Sunday, April 6, 2025

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe Anime: Episode 3

Joe lands on a small crescent-shaped cay and fights Gran Bruce, who is clearly in his element.

Joe reacting to his new surroundings is shortened a bit, cutting out him looking at the palm tree and a close-up of his face.  For time, perhaps.
The anime re-uses the footage of the Jadow trio's introductions except this time Hulk is there in person with his new steel shoes.  Just like the first time, the Japanese version is silent while the English version adds dialogue, including that voice recognition system voice.  Bruce even says "this again?"

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe anime: Episode 2

The second episode of Viewtiful Joe sees Hulk Davidson making a stop at Charles' home on his way to deliver Silvia to Jadow, but Joe catches up and fights Hulk

Saturday, April 5, 2025

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe anime: Episode 1

 Starting off on episode 1 is the introduction.  Silvia is kidnapped after Captain Blue is defeated by the evil leader of Jadow, Joe gets his V-watch and gets in some superhero action.

Friday, April 4, 2025

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe Anime: Introduction and blanket changes

 The Viewtiful Joe anime is without a doubt the single greatest anime ever made, based on what was already the greatest game franchise ever made.  It keeps the spirit of the games while changing the plot into a more streamlined narrative and follows up on some of the themes the games explore with how media and super hero stories can project passion and inspire others.  It's a perfect anime, or at least the English version is.

The English version of the anime from Geneon has the talent of some of the best voice actors around and punches up the dialogue to make an already fairly self-aware and funny anime even funnier.  This can probably be attributed to the dub being directed by Bob Bucholz, one of the most prominent English writers of the first two seasons of Digimon, as well as Duel Masters and Bobobo-Bo-Bo-Bobo, all shows that wouldn't be nearly as good without the English script.

While the English dub of the first half of the Viewtiful Joe anime doesn't change a lot, there were changes that had to be made because, like Digimon, it was on a Saturday morning broadcast, subjecting it to Broadcast, Standards and Practices, meaning things had to be adjusted to be allowed to air.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Sea of Thieves and the art of Psychological Warfare

As per the title, Sea of Thives is a game of thievery.  It is a game of fighting and stealing.  You make friends and you make enemies.  The players fighting each other is almost secondary a lot of the time, but when conflict arises you must come out on top.  Most players win the traditional way: with cannons, guns and bombs, but an even better, more effective, way of fighting others players is the less-direct art of psychological warfare.
 
In the United Kingdom there was an elite group of psychological experts whose tactics were used to help cats get out of a catatonic state.  This tactic works just as well with humans, but with the opposite effect: send normal-acting people into a state in which they cannot function or are lacking in function.

This tactic can come in several different variations, but before going out to fight, there are some things you must have prepared.