Featherwick Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 No offense to her, but I just can't stand the song. It's like one of those old anime intros where they'd translate the songs lyrics literally and then try to insert them back into the song. Which doesn't work. It's almost worst here since they didn't even translate the lyrics! But everyone else, sans male Kamui (who sounds just too nasily) sounds great. Takumi and Leon being mad and shit is just the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) I just thought of something interesting! Someone should ask her about the skinship lines! Then we will know for sure if it's in the localized version! Edited July 10, 2015 by Water Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimasho Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 oh NO i'm probably in the minority but her voice in the trailer really made me cringe. It was super embarassing because I was excited when it first came out, so I made my mother and older sister watch with me on a huge TV with full volume lmao, and their faces dropped as soon as Aqua began to sing in English, because they both really liked the Japanese version and thought the English one was really bad..to which I agree ; A ; I mean, I'm sure she'll do better just voicing the lines, but aaaah it bothers me that I don't like her singing voice ; A ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel07 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hopefully some of the other actors might take to twitter sometime. Some of Tales of Zestiria's actors revealed their roles on twitter, so this would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I just thought of something interesting! Someone should ask her about the skinship lines! Then we will know for sure if it's in the localized version! I doubt they'll say anything, they probably have an agreement not to say stuff until appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) I doubt they'll say anything, they probably have an agreement not to say stuff until appropriate.Skinship isn't exactly spoiler material, so they may be allowed to talk about it.Come on... Aren't you curious about how the localization team handled the skinship? Edited July 10, 2015 by Water Mage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel07 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Skinship isn't exactly spoiler material, so they may be allowed to talk about it. Come on... Aren't you curious about how the localization team handled the skinship? I think we're all curious, but like she said, generally actors don't say much unless they know they're allowed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Stalker X Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Skinship isn't exactly spoiler material, so they may be allowed to talk about it. Come on... Aren't you curious about how the localization team handled the skinship? NDAs would basically prevent them from saying anything about the game, even confirmation or denial of even voicing a character in the game. Even if it isn't spoiler material, they can't say anything. That's how NDAs work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geek Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I'd imagine that Kaiji Tang, Julie Ann Taylor, and Liam O'Brien will probably reprise their roles from Awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodperson707 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 No offense to her, but I just can't stand the song. It's like one of those old anime intros where they'd translate the songs lyrics literally and then try to insert them back into the song. Which doesn't work. It's almost worst here since they didn't even translate the lyrics! But everyone else, sans male Kamui (who sounds just too nasily) sounds great. Takumi and Leon being mad and shit is just the best. What do you mean by not translating the lyrics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Skinship isn't exactly spoiler material, so they may be allowed to talk about it. Come on... Aren't you curious about how the localization team handled the skinship? It's too early, they've revealed practically nothing to the english audience, they're not going to let VAs answer random questions (I mean, they could slip up, but that doesn't happen too often) on twitter of features they haven't featured themselves yet. Come on... Where did I say I was or was not curious about how the localization handled things? Edited July 10, 2015 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 It's too early, they've revealed practically nothing to the english audience, they're not going to let VAs answer random questions (I mean, they could slip up, but that doesn't happen too often) on twitter of features they haven't featured themselves yet. Come on... Where did I say I was or was not curious about how the localization handled things? I suppose it's too much to hope for a slip up, isn't it? And the "curious" thing was just a joke, sorry if I offended you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squkyshoes Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Actually, I've heard about it here at Serenes Forest Forums, someone(I don't remember who) mentioned having a friend that went to an Anime-Con dressed as Camilla, and she ran into Kaiji at the hotel, and he confirmed that the recording for Fates was already over. That was me Dio who mentioned it! And here's a link to the selfie! (I really hope she doesn't mind this...) http://i.imgur.com/RYgoqWK.png (her profile is private so I can't link the actual tweet. Also, she went down to the lobby without fully putting on cosplay/makeup to pick just something up from her friend so yeah) But yeah, it kills me to know I was staying in the same hotel as him, but I just didn't go down to the lobby at the right time OTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That was me Dio who mentioned it! And here's a link to the selfie! (I really hope she doesn't mind this...) http://i.imgur.com/RYgoqWK.png (her profile is private so I can't link the actual tweet. Also, she went down to the lobby without fully putting on cosplay/makeup to pick just something up from her friend so yeah) But yeah, it kills me to know I was staying in the same hotel as him, but I just didn't go down to the lobby at the right time OTL Man, that's too bad, you could have asked him a ton questions about the game. Granted, he most likely wouldn't anwser any of them, but no harm in trying, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherwick Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 What do you mean by not translating the lyrics? Pretty sure the lyrics that Rey translated where different than what she was singing in english, but like a lot different. So why translate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwOs-M-JfE It's pretty different. I also just like Aqua's signing voice in Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Just stepping in about the "Translating lyrics" thing. It doesn't work. You have to change a song significantly to be as catchy and still having the "original meaning". Guys, just... don't. Aqua's song WILL be different in English. Just accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirokan Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Just stepping in about the "Translating lyrics" thing. It doesn't work. You have to change a song significantly to be as catchy and still having the "original meaning". Guys, just... don't. Aqua's song WILL be different in English. Just accept it. Indeed, if they saw my literal translation for the full song, it doesn't really flow as a song (at all), it's just to get an idea of meaning. Making it follow the same syllabary and rhythm/melody while keeping the meaning is an incredibly uphill task even for professionals... For a lovely example of a song done amazingly well translated though, see the ending theme for Pokemon X and Y! Edited July 10, 2015 by Kirokan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landmaster Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Truuuu!~ They did a great job for X and Y's ending theme~ But am I the only one who thought Azura's song in English was good? Of course people won't catch on to it right away based on a little snippet from a trailer (especially when so used to the Japanese already), but I'd not call it bad by any sort of means~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel07 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Truuuu!~ They did a great job for X and Y's ending theme~ But am I the only one who thought Azura's song in English was good? Of course people won't catch on to it right away based on a little snippet from a trailer (especially when so used to the Japanese already), but I'd not call it bad by any sort of means~ I honestly liked it. Given how it's harder to translate a Japanese song than normal dialogue, I personally thought it was pretty good. She has a good voice at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodperson707 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Yeah i too like the song. I don't really get why it is seen as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abysswalker25 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Her singing is fine if you ask me. The voice seems to fit Azura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Indeed, if they saw my literal translation for the full song, it doesn't really flow as a song (at all), it's just to get an idea of meaning. Making it follow the same syllabary and rhythm/melody while keeping the meaning is an incredibly uphill task even for professionals... For a lovely example of a song done amazingly well translated though, see the ending theme for Pokemon X and Y! There's also the Red Moon song for the first Disgaea who is pretty great. I actually have a similar vibe betwen these two songs. Truuuu!~ They did a great job for X and Y's ending theme~ But am I the only one who thought Azura's song in English was good? Of course people won't catch on to it right away based on a little snippet from a trailer (especially when so used to the Japanese already), but I'd not call it bad by any sort of means~ I think it's because we're used to Aqua's Japanese singing, and this is not really the kind of songs we're used to in English. But I think she's doing a pretty good job at it (and if she's also doing the VA, what we heard was quite good.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmalachi Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I've got nothing against her voice or singing, it's the song, or more specifically where the emphasis is put on certain words, that I have an issue with. Maybe I'll get used to it, but right now it does sound pretty awkward. It's not an acting or singing issue, it's a writing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterique Sign Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) ^It's called poetic license Edited July 10, 2015 by Mysterique Sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmalachi Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 It doesn't matter what it's called, it still sounds awkward as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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