I'm in love with a Japanese cartoon with Spanish subtitles...

[thistlechaser]

maeglinyedi and I spoke earlier about finding files on Kazaa, and how sometimes people misname their files so you don't know what you're downloading. I use Bit Torrent instead of Kazaa (much safer in a number of ways), but occasionally I run into the same problem. Like tonight:

In my efforts to find some new anime series to get into, I downloaded 11 eps (packaged as one file) of Hellsing. The file was called just 'Hellsing', so I had had no clue the subtitles were actually in Spanish. Well, in the time it took to realize the subtitles were in Spanish, I was hooked on the series. (Yes, in seconds.) The art is just amazing, but even better is the music. What they did with guitars and pianos... they made totally new sounds with them. Sort of like that guitar playing they used in Desperado mixed with vaguely Old West piano music. Totally new to my ear, but ultra-pleasing and fascinating.

Though I can't read more than a word or two in Spanish, and understand even less Japanese, I watched the whole first ep. And know what? I have ten more I can watch until I have the ones with English subtitles finished downloading. I'm going to start on the second one as soon as I finish this post.

If you have a chance to see this series, grab it.

Comments

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

I really wanted to like Hellsing. It's very cool visually, and the music is fantastic. Maybe you're onto something with the Spanish subtitles, though...If I didn't have to understand the dialogue, I'd probably love it, too.

If you like the music, though, there are a few others you might like. Trigun, Wolf's Rain, and Cowboy Bebop all have excellent music, aside from being great series. You know I can't recommend Cowboy Bebop enough, but Wolf's Rain in particular is something I think you'd like.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Oh, no. Did the dialog suck? It's so nice to look at and the music is just amazing... Well, I won't delete the 11 eps I have in Spanish! (And boy isn't it odd when a word comes up that I know in both languages. I hear it in Japanese and translate that, but I also see it in Spanish and translate that. Does something funky in my brain.)

I tried watching Bebop and didn't like it (though it was on Cartoon Network, so who knows how badly they ruined it). I was pondering Wolf's Rain and figured I'd download it when I came across a link. I think someone else suggested Trigun as well, and it's also on my "download it if you see it, but don't hunt it down" list.