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marshmallowgoop · 8 months

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I combined footage from my Detektiv Conan Blu-ray with audio from my Case Closed FUNimation DVD and made an HD English dub clip compilation for Episodes 57-58, "The Holmes Freak Murder Case."

#detective conan #case closed #video #funimation english dub script #i wasn't actually gonna post this video to tumblr because it's so long (because i have a lot of feelings about this case!)#but folks on discord liked it and i'm all about my funi dub propaganda so why not right?#the dub script here is just so fun--and does so well at making the dialogue *work* and sound natural in english #and has so much flavor! it does arguably too much in terms of creative liberties but things like #'can i really trust what a kid saw?' of the sub translation compared to 'and what were you smoking before you ran out there?' in the dub #are much more enjoyable to me #(other fun phrasings: 'the one who's always hangin' around you guys' (sub) vs. 'the little-bitty one with the great big brain!' (dub))#(and 'of course not! the reason i applied for this tour was 'cuz i thought i might find kudo' (sub))#(vs. 'who me? no no no. actually i signed up because i was hoping to run into jimmy here. but i guess i'm out of luck' (dub))#(and so many more! this script just has so much character)#and while it is a shame that the dub eliminated heiji's accent i do like the changed line ('i know it's you!')#'cause you've met shinichi *once* heiji lol #but yeah this is a fun case! i'm really happy to have finally hd'd the funi dub for it :')#one of my favorite things about the funi dub is that jerry jewell (shinichi's va) voices conan's thoughts #and it's so nice to hear *shinichi* and heiji deducting together (and the way they finish each other's thoughts and vibe... it gets to me)

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rosielav · 1 year

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Finally caught up on @ameliapodcast

Can safely say it is my new favorite podcast :)

I love all of the characters, all of the stories are interesting, and I find myself longing for more. With every answered question comes a dozen unanswered ones, questions I didn't know I *could* have...

If you haven't listened, and you love archive or voicemail based podcasts, or audio dramedy in general, you absolutely *must* give The Amelia Project a try. I can't recommend it enough, and I would be honored if anyone listens for the first time and yells at me about it. I love genuine excitement about new-to-you media and I'd love to share this gem of a podcast with someone :)

The trailer does a much better job of explaining the premise than I ever could, so hop on your favorite podcatcher and listen to it, if you're interested!!

#the amelia project #podcast recommendation #:) yay #This is the reason I love listening to podcasts that are still releasing new content #You get to interact with the creators and the listeners and learn with everyone else and laugh and cry and..#I love podcasts #They fill a void in my anxious adhd brain that I tried to fill with music #It worked sometimes but I'd spend a lot of time either hyperfixating on a single song for weeks on end #Or spend more time shuffling through my library than actually listening to anything #I don't do that with good podcasts #I just listen and imagine and enjoy #The great ones are mixed well and I can't hear the audio cleanly #So my audio processing issues aren't really issues most of the time #I don't think there's been a perfect podcast out there in terms of me hearing all dialogue or sound cues properly #But this one is damn close #Kudos to the creators and VAs and everyone involved #This podcast has brought me joy and catharsis these past few weeks #And I can't thank yall enough

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elendsessor · 7 months

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dunno if this is gonna be a hot take or what but after like 2 in game days with her i can say i fucking hate yuzu tanikawa and hope she can die at some point

#i really don’t get why atlus does the typical protag + best friend + girl trope the way they do #as in. i stg nearly every leading lady they do is either stuck up or annoying af #i thought yukari was bad. i never got behind her character but at least i could see what could be sympathetic about her #yuzu just fucking whines all the time #i genuinely couldn’t stand her to the point where i had to turn voices off #va did okay??? not the best but okay. maybe they have some great moments but i really can’t stand yuzu’s dialogue #shantien rambles #idk how the devil survivor enjoyers find her #is this a hot take

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devdirt · 4 months

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Hazbin Hotel Spoilers!! My thoughts on the VAs, and where I go from here.

I'm only going to say a couple of things about the first episode. The voices are bad.

I think Charlie is the only consistently good one and Alastor does sound better with the voice filter on. I think Niffty is okay, I will always prefer the pilot VA. But...listen.

I don't want to be mean about Blake. I'm sure he's talented. But his delivery as Angel is really, really bad. I don't mean in a "bitch about the show haha" bad, I mean it is just painful to listen to. His delivery is not natural, the accent sounds so forced and the tone is grating. He sounds like he belongs in a cringe fandub, not an official production.

Vaggie sounds incredibly dead. I think Stephanie could really work in this role but it sounds like the voice direction is keeping her from emoting half the time. Her register is too low and too plain to give any kind of meaningful performance. She has done low register characters before and knocked it out of the park so that's why I believe this was a mistake on direction's part. She's talented, let her showcase it.

Husk, it doesn't fit. Keith David is talented as FUCK and his delivery is good! But this was a miscast. The original VA was great because he had that jaded old man sound to him, a disgruntled quality that accompanied his character.

Adam...god shut up. I don't know if it's the fact that his song is paced all weird and the dialogue doesn't flow, or that his dialogue is just GOD AWFUL but I can't listen to this man speak. He sounds like he's overacting on stage in every single line, there is no time to breathe between his sentences.

And my wife Katie Killjoy? It's just fucking Blitz. There is no humor in having her sound like this, and the performance has none of the flair as the original pilot VA. It sounds like when a cartoon gets an obvious celebrity who doesn't fit the show because they just wanted to get that person on for an episode.

So yeah. The songs were mid, the jokes weren't funny, and Angel saying "this body was meant to be exploited" was just...yeah.

I'm sorry to the entire pilot cast, I'm sorry you were all replaced when you ARE these characters. A character is their voice, and you all poured your hearts and souls into your performances to make Viv's creations come to life. I don't think she deserved any of you. This is a disappointment for animation at worst and a bad vanity project at best.

