
Originally Posted by
Ryllharu
I've got mixed feelings after watching that.
First Impressions:
Tetsuya Kakihara (Gurren Lagaan, Minami-ke) sounds awesome as Natsu. Perfect fit in my opinion. I wish there was some Erza though, but I think Sayaka Ohara will be fine.
Aya Hirano on the other hand, sounds pretty poor. It just seems completely off in a lot of little ways that add up. Too hyper at times, no dignity behind her voice at all (something I always took away as Lucy having), and a bit overboard on the dramatics. The parts with Lucy grated on my nerves. It's not that it is Hirano playing her, it is that I feel she could do it right, and she's pretty far from it.
Happy sounds a bit...retarded, but that's probably just not the way I saw the character.
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Not satisfied with thinking about not watching this just because of one actress, I watched it a few more times.
It got a bit better after I listened to it a few more times, so I'm hoping she can work it out as she settles in the role. I can probably get used to it after five or six episodes.