To have another mistake like this happen after all of the problems they've been having probably isn't giving the Awards the air of professionalism they obviously want it to have.
To be fair, they did catch it fairly quickly and the ballot has been fixed, so any Tsubasa or Negima fans who want to vote for it will be able to now.
I wonder if the Oscars had this problem when they first started?
Well, guess what? There's another problem!
According to Anime News Network, the AAA released a statement that two nominees for Best Manga (Tsubasa and Negima) were accidentally left off the ballot. They also said it was "an error which we deeply regret." I can imagine!
I know in my previous post about their troubles I was a bit snarky, but I can't help but feel bad for them in this situation. To have another mistake like this happen after all of the problems they've been having probably isn't giving the Awards the air of professionalism they obviously want it to have.
To be fair, they did catch it fairly quickly and the ballot has been fixed, so any Tsubasa or Negima fans who want to vote for it will be able to now.
I wonder if the Oscars had this problem when they first started?
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Fullmetal Alchemist on [as fix]
I just remembered there was another news event that I should probably shortly mention on here (it seems like today's been a big day for news--I'm not even covering half of the stuff that caught my attention).
Adult Swim's free streaming service, Adult Swim Fix, is streaming the first two episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist. If you haven't checked out this anime yet--or if you're trying to get a friend into the series--this is a great way to do it.
Of course, I think the first two episodes aren't nearly as strong as later episodes in the series--particularly the more dramatic ones, like the episode right after these--and the dub hadn't quite gotten to the high quality that it was further on in the series. They're still worth checking out.
source: Anime News Network
Adult Swim's free streaming service, Adult Swim Fix, is streaming the first two episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist. If you haven't checked out this anime yet--or if you're trying to get a friend into the series--this is a great way to do it.
Of course, I think the first two episodes aren't nearly as strong as later episodes in the series--particularly the more dramatic ones, like the episode right after these--and the dub hadn't quite gotten to the high quality that it was further on in the series. They're still worth checking out.
source: Anime News Network
Death Note has been licensed!....Kinda
I wasn't planning on doing another post today, but this news is far too exciting to put off.
Viz Media has announced that they have obtained download-to-rent and download-to-own rights for the Death Note anime--while the anime is still airing on Japanese TV! No mention about any DVDs, or if the releases will be dubbed, subbed, or both, but it's still exciting news.
My guess is this is probably to curb fansubbing of the anime (although some anime companies have no problem with fansubs as long as the show isn't licensed for the US). Regardless, this probably means that most fansubbers will stop subbing and distributing the subs they have.
I'm not a big fan of downloading movies and anime...I'd much rather have a DVD. It's just something more solid. That being said, if the price seems reasonable, I wouldn't mind doing a download-to-rent deal to be able to keep up with Death Note. I've seen some fansubs of the show and it's an excellent, excellent show.
It'll be intersting to see if this takes off. I wonder if this is the future of anime?
source: Ain't it Cool News
Viz Media has announced that they have obtained download-to-rent and download-to-own rights for the Death Note anime--while the anime is still airing on Japanese TV! No mention about any DVDs, or if the releases will be dubbed, subbed, or both, but it's still exciting news.
My guess is this is probably to curb fansubbing of the anime (although some anime companies have no problem with fansubs as long as the show isn't licensed for the US). Regardless, this probably means that most fansubbers will stop subbing and distributing the subs they have.
I'm not a big fan of downloading movies and anime...I'd much rather have a DVD. It's just something more solid. That being said, if the price seems reasonable, I wouldn't mind doing a download-to-rent deal to be able to keep up with Death Note. I've seen some fansubs of the show and it's an excellent, excellent show.
It'll be intersting to see if this takes off. I wonder if this is the future of anime?
source: Ain't it Cool News
Fire nation, meet your greatest enemy--glasses of water!
According to Variety.com, M. Night Shyamalan has signed a deal with Paramount pictures to write, produce and direct a trilogy of films based on Nickelodeon's popular animated show "Avatar: The Last Airbender." (You can also read about at on Anime News Network and Ain't It Cool News.)
I'm giving you two minutes to get any and all "TWIST ENDING!" jokes out of your system.
..............
Okay, now that you've gotten that out of the way, I'll offer my opinion on it.
I actually like both Shyamalan (I genuinely liked The Village) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (it's not anime, but I like other animation, too, and it's a surprisingly deep show). But the thought of the two together? Weeeeeell...it's....interesting.
On one hand, if they're really serious about this, it could be an excellent series of films. I generally dislike most show-to-movie translations for cartoons (Powerpuff Girls was dull and Scooby Doo was absolutely hideous), so to have a bit of a change in the norm certainly couldn't hurt any. But Shyamalan? His movies are so....dark and supernatural. Not that there isn't any supernatural themes in Avatar, and the cartoon is pretty dark for a show aimed at children, but it still seems his style doesn't quite mesh with the show.
Still, it'll be interesting to see what happens with the films.
I'm giving you two minutes to get any and all "TWIST ENDING!" jokes out of your system.
..............
Okay, now that you've gotten that out of the way, I'll offer my opinion on it.
I actually like both Shyamalan (I genuinely liked The Village) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (it's not anime, but I like other animation, too, and it's a surprisingly deep show). But the thought of the two together? Weeeeeell...it's....interesting.
On one hand, if they're really serious about this, it could be an excellent series of films. I generally dislike most show-to-movie translations for cartoons (Powerpuff Girls was dull and Scooby Doo was absolutely hideous), so to have a bit of a change in the norm certainly couldn't hurt any. But Shyamalan? His movies are so....dark and supernatural. Not that there isn't any supernatural themes in Avatar, and the cartoon is pretty dark for a show aimed at children, but it still seems his style doesn't quite mesh with the show.
Still, it'll be interesting to see what happens with the films.
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