I will not be watching any more full episodes.

#hazbin hotel critical #hazbin critical #vivziepop critical #hazbin spoilers #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel overture #spindlehorse critical #hazbin hotel critique #hazbin leaks #hazbin hotel leaks

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meanbossart · 3 months

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I appreciate how you write Astarion so, SO much. I feel like way too many fic writers infantilize him to a point where I honestly start wondering if I'm the one who misinterpreted him so badly.

I'd love to know more about what you think of his character and his arc. Personally I saw him and immediately went "oh god this guy is gonna be the irritating tumblr sexyman of the year🙄" and it took me until Araj basically to warm up to him. What were your initial thoughts and did they change much while playing the game?

OH thank you so much!!! That's a shame if it's the case, and a little surprising to me, to be honest! While he's definitely written be an aloof jerk a lot of the time, I always found him to be surprisingly mature and introspective whenever he's not dishing out witty remarks. He comes off to me as the kind of person who learned to benefit from seeming dumber than he actually is, overall.

HAHA I had a VERY similar experience, not just towards Astarion but all the characters, really (I really disliked Shadowheart at the beginning, too). I had only seen pictures of him and pretty much expected a vapid character that was being carried to stardom because of a talented VA - and because people go nuts for anne rice style vampires lol.

While I was definitely enjoying his voice lines from the start (Again kudos to Neil) I definitely wasn't expecting much else. He piqued my interest after so devastatingly turning my character down at the tiefling party without me even having inquired, and that's when I, the gamer, was like "well, alright, I GOTTA fuck this guy now" (this is also where DU drow's personality began to come out as you can probably guess)

Obviously, if you have two neurons to rub together you can gather pretty quickly that he's not trying to woo you because you're so interesting and wonderful, so I started getting curious! With that dynamic being so different from what you usually expect of romances in these types of games, plus the charming way in which he is written, I started being won over.

I think what really did it was how gradually his attitude changed when responding to new, mostly trivial dialogue options and doing his greetings as you earned his trust, and ESPECIALLY with how he responds to your tav when you express any kind of fear or insecurity during his romance - which was with a lot of sincerity and confidence in his resolve to support you, and in you as a person, a complete 180 from his usual front - Which, again, makes me all the more surprised to hear that he's often painted with such an immature brush.

And obviously he has a DEEPLY ugly side to him (if you've read ANE, hopefully it's clear that I know this, and that I like to explore it just as much as anything else lmao) but it's very interesting to me how it seem to always come in the form of outbursts, rather than a constant evil-streak, usually followed by a glimpse of self-awareness. It feels very much in line with someone who's actually making a great deal of effort to manage their RAMPANT emotions and going through a lot of internal conflict in the process.

GAH. Yeah if you can't tell by this friggin' thesis I just wrote, I love the way they wrote this character a lot and I was definitely proven PROFOUNDLY wrong in my first impression of him - which, if that's not irony at it's finest I don't know what is.

And as an aside! I also very much appreciate that he's a "queer" coded character who's effeminate (in the Old Homo kind of way, but I digress) and flamboyant, but taken Dead Fucking Seriously. With as much progress as we've made in LGBT rep in media, I still often feel like gay men will only get that kind of treatment for as long as they "Aren't That Gay" (I know Astarion doesn't have a set sexuality - But lets not mince words: stereotypes exist, and he fits into most of them) and as a thin-wristed gay guy who's a little too found of linen shirts, I can honestly say that experiencing a character like that helped me with my own confidence.

#ask #astarion #bg3 spoilers

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081314 · 8 months

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Twst fest 2023 live stage readings (notes)

During the “Twisted Wonderland Festival” event that was held on August 20, 2023, the voice cast (sans Kouki Uchiyama, the VA for Idia Shroud) gathered together and delivered two live readings for the audience. As attendees were not permitted to take recordings of the event, some of them very kindly went and wrote down what they remembered hearing after they returned home. I've translated and compiled some of what they wrote in this post. This information comes from a number of different tweets, summarized notes, and anonymous discussion board comments. As we can’t presently be certain what dialogue and whatnot reported here is incorrect and what is verbatim, please take all of this information with a massive grain of salt.

Lastly, please do not pester any of the sources I listed for more information.

Thank you.

Live Reading 1

Featured Characters: Epel, Vil, Jack, Floyd, Azul, Riddle, Silver, Lilia, Cater, Kalim

Scenario: The characters recollect the different hometown events and make plans for summer vacation.

The scenario begins with Kalim, Riddle, Cater, and Silver sitting in the school courtyard, talking about where they’ll be going on summer vacation. The other students come over and join them as the discussion goes on. (The order is described differently in different accounts I read, so this might be out of order.)

Lilia and Vil said they had a great time in Sunset Savana, and Silver talks about the rabbit run race he did in Deuce’s hometown. Floyd says he wants to compete in a cool race, too, and then Epel talks about the sled race from his own hometown. Silver says Sebek seemed to have enjoyed himself on that trip. Thanks to the cuckoo clock Sebek bought him as a souvenir, he’s been able to wake up on time. (TL note: they said he literally said the clock pecks him?? Does he just put it by his bed and let the bird jab him in the face?? Dfgdfg). Epel is glad to hear Silver liked the clock so much.

Vil says that sled race does sound like fun, but it takes place in the winter, so they couldn’t take part in it during summer break. Harveston gets nixed as a summer vacay spot.

At some point Vil starts talking about skincare and sunburn prevention, and Epel says he thinks getting a little burnt looks kinda cool… maybe. Jack isn’t concerned about sunburns, but he does start talking in detail about preventing heat exhaustion (might be a reference to what happened during Tamashina Mina).

