Tuesday, 24 November 2020
My top 10 Christopher Sabat anime performances
10. Yamcha (Dragon Ball):
Starting us at number 10 is arguably the most infamous and useless anime character of all time. And while the character of Yamcha is hilariously useless, the actual performance from Christopher Sabat as him is at least something good to talk about. With him capturing the cowardly aspects to him, but also the later friendliness and commitment side to him. 'Cause, even though he's far from the strongest character in the series, he's at least likeable in the sense that he does care for everyone around him and he is a good friend to them. And Sabat's voice for Yamcha is probably the most different out of all the characters I've heard him play.
9. Yami (Black Clover):
Next up is the head of the Black Bulls, Yami. A wielder of Dark Magic and a swordsman himself, Yami is a gruff and hardened man who won't put up with any kinda nonsense anyone might give him. I've always enjoyed whenever Sabat has been able to play a whole bunch of characters with various personalities. Some are arrogant, some are a bit more caring and some, like Yami, can be gruff and act like they don't care that much about anything. And Sabat is really good at showing that with Yami. He's also fun to watch in contras to the other members of the Black Bulls.
8. Elfman (Fairy Tail):
Compared to some of Sabat's other voices, his work as Elfman is one of his most different. I know that applies to a few others as well, but Elfman is one of them. A lot of the time, Sabat does the same voice for some of these, but he'll occasionally do a different one, and Elfman's voice is one of them. At the beginning, his character is pretty usual manly anime character-like, but as the series progresses, he gets more heartfelt moments and Sabat does a great job with it. And his different sounding voice does a great job showing that, even his intentional over the top sounding moments.
7. Raizen (Yu Yu Hakusho):
The first of the characters that Christopher Sabat has voiced in Yu Yu Hakusho, Yusuke's great ancienter, Raizen. Believed to be the most powerful demon to ever live, Raizen power is exemplified in his first interaction with Yusuke himself, and Christopher Sabat does that really well. With being incredibly intimidating, creepy but also kinda kind when he's talking to Yusuke when he's dying, it makes for a really interesting character and one that Sabat did a great job with.
6. Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho):
The other character from Yu Yu Hakusho that Christopher Sabat has voice is this stupid, yet awesome spirit swordsman. And even the voice he uses is supposed to give off the idea that he's dumb and the whole friendliness and softness to Kuwabara is a big part of his character. I was honestly surprised to find that Sabat actually voiced him, but I guess that's just a testament to his acting talents.
5. Alex Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood):
At number 5 is the major from Fullmetal Alchemist, Alex Louis Armstrong. This performance falls under a lot of these others in that I love when he's supposed to be really funny and intentionally over the top, but I also love when Sabat is able to bring a level to seriousness to a character that this, which I think helps makes them more likeable. But, like I said, Sabat does a great job with all of his emotions, whether it's comical, serious, sad, happy or anything like that.
4. All Might (My Hero Academia):
When it comes to manliest characters that Sabat has voiced, the best of them has to be All Might. And his performance as All Might is especially impressive because he has to use two voices. One where he's in his muscular form and another in his normal slim form. In his muscular form, his voice is very heroic and stoic and big and booming whereas his slimmer form voice is more calm and quiet by comparison and is pretty much the normal voice Sabat uses for a lot of these other characters. I have to give him a lot of respect for being able to not only do two voices like that for one character, but make it really convincing and awesome all the same.
3. Piccolo (Dragon Ball):
At number 3 is the Namekian villain turned hero, Piccolo. Now we're getting into Sabat's three most popular roles and the ones I think he does best at. And the first of these is Piccolo. One thing that a lot of dubbed anime do is that the actor's voice for their characters sorta changes as it goes along and I feel like that's to show the characters themselves changing, like getting older. And Piccolo is a good example of this because in the original Dragon Ball, his voice sounded slightly higher compared to his later voice. But Sabat does a great job voicing Piccolo and especially his arc from the beginning of Z to the ending. But he continued showing why he's so good in this series in Super where Piccolo didn't really go through any arc, but he's still a fantastic and likeable character.
