Neon Genesis Evangelion

Originally Posted by Sir VG

I watched about 15 seconds of this on Cartoon Network and have added this as another series that got ripped on the dubbing. You figure with the fanbase that this series has, they would work harder on the dubbing.

As far as I know, Evangelion was one of the first immensely popular anime series to be released in the States, so it's no wonder that the voices weren't incredible like they are in more recent productions. However, I wouldn't discount the work of the VAs -- fact is they all still voice major roles in several other series.

And Sir VG, your logic is kind of backwards I think. The show didn't have a US fanbase until after it got released -- after the voices had already been done. The most that could've been done would be to re-dub the voices for the Platinum releases, and that'd be a bit much don't ya think?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Did they actually call in the VAs to redo the whole series? Or did they just edit the existing voices into 5.1?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The series could have well had two different endings.

As far I'm concerned, the series' ending was allright, if not entirely appropriate. I know that Shinji was the lead character in the series, but I felt the ending focused too much on him and not enough on Nerv and the Angels. It was still a decent ending, but it only gave me closure for one character, disregarding Misato, Asuka, Rei, Gendo, Fuyutski, and the rest of the Nerv personnel.

End of Evangelion's ending was....severely stranger, but combined with Rebirth, that ending felt a little more appropriate. It closed the chapter for Asuka, essentially, and Misato. Rei...well yeah, that was a little odd. But the climactic finish felt a little more deserving than Shinji's psychological breakdown and build-up.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I never got that impression at all.

Spoiler:

In the series, it ended with Shinji finally accepting himself for who he is, correct? And everyone congratulated him on "finding himself." In EoE though, I thought that became a god of sorts and was able to reshape the world the way he wanted it.

Of course, it's been a looong time since I've seen the movies. You know, RahXephon does a much better job of telling this kind of tale.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Not only that, but all of those voice actors have gone on to achieve bigger and better roles, thus noting that their performance in Evangelion had a positive spin for 'em.

Besides, no one can do a voice-cracking pubescent male like Spike Spencer. See Shinji Ikari, Akito Tenkawa (Nadesico), and Majic (Orphen).

I was speaking idiomatically.