Supernatural: The Anime

[Xinda]

Well, the last post I shared had things about episodes 1-12 - this now has episodes descriptions for episodes 1-16: translated from the official Japanese site.

 

[Celes Chere]

What do you think? The episode downloads are in the description, probably going to DL later. . . but got stuff to do atm. So just leaving this here... c;

 

[Max Payne]

Is it me or does the art direction look like ass?

 

[Celes Chere]

I can't say that I absolutely hate it, but I don't *love* it either. I think I need to watch more this to really make a fair judgement though, so I'll continue to give it a chance. It's cool Jared is playing his voice. (But I heard it's only for two episodes D: ) I like how Sammy is drawn, but I can't get over Dean. It'll take some getting used to for sure, if/when I watch the rest of these. ;-;

 

[Max Caulfield]

Oh, my god. What happened to Dean?

DON'T TRUST HIM, SAM. HE'S NOT REALLY YOUR BROTHER.

 

[Glaurung]

Don't like it

 

[Joe]

I don't mind Sam, he seems to have been done well enough. Not perfect but well enough.

Dean is just.....no.

 

[Tennyo]

Is that Jensen Ackles doing Dean's voice? It doesn't sound like him. :/

 

[Celes Chere]

No, that's not him. XD I'm not sure if Jensen is going to be doing his voice at all. D; And Sammy's only sticking around for two episodes. So eventually his voice is going to be different too. At least that's what I heard. It will be so hard to get used to ;-;

 

[Tennyo]

On YouTube they are saying that Jared Padalecki will be doing all the episodes and that Jensen Ackles will be in the last two.

Whether or not this is true I have no idea.

 

[Xinda]

Don't know how long it'll stay up for, but has episodes 1-6 with subtitles.

 

[Celes Chere]

Ohh, so Jared is sticking with the voice acting the whole way? Awesome. ;o; And zomg, must go watch.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

http://io9.com/5823272/the-supernatural-anime-series-translates-perfectly

We caught a peek at the Supernatural anime series from Japan, out later this month, with the two-part episode "All Hell Breaks Loose." Based on the season ender in the American series' second season, it pits our monster-hunting Winchester brothers against their first Big Bad, the yellow-eyed demon who killed their mother.

For the English-language version, Sam and Dean are voiced by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, who play them in the live action series. There's a moment of disorientation seeing these familiar voices — and the series' iconic Kansas theme song — associated with a wanna-be-Hellsing style. But as soon as one of the demons vomits smoke, the black eruption from his mouth consuming the screen in a psychotic whirl, it's obvious why this show translates so well across the Pacific. It's full of the demonic tentacular imagery that characterizes a lot of horror anime, and focuses on the half-terrifying, half-sentimental relationship between family members.

There are some changes, though. Bobby looks sort of like a 1950s gumshoe, with a pork pie hat and trenchcoat. Seems as if the rural midwestern flannel look doesn't fit in a Japanese show. And there's a random Caribbean dwarf witch thrown in, just in case you wanted some super-squashed anime characters for amusement. But Azazel, the yellow-eyed demon, looks far more impressive in animated form than he ever did in live action. His eyes burn in a shadowy face, and all his teleportation and magic looks far scarier and more mystical (though what you lose is the understated weirdness of the live action show's demons and angels, in their rumpled suits and cropped haircuts).

Sam and Dean work nicely, though there's a lot more crying and hugging in the anime than the live action show, if you can believe that. Dean does a lot of emo hunching and shaking and sobbing, while Sam tells us how he feels with his anime hair rather than his forehead.

Overall, the translation works beautifully, and it's a pleasure to see this quintessentially American story retold in a way that highlights enduring themes. Plus, all the effects that the live action show could never do — decimating an entire forest, hurling vast globs of fire through the air, ripping out somebody's guts — are rendered gorgeously, just the way you always imagined them. The story sticks fairly closely to the original, though enough has been changed that the tale feels new again.

Supernatural the Animated Series is out on DVD in the States later this month.

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[Max Payne]

That whole article is BULLSHIT. The anime isn't very good at all.

 

[Mariketsu]

So I managed to see all of it and I have to say, as a fan of the original US TV Series, I rather like the anime a lot. Sure Dean's design was a little odd xD, but it grew on me afterwhile and so did his English VA. I got rather into it towards the end of the season, which was great so I give it a thumbs up. I may be the only one who likes it so far xD, but it's what I think.

EDIT: And yes, Jensen Ackles only signed on for the last 2 episodes (which is a 2-part ep) while Jared Padalecki signed on for the entire season. Lastly, I rather like that the anime goes deeper into backgrounds as well as showing parts previously unseen.

~ Raz

 

[Tennyo]

Oh, I pre-ordered this for a friend of mine for her birthday. I totally forgot about that until I saw this thread was bumped.