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cave35 · 3 years
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Akemi Okamura
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san (TV) as Armor
Princess Jellyfish (TV) as Mayaya
Romeo and the Black Brothers (TV) as Bianca
Porco Rosso (movie) as Fio
One Piece (TV) as  Nami
Now and Then, Here and There (TV) as Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani
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I've been reading your posts on characters and they made me think: are there any characters you like that are good/great people? ('Great' not in olivander sense, more 'aspirational' and not morally corrupt)
I’m going to assume you don’t mean solely from the world of Harry Potter, because Harry Potter is such a garbage pit that I can really only list a few characters and the best I can offer is “from what we see of them” and even then the one I strongly stand by I’ll admit I made up pretty much all the evidence I’d use (we just don’t see enough of them otherwise).
I think like truly evil villainous characters, truly noble and good characters are few and far between. You get a lot who are presented as such, but they rarely manage to prove it. More, there are other characters I would consider good, but have to take very difficult and questionable paths in life for a variety of reasons.
These are the best of the best. Those who are so blinding in their innate nobility that you go “MY EYES, I’M BLIND” when you stare at them. People who are so profoundly good, that even the other characters have no idea what to make of them.
So, with that, my list:
Shuzo Matsutani from “Now and Then, Here and There”
This is one of my favorite animes of all time but I will warn that it is some dark shit. It’s thirteen episodes and it is fast and furious on the emotional sledgehammer it throws down upon you. Anything I say would essentially be a spoiler but I will say that Shu proves the nobility of his spirit by not only enduring unimaginable circumstances but holding true to his beliefs in pacifism and friendship in spite of them.
Utena Tenjou from “The Revolutionary Girl Utena”
Utena is young and does have some flaws, in the beginning she is noble for the sake of being noble (she likes the idea of herself representing this archetype). Similarly, she sometimes projects the way she feels people should be onto them. But despite that she is deeply loyal, going above and beyond for her friends and even her enemies, and just has this glow of pure goodness about her.
Oscar Francois de Jarjayes from “The Rose of Versailles”
Oscar is at times hot-headed but always approaches her actions with an inherent nobility and goodness to her that her enemies can find no reproach with. She bears the discrimination against her often silently, despite her struggles in the world, and stands by her beliefs for the good of the people no matter the internal crisis it causes both her and her world.
Madoka Kaname from “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”
Madoka, while a relatively ordinary girl, is inherently kind to everyone around her and ends up sacrificing not only her life but her entire existence for a world that everyone can believe in and is capable of miracles.
Duck from “Princess Tutu”
Duck struggles with her sense of self, what she herself wants from life and the world, and so on but always does the right thing and more does it with such an ease you’d think it was the only choice she could ever have in the world even though you know it’s tearing her to peaces.
Carlisle Cullen from “Twilight”
Carlisle Cullen is a pacifist the likes of which the Twilight world has never seen nor heard of. The entire world thinks he’s crazy, even his own coven never quite gets him or his ideals, and he has such a deep respect for life in general that he has chosen to suffer for centuries rather than consume human blood despite everyone giving him a moral go ahead to do so.
Lily Evans from “Harry Potter”
To be fair, this is the one I’ve mostly made up. We really don’t see enough of Lily from canon to be able to tell. BUT GODDAMMIT I’M GOING WITH IT. We do know that Lily is often viewed as this Madonna style figure and one who sacrificed her own life to save her son. I choose to extrapolate that to put her in the ranks of these fine people.
Akane Tsunemori from “Psycho-Pass”
Akane’s belief in the law and optimism in mankind is such that within the show and the many horrifying trials she goes through she is incorruptable. As it is, SYBIL becomes so impressed with her that it both desires to assimilate her as well as treat her as an outside human consultant. Something that previously was unthinkable for the entity.
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw from “Prometheus”
Elizabeth is one of those characters who’s so unnervingly good that she convinces people that aliens actually exist, can be found, and inspires an expedition to find them. More, despite the many horrifying things that happen to her, she takes an action of exceeding forgiveness and mercy and embarks on a journey based solely on faith and optimism in mankind. 
