So can we all agree that, while he's no replacement for

>>90842574
Yeah. He's alright, but no one can replace Mako.

>>90842574
I wanna hear him do the laugh

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he's fine, not perfect but Greg is the best for the job and I'll get used to it.

I think he's fine, it's the writing that matters

>>90842574
Yes. Im pretty sure hes the closest we got. Dude studied

>>90842574
Same as in Avatar: he's perfectly fine, he's just no Mako. He holds back too much, needs to overexaggerate.

>>90842574

I forgot the voice since the rest of the episode was KINO

link to new episode?

>>90842574
He aint no mako but he makes for a great aku regardless.

Ehh, 5/10. New VA's trying though.

Yeah he's fine. Probably the best we gonna get.

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It takes time to get used to the voice.

Also, did he sound off as Iroh during Korra? It seemed pretty good during Avatar.

>>90842746
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f7s40_xciii_tv

>>90842574
For some lines it felt like he was on point, but a majority of them sounded really off. Nevertheless his voice'll suffice.

>>90842746
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f7s40_xciii_tv

>>90842866
Iroh was much calmer though. Easier to do. Aku is flamboyant and loud. Amplifies the differences.

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>>90842574
i think it definitely mattered how aku`s first introduction in the new season would be.
and i`m so glad it was hilarious

I feel like he could do better but it's alright, he just needs to be a little more exaggerated and maybe make his voice a little deeper. Other than that, 10/10 Kino Genndy is a genius and Aku deserves his own show, don't even have a problem with shilling for him right now.

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>yfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOr0na6mKJQ

I just about busted a nut.

The way I see it, you can go out and try to find some dude whose voice sounds like Mako, or who does a good impersonation, but he probably won't be a good voice actor.
Or you can get someone who sounds noticeably different, but nails the mannerisms and character.
Baldwin is the second and I think it was the right choice.

https://dotandline.net/samurai-jack-greg-baldwin-new-aku-interview-mako-21ee0139bd34?gi=2a5c59c7551d

Interview with Baldwin. He says he recorded lines for 7 out of the 10 episodes, so that means Aku (or at least his voice) will be in 5 more episodes this season.

Also
>Baldwin never met Mako
What the flying fuck? That completely threw me off. Hasn't that stuff about him being Mako's student been around for like a decade?

>>90842574
Yeah. There was never going to be a replacement for Mako, if that's what you were hoping for the issue is with your expectations. He was mourned for a reason, the man was a legend. No one will ever come close.

What we have will do the job. The fact that the best they could do isn't even close to Mako's perfection is a testament to Mako's legacy.

>>90842866
It felt off in Korra to me.

>>90843018

The fact that Aku is feeling depressed right now works in Baldwin's favor. He hasn't had a need to be loud and bombastic and honestly I don't think he'll be able to pull it off.

>>90843073
Everyone is "noticeably different" from Mako, though.

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>my feet hurt
>do i even have feet?
>Scaramouche hasn't called me back
>im so depress my voice changed
>why am i getting hit with child support bills?
>Jack wont die
>I'm tired

>>90842712
This and it feels like hes trying to do the voice from the throat when that shit comes from the chest

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So is this an animation error or what?

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>>90843508
Oh fuck! They messed up!

>>90843508
secret twist

>>90843508
DAMNIT GENNDY YOU MADE 8 THAT'S 1 TOO MANY

>>90843245
>>90842866
>>90843018
Pretty sure he also voiced Iroh in ATLA Book 3.

>>90843508
>they find a circular assortment of coffins
>song similar to The Ecstasy of Gold starts playing
What did they mean by this?

>>90842574
he sounded oddly russian at times but still better than I thought he would.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QMQiMosF1B0

>>90842574
Sounds like Strongbad.

>>90842655
It's in the new opener.

>>90842574
He sounds Mexican.

>>90843030
>this is just a joke scene
>I still end up being autistic and wondering if this separate Aku is another piece of the evil that survived and fell to Earth

>>90844578
came here to post this
he sounds mexican not japanese

>>90844649
Aku duplicated himself before, during his fight with Jack's father.

>>90844747
Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

>>90844415
>What did they mean by this?
Probably that Ennio Morricone is awesome.

he's alright... his yellow peril accent sometimes slips into mexican every once in a while though,

>>90842574
can never replace greatness

>>90843508
Good catch!

The actual voice is the only thing a little off, and that was always a given. What struck me was how accurate he was with the intonation and pacing of the lines. The way he speaks is almost exactly the same as Mako even without having his voice, I can see why he was decided upon.

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Eh, it's not as grandiose as Mako. I'm just glad he at least sounds a bit decent for this.

Obviously not as good as mako, but he did better than I expected

For some reason he kinda sounds like mr krabbs in my head though

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>>90843385
>tfw ANOTHER one of your flamboyant assassins die

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I sincerely liked him better than before. I don't know. I am really glad this scene was the way it was. Of they changed Aku into an evil edgelord who would only show up in the last episode, it would have been lame and unfaithful to the character. Genndy really knows how to pull this off.


