Gundam SEED #1

I was quite impressed. Even though I have a lot of these episodes on CD-ROM already (see earlier posts re: fansubbed anime), it looks and sounds a lot better on TV. Except for the dub (some of the voices don't really fit for me yet). Surprisingly (or not so - this may give you an idea of how much of an anime geek I really am), none of the names were changed from the Japanese to the English version. I was a little taken aback. I mean, with a name like Muu LaFlaga, you'd think someone might take the liberty of calling him "Fred" or something more Americanized. Maybe not, but this is really the first time I've seen a series in the original Japanese before seeing it dubbed in English. Also, I didn't notice any kind of editing. We'll see if that bears out as we get later into the series and Frey starts working those womanly assets of hers. Anyway, aside from a really annoying high-pitched voice for our hero, Kira Yamato, this looks like one that goes on the great DVD wish list in the sky. (along with a complete Bandai set of Trigun, all of the Cowboy Bebop sessions, and the complete Gundam Wing series - what can I say, I'm a sucker for the Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom model). Reeta actually watched it with me, which is encouraging. (Watching Gundam Wing with me was what got her interested in anime in the first place...) As in all things entertainment, YMMV.