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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 79

Episode 79, "And So, The Situation Takes a Turn for the Worst… Cell Attacks No. 18!", or "A Perfect Storm Of Idiocy"

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Synopsis: Vegeta wants to allow Cell to obtain his "perfect form" in order to have a worthy opponent. Trunks, however, objects. Kuririn destroys the shut down controller Bulma made and urges Artificial Human 18 to make her escape. Cell, his path blocked by Trunks, spots 18. Cell manges to elude Trunks and 18 begins to make her escape with Kuririn. However, Cell appears. Vegeta keeps Trunks from stopping Cell. Trunks gets upset and fires a powerful attack at Vegeta. Cell easily takes 18’s attacks and closes in on her. Trunks jumps in and attacks Cell. Cell uses a Taiyo-ken and blinds everyone in the area. Then he absorbs 18 at his luxury. Cell changes into his "perfect form". read more

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Voice Actor Comparison: Gundam – Char Aznable


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My pick: Shuichi Ikeda
Reasoning: Ikeda clearly does the most arresting, charismatic-sounding Char, a Char that fits every facet of his complex personality. Michael Kopsa is my favorite English dub Char, sounding noticably serious and determined, but with a touch of charm. Blum makes him sound a little too laid back and his delivery is way off in that particular dub and Edwards just sounds generic and has a wooden delivery. This isn’t just some guy, it’s Char Aznable! Well, at least Edwards is one of the more tolerable cast members of that terrible Zeta Gundam dub.
Breakdown: Ikeda > Kopsa > Blum > Edwards read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 77

Episode 77, "Super Saiyan Surpassed! The Daring Vegeta Strikes Cell"

 

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Synopsis: Goku and Gohan enter the Room of Spirit and Time. Gohan is astounded by how vast the inside area is. Cell continues to destroy islands in his attempt to flush out Artificial Human 18. With only one island left in the area, Cell threatens the island 18 and 16 are hiding on. However, before he can fire at it, Vegeta arrives. Confident, he boasts that he will completely destroy Cell. Trunks also arrives, but Vegeta says that he’ll just be observing. Vegeta powers up, his body bulking up. Cell is astonished. Vegeta punches him hard in the stomach, hurting him. Then he continues to attack, easily overwhelming him. Vegeta tells Cell to get serious. Cell is unable to land a hit. Kuririn approaches the island, detecting Vegeta’s ki. Goku tells Gohan that the first step to training is to make him a Super Saiyan. Gohan is unsure he’ll be able to reach that level. Goku assures him he can, announcing his intention to get Gohan to surpass himself. Vegeta continues to beat up on Cell, who starts putting up more of a fight. However, Vegeta is able to endure any attack. read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 76

Episode 76, "Tenshinhan’s Do-or-Die Shin Kikoho! Save Your Brother-in-Arms, Son Goku"

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Synopsis: Tenshinhan continues firing Shin Kikoho at Cell, knocking him back into a hole made by the blast. Artificial Human 18 helps 16 up and they escape from the island. Eventually Tenshinhan runs out of energy and falls to the ground. Cell emerges from the crater, angry. He kicks Tenshinhan. Goku uses his teleportation technique to appear between Cell and Tenshinhan. He admits that he’s no match for Cell, but tells him to wait a day and he will be able to defeat him. Suddenly Goku detects Piccolo’s ki. He pulls Piccolo out of the water and teleports both of his allies away to Kami’s palace before Cell can hit him. Cell flies off to find 18. Kuririn meets with Bulma in the air and she gives him the shut off controller. But she instructs him that he has to be close by to use it. Kuririn takes controller and heads back as Bulma flies her jet to Kami’s palace. Piccolo and Tenshinhan recover thanks to senzu. Vegeta and Trunks emerge from the Room of Spirit and Time. Vegeta is supremely confident he can destroy Cell and the other Artificial Humans himself. Bulma arrives and gives special Saiyan-style armor to Vegeta and the others (Piccolo and Tenshinhan turn it down). Vegeta flies off to find Cell and Trunks follows after getting two senzu from Goku. Cell searches for 18 among the nearby islands, screaming out to her that he will destroy each island one by one until she appears. From where they’re hiding,16 assures 18 that Cell will not destroy her, as he desires to reach his ultimate form. To prove his point, Cell destroys an island. read more

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Voice Actor Comparison: Patlabor – Noa Izumi


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My pick: Miina Tominaga
Reasoning: Tominaga’s Noa Izumi isn’t just spirited, but also fierce-sounding when she needs to be. She gives Noa a fitting tomboyish edge, too. My favorite English voice for the character is Elisa Wain from the dub of the OVAs and TV series. She also has a spirited voice for the character, but her acting isn’t quite on par with Tominaga or some of the others, like Ruff or Taylor. However, in some ways it serves Noa because she is such an oddball in some ways. I am curious as to where Michelle Ruff would have taken the role if she had more lines.
Breakdown: Tominaga > Wain > Taylor = Ruff > Glassco read more

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