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Squid Girl Series Part 1

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Product Details

  • Actors: Christine Marie Cabanos, Jason Wishnov, Amanda C. Miller
  • Directors: Tony Oliver
  • Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Dubbed: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: ANIME WORKS
  • DVD Release Date: September 27, 2011
  • Run Time: 150 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0057FGD5E
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,859 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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One of the things I was really concerned about with the release of this series in the US was whether or not the quirkiness of the Japanese dialogue would hold up in an English dubbed version. Media Blasters has been relatively on and off with their dubbing for shows in the past. However, I can say without reservation that they have done an incredible job with the English language version for this release. The quality of the dub has really impressed me, and I believe that it shows that Media Blasters really put in the effort to make this show stand out.

The English dub was able to retain the "squiddleness" of the original dialogue, and it has transferred very well. Fans who have already seen the show will note the lack of "de geso" as a part of the English lines, but I don't know how well it would have sounded in English had it been incorporated. It is the one trademark part of the dialogue that will be missed by those who have seen the Japanese version. Luckily though, you have the option to switch to Japanese with subtitles to get your fill of de geso. Besides that, I feel the voice talent chosen for this show has been very well selected, and all of the English voice actors hold up really well in their roles, while managing to capture the essence of the original characters extremely well. For these reasons I've given this release 5-stars for simply exceeding expectations.

The artwork for this release is also a plus side. The DVD cover design looks great and is very befitting of the show. The DVD menus look great as well; they are well laid out, and are easy to navigate. I look forward to the possibility of a Blu-ray release later on, as this show certainly deserves it.
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Funny, silly in places, but a fun series for all ages. There is humor at many levels. Short series. Squid girl is definitely one of a kind, thank goodness for that!
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When I saw this I laughed because of the jokes and puns and the story is about a girl squid who comes from the sea to invade surface world. The story is cute light hear-ted and will make you want to keep on watching. It's silly and cute at the same time and i have found that its re-watch ability never gets old.

The disk has 6 episodes and is season 1
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Just received my DVDs.

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The Quality is better than I expected for the DVD release, since DVDs tend to use a more compressed format than Blu Rays, the only thing that sounds weird is the menu music, which is obviously not important unless you like just listening to a low quality version of the opening theme.

There are two DVDs in this first part, so I assume the entire series will be on four DVDs. They arrived unattached to their holding spots in the DVDs, but that's shipping for you. They play fine so far as I can tell.

The Dub isn't horrible, though I'm sure a lot of people would beg to differ with me. I watched some parts in English and the voices certainly fit the characters, whether or not they sound awkward at times is debatable. Though I'll admit you're not going to get some of the charm the Japanese voice actress of Squid Girl gives for her performance (maybe I'm just a sucker for all the "De Geso" lines?). It's not like I understand Japanese so I can't really say the English dub is complete crap, but then again I can't say the Japanese voice track is amazing because I don't understand it... While I generally watch the show in the original language with subtitles, I'll admit I've been a lot more impressed with the dubs of recent anime. I'm not so much impressed with Squid Girl's dub, but it's certainly not unwatchable. Though now I sound like I'm contradicting myself... oh well.

The only complaints I have are the Subtitles, not the translation, the color of the text. Why do companies still think Yellow text with a Black outline looks good? I just don't think it looks good, though that's really just a minor complaint.

So the question stands: Should I buy Squid Girl?
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Originally I did not watch this series. I saw the premise of it and figured it would be an eco warrior style of series. The ideas have been done so I passed on it. Then I saw a season two being aired in Japan. On that alone, I took another look. If it is good enough for two seasons, then I figure "maybe I misjudged it?"

That in the end turned out to be true. Squid Girl is one of the funniest anime I've seen over the years. Each episode, each character, everything is just fantastic. Squid Girl starts her invasion to get revenge on humans for their treatment of the sea. She makes it to a beach restaurant and there, the hilarity begins as she manages to invade the hearts of everyone there.

This is a show that you'll find yourself watching time and time again. You'll also find it safe for many ages. I've shown it to relatives in their 60s and they had a ball with this one. Which just goes to show, you are never too old when you are young at heart. Hopefully we'll get season two released here soon. It just gets better and better. If you can't wait, go watch it online already. But be sure and buy it when it is released! This show is a keeper, there is no doubt about that.

The English dub is respectable. It lacks the Musume accent and some of the humor of the Japanese dub but it isn't bad.

With that said...

Shinraku Shinraku Shinraku Shinraku Shinraku Shinraku IKA MUSUME!!!
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