This is a touchy topic, since these four series tend to have VERY mixed views and opinions among the fandom. Some like 'em, some hate 'em. Even regarding the different language versions. To call a version "better" is purely in the eyes of the beholder (except for Energon/Super Link, as the Japanese version has undeniably more sensical dialogue). To best get a feel for which version is better to you, you'd probably want to watch both versions of each, if possible. Most of us here have either watched all of the English versions, or have watched Super Link and/or Galaxy Force without watching Energon and/or Cybertron. But, each version of all of them has their own uniqueness to them that makes necessitates a proper viewing of all eight of them to make your own justifiably unbias opinion about them.Lazerface wrote:I was wondering which version is better, or which I should watch first, if I end up watching both. I don't mind subtitles too much if the story is much better in the Japanese versions.
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.'
From what I can tell, both Armada and Energon make worlds more sense in Japanese, but they're not readily available subbed in English. RiD and Cybertron are both "different" in Japanese, but which is better a matter of opinion.Lazerface wrote:Thanks. That is a big help. I guess I will just watch it all in English, then go back and watch the Japanese versions if I can find them. I just kept thinking Armada must make more sense in Japanese, because the story has been kind of choppy in English. It seems like some of the ideas were lost in translation maybe. It has those awkward moments of silence after characters say completely unprofound things, which seems to plague a lot of anime.
I can say that Micron Densetsu definitely had better art than Armada. Compare:Lazerface wrote:The art is really cool, though.
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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