Kannagi : Crazy Shrine Maidens Episode 1

[cruc1f1x21]

~Kannagi : Crazy Shrine Maidens Episode 1 Fandub~

So it's finally done.
Special Thanks To:
Everyone included in the credits, because it's way too long to put into this post and i'm extremely lazy.

I'm glad this came out as well as it did. I hope you all enjoy!

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Cast In Order Of Appearance:
Young Jin: Ichigo Neko
Jin: BloodRedOath
Nagi: LittleStar
Lolikko Cutie: SweetSourSauce
Male Extras(TV Guys): cruc1f1x21
Tsugumi: Lightofhope18

Blame the mixing on/producer: Cruc1f1x21

Please, leave comments, critiques, feedback, anything you wish =3

[Majinboo0111]

Young Jin: Ichigo Neko: Very nice boy voice! No complaints, I always loved your work.

Jin: BloodRedOath: Dude, your awesome with voices =D. You have a very nice voice for Jin, and I had no problems on any of your delivery.

Nagi: LittleStar: When I saw you on the cast list, I was expecting this to be perfect. I was correct. Awesome job, I know you to play characters like Nagi well, amazing job!

Lolikko Cutie: SweetSourSauce: I found it cute, so you did your job XD, nah from what I heard I really liked it! Nice job!

Male Extras(TV Guys): cruc1f1x21: OMG MOST IMPORTANT PART EVA! XD Extras are still important, so nice job!

Tsugumi: Lightofhope18: I really liked this voice! It worked very well, I didn't get to hear much but I liked what I did hear =D.

Mixing: My two biggest gripes would have to be the lip-flaps, and the quality and choices of sound effects. I swear I heard music skipping hear and there as well. But the balance in all of it was still pretty good. I can deal with lip-flaps not being perfect ^^; but if you could use better SFX next time I would have a hard time telling if this was a professional dub versus a fan-dub! Awesome job everyone!

[CrossFire]

This was epic <3
I'll see if I can like pull a critique out of my soul later

[Vilapupu]

it great to see that this project came with a fast release.
The problem with this I seem to find is that the audio is not property adjusted. but that I mean that Jim's voice sounds more higher than the othere voices.
Keep up the good work. ^_^

[Aziral]

Whoa, this came out fast. 8D If my peanut if brain is capable of doing so, I will attempt to critique this after watching. XD

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It's so hard to critique everyone's performances. XD;; I personally think everyone suited their characters fine and delivery was almost perfect. Although, I have to agree with Majinboo when in comes to the mixing. The mixing itself was done pretty well but the quality of the SFX as well as the mouth flaps were a bit distracting. Especially when Jin was talking a bath, the water SFX seemed a bit off. And it seemed like there were a few missing sound effects in some places but maybe that's just me. The leveling/audio balance of everything was good but some of the SFX sounds a bit too quiet compared to the voices.

Overall, the fandub was amazing. I'm honored to have been part of it. D:

Sorry, I'm not too good with critiques.

[cruc1f1x21]

I Wish i didn't have to but i do pull the 1st time mixing card. It wasn't really that bad, I just have to work on my scripts a little bit harder.
And maybe deal with the sound effects ... >>

Anyways, thanks for your comments everyone I'd love to hear more from other people 8D

[lightofhope18]

I was too tired to review last night, so I'm making up for that slack.

• Voices :: The casting was pretty impressive when I first saw the cast list and my expectations were not let down at all. BloodRedOath made such a down-to-earth and pretty hilarious Jin -- I just loved how he naturally fit the role. I loved how LittleStar such a blunt sounding tone for Nagi and how eccentric she made her seem in some parts. Ichigo was seriously the cutest voice in this -- I just want to take that voice home with me. >D I couldn't really hear SweetSourSauce over the SFX, but the bit I could hear sounded very magical girl-ish.
  
  
• Acting :: Like I said before, almost everything was dead-on. I just loved how the cast really fit their characters -- it made watching this so much fun.
  
  
• Scripting :: There were a couple of odd and awkward sounding lines here and there, which influenced some of the mouth flaps.
  
  
• Mixing :: Mouth flaps were a huge reoccurrence in this and I think its mostly because of the scripting. I must agree with some of the SFX (especially the wind one), but I think if you lower the volume, it will sound much better. Also, the volume levels for each character was very off -- Jin was really loud while Tsugumi was very quiet. Trying to stay consistent might be a good goal for the future, but this being your first project ever, it was a pretty good job!

The sexy moan cracked me up every time. My roommate kept on giving me weird looks.

[Hokage Titan]

Awesome wok you guys =P Kurt you weren't kidding when you said you had one hell of a cast =P

[cruc1f1x21]

I do love my cast a lot <3

I'll try to improve on quality and such on episode 2, which I intend to dub .
More comments appreciated <3

so much love in one post <3

[Ramune]

I enjoyed watching this. I've heard positive things about this series, so I had to take a look at the first episode. =]

The acting overall was great! The characters were very well cast for their roles and could have passed as actual English VAs. Thinking back on the whole thing, I really don't recall coming across any blatantly troubled spots that may have needed work. Though I couldn't hear SweetSourSauce very well, I was genuinely pleased with how everyone really took well to their character and noticeably distinguished themselves. LittleStar and BloodRedOath as the ones with the most lines really played off each other's characters well and really seemed to understand each situation presented in the script. The choice of voices also complimented the acting. They were all tones that I could believe worked for the characters. I don't have any complaints on that.

Many have already pointed out the weaknesses with the mixing and I understand that this is your first time. So I'll try not to repeat what's already been said. I noticed in a lot of parts that there was no music where there could have been something there. It was just a little too quiet for my tastes. Also, the OP theme was much quieter than the rest of the clip for some reason. There were a few spots where SFXs could have been used. That also emphasized the lack of BGM. LittleStar's lines had that audible background noise in them, which caused that small popping sound that happens when audio tracks are separated in Audacity. Also with the script, I would watch for more areas where you could direct the cast in making SFX noises. There were a few small instances where a little bit more acting could have enhanced the scene. I don't know if you are using headphones, cruc1f1x, but mixing is made tons better just by being able to hear nuances. That may do wonders for you in the future. =]

Otherwise, this is a fairly good job for your first mixing project! So many have done worse, so you're in a position to grow even more in your skills since you're already making dubs on this level. All the best to you in producing Ep. 2 and good work to all of you! =]