Obi-Wan Kenobi from “Star Wars”
I know, you say, this guy? The truth from a certain point of view guy? Yes, well, I stand by it. Obi-Wan has a very difficult life but he chooses to defy everything he’s ever known in order to take Anakin as a padawan. This is when he knew Anakin was to be his own replacement, that Qui-Gon was all but ready to throw him out, and when he had no experience as anything other than a Jedi Padawan himself.
His and Anakin’s relationship is strained and complicated, but I believe Obi-Wan truly does love him and tries to do the best he can by him. Which, in the strangest of ways, makes Obi-Wan one of the most Jedi of all Jedi.
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lovinglapislazuli · 2 years
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Legendz Tale of the Dragon Kings (English Dub)
anonymous:
Here's an English Dub for “Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings”.     •    Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani - Pamela Adlon     •    Meg Sprinkle/Melissa Sparks/Mrs. McField - Kari Wahlgren     •    Mike "Mac" McField - Candi Milo     •    Dino Sparks - Jesse McCartney     •    Halca Hepburn/Garion the Griffin - Vanessa Marshall     •    BB (Bouchou)/Yoko Matsutani/Anna the Harpy/Mrs. Sprinkles - Grey DeLisle     •    J1/Wolfy the Werewolf/Greedo the Blazedragon/Mr. McField/Bruno Sparks - Rob Paulsen     •    Sasuke Matsutani/J2/Mr. Sprinkles - Jeff Bennett     •    Professor Parkins - Maurice LaMarche     •    Ranshiin/The Dark Wiz Company President/Rapper King - Kevin Michael Richardson     •    Yul Hepburn/Dark Wiz Company CEO - James Arnold Taylor     •    Lad Hepburn - Kath Soucie     •    Nezuccho (hamster size) - Tara Strong     •    Shiron the Windragon - Yuri Lowenthal     •    Dandy the Crocodile/Leon the Manticore - Corey Burton     •    Zuou the Bigfoot - Brad Garrett
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I am not familiar at all with this series but I like the designs, these kids look very endearing :D
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animespace050 · 4 years
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TOP 5 Animes Tensos/Pesados (+18)
ATENÇÃO: Animes recomendados para maiores de 18 anos! 
1. Now and Then, Here and There
Sinopse: Shuzo Matsutani, ou simplesmente Shu, é um estudante de Kendô de espírito alegre e jovial, e que muitas vezes se vê em situações complicadas devido à sua falta de concentração. Ao voltar da escola para casa, ele se depara com uma garota misteriosa de olhos azuis e distantes chamada Lala-Ru. Shu não imaginava as enormes mudanças que ocorreriam em sua vida após este encontro casual. O lado brutal do ser humano colocará à prova toda a sua alegria de viver, e as cicatrizes serão inevitáveis.
Sem dúvidas um dos animes mais tensos/pesados que eu já vi até até hoje, Now and Then definitivamente daria muita polêmica se fosse ao ar nos dias de hoje. É uma obra que não tem medo de mostrar o lado podre do ser humano, abordando diversos temas polêmicos, além de várias cenas impactantes, em especial o episódio 12 da série, que bagulho TENSO, mds. Recomendo apenas para quem tem uma mente aberta e também para quem procura um anime diferente, brutal e com uma história que definitivamente irá te marcar! 
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2. Death Parade
Sinopse: Após a morte, os humanos são mandados para a reencarnação ou para o vácuo. Mas alguns acabam indo parar no Quindecim, um bar onde um bartender misterioso de cabelos brancos, chamado Decim, trabalha. Todos que vão parar nesse lugar são desafiados a jogar vários tipos de jogos mortais, onde suas verdadeiras personalidades são reveladas, sendo que no final, é decidido pelo árbitro se os participantes irão para a reencarnação ou para o vácuo.
Talvez o anime mais conhecido dessa lista; Death Parade é um exemplo de anime original muito bem planejado, são apenas 12 episódios porém com situações tensas pra caralh*, em especial o episódio 9. 