Vil asks Riddle about tourist spots in the Queendom of Roses, but he only suggests a bunch of “boring” places like court houses and libraries. He says there’s so many you wouldn’t be able to go to them all (during summer break).

After suggesting a bunch of different places, they eventually decide going to the beach would be a good idea. Azul and Floyd propose the Coral Sea but get rejected since the water is too cold there even in the summer. They talk about what they could do at the beach. Silver suggests they split open watermelons, as he learned from his father that it’s a legendary form of training. Silver offers to bring the watermelons. Jack agrees to come along (not because he wants to go have fun with them or anything!! (tsundere))

Kalim says they should all go to his place (his family has a private beach? And a beach house?). Azul gets excited.

Azul: So we’ll be going to a millionaire’s hom- I mean, you’re always so incredibly kind to me, Kalim-san, I would love the opportunity to meet your parents!

Floyd teasingly asks Riddle if he even knows how to swim and offers to possibly teach him.

Riddle: How rude. I’ve memorized a number of swimming instruction manuals, and in theory, I can swim just fine! (he doesn’t indicate if he can, in practice, swim though.)

Lilia suggests the pop music club boys put on a live beachside show.

Lilia: If we’re all going to the beach, I’ll need to make sure to wear that genie t-shirt Malleus bought me!

Silver: The first thing you need to make sure you do is stock up on sun screen.

Other random notes people included:

Azul wants to rake in the dough at the Asim’s beach clubhouse, but Floyd doesn’t want to work. Cater thinks a beach clubhouse would be totally Magicammable though.

It is mentioned that summers in Briar Valley are cool

Lilia says he wants to wear a stylish swimsuit

Epel would sometimes get excited and slip into his local dialect, then get flustered, and quickly switch back to standard Japanese.

Live Reading 2

Featured Characters: Malleus, Sebek, Ace, Deuce, Ortho, Leona, Ruggie, Jamil, Jade, Trey

Scenario: The characters compete to see who can come up with the best menu for a competition being held by the school cafeteria. They split into two teams: Trey, Jade, Malleus, Sebek, Ace, and Ortho on one team; Leona, Ruggie, Jamil, Rook, and Deuce on the other. The winners will be able to get as many add-ons/sides with their meals as they want for one whole month.

The scenario begins with Ace, Deuce, and Ortho talking together in the cafeteria. They come across a flyer for the aforementioned contest and being talking about it. Malleus and Sebek come over and join them. Since it’s a school event and he wants to learn more about the kinds of things humans eat, Mallues is interested in taking part in the contest. Sebek enthusiastically says of course they will take part!!

Sebek suggests the following menu:

The Young Lord’s favorite ice cream

Gargoyle castella for the Young Lord

The other students start coming over and join the discussion. Jade somehow ropes Jamil into things, and when Jami tries to escape, Rook appears and stops him (he holds his arm or something).

Trey is with Rook, and Malleus bids them to sit next to him. Ortho looks at Jami, Jade, and Trey and gets excited since they’ve all “maxed out their cooking skills”.

Jade: We’ll all be sure to try our best [in the competition].

Jamil: Would you stop saying ‘we’!

Ruggie and Leona appear. Ruggie says there’s no way he’s gonna let them get their hands on the prize.

Jade (smiling): Oh? But we’re certain to emerge victorious, considering the members on our team.

Ruggie: I ain’t gonna sit around when there’s free food on the line!!

Leona: Yeah, well, I am. Least until today's lunch break’s over.

Some sort of spat occurs between Leona and Malleus (no account I read describes it further than that), and Rook steps in to split everyone up into two teams.

Malleus’s team: Trey, Jade, Sebek, Ace, and Ortho Leona’s team: Ruggie, Jamil, Rook, and Deuce

Malleus’s Team

They talk about how bread/pastries sold in the foothill town sell out it minutes. Ace, Ortho, and Sebek wonder if it’s because it’s a limited deal that they sell out so quickly. Jade says when they have limited time and limited quantity deals at Mostro Lounge, those products end up becoming popular. Mal’s team decides on a menu based on “limited quantity”.

Leona’s Team

(I mashed together this convo from two different posts so the lines might be out of order)

Leona: Okay, theme’s gonna be meat. You guys come up with the rest.

Jamil: How about we spice up the menu a little? Add something extra?

Rook: We can flambé the meat in front of the students. Meanwhile, I shall perform a song by their one side, while Jamil-kun dances at their other!

Jamil: What!? Why me!?

Deuce (or Ruggie? Same lines are reported for both of them) : That’s a great idea! He’s great at dancing, and he can rap, too!

Ruggie: We got this in the bag!

Jamil: Now you listen here…

Leona (laughing) : Ain’t hospitality Scarabia’s whole thing? Go on, dance.

Jamil: Please, stop! You guys are taking this too far!

While all the students start talking excitedly about their menu plans, Ortho looks at the flyer again and he looks sad. Deuce and Ace ask him what’s wrong, and when they go to look at the flyer with him, they realize the competition already ended a while ago!

Sources https://twstsoku.com/archives/s22qvy5u.html https://fusetter.com/tw/PXwGGxcK https://twitter.com/turuume7/status/1693245073721545041?s=20 https://twitter.com/turuume7/status/1693246767574425746?s=20 https://twitter.com/Futo_wakiaiai/status/1693249798093275391?s=20 https://twitter.com/Futo_wakiaiai/status/1693249008716947481?s=20 https://twitter.com/Futo_wakiaiai/status/1693247064988422492?s=20 https://twitter.com/Futo_wakiaiai/status/1693247068993896483?s=20 https://twitter.com/Syokuji_Suimin_/status/1693239399474204926?s=20 https://twitter.com/Syokuji_Suimin_/status/1693238782840250470?s=20

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conazo · 2 months

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Valentino writing tips: language

I’m not an expert by any means, but I thought I might provide some insight into how I, personally, handle the nasty moth's dialogue.

