[Bandai] episode 1 streamed

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

Cartoonnetwork's Adult Swim page has Season 1 Episode 1's dub streamed for your viewing pleasure.

Enjoy.

This community will continue to focus on current Code Geass news and discussions, but please feel free to comment on the dub...especially if there is some wtf-ery happening or interesting edits. The dub officially starts airing this weekend.

ETA: Sorry, it seems non-USA countries' IPs are blocked.

ETA: *not so spoilery* No Pizza Hut for US. :(

Comments

[kitty-foxglove.livejournal.com]

I honestly liked it, pronunciation of Suzaku's name aside. As I said in an earlier post, it probably helps that I've never seen the original and can't compare them.
I'd wondered if there was any way to make "Rivalz" not sound completely God-awfully stupid. If "Rivvle" was a change, I think it was a good one.
OMG Lloyd. Lloyd Lloyd Lloyd Lloyd. I want to marry his voice.

[morose-doll.livejournal.com]

I am going to wait for the episode tomorrow - I need to figure out what time it will be on here in Nevada. I am recording it for a friend to watch who has never seen Code Geass. I am just sad that she will have to bare witness to the dub first before the sub.

Anyhow,I will give my opinion on the voice acting tomorrow, but from what I heard so far from the few clips that I have watched - well Lelouch's voice scares me.

Suzaku's voice being deeper then Lelouch's is not cool at all. I deeply miss Jun's sexy, deep voice.

[darksong17.livejournal.com]

I liked most of the voices alright. I think Lelouch's is bothering me the most. It's very different and it's really close to Ichigo's. I think I could possibly get used to it. The first clip I heard of Lloyd made me very sad but his is growing on me a little as well now that I've heard more of him. Still wish they hadn't gone with a british accent for him really.

[mariafiona.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, I just realized that I happen to be in the US right now. I should take advantage of the fact that my IP isn't blocked.

I like C.C.'s voice. Kid!Lelouch made me laugh, and... I did not expect Adult!Lelouch's voice. It took a few seconds for me to decide that no, I really don't like it. He sounds like he's pretending to be bored when he's supposed to sound smug. The rest of the student council sounds about right, though... Kallen too.

And... I'm only a few minutes into the episode, so no other opinions.

[saverellawish.livejournal.com]

Ok, I will admit Johnny isn't bad when hes just talking, you know regular drabble. Except for the fact all I can picture is ICHIGO, and I don't even watch the Bleach anime let alone the dub... But present him with any sort of dramatic dialogue and it just sounds off. I mean seriously, what was up with that sound he made after C.C. tripped? My eyes almost bulged out of my head when I heard that. Sorry Johnny, you ruined Lulu.

And Kallen's "bad mother" line.... w.t.f.? It was funny though, at first until it sunk in she actually said it. And I dislike her VA. Was she another one of the VAs who have done Naruto games?

Overall everything just sounded over dramatic. Forced, I guess is another word. It just made it seem.... dorky? Thats probably not even the right way to describe it. It just sounded so over dramatized, it was rather embarassing to watch. Probably the only lines that really bothered me were his 'obliterate Britannia' ones (come on, obliterate? They couldn't use something fiercer sounding? Destroy or even Annihilate would have worked. Obliterate just sounds awkward), and his last lines. Wasn't he supposed to mention being a prince there?

I rather like Suzaku's VA, though it bugs the hell out of me to hear him and Lulu Johnny talking, because his voice is so much deeper than Johnny's.

C.C. I'll get over eventually. It'll never sound right, but its tolerable if you don't pay attention.

Lloyd's still sounds off to me... Its weird. Maybe its the accent...

And I hated Shirley's VA until her second line after she almost got Lulu shot. But what was up with that "Madame President" line?

Overall, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It could have been worse. It could have ended up like Naruto *shudder*

But still I need to go cleanse my brain of this. Where did I set my subs...

SPINZAKU THE FIRST

[featherheadfop.livejournal.com]

ATTENTION INTERNET: Did anyone else notice Suzaku's spinkick? This is officially his signature move

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

so sad. :((((

[tungwene.livejournal.com]

Ugh, most the first half of the episode, Johnny's delivery was so wooden. Then once the bullets started flying he seemed to shift more comfortably into his role. I hope he doesn't end up sounding like the first half all the time in Ashford. Kallen's the opposite. Her normal voice sounds fine but once she tries to use any emotion she sounds like a robot (lol Aigis!). Shirley sounds like a typical annoying teenage girl (though I liked her that jerk! line). And the more I hear of Yuri's Suzaku, the less I like it. :( I did like most of the supporting characters I heard though. Can't wait for more Villetta.

Re: SPINZAKU THE FIRST

[braver.livejournal.com]

He even does a spinkick while piloting the Lancelot in episode 2. XD

[vspirit.livejournal.com]

I like that second one actually. I think it's a nice touch. And the VA pulled it off well enough. In fact, it's the one thing I think I can confidently give a positive comment on. But since we're looking at the big picture here, well, I feel the American dubbing industry still have a long way to go but hey at least it's out in English.

[vspirit.livejournal.com]

heeeey, thanks for this! I don't live in the US so I was content with gleaning info from reading comments but this is good, too. thanks again.

[vspirit.livejournal.com]

...American men just can't seem to get that rich, deep voice down.

Young, American men, you mean. The old(er) ones seem to be able to get it just fine (Think: Shatner's GAR voice and those dudes who always do those announcements in the trailer and I'm sure you've got decent voiceovers for commercials, too.) They should get stand-up comedians to get into voice acting. A lot of them are good and both throwing and adjusting their pitches.

[demyx.livejournal.com]

I actually liked the dub. XD I think... I was more pleased at being able to actually watch it on my computer legally. But yeah, I mean... it's not perfect, but nobody really annoyed me and I actually liked CC's voice this time around. I guess the clip in the trailer was just an awkward moment.

[bidoofs.livejournal.com]

I thought Kallen sounded like an old lady. :|

Well, I give it roughly 7.5/10.

[jczala.livejournal.com]

The obliterate britannia line was fine with me. The one that bothered me is the soldiers saying happily your highness. They could've just said "Of course, your highness" or "yes, your highness".

[sugar-dustbunny.livejournal.com]

I was hoping they'd keep Pizza Hut in.

Guess Pizza Hut in Britannia the US doesn't support the rebellion. :(

[braver.livejournal.com]

Odd, I live in NY and still won't play for me. *facepalm*

[vespawoman.livejournal.com]

He was totally the wrong person to do Lelouch :x

[vespawoman.livejournal.com]

All I heard was Vash xD;

[rosa]

Vash trying to take over the world!

[sugar-dustbunny.livejournal.com]

What's up with the way they pronounce Rival's name?

And I'll have to agree with several others; I found most of Johnny's portrayal of Lelouch to be very flat sounding. The last scene was better, but definitely had less impact than the original. I really hope to see improvements.

I'll probably keep watching and give it some time before I make any conclusions, although I do want to see how the other characters will sound like.

[braver.livejournal.com]

But it might be because mozilla is sucking a lot of ass for me right now. :[

[phantomess27.livejournal.com]

I completely agree @_@ I was thinking to myself, "What if they just switched, would it make it any better?" :P

[phantomess27.livejournal.com]

>D I was in the middle of thinking how absurd it would be if they tried to use Tay Zonday or something. :P

Re: SPINZAKU THE FIRST

[phantomess27.livejournal.com]

I totally noticed and was like, "OMG." XD