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3. Shinsekai Yori
Sinopse: Cinco crianças vivendo no futuro são os protagonistas. A história começa quando eles tem 12 anos e estão começando sua vidas escolares em uma escola avançada para aprender o "poder amaldiçoado", telecinese.
Shinsekai Yori vai dividir a opinião de muita gente, é aquele tipo de anime que tem que prestar bastante atenção para entender tudo, sua arte e principalmente sua história, é bem diferente do que estamos acostumados a ver em animes. Não diria que é um anime de terror, apesar de ter elementos do gênero.
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4. Gunslinger Girl
Sinopse: Henrietta era uma menina como tantas outras, até o dia em que foi deixada para morrer após ter testemunhado o brutal assassinato da sua família. Terrivelmente traumatizada e sem vontade de viver, permaneceu no hospital em coma até que uma corporação decidiu usá-la para um de seus projetos secretos. Após ter-se submetido a um tipo de lavagem cerebral e ter muito de seu corpo substituído por implantes cibernéticos, Henrietta não tem nenhuma recordação de seu passado e começa sua nova vida como uma assassina, trabalhando para um grupo secreto anti-terrorismo.
Como já puderam notar pela sinopse, Gunslinger Girl está longe de ser um anime de slice of life moe genérico, nessa obra vemos tudo que há de mais podre na humanidade, filmes snuff, tráfico de pessoas, policiais corruptos, e por aí vai, entretanto acredite ou não, o material original, que no caso é um mangá, consegue ser ainda mais pesado que o anime.
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5. Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou
Sinopse: Desde os tempos antigos, este mundo tem sido governado por duas cartas de tarô: O Diabo e O Elemental. O Diabo se alimenta do obscuro das almas humanas e usa isso para trazer dor e sofrimento interminável. O Elemental retira seu poder da natureza para opôr-se ao Diabo. Garotas escolhidas de 22 linhagens sanguíneas diferentes se tornam as portadoras do tarô Elemental, colocando-as nesta batalha secreta para manter o mundo equilibrado, enquanto carregam uma culpa assoladora...
Outro anime em que a sinopse já diz bastante. De todos os animes da lista, eu diria que Genei wo Kakeru é o menos pesado. Um dos pontos fortes da série é sua trilha sonora, que é excelente, deixando as cenas muito mais impactantes e tensas de certa forma. Sobre a história, é um anime que aborda muito questões religiosas (“bem vs. mal”). 
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dooptown · 5 years
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Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings (English Dub)
anonymous:
I just putting for Legendz in English dub.
CAST
Shuzo “Shu” Matsutani - Dee Bradley Baker
Meg Sprinkle - Kari Wahlgren
Mike “Mac” McField - Candi Milo
Dino Sparks - Matt Levin
Halca Hepburn/Yoko Matsutani - Grey DeLisle
BB/Bouchou - Jill Talley
President of DWC/Ranshiin - Kevin Michael Richardson
Sasuke Matsutani/Bruno Sparks/J2 - Jeff Bennett
Nezuccho - Tara Strong
Shiron the Windragon - Yuri Lowenthal
Greedo the Blazedragon - Phil LaMarr
Wolfy the Werewolf/J1 - Rob Paulson
Leon the Manticore - James Arnold Taylor
Zuou the Bigfoot/Garion the Griffin/Anna the Harpy - Cree Summer
now here’s something i didn’t expect to wake up to
I actually don’t know any of these names (except good ol Yuri Lowenthal of course, and Tara Strong but i can’t summon what her voice sounds like) Yuri’s voice has kinda become the standard for protags but i’ve heard him have a bit of range. It could work for Shiron. I might look into these actors when i have some free time to see how they fit
Legendz would benefit greatly with an english dub, tbh, since it takes place in America, but the parts where it teaches english words would be a bit strange to carry over
(edit: so there’s no confusion this is just something this person threw together, not something that’s actually happening)
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Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Knights ep. 31
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Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Knights ep. 28
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Legenz: Tale of the Dragon Kings ep. 17
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