Ramble: Astroboy Dub
Jan. 31st, 2004 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ickaimpWhen we went to Japan in April, we saw Astroboy EVERYWHERE. Shingo even has pictures of himself next to life-size statues of the cast of characters. And I still get part of the opening song stuck in my head cause it was playing all the time.
Then I was fortunate enough to get my hands on the first 12 episodes subbed. *purrrrrrrs*
The dub?
It's... okay.
I like how they did some of the voices. Tenma's voice is pretty cool. Atom... *scratches head* I don't think they stayed true to the original on him. He's a lot more innocent, lot more kind in the Japanese version. They're also showing the episodes out of order, going for the larger battles right away.
My nit-picks:
They don't call Atom, well, Atom. He's 'Astro' or 'Astroboy' All. The. Time. It kinda de-humanizes him in some ways. Like he can't be anything -other- than this miraculous robot. He can't just be a kid.
Atlas.
Dude... Atlas wasn't always a robot. He was a teenage punk, who died. His father breaks down, asks Tenma to build a replacement for his son, like he had heard Tenma did. The 'good' doctor does, and upon finding out that Atlas' father did much the same thing he did to Tobio (ignored him, etc), feeds that isolation and rage until Atlas goes berserker. Not that it takes much.
Atlas. Was. Human. That’s what makes him so dangerous.
Dunno... it's like they're missing the point.
Astroboy's not about cool robot battles. Yes, that's a part of it.
But it's more about humanity and hope for the future. And that's not just coming clear in the dub, IMHO.
Anyway, PYP knocked us over the head last night, gotta go do research on playing card meanings now...
Then I was fortunate enough to get my hands on the first 12 episodes subbed. *purrrrrrrs*
The dub?
It's... okay.
I like how they did some of the voices. Tenma's voice is pretty cool. Atom... *scratches head* I don't think they stayed true to the original on him. He's a lot more innocent, lot more kind in the Japanese version. They're also showing the episodes out of order, going for the larger battles right away.
My nit-picks:
They don't call Atom, well, Atom. He's 'Astro' or 'Astroboy' All. The. Time. It kinda de-humanizes him in some ways. Like he can't be anything -other- than this miraculous robot. He can't just be a kid.
Atlas.
Dude... Atlas wasn't always a robot. He was a teenage punk, who died. His father breaks down, asks Tenma to build a replacement for his son, like he had heard Tenma did. The 'good' doctor does, and upon finding out that Atlas' father did much the same thing he did to Tobio (ignored him, etc), feeds that isolation and rage until Atlas goes berserker. Not that it takes much.
Atlas. Was. Human. That’s what makes him so dangerous.
Dunno... it's like they're missing the point.
Astroboy's not about cool robot battles. Yes, that's a part of it.
But it's more about humanity and hope for the future. And that's not just coming clear in the dub, IMHO.
Anyway, PYP knocked us over the head last night, gotta go do research on playing card meanings now...