Like all languages, Spanish is highly regional. We don’t really know Val’s actual background as a Sinner, so your guess is as good as mine. Given his VA is Puerto Rican, however, I write Valentino as someone who speaks Caribbean Spanish (like me!). The three Spanish-speaking countries/territories in the Caribbean are: Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. I'm not familiar with Cuban Spanish, so we'll focus on the first two for now.

Some of these are more specific to one place than the other, but I’m mushing them together for simplicity’s sake (don't come at me).

Fun quirks of Dominican and Puerto Rican Spanish:

A habit of shortening words, like “ven pa’ca” (“come here”) instead of “ven para acá.” We frequently eat the letters “r,” “s” or “d” toward or at the end of some words.

Pronouncing “r” as “l” in some words.

Pronouncing “t” as a soft sound between a “th” and a “d.” Although this voice has a Spanish (from Spain) cadence, you can hear the modified “t” sound in “Valentino” here.

Fun Dominican and Puerto Rican words and phrases:

“Coño” as a casual curse, typically used as an expression of frustration (like “fuck!”). My username is basically a really intense version of coño, and is a very Dominican phrase.

“Diablo,” which means “devil,” is also commonly used as an exclamation.

“Hijo de la gran puta,” a classic that roughly parallels "son of a bitch," but literally translates to “son of a great whore.”

“Papi” or “papi chulo” (“cute daddy”) as a term of affection. “Papito” is the diminutive version of this phrase.

On that note, you can add “ito” to the end of just about anything to make it a diminutive (cutesy/smaller version). “Chulo” means cute, for example. “Chulito” is the even more affectionate/smaller version of that.

“Dique,” which is used to express doubt. Vox might say, “I am not obsessed with Alastor!” Valentino might mutter “diiiique” in response. This is a Dominican thing.

“Wepa,” which is something usually shouted in excitement. This is a Puerto Rican thing.

“Vaina,” which kind of means “thing,” often with a negative connotation. So, Valentino might look at one of Velvette’s designs, find it hideous, and say, “que vaina más fea, oof” (“what an ugly thing, oof”).

“Fó,” which is sort of “ew” or “gross,” usually re: bad smells. You shout it.

“Mano,” short for “hermano” (“brother”). Used between friends.

“Dímelo” (“tell me”) as a greeting. Something that would be said when answering the phone, for example.

“Cojer” as a means of saying “to take,” like taking something from a table. This word has a very different context in other regions. In Mexico, for example, the verb “cojer” is vulgar and means “to fuck.”

“Ahorita,” which in my experience means “later.” In other regions, it can mean “right now” or “later” depending on context.

Commonly used phrases in Mexican Spanish.

You’ll want to avoid these if you’d like his dialogue to be consistently Caribbean-inspired:

“Pinche”

“Verga”

“Wey”

“No mames/no manches”

“Qué padre”

“Chingar”

Calling acquaintances “primo” or “jefe”

I mention this Spanish dialect specifically because it's the most common one in the world. And hey, Val could be canonically Mexican or Mexican in your headcanon! That's cool, too. I'm just providing insight for consistency's sake.

Other insight:

“Ay dios mío!” is a generally overused phrase, in my opinion, and not actually said IRL as frequently as TV makes it seem. Just my experience, though.

“Ay” or “uy” are good filler sounds. You hear Val shout it when Niffty snaps at him.

Valentino canonically squeaks like a moth when passionate!

His voice takes on an echo/growl when he’s particularly angry.

Mixing English and Spanish is tricky. Spanglish is not uncommon in PR, DR, and the US, but usually only when speaking with someone else who is fluent in both languages. Valentino seems plenty fluent in English; he uses lots of contractions, complex sentence structure, and slang. He doesn’t need to inject Spanish phrases in favor of English ones when conversing with another English speaker. He does do it sometimes for emphasis (“the devil’s princesa” or “this chiquita”).

As cliché as it is, defaulting to a Spanish phrase in moments of alarm, anger, frustration, or affection is also not uncommon if you grew up in a Spanish-speaking home. If someone surprises me, I shout “coño” by default, for example.

Valentino uses pet names when referring to others, like "amorcito" (“little love”) and "Angie" over voicemail.

Generally speaking, Val likes to stretch his vowels to be theatrical ("he mooooved!"). He sometimes eats the ends of English words, like “fuckin’” instead of “fucking.” He also sometimes rolls his “r” for English words, like in “ungrrrateful whore!”

Val's accent isn’t consistently strong, which could be a stylistic choice, or he could just be prone to a kind of unique code switching, for lack of a better term. My friends say I speak English with a Spanish accent when conversing with my family, for example (it’s not intentional).

Okay that’s it, bye!

#valentino #hazbin hotel #writing #staticmoth #voxval #Vox

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sir-ballister-boldheart · 10 months

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Nimona Hindi dub [part 1]

Okay, so instead of making a single long post like I promised, I am going to break the analysis and my thoughts into several posts, because that long post is getting..... HUMONGOUS

First, my general thoughts about the overall movie.

Hindi dubs are generally a 50/50 hit or miss. There have been some frankly great dub versions like The Jungle Book (2016), a lot of Marvel movies (unfortunately) like the Guardians of the Galaxy series, etc. And then there is whatever the fuck was going on with the dubbed version of Pixar's Cars. Ugh.

The Nimona dub is a firm hit, in my opinion.

Most of the translation choices were on-point and some of them even enhanced the OG dialogues in my opinion (I will get to them individually in subsequent posts)

The VA cast was perfect. I had guessed from the trailer that Ballister's VA had understood the assignment and I was right! His comic timing was great and he hit the exact beats in his dialogues that Riz Ahmed did. Excellent job from the actor.