2. Roronoa Zoro (One Piece):
Coming in close to number 1 is the ex-pirate hunter and swordsman for the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro. And the voice that Sabat uses for Zoro is the same voice he uses for a lot of these other characters like Piccolo, Raizen and Yami. And it's always cool to hear him using this one in particular given how tough and cool it makes his characters sound. And Zoro is my favourite of the characters he uses it for. And he's used it for a lot of Zoro's best moments, whether they're awesome moments with him or his comedy moments with Luffy or Sanji or his more sentimental moments.
And my number 1 favourite Christopher Sabat anime performance is... Vegeta (Dragon Ball):
And finally at number 1 is the arrogant and prideful Saiyan prince, Vegeta. Christopher Sabat has voiced so many anime characters in his life, but none have been as iconic and as well recognised as Vegeta. As the series has gone on, Sabat's voice for Vegeta has changed little by little, but it's always remained awesome and it's essentially one of the many things that makes Vegeta the awesome character he is. This is like what I was saying about how his voices usually change as the series he's in goes on, and Vegeta is the biggest example of that. Particularly in the Cell Saga where his voice sorta changed a few times from a higher pitch to a deep one, but in Super, it's always the same that Vegeta is most known for and is definitely his best. Really, this role alone should just convince anyone why Sabat is an incredible actor, with Sabat capturing every single one of Vegeta's popular emotions and moments. And all that is why Vegeta is my favourite Christopher Sabat performance. And those are my top 10 Christopher Sabat performances. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
Friday, 20 November 2020
Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Sora opens Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory
And so, everyone, it finally came. I finally, finally got my copy of Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory. I got it later than usual because of the Coronavirus. We recently went back into lockdown here and so I wasn't able to go to my local GameStop and record myself buying it. But I did have it delivered to my house and when it came yesterday, I did a recording of me opening it in my Sora suit like I did last year with Kingdom Hearts 3. And, I was actually able to finish the whole thing yesterday too. Not 100%, but I finished the story mode and so I'll hopefully have my review for it up in the next couple of days. And so, here's me opening it and I hope you all like it.
Sunday, 15 November 2020
My top 5 Yu-Gi-Oh! villains
When it comes to Yu-Gi-Oh!, I honestly think the whole series has some of the most underrated villains in all of anime. Some are really memorable with memorable designs, really great voice work and because of how unique they feel, it makes them stand out more in my opinion. And so, to comenorate that, I'm gonna count down my top 5 favourite villains in the franchise that I've seen. And, yeah, this won't just be counting the villains from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, but from the other series I've seen. I haven't see Zexel or Arc V yet, so I'm going with the ones from the original, GX and 5D's. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Goodwin (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's):
Starting us off at number 5 is the first main villain of 5D's, Goodwin. Goodwin is the head of public security in Neo Domino City, Goodwin puts on a friendly image to the public to cover up his own horrendous actions. Whether he's manipulating the people around him to gain more power or tricking and lying to them, he was doing all this with the hope of gaining the power of the Crimson Dragon. And, while no one really trusted him in the beginning, they at least went along with him since he was the only one with knowledge about the Crimson Dragon and the past and the Signers. He had even become a Dark Signer himself at the very end until Yusei, Jack and Crow took him down.
4. Pegasus (Yu-Gi-Oh!):
Next up is the very creator of Duel Monsters, Maximillian Pegasus. While he may have shifted sides later on in the series, Pegasus was a straight up villain the first time we ever see him. And, just like Yugi, he has a Millennium Item with his Millennium Eye, which he got in Egypt. Most of the time, he's shown as a cocky and over confident person who likes to manipulate people in the beginning. Though, mostly, he was originally planning to use the Millennium Items to resurrect his dead wife. But, after Yugi beat him in his own duelling tournament in Duelist Kingdom, he began to change his ways from a villain to a hero, especially when we see him in the later shows.
