Sean Akizuki's Personal Blog

It's no secret that I was into Anime as a teenager. I remembered watching a censored version of Fushigi Yuugi aired on AXN Singapore and GMA-7 (crap-dubbed in Tagalog). However, the more I grew, the more I got estranged from Anime. I didn't really want to admit it but Anime is something I'm probably estranged from for some time. So really... what happened? I would probably "blame" it on other stuff. I could remember the time I break from Tokusatsu during my college days. I was checking some Chinese and Taiwanese TV shows. I knew Meteor Garden was based on the Anime/Manga called Hana Yori Dango . I did watch the Anime and the TV series. Then I was introduced to the world of Wuxia with A Chinese Ghost Story and some action Chinese films. It really started to make me think of what live-action can do that Anime can't do. I did watch Wuxia-type Anime (Three Kingdoms) before I got into watching live Wuxia. It was because there were subs and dubs back then. Then I...

Here's a sample clip of a classic Anime called Ninja Senshi Tobikage which was dubbed as "Ninja Robots". Some cover versions can be good depending on the singer. In the case of Ninja Senshi Tobikage, you may want to make a comparison between the original song vs. the cover version. What's my freaking opinion between the two songs? I really think that the original song called "Love Survivor" beats out "Ninja Robots". Sure the English opening keeps the tune, it has nice lyrics but the problem is the singer's lack of passion combined with a flat voice. The Japanese singer Hit Boy had better vocals than the singer of the English version. The English version needed a more passionate singer than the one they hired. Then again, I might be having my biases. It sort of happens to me after I've watched Japanese shows that I used to watch dubbed. But after seeing them fan-subbed with the original Japanese audio, I tend to immediately favor th...