Nimona was just as manic and chaotic as she was in the original. I am really obsessed with her "Bawaal" (the Hindi version of "Metal", more on that later)

Ambrosius is so soft in the emotional scenes 🥺🥺🥺🥺

The Director and Todd's VA have the EXACT same voices like their English counterparts wtf.

All over, it was a great watch. If you understand Hindi, do give the dub a try. You won't regret it

[part 2] [part 3] [part 4] [part 5]

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acoraxia · 4 months

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What’s the relationship between Nüwa and MK? Creator-creation, messed up deadbeat-mother-son dynamic, or smth else entirely?

I have no idea what S5 has in store but you know the idea of Xiaotian and Nü Wa having this weirdly fucked up and strange dynamic is so fun actually

Because at the end of the day people compared Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond to Sun Wukong and I winced and screamed internally because ‘no, no, that is not him actually the dialogue ‘why did you create me’ reminds me more of Nü Wa and her antics’ and then she was revealed and I cackled. Ahem.

Qi Xiaotian clearly does not need a family. He doesn’t—season 4 makes it very clear that Pigsy is his dad and the rest of the group are his family. If Season 5 has him questioning this I will be questioning Season 4’s decision to have Pigsy and Xiaotian have that “son” moment between them.

Nü Wa feels like someone Xiaotian will resent, respect and rebel against altogether. I do like the idea of her being this wonderful person, of course I do, but she is also a god. She called forth THOUSANDS OF DEMONS to handle a guy because she “couldn’t go against Heaven’s will” and then when three of her demons were doing great in making sure the guy was the last of his dynasty, she had them executed.

It doesn’t matter that she was the one to task them with it, no, what mattered is that she thought they were too cruel—and yes, Su Daji was cruel, but she also sent demons to do this task. Demons.

Not only that but she is also clearly powerful enough to 1) patch the sky herself and 2) create life from nothing (cough, cough, get Pink Diamond’s VA to voice her I dare you LMK)

Xiaotian and her having a relationship feels like creator and creation where her creation asks “why” not because they hate her or because he didn’t ask for this—but because she has done nothing to aid or help him, she left him into the world and has not even tried to make contact with him, she watched the world almost be destroyed and yet she decides to show up now? When everything is ok? When, essentially, he is grown up and doing great without her?

“I have made you and I will always love you, as I do with all my creations.”; “You have failed in all the ways that matter.”

At least, in my AUs and Headcanons that’s how I’ll always portray them because that concept is so fun.

You did it again Nü Wa you created a monkey capable of destruction, how could you do this with a smile when you know how painful it was in the first place?

#ask #lego monkie kid #general headcanons #oofa #anyways #lmk nuwa #nuwa

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todomemolesta18 · 7 months

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Helluva boss positivity (?)

Well, so, because there are some helluva boss fans that think we, who rightfully critizes this show, are just "hating because yes" and stuff, Im gonna comment stuff that I do like of Helluva boss, to show that, is not that we hate... is just that there is a lot to critize.

So, lets go.

The voice actors do an excellent job. The animation usually is really smooth and colourful.

There are some jokes I found funny and that dont rely on swearing or sex. Some examples:

"Im not gonna call any names... Moxxie". *raise eyebrow*

"Why dont you take an art class?" "Why dont you see how EXPENSIVE they are?!" *my favourite dialogue between this two, their dynamic should have been more like this*

"Or what?" "Or... I call HR". *cut to laughing*

I like the design of Verosika and her VA

If we ignore that she sexually assaulted Moxxie, she can be likeable. If we ignore it, thats it...

Moxxie is best boy and he deserves more respect, and better writting

Like, okay, Im not excusing all the murder and stuff, BUT, that doesnt mean I cant like him, and that of all the main cast, he is one of the most likeable and even simpatetic.

And yeah, ep 5 of season 2 isnt the best Moxxie ep... but thats not his faulth. I still love you Moxxie :)

Also... I love his relationship with Millie, they are really cute

Even tough Millie doesnt have a lot of development... Nono, we are being positive right know.

They are really good songs like "You will be okay" and "House of Asmodeus".

... Actually, they are the best songs. The rest are okay, I guess. I dont dislike them. Verosikaˋs one isnt bad.

Octavia is really likeable and realistic, and Im sure a lot of people like her in real life can identify with her and her problems.

You deserve better too, girl.

The first season is not as bad as season 2 because it was more focused on the comedy. Tough there still some problems...

Fizzarolli and Asmodeus have a really cute and healthy relationship and I love that for them. And Fizz is great.

*thats my face everytime Stolitz is on screen, sorry not sorry*

Aaaaand *come on, come on* Uh, okay, I have to admit, there isnt more.

Because some other stuff I did like was before season 2. For example, I used to love ep 6 because of the allucination scene, and the depht it gave to Blitzo and Moxxie, and ep 7 because of the drama.

Or my man Striker. *sigh* Im gonna stop now... I tried my best.

Oh, one more thing!

Everytime

Stolas

Gets

HURT

youtube

Sorry I had too.

#helluva boss positivity?#idk #give your opinion guys #anti stolas #anti blitzo #moxxie #moxxie is best boy duh #Octavia best girl duh #They deserve better #Youtube

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currantlee · 10 months

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Ganondorf in German Tilo Schmitz Appreciation Post

The first cutscene of TotK is defining for Ganondorf as a character. I played the German version of the game, and the dub does a stellar job with this scene! It is very memorable IMO, and it instantly sets Ganondorf up as a somewhat stereotypical antagonist, but a serious threat nonetheless. It's one of my favorite scenes in the game, and that is also because Ganondorf's German VA, Tilo Schmitz, does an absolutely stellar job! It's great that he's getting the recognition he deserves for this performance!