3. Zorc (Yu-Gi-Oh!):
At number 3 is the giant monster final villain at the end of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Zorc. Being the final villain of the whole series, Zorc was created from the evil inside of people and wasted no time showing just how powerful he was. With powers that can destroy some of the most powerful monsters ever like the Blue Eyes White Dragon, Exodia and even the God Cards, it was prctically a miracle that Yugi and the others were able to destroy him.
2. Yami Marik (Yu-Gi-Oh!):
Coming close to number 1 is the main villain of the Battle City arc, Marik, or Yami Marik technically. After the original Marik was put through tragedy in his past, his dark self, Yami Marik, awoke and decided to terrorise the world. Equipped with the Millennium Rod, he proceeded to kill Marik's parents and then later take part in the Battle City tournament to get the Egyptian God Cards. And he began to send tons of people to the Shadow Realm as a result as well. He also came close to getting them all when he fought against Yugi in the finals of the tournament until the real Marik broke through and managed to banish Yami Marik forever.
And my number 1 favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! villain is...Yubel (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX):
And finally at number 1 is the main villain from the Dimension World arc from GX, Yubel. Now, this might be a slightly weird one, but I love Yubel as a villain. She's super cool with an awesome design, great plot around her and I absolutely love Cassandra Lee Morris's voice performance as her. In season 3 of GX, she did so much and she established herself as a really awesome character. She teleported all of Duel Academy to another dimension, manipulated a teacher there to serve her, took control over some student's bodies, tricked Jaden into becoming the Supreme King and came super close to uniting all twelve dimensions. And I love the setup for the character as the story keeps going and going. It starts with her inside of tank or something as like a lump with her red eye showing, but she keeps evolving and I love how the story keeps it going with her. Plus, not only do I like her as a character and think she's really cool, but I also like her connection with Jaden. The fact that she's actually a monster card that has her own consciousness, but when she grew attached to him and became obsessed with being his only friend, she began hurting others who she felt would replace her as his friend and so Jaden sent her into space in a rocket to hopefully help her only for her to be consumed with an evil energy and she resented him for sending her away. So, afterwards, she tried to do everything she could to get back at him and keep him as her own friend. Trust me, it makes a lot more sense if you actually watch it. And, really, again, I just love Yubel as a really great character and think she's seriously underrated as an anime villain. And all that is why Yubel is my favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! villain. And so, everyone, those are my picks for my top 5 Yu-Gi-Oh! villains. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
Thursday, 12 November 2020
My top 5 tournament battles in anime
So, few months ago, I made a list of my top 5 anime tournaments. And here, I'm doing something kinda similar but, instead of the tournments themselves, I'm gonna count down the best fights in the tournaments. Some of these might be a bit different with where they're placed and some will be new that were never in the first one. And given how tournaments are all about fights and are one of the best aspects about anime, I really wanted to focus solely on the fights themselves. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Naruto vs. Neji (Naruto):
Starting us off is the knuckle headed ninja going up against the Hyuga prodigy. During the finals of the Chunin Exam, Naruto goes up against Hinata's cousin in a small bit of revenge for almost killing her in their fight. But that proves more difficult than he thought with Neji being far to tough for him to handle. Even after unleashing tons of his clones on him and using everything he had learned up until this point, Neji's combat mastery proved too much. That is until Naruto unleashed Kurama's chakra and use absolute power to demolish Neji. But the ending of the fight sees Naruto using his head in battle by digging a hole in the ground and delivering a final punch that put Neji down for good in the fight.
4. Gon vs. Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter):
Next up is the best fight from Heaven's Arena, Gon vs. Hisoka. This was essentially being set up since the Hunter Exam. After Hisoka delivered a strong punch to Gon, he's been doing everything he could to get stronger and return it, which he did. After learning the basics of Nen from Wing, Gon challenges the magician to which both of them showing what they're made of. With Hisoka being superior to Gon is every way, this felt so one-sided for him. But the battle is still as rough and raw as you can imagine with the team behind the scenes demonstrating exactly what they had with making every action scene in this series as awesome as possible. Even a relatively small scale fight like this is still insanely brutal with Gon and Hisoka just punching each other like crazy. Gon may have gotten stronger and was able to hold his own for a little bit, he was still no match for Hisoka's skill and Nen abilities. It all ends with Hisoka winning and declaring their next fight will be a fight to the death.
