Punishment Awaits: The House Of Fortune Is The Monster Mansion (or Youma Mansion)

Episode versions:
original Japanese with subtitles
new English dubbed

In the future I will start each blog like above, listing what version I was able to watch. Since the Crystal eps don't completely line up, I will try to watch them when they seem, based on description, to fit in with the other versions. For instance, only the original Japanese subtitled and new English dubbed are available for this episode because it was never originally aired in the US and the story line in Crystal won't line up until I reach the subtitled/new dubbed episode 8/old dub episode 5. This means there may only eventually be the original Japanese version for me to watch. 

So here we have the first episode never picked up for English dubbing by DIC. And I understand cause this one is weird.

I have to say though, I wasn't aware that this had happened. It feels odd not knowing such a vital piece of information given that when I started in the Who fandom a year and a half ago, important info was easy to come by, or something I already knew. (This is totally just me rambling and it isn't anything really weird or whatever, it's just me LOL)

So we have a new villain working for Beryl - a fortune teller, who puts everyone under a spell and gives them a tarot card that will drain their energy for Beryl.

Now that they are acting out, this is the weird part. The voices even sound odd.

And Umi almost kisses her - now we know why this wasn't ever show here. Cause CREEP. Y.

And I now realize that the Crystal episodes are TOTALLY not the same thing as we have here. Reading the descriptions, the 2nd Crystal episode roughly corresponds with episode 8 of the original series/episode 5 of the English dub! This is apparently because the new version is going to be more faithful to the original manga version.

Again, my ignorance of all of this - seem like this would be a major topic?

Would be nice if someone goes along to the Wikipedia articles and notes when each Crystal episode corresponds to the originals...

(seriously 50 years of television episodes, books, audio dramas, and a movie in the Whoniverse is less confusing!)

Ok now that I'm properly hearing Umi, he sounds seriously dorky. And just weird. In general - this is before we even get to possessed weird Umi! (And I agree with others it's odd to hear the English speaker call him Umi and not Melvin)

OMG Matoki voice <3 <3

Oh boy. Possessed Umi sounds demented

Interesting - the subtitled version of the teacher's words while crying was "No one will ever marry me!" but the English dub has it as "I will never live this down!"

And the almost forced kiss is just as creepy.

Ok so wow how stereotypical of me - the dub version is easier to watch. HA! But I think it's good that I watch all the version that there are. I'll get better knowledge of the story that way. I may even take a break in watching once I reach all the sub/dub sets...we'll see.

That's all for me tonight kiddies. Things to do in the morning.

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Moonlight Party!

So...I must be a fan if I'm a)still up right now to at least watch the first dub episode, and b)impatient and pissed that while it was supposed to be available at 8pm PDT (meaning 11pm EDT) it's already 1130p and I've got exactly...nada on Hulu...or on the Neon Alley thing...

Ok this makes no sense - I finally got the link from The Mary Sue Twitter account at 1135p but my Hulu still doesnt think it exists...

Weird that they didn't dub the theme song.

So ok the voices?

200% better. SERIOUSLY better. Not high pitched, the friend isn't the semi New Yorker but really weird voice any more! Not sure about the boy tho, his voice is a little too low.

Ok and now after seeing it 3 different ways, I know who Jadite is now *facepalm*

STUPID JERK AND HIS PURPLE PLEATED PANTS

Is it weird that the transformation sequence doesn't seem as over the top and weird? Think that's just me...getting used to it LOL

Tuxedo Mask sounds perfect!

Um...so they only dubbed the episode itself then? (and the tag for the next episode) No song? Bummer. That song it cool. Hearing it is what reminded me that I'm sure I saw an episode or two of this when it originally aired...

Ok. So I said I wasn't going to watch the other versions of this - the original subtitled Japanese version (that is uncut!) and the orignal dubbed English version and then eventually the Crystal version.

Yeeeeah. Changed my mind as the next episode started. I really want to see the others before I watch this. Let this new uncut English dub be the icing on the cake, for now anyways. I see myself getting well ahead of the Crystal version releases. They only have the first 4 released and by next week, the first 23 of this new dub will be available.

Hulu has fixed itself finally. So I'm off to another blog post!

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Going Forward

So I was all set to go crazy with this and watch each episode in the original Japanese with the subtitles and the original US dub version. And then when they were out, watch the new Japanese versions and dubbed versions too, figuring at some point I'd watch each episode 4 different ways.

Um...that's a lot all at once. And I fear that each blog post would end up just my rantings on how awful the original dubs were vs the originals vs the new dubs.

So I've decided that, for now, I'm gonna stick to the new dubbed and non-dubbed episodes as they are released.

I might go back and watch the original versions but I think all four consistently will be just too overwhelming, given I have my two other blogs I want to keep up with. (Heck watching with and without the dub might be too much...)

I never want any of them to become a chore because then I won't want to write and the whole point of all of these blogs was to keep writing! To make sure that I get all the words out of my head! LOL

If you haven't seen it, Viz Media is hosting an online part for the release of the first four new dubbed episodes on Friday at midnight. (Much thanks to Alice for joining the FB event and to FB for telling me she had!)

Check it out here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1543132112567683/

As always I continue to post for the wonderful Doctor Who fansite Kasterborous.com and can be found at @BeckyinPhilly on Twitter!

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