For those who follow JAPANESE Sonic X

*Kameko* · 10-01-2003, 01:23 PM

Sorry for the bumping and all, but I wanted to make sure you guys new I posted more. So on to my actual post:
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Warning: Extreme statements ahead. You may not agree. Tough rocks.

That was bar none the absolute best episode of ANY cartoon that I have EVER seen. And I couldn't even understand most of what was being said.

It is an EXTREMELY rare thing for a cartoon to make me cry. That I can remember, it's only happened twice in the past. Once during one of the later episodes of The New Adventures of Superman (I think that was what it was called, at any rate, the one from the 1990's), when one of the characters (I wish I could remember who, but it's been years) for all intents and purposes had died, and once, very briefly, during one of the more wrenching episodes of .Hack//SIGN.

'Birth of Super Sonic' had me crying at about the halfway point. By the end of the episode, I had to take off my glasses because I could no longer see through them. I have never in my life cried this much because of a cartoon. And I turn twenty years old next month -- that's a lot of cartoons.

This is an episode I will watch again and again and never grow tired of.

And as much as I hate to say it, and some may still not agree...

Sonic X's 'Birth of Super Sonic,' beats out SatAM's 'Doomsday Project.' I never thought I'd say that anything in the entire Sonic-related universe would beat that episode, in intensity and emotion, but this one does.

And I have GOT to get my hands that song!

That said, I have an intensely sick feeling when I think of how that episode will be translated for the FoxBox. This episode does not solely contain your typical 'slapstick' violence, but more realistic violence, with characters actually getting hurt. That in itself I could see as being tricky as far as U.S. censors go (let me take this time to reiterate how much I hate the U.S. censors, for they are hypocrites that rarely make any sense, if they ever do).

And since key details of the episode bleed over into the ending sequence, it is likely that a painful amount of detail will be lost when the episode it 'cut down to size' for U.S. TV.

Then there's the music. Without the original music, this episode would lose so much of its intensity. And it's almost certain that the music will be changed, because they've changed all the music thus far (we're now on episode 4 here in the states, I believe).

My point: Don't hold your breath too much for the season ender for the U.S. version. There is simply no way it can possible stand up to the Japanese episode. I'd suggest finding somewhere to download the Japanese version of this episode, or buy the Japanese DVD containing it when it comes out. It's most definitely worth it.

10-01-2003, 01:23 PM	#21
Kameko Sister to the TMNT Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Posts: 2,756	Sorry for the bumping and all, but I wanted to make sure you guys new I posted more. So on to my actual post: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warning: Extreme statements ahead. You may not agree. Tough rocks. That was bar none the absolute best episode of ANY cartoon that I have EVER seen. And I couldn't even understand most of what was being said. It is an EXTREMELY rare thing for a cartoon to make me cry. That I can remember, it's only happened twice in the past. Once during one of the later episodes of The New Adventures of Superman (I think that was what it was called, at any rate, the one from the 1990's), when one of the characters (I wish I could remember who, but it's been years) for all intents and purposes had died, and once, very briefly, during one of the more wrenching episodes of .Hack//SIGN. 'Birth of Super Sonic' had me crying at about the halfway point. By the end of the episode, I had to take off my glasses because I could no longer see through them. I have never in my life cried this much because of a cartoon. And I turn twenty years old next month -- that's a lot of cartoons. This is an episode I will watch again and again and never grow tired of. And as much as I hate to say it, and some may still not agree... Sonic X's 'Birth of Super Sonic,' beats out SatAM's 'Doomsday Project.' I never thought I'd say that anything in the entire Sonic-related universe would beat that episode, in intensity and emotion, but this one does. And I have GOT to get my hands that song! That said, I have an intensely sick feeling when I think of how that episode will be translated for the FoxBox. This episode does not solely contain your typical 'slapstick' violence, but more realistic violence, with characters actually getting hurt. That in itself I could see as being tricky as far as U.S. censors go (let me take this time to reiterate how much I hate the U.S. censors, for they are hypocrites that rarely make any sense, if they ever do). And since key details of the episode bleed over into the ending sequence, it is likely that a painful amount of detail will be lost when the episode it 'cut down to size' for U.S. TV. Then there's the music. Without the original music, this episode would lose so much of its intensity. And it's almost certain that the music will be changed, because they've changed all the music thus far (we're now on episode 4 here in the states, I believe). My point: Don't hold your breath too much for the season ender for the U.S. version. There is simply no way it can possible stand up to the Japanese episode. I'd suggest finding somewhere to download the Japanese version of this episode, or buy the Japanese DVD containing it when it comes out. It's most definitely worth it.