AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT DID YOU TWITS DO WITH KAMINA’S MANLY GAR VOICE ToT;;;;;;;

*cough* The English dub of TTGL, which premiered on Sci-Fi last night, has been fairly well-received. It does, however, have some SERIOUS flaws, including how Kamina’s voice was cast. Purists should avoid this at all costs.

(Also, Sci-Fi’s online stream of the episode is crap; I couldn’t get past the first commercial and then it froze on me. >_>;;; But refreshing the page eventually fixed it.)

The good: Simon’s voice fits very well, and his lines are quite well-read. Yoko’s voice is a good fit as well, though her acting isn’t nearly as good and she doesn’t sound quite as loli-ish. The writing itself is fine, with enough of Kamina’s GARness (some profanity ^_^; ) left in to almost make up for his voice. The side characters are, for the most part, decently cast and acted as well.

The bad: Kamina’s voice is not nearly low and GAR enough, and some of his lines are poorly acted. A few side characters aren’t convincing. Some lines are changed from their famous originals; the new lines include “Bust through the heavens with your drill!” and “Kick logic out and do the impossible!” which are not nearly as awesome and catchy as they could have been.

Overall: It’s bearable if you haven’t watched the original Japanese, and you can get very used to it. Not horrible, but I’m still not watching the dub because Kamina’s voice got so messed up. 7.5 out of 10 California rolls.

~CJ