Dead Metal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Would someone please explain to me what makes this song so bad?
ASIDE from the "Because it sucks!"-type answers.
As for any "It does not fit the tone of the show"-type answers, both this and the U.S. opening are soft, mellow openings with a slight feel of coolness to them (though each feels different, they are of the same energy level).
What I think the issue is is that most of us are so used to the theme song of the English version, and that since the Japanese have such a widely different culture than us, that something as different as this is automatically deemed as "bad" by those who refuse to let themselves adjust to such variety.
You mean like for the same reasons Japanese anime purists hate English language versions of anime? You mean those people are also wrong for saying that the non-Japanese versions of their shows are inferior to the original?
But yea, these suck, seriously. The original opening is soft but dramatic and gives of a slight sense of danger, this is just a silly feel good pop song, probably something that's currently in the Japanese tween charts.
Oh, yes it isn't as good as the English version, that's for sure. But, something being inferior to another doesn't automatically make it terrible.Dead Metal wrote:You mean like for the same reasons Japanese anime purists hate English language versions of anime? You mean those people are also wrong for saying that the non-Japanese versions of their shows are inferior to the original?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:And while this dub of Prime is defintely not as good as the English version, considering what all was done to the three Beast Era dubs, this is definitely the most tame TF Japanese dub yet (even more tame than Animated's dub).
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
That's K-pop for the opening, not J-pop.njb902 wrote:shudders jpop shudders again.......trys to tell himself it will be okay so totally knowing it wont.......
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Vicalliose wrote:Who was complaining about the dub it's self? All I see are people mortified by this awful pop song being used for the opening of a dark gritty show (in comparison to previous Transformers titles anyway) like Transformers Prime. It doesn't even have anything to do with Transformers, it wasn't written for the show at all. I think what's worse is that some people were actually waiting with anticipation for the Japanese opening, expecting something badass from JAM Project or the like, instead you get "Feeling"... The f**k?
Although frankly, learning that it's actually been cut down for younger age groups is downright hilarious.
This is nothing new. Every Japanese-language Transformers series has the characters say "Transform!", even the American-made ones.Nekoman wrote:I think they were trying to make it a little more like a typical robot show or JP Transformers show with the "Transform!"
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:This is nothing new. Every Japanese-language Transformers series has the characters say "Transform!", even the American-made ones.Nekoman wrote:I think they were trying to make it a little more like a typical robot show or JP Transformers show with the "Transform!"
Ah, my bad. Thought you meant just the Japanese-made TF shows, rather than the JTF dubs too.Nekoman wrote:Sabrblade wrote:This is nothing new. Every Japanese-language Transformers series has the characters say "Transform!", even the American-made ones.Nekoman wrote:I think they were trying to make it a little more like a typical robot show or JP Transformers show with the "Transform!"
Yes, which is what I meant by "like a typical robot show or JP Transformers show". I'm saying they do it with Prime to keep it like other Japanese Transformers shows. They've not changed with how they do this, but I think that in this case they should.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Transformers has *ALWAYS* been for a younger audience in Japan. They can't just suddenly drop the target audience they've had for the past 27 years for a whole new one. That's bad marketing.Deathsanras wrote:They seriously do not "get" this series.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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