Each line of Ganondorf's monologue in this scene is packed with (character) exposition, both textwise and deliverywise, but you don't even notice because you're in too much awe - at least that's my experience with the scene (in German).

Sooo... I wanted to take a closer look at how exactly both the scene and the voiceacting accomplish this.

Translation: That is supposed to be the sacred banishing sword? And my miasma shatters it just like that... A useless blade. English Localization: Was that the sword that seals the darkness? A blade that shatters so easily against my power cannot save you from me.

A few things about this line (and the rest of the scene) under the cut, because I'm gushing. A LOT.

The Master Sword is rarely called Masterschwert (its name in German) in spoken dialogue. I think over the course of the entire game, the Great Deku Tree is the only character to do so, and in Breath of the Wild, only Zelda calls it Masterschwert once. It is, however, called Masterschwert in the inventory, as well as several text-only dialogues. My hypothesis as to why they did that is that Masterschwert, when spoken out loud, sounds involuntarily comical in German since it comes off as way over-the-top, and can thus destroy an entire, serious scene. Personally, I think heiliges Bannschwert (which I would personally translate as Sacred Blade which Banishes Evil if I were to do a less literal translation, like I did above, into English) is a very fitting title, even though it doesn't sound quite as awe-inspiring if translated into English literally.

Secondly, the gloom is called Miasma in German, which is a historic name for mysterious sicknesses. While not common in contemporary German anymore, you can actually find it in the fantasy genre here and there, including in videogames. German localizers REALLY love to use this term. In comtemporary German, it would be übler Dunst (bad / ill haze), Verunreinigung (pollution / contamination), Befleckung (impurity) or Ansteckung (infection), all of which combined I find to be a really great description of what the gloom is and what it does! Especially considering that the entire reason Link and Zelda decided to investigate it in the first place was because the gloom was making the people of Hyrule sick.

I personally like this line much more than the English one, simply because to me, the English line screams "exposition!!". The German line is also exposition of course, but it does it in a much less subtle way.

Last but not least - let's appreciate Tilo Schmitz, Ganondorf's German VA. The way he delivers this line is spectacular! He makes it sound like Ganondorf is almost a little upset that the Master Sword shattered so easily, while sounding both dark and ancient at the same time. Honestly, I could not imagine a better delivery!

Translation: Zelda... And you, wielder of the banishing sword... Link. English Localization: Zelda... You who carries the fragile sword... Are Link.

Ganondorf explicitly draws a connection between Zelda and Link in German (not in the romantical sense), which feels much more natural than this kind of jump he does in English.

On a somewhat unrelated sidenote, I like that the camera shows both Zelda's and Link's reactions to Ganondorf knowing their names (unfortunately, I couldn't capture Link's because the subtitle vanishes just before he reacts, and I don't want to overload this post with pics, so... Go watch the scene again 😆). Love that Link has a very obvious reaction too, I feel like he is generally pretty expressive in TotK, which I very much enjoyed!

Translation: Rauru's grand prophecy... English Localization: Rauru placed his faith in you...

This is an interesting difference to me, because while both lines pretty much mean the same, the connotation (implied meaning) and tone are completely different.

In English, Ganondorf sounds like he is almost blaming Link and Zelda for not fulfilling Rauru's expectations, especially when combined with the next line.

In German meanwhile, this is more of a sarcastic comment, that expresses Ganondorf's disdain of Rauru more than anything else. Tilo Schmitz delivers this line with a very sarcastic undertone as well, making it clear that Ganondorf is, much like in the previous lines, mocking both Link and Zelda, as well as Rauru.

Translation: Two pathetic worms. English Localization: And that was all that you could do?

Now, there is a big difference! Whereas Ganondorf's line sounds almost like a challenge in English, in German, he is ourtight insulting Link and Zelda.

Also, Tilo Schmitz is amazing as Ganondorf in general, but this is probably my favorite line in the entire game from him. It sounds impactful, it sounds arrogant and despising, it has everything this line should have and more. Most of all, it sounds like he actually means this, and he means it as the character Ganondorf, not just as someone playing Ganondorf (from a meta perspective) or just anyone who can't stand Link and Zelda. It is a perfect line in my opinion, both scriptwise and delivery-wise.

Aaaaand that's pretty much it for this scene! Like in the English localisation, Zelda asks how Ganondorf knows their names (and Julia Casper makes her sound more timid than confused, which I also like very much!).

Anyway, thank you so much for reading 😊 Honestly, I was pretty overwhelmed by the response to my first posting about the German localization of TotK, so I wanted to wait a bit for things to calm down a bit 😅 In the 10+ years I've been on the internet, nothing I've made before has gotten this level of attention. It makes me very happy you guys seemed to enjoy it so much though, and I hope you enjoyed this one as well.

Have a great day, night, whatever time it is when you're reading this, and enjoy the game!

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d3sire-97 · 24 days

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Tierlist!

My Danganronpa Opinion Tier-list (With rankings, EX./10 and reasons why they're ranked that way below.) (I've only played the first two games, so the V3 ones might not be accurate.)