3. Goku, Frieza and 17 vs. Jiren (Dragon Ball Super):
The Tournament Of Power will definitely go down in history as one of the best tournaments in all of anime. And by far the absolute pinnacle of this masterpiece is the final climatic fight with Goku and Frieza teaming up against Universe 11's strongest fighter. Before that though, we had the monumental clash with Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku against fully powered up Jiren, which is one of the most insane battles in all of Dragon Ball. But, for me, the best part out of all of it when the Saiyan, Galactic Space Tyrant and Android go up against Jiren with all the power they have left. And it ends with one of the biggest and most awesome finishes in all of anime. And this is given the fact that Goku and Frieza were just barely able to defeat Jiren at all.
2. Deku vs. Todoroki (My Hero Academia):
Coming in close to number 1 is the battle between these two future heroes, Deku vs. Todoroki. These two have had tougher battles later in their careers, but in the U.A sports festival, they practically tore each other apart with their quirks. With Todoroki being a master of his ice quirk and Deku barely handling One For All, this fight was pure desperation on his part. Like I've said before, in this whole fight, Todoroki is determined to not use his dad's fire quirk until Deku finally manages to convince him otherwise. Which combinates in a huge clash of them smashing their powers at each other in some of the most gorgeous animation you'll ever see. Deku may have lost the fight, but he definitely did what he set out to do and help Todoroki and get him to change his ways. Which also helped solidify them as friends from that point on.
And my number 1 favourite anime tournament battle is... Yusuke vs. Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho):
And finally at number 1 is the final battle of the greatest tournament arc in all of anime, Yusuke vs. Toguro at the Dark Tournament. Some might see this fight as slightly dated, especially compared to most other anime released nowadays, but this fight holds up big time with everything both characters do. It does mostly focus on Toguro being able to beat Yusuke to a pulp, but Yusuke does get a lot of really amazing moves like when he releases the Spirit Cuffs around his arms, or when he starts smacking Toguro around after he releases them or near the end when he gets a power boost from thinking Kuwabara is dead and blasts Toguro with one last Spirit Gun. However, that whole part is right after Toguro unleashes his full demon power. Becoming an absolute monster, Toguro not only gains massive strength with his massive muscles, but he's also changed his appearance with grey skin and an overall deformed body. But Yusuke is still using all he can to secure victory, especially since this fight is more about him getting revenge on Toguro for killing Genkai. And, eventually, the climax all builds to one last ditch effort from both characters with Yusuke using all the power he has to blast one last Spirit Gun and Toguro unleashing 100% of his power. With both exhausted at this point, it all end with Yusuke finally wins when his power is finally able to put Toguro down for good. And even beyond the climax, the fight throughout is just amazing with both either smacking each other or going back and forth with their different ideologies on everything that's happened. And when Yusuke finally unlocks his true power, it's made all the more satisfying when he finally begins to take Toguro apart. And all that is why Yusuke vs. Toguro is my favourite tournament battle in anime. And so everyone, those are my picks for my top 5 tournament battles in anime. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
Sunday, 8 November 2020
My top 5 new characters in Dragon Ball Super
Thursday, 5 November 2020
9 Star Wars movies ranked
So, this was something I was sorta having a bit of trouble making, but I eventually managed to do it. I did a ranking of all 9 episodic Star Wars movies. I uploaded this video yesterday and it was the first time I ever talked about Star Wars on my channel so I wanted to make it special. So, I decided to make a ranking video where I'm technically talking about all the movies and I'm talking about these like I've spoken about them before so that's why it might be weird hearing me say that considering I've talked about Star Wars for years on this blog. But, the reason I'm putting this on here is because I really wanted to do an updated ranking of all the movies now that the sequel trilogy is over. As well as also do one with hopefully better phrased sentences considering the last time I did this was probably before the Force Awakens came out and now I've gotten more experience with talking about movies like this analytically. And so, here it is and I hope you all like this.