Aior0sS@ggitar!us Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) After bringing these to another site I frequently visit, I decided to bring my vision of a Fire Emblem anime to these boards. Posts that follow this one will consist of the hypothetical voice casts (and narrative tweaks for certain characters) for each 'season' of the show', which will be added to after I debut two more on that other site. I've always felt the series deserves another chance at an anime, since television and animation storytelling has made leaps and bounds since the days of the 1997 OVA. An FE show done right would be the perfect bridge in storytelling and audiences between the more kid-friendly Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra and the more adult-focused likes of Game of Thrones. Onto the 'pitch'... 1. The Platform: Netflix has been very good to anime for a while now, and seems to be the most 'accessible' of the major streamers. A Fire Emblem series would be most welcome there, in my opinion. 2. Season and Episode Format: The first five seasons I originally concocted were based upon my favorite games in the franchise, in the order of The Blazing Blade, The Binding Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, and Radiant Dawn. After a while, I began working on 'casts' for a new round of seasons adapting the Archanea saga, under the umbrella title Fire Emblem: Archanea, with seasons based on Shadow Dragon and Shadows of Valentia already in the can. I find it similar to the approach taken by shows such as American Horror Story or American Crime Story, or True Detective, in that while the show's title remains the same, the subject of each season differs greatly. For a more fitting comparison, think of when kid-oriented anime like Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh! went through their seasons--both had two initial incarnations that continued from one another, but from the third version on, each featured a radically different cast of characters with little-to-no continuity with prior seasons. For the episodes themselves, half would be dedicated to the main narrative focusing on the main 'lords/ladies' of the games, while the others would be smaller side-stories focusing on the characters you recruit as you play through the games, sometimes each teaming with one of the lords depending on the story. It would be a way to flesh out these additional playable characters, sort of an extension of the support conversation feature that is a hallmark of the games. The title theme of the series would be a re-purposing of 'Emblem of Oath' from the 1997 OVA. 3. Narrative Framing Device: Within the context of the theoretical show, 'Fire Emblem' is depicted as a series of fantasy epic novels, said to rival the works of J.R.R. Tolkein and George R.R. Martin. Every season, each book is plucked from the shelf by its owner, a professor of medieval literature, mythology, and historiography. He mentions it as a series notable for one recurring element: the eponymous Emblem, despite taking a different form in each saga, remains a crucial part of the narrative to our heroes. Said professor is portrayed by Timothy Dalton. Conceptually, think of it like Tolkein, Martin, Margaret Atwood or Isaac Asimov doing the same with their respective works. 4. Voice casting: In choosing voice talent, I took the same approach that worked with the DC Animated Universe (and to some extent, the Marvel Animated Universe)--a good mix of regular voice actors and character actors. I also took a page from Greg Weisman, who somehow manages to fit Star Trek: The Next Generation veterans into his projects (such as Gargoyles, W.I.T.C.H. and The Spectacular Spider-Man), though here you'll find a number of familiar faces from various network-based comic book shows. (To another extent, the DCAU had a similar feel with its long history with Joss Whedon show alumni.) The full casts for each season will be unveiled with each installment I post. (Visits to behindthevoiceactors.com or IMDB can be helpful.) The initial posts to follow this one will be in the following order: Fire Emblem: Elibe season 1, The Blazing Blade Fire Emblem: Elibe season 2, The Binding Blade Fire Emblem: Magvel season 1, The Sacred Stones Fire Emblem: Tellius season 1, Path of Radiance Fire Emblem: Tellius season 2, Radiant Dawn Fire Emblem: Archanea season 1, The Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Fire Emblem: Archanea season 2, The Shadows of Valentia Edited May 6, 2019 by Aior0sS@ggitar!us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Do me a favor - swap the theme to Night Forest, then view the first post. It's one thing to have weird formatting, but yours manages to change twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aior0sS@ggitar!us Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 18 hours ago, eclipse said: Do me a favor - swap the theme to Night Forest, then view the first post. It's one thing to have weird formatting, but yours manages to change twice. How do I do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 32 minutes ago, Aior0sS@ggitar!us said: How do I do that? Scroll down, past the Recently Browsing. There's a small menu for themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aior0sS@ggitar!us Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, eclipse said: Scroll down, past the Recently Browsing. There's a small menu for themes. That's on my profile, right? Never mind, now I get it. I'll fix the text accordingly. Edited May 6, 2019 by Aior0sS@ggitar!us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Just now, Aior0sS@ggitar!us said: That's on my profile, right? Nope. You can do it from this reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aior0sS@ggitar!us Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 minute ago, eclipse said: Nope. You can do it from this reply! Thanks. Just figured it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aior0sS@ggitar!us Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 First bump--"Fire Emblem: Elibe", Season 1: The Blazing Blade +Voice Cast 1.Heroes (Playable Characters) The Tactician - Sam Riegel Lyn(dis) - Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch, Big Hero 6, Eden, The Gifted) Eliwood - Luke Mitchell (Agents of SHIELD, Blindspot) Hector - Joshua Sasse (Galavant, No Tomorrow) Sain—Yuri Lowenthal Kent—Nolan North Florina—Stephanie Sheh Wil—Joshua Seth Dorcas—Kevin Michael Richardson Serra—Tara Strong Erk—Wil Wheaton Rath—Rino Romano Matthew—Grant George Nils and Ninian—Stuart Allan and Kim Mai Guest Lucius—Tom Felton Wallace—Pat Fraley Marcus—Kirk Thornton Lowen—Mikey Kelley Rebecca—Mae Whitman Bartre—John DiMaggio Oswin—Robin Atkin Downes Guy—Gregg Rainwater Merlinus—Wayne Knight Hannah—Cree Summer Priscilla—Kate Higgins Raven—Jason Marsden Canas—Benjamin Diskin Dart—Josh Keaton Fiora—Tara Platt Legault—Daran Norris Isadora—Danielle Nicolet Heath—Liam O’Brien Hawkeye—Jonathan Adams Pent—Cam Clarke Louise—Wendee Lee Geitz—Troy Baker Farina—Ashley Johnson Karel—Benjamin Bratt Harken—Michael Trucco Nino—Sophie Oda Jaffar—Khary Payton Vaida—Gina Torres Karla—Irene Bedard Renault—Phil Morris Athos—Patrick Stewart 2. Allies (NPC's) Natalie--Erin Torpey Lord Hausen—Michael Bell Lord Helman—Frank Welker Lord Elbert—Jim Ward Lady Eleanora—Iona Morris Lord Uther—Callum Blue King Desmond—Michael McConnohie Queen Hellene—Julie Bowen Prince Zephiel—Leo Howard Murdock—Travis Willingham Leila—Lacey Chabert Fargus—Clancy Brown Jan—Jim Cummings Brammimond—echo of whoever speaks to the individual Roland—Fred Savage Durban—Richard Moll Jeorg/Kaim—Kevin Grevioux--*Major tweak: we get to see both of Eliwood and Hector's trials to retrieve their divine weapons.* 3. Villains Nergal—Martin Jarvis Ephidel—Derek Stephen Prince Limstella—Laura Bailey Sonia—Marina Sirtis Brendan—Enn Reitel Lloyd—Stephen Amell Linus—Robbie Amell Ursula—Erica Luttrell Uhai—Beau Billingslea Teodor—Greg Ellis Kenneth—Stephen Root Jerme—Steve Blum Lundgren—Neil Ross Darin—Jim Cummings (imitating Sidney Greenstreet) Erik—Jeff Bennett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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