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Akio Ohtori Tagalog Dub: Sexy
Anyone who’s seen the anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena knows how drop-dead sexy Akio Ohtori is. He’s the only guy in the series who successfully seduces the heroine. Lately, I’ve been watching episodes of Hero’s Tagalog dub — which, unfortunately, is translated from the inaccurate Enoki Films English dub Ursula’s Kiss. The only thing I like about the Enoki translation is that Akio is renamed “Mike”.
Since Hero followed the Enoki translation, I had low expectations for their Tagalog dub. Turns out I actually enjoy the Tagalog voices despite the inaccuracies. To my pleasant surprise, dubber Brian Ligsay does a drop-dead sexy Akio/Mike. He delivers his lines like they’re Tagalog porn titles. The relatively nonchalant “Pleasant vibrations, aren’t they?” becomes the utterly salacious “Ang Sarap ng Ugong ng Makina”.
I’ve long been fascinated by Akio’s character — from his worldly ways to his godly nature — so it means a lot to me that he’s properly introduced to Filipino audiences. Thank you, Brian, for doing justice to one of my all-time favorite villains.
Gundam 00 Episode 13: Where is Your God?
Until now, each arc of Gundam 00 was set up so well in the beginning that the resolution came as a bit of a letdown. This is the exception. From an information leak to a hometown hunch to an unarmed Gundam, well-timed gambits kept up the tension in Gundam 00 episode 13, even after the great setup in episode 12. Dig Lockon sniping without Dynames, Hong Long going Kato, Saji attracting Louise’s mom, and Setsuna showing us why Exia carries so many damn swords.
Oh, and you’ve got to love any big robot fight in which the hero taunts, “Where is your God?” Kinda like the Burger King.
(Screenshot via Omni.)