SOME SPOILERS AHEAD

FAVOURITES:

Kiyotaka Ishimaru - AMAZING CHARACTER, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, LITERALLY KIN HIM SO MUCH, love the VA, hated his death and trial. - 10/10

Mondo Owada - He's also the best, I love his design, his character, his VA, his motive, his trial, his execution was kinda.... BUT I STILL LOVE MONDO - 10/10

Sonia Nevermind - She's so funny and her ftes are great! So good and love her in trials. Great VA, sondam is awesome. - 9/10

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu - Great Ch.Development after chp2 love him so much. - 9/10

Gundham Tanaka - I love him SO MUCH he's amazing and funny and his execution made me cry alot. Sondam for life - 9/10

I just realised Ishida wasn't on this list but Jill/Syo was, so I'm putting him below:

#. Kiyondo Ishida - Literally an icon. Wished he was in a trial with Syo. 8.8/10

Love:

6. Sayaka Maizono - I used to hate her lol, love this queen. - 8.7/10

7. Mikan Tsumiki - I might get hate for this one... - 8.5/10

8. Sakura Ogami - A sweetheart and a hero - 8.3/10

9. Chihiro Fujisaki - He's so cute I wanna pat him on the head - 8.3/10

10. Akane Owari - Underrated, love her. - 8/10

11. Hajime Hinata - Best Protag - 7.9/10

12. Kaito Momota - He believes in Gonta - 7.8/10

13. Shuichi Saihara - Pretty cool ngl I like him :3 - 7.8/10

14. Ryoma Hoshi - Underrated like Akane - 7.7/10

Like/Love:

15. Chiaki Nanami - Her FTEs are cute. Noble character. Love her. - 7.6/10

16. Nagito Komaeda - A TINY bit overrated but I still love him - 7.5/10

17. Aoi Asahina - Relatable Queen - 7.4/10

18. Genocider Syo/Jill - She's much funnier than Toko tbh. - 7.4/10

19. Byakuaya Togami - Why did I put him next to Syo lol - 7.3/10

20. Kazuichi Souda - Shark guy. Funny. He's pretty good :) - 7.2/10

21. Peko Pekoyama - Sweet character, AMAZING EXECUTION - 7.1/10

22. Nekomaru Nidai - SO UNDERRATED - 7/10

23. Kaede Akamatsu - Probably would put higher if I had played V3 - 7/10

24. Gonta Gokuhara - Super nice and sweet :) - 7/10

25. K1-B0 (Keebo) - He's actually a cutie patootie - 7/10

Like:

26. Makoto Naegi - THE CUTIE PATOOTIE - 6.9/10

27. Kyoko Kirigiri - Nice, but I couldn't love her character like everybody else tbh- - 6.8/10

28. Leon Kuwata - Chill dude, him and Ibuki probs good friends. - 6.7

29. Kokichi Ouma - He's pretty cool, good VA, cooked in his trial. - 6.7

30. Ibuki Mioda - Funny, sweet, a tiny bit overrated. My mum called her a furry once- - 6.5

31. Monokuma - How can you not like the mascot y'all- - 6.4 bc he killed my faves :,)

32. Rantaro Amami - He's cool, but idk him well. Wish we got to see his character more. - 6.3

33. Korekiyo Shinguji - Chill guy, interesting, weird subplot. - 6.2

34. Himiko Yumeno - Overhated tbh, cute, nice, cries a bit too much. - 6.1/10

35. Maki Harukawa - Not a big fan of the quiet brooding ch. but Idk her well so I won't judge too much. :) - 6/10

Neutrual - Like:

36. Celestia Ludenburg - She's pretty cool, trash motive, lied about Taka. That's the reason she isn't higher. 5.9/10

37. Toko Fukawa - A bit creepy, weird, but I still like her. Glad she survived tho tbh. - 5.8/10

38. Tenko Chabashira - Idk her charcater, I just know her "degenerate male" thingy, which is... interesting... no hate tho - 5.7/10

39. Mukuro Ikusaba - Wish she was in THH longer! OMG FAKE-JUNKO WAS SO COOL! Didn't see enough of her to rate higher. - 5.6/10

40. Izuru Kamakura - Cool concept, overrated tho- 5.5/10

41. Junko Enoshima - Cool ch. shit motive. Killed my faves- 5.3/10

42. Imposter/"Byakuya" - Good in SDR2 but didn't see enough of him :( - 5.2/10

43. Usami/Monomi - Cute mascot but I skipped her ALL of her dialogue because she annoyed TF out of me. - 5.1/10

44. Tsumugi Shirogane - GREAT VA but, I kinda don't know what to think about her. - 5.1/10

Neutral:

45. Yasuhiro Hagakure - A bit of a silly-billy, I dunno how he survived. He's closer to like than dislike tho. 5/10

46. Kirumi Tojo - She has the same VA as Hiyoko. HOW. Anyways, talented VA, cool execution, wish we got to see more of her tho. 5/10

47. Monodam - Apparently not as bad at the other ones? Byakuyas VA- 5/10

Neutral-Dislike:

48. Angie Yonaga - PRETTY DESIGN, GREAT VA, still not sure about her tho tbh... 4.6/10

49. Mahiru Koizumi - Boring, annoying, complains alot tbh, had great potential which wasn't used well. - 4.4/10

50. Teruteru Hanamura - Kinda... interesting. Surprisingly humane motive. I actually prefer him to Mahiru now... 4.3/10 (changed to 4.5/10)

Dislike:

51. Miu Iruma - There's alot to say about this girl... uh... 4.2/10

52. Hiyoko Saionji - Insufferable. I hate her, WHINY AND ANNOYING, I skipped all her dialogue. 3/10

53. Hifumi Yamada - I hate him, but I put him in this category bc why not. Skipped all of his dialogue, he annoyed me so much. I ignored him. He killed Taka for no reason. 2.5/10 because he was helpful in one trial.

HATE:

All the Monokubs, except I forgot their names. Incest weirdos, no point in the whole thing. 2/10

Anyway, my ranking is a bit controversial, so tell me what you guys think! <3

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candycatstuffs · 1 year

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Just watched Sonic Prime!! Gonna give some of my thoughts

First of all, I did enjoy it. Whatever else I say, I liked it, I had a good time, I look forward to seeing more

Second of all, I really don't like Sonic's characterization here!! In my opinion, he's too open, emotional, talkative, etc. Since this is based heavily on the games rather than a whole separate thing, it's especially distracting. I just can't get over it. HE WONT SHUT UP!! HE DOES NOT THINK IN HIS HEAD!!!! He feels alot like Movie Sonic, who I like because he is in a completely SEPARATE universe that has nothing to do with the games. He always seems afraid of what's going on and takes way too long to figure things out. Idk man he's just not right to me. I do like his VA, just not the dialogue. Maybe I'll make a whole separate post about it later when I've gathered my thoughts properly.

Ok, that out of the way I LOVE pretty much everyone else, expecially in the dystopian world. Everyone there is fuckin great. Nine has my whole heart, Rusty Rose is rly interesting, and Rebel and Knux or top tier. I also enjoyed the gang in the pirate and jungle worlds, tho I feel lik Rouge wouldve made more sense in the captains place than knuckles. The obsession with the treasure just fits too well, and it feels weird to have a knuckles that doesn't seem to care about his crew. Idk

Also Shadow's fucking great. I think originally he wanted to help sonic while in the void, but watching him limbo was the last fucking straw

#sonic prime spoilers #sonic prime #sonic the hedgehog #ill prolly say more later heehoo #candy character rants

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spop-romanticizes-abuse · 6 months

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Might wanna get comfortable, this is a long one.

As much as I love season 4, how it followed up on Salineas’s destruction just sucked

Like, at the end of Mer-Mysteries, Mermista and the mains are all met with Salineas in absolute ruins. People are dead, the whole area is burning, and the Horde has put a big fat flag on it. While I do feel like the scene could’ve definitely benefitted from longer shots of the destruction and less dialogue, It was a decently done scene for what it is.

I especially loved Glimmer firmly declaring that she won’t let any more destruction happen, not allow anymore death, no matter what. I could really feel the emotions in that moment, her VA did a great job.

Now, one might assume that Mermista seeing her whole kingdom blown up to smithereens and many of her people suffering or dead, would absolutely break her.

I was hoping for that. And then that wham shot of Prime at the end, ooh man, was I hyped! (Shame he was so bland)

Anyway, how did SPOP follow up on the Salineas revelation?

…They have Mermista mope around in the bathtub and eat Ice Cream, as if she lost followers on Twitter, and not, IDK, HER ENTIRE KINGDOM AND MANY OF HER PEOPLE

And then 22 minutes later, she’s cool now, the bathtub moping solved everything!

Salineas’s destruction should’ve have devastated Mermista. That moody, “done with everyone’s BS” cookie cutter should’ve been broken.

i've talked about this a lot because of how much it pissed me off. only in spop would you see a character deal with the aftereffects of war and destruction by sulking in a bathtub and making sardonic comments. and later see them jump into action with a musical number, saying that the only reason they came back is because they finished all the ice cream. it's crazy to think that this show was written by a group of adults. several adult professionals proofread this script and really went “yeah, that's accurate”.

#spop critical #spop #spop salt #spop criticism #spop discourse #she ra #anti spop #anti shera

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crispgreen · 7 months

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BG3 PSA: It is possible to recruit Halsin and Minthara in one playthrough

UPDATE: This doesn't work in the latest patch

Without performing any glitches or downloading mods! The method is pretty simple, but the game doesn't expect it.

Their tents kind of... merge. As I said, the game doesn't expect this.

The method:

0. Don't rescue Halsin before completing step 1. I didn't go to the goblin camp before the rite was complete at all, just to be safe.

Enter the mountain pass while Kagha is in charge of the grove, causing the rite of thorns to complete. This will block access to the grove for the rest of the game, so do everything you want there beforehand.

Now, go to the goblin camp dungeon and save Halsin as normal. Tell him you need a healer, then that the rite of thorns is complete. You get some unique dialogue (his VA does a great job here, imo) and he leaves, telling you to meet him at your camp later.

Long rest until Halsin shows up at camp.

Continue the game and recruit both of them as normal.

I would make a new save before every step, just in case.

I went to the grove and saw that the rite was complete before going to the goblin camp. I also told Minthara the grove's location and that the rite had been completed (she tries to raid the grove, but fails. If you talk to her after this she'll try to kill you, so don't). I don't think either of these things is necessary, but if you're having trouble you might want to try them. I think as long as you start act 2 with Halsin in your camp and Minthara alive you're good.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #Halsin #Minthara #Baldur's gate

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nightfurmoon · 11 months

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Hey I was just wondering, you know how Flug often calls bh “jefecito chulo”, what does that mean? I’m learning Spanish which is why I’m interested however wherever I look I keep getting different answers as to it’s actual meaning

You need to look at it from the context of it being a Mexican cartoon, because the literal spanish words can mean different things in different countries. Knowing that, 'jefecito' is translated as 'little boss' but not as in little=small, but as little=affectionate, and in the context of an employee and employer, it's seen as a way to suck up to them. 'Chulo' literally means cool, but in this context it can be interpreted as 'great', 'handsome' or any other compliment of that kind. So those two words combined are a super cheesy suck up, and it's no wonder people ship them LMAO

And now here's a little fun fact, where I live, 'chulo' in this context means.. Pimp. So it was hilarious hearing it for the first time x'D Obviously that's not the meaning in the spanish they're talking. Flug in specific uses TONS of mexicanisms because of his VA, Pepe Toño, who is notorious for doing that and giving life to his characters in that way, making them speak quite peculiarly and going off script. And it does work and makes Flug much more loveable and funny.

English unfortunately isn't that nuanced, so it can't be properly translated. This happens mostly with Flug, almost his entire dialogue has to be changed in some way to be properly translated, and I suffered it greatly xD The rest of the characters are more neutral, Dem uses them sometimes but not as often, and BH doesn't at all. While Flug's more on the 'modern' spanish side, BH sometimes says old and complicated words that you don't hear anymore or just sound plain strange. So there's a TON of work behind their dialogue, which I really love.

#villainous #nightfur talks

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