Anyone else also glad they did it the way they did. I was feeling really worried of how they'd do it. I thought this season had to take itself more seriously than the rest of the show and that an Aku who is an edgelord would be needed. Yet, it would feel like a stretch from the rest of the series. In the end, they decided to keep him the way he was, and it was awesome.

>>90842574
I never noticed the change with Iroh, would have to go back and compare to hear the difference.

With Aku it's really noticeable and I was distracted in the scene where he's talking to the scientists just because I was hearing the new voice

But I accept it for what it is. It's the same character and close enough. Couldn't have expected it to be perfect.

Pretty stoked that they cleared up a couple of key plot points

>Aku has definitively destroyed all the time portals
>Aku doesn't know Jack has lost his sword

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>Yfw Aku opens the drawer and puts his GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS on

>>90842574
It's okay, not as seamless as Iroh.

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>>90845591
I thought it was the best way to introduce Aku again in 15 years. Damn though, 50 years can chill a being of evil out.

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>>90845688

poor doggarino :(

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>>90845561
At least he didn't say the old Aku is dead

>So can we all agree that, while he's no replacement for Mako, he's still fine?

No. He blew his lines so hard. His accent is somewhere between Mexican and Japanese.

>Yes....
You can tell by the animation that this line was meant for Mako's "YeeeeEEEEEeeeeeEeeeesSssSSSsss" but all we get is a tiny little "yes."

Genndy should have whipped him with a garden hose.

>>90845591
Samurai Jack is a well-balanced mixture of ambient scene-setting, action, and comedy.
If even one of those elements were missing it couldn't have the decency to be called Samurai Jack.

>>90844578
>>90844726

Aku isn't Mexican OR Japanese, he's from space. Watch the damn show.

Damn what a good episode.

The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin
But suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please

Can someone go back and make an audio library of Mako/Aku so that we can just redub over Baldwin's lines?

>>90845848
>space mexicans
how horrifying

suborbital wall when?

I personally feel he was pretty decent, but he was a bit too low energy. He could have big hammed it up and been louder, but he played it safe

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>tfw no Mako YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS and obnoxious laugh that makes you laugh with him even if a bad thing is happening in the show for the hero

It's not perfect, but it still feels like it fits Aku's character. I don't mind having this voice for the last season.

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>I have to wait an entire fucking week for another episode
LIFE
IS
P A I N

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I think he did well.

I know a lot of people are upset that he wasn't as over the top as Mako, but I really hope that's because Aku is bored and tired.

Voice aside, the writing and lines were fucking top notch. I'm so fucking glad this is how his first appearance was, it contrasts with the serious stuff so well.

It's not possible to replace Mako, and we all need to accept that and move on

I think my only complaint is that Aku seems a little bit off-model at items.

>>90845714
For example he seems a bit to gangly here and the tongue throws things off. Compare when he says Die here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH2f8PiFinQ

Though it's a really minor complaint considering they otherwise nailed the style after a fucking long hiatus.

If Mako never existed and he had been the voice since the beginning, no one would find anything wrong with it

But Mako is an impossible act to follow. "Passable" is the best that anyone could have done as a replacement

>>90846281
>If Mako never existed and he had been the voice since the beginning, no one would find anything wrong with it
Wow that's deep. How can the voice be real if Aku isn't real? Fuck off you pseudointellectual niggerfaggot.

>>90846390
y r u angery

>>90845848
Aku was arguably born in Japan.

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>>90843385
>Stop fucking around and stop sending assassins after the samurai
>destroy all the time portals
>do the smart thing and wait until the samurai dies of old age
>YFW YOU MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE BY ACCIDENTALLY MAKING HIM BIOLOGICALLY IMMORTAL

he talks too slow

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>>90842712
This. It helps that any time Genndy was questioned on the subject, he was humble enough to admit that Mako was irreplaceable rather than resort to false assurance/overhyping the new guy.

Still waiting to see if hearing more dialogue changes my opinion. So far I wish Greg had just cut loose and imitated Mako's subtle lack of English fluency as well; It's not like easily-triggered autists make up any sizeable portion of SJ's fanbase to begin with.

www.strawpoll.me/12560732

How was it, lads?

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I just realized, did Jack say a single word in the first episode of season 5?

>>90846616
I think that's what's missing. Mako had the stereotypical 'jap lisp' or whatever SJW term they have for it that comes from being Japanese and not a native english speaker. Greg apparently has tried to offset the fact that he's a native english speaker and lacks the lisp with some weird russian-english accent. If he focused more on making it sound like busted english like Mako it would sound a bit better.

>>90846752
He did the narration and he talked to his hallucinations.

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>People ITT saying that Greg did as good a job as we can expect

That is such horse shit. I've heard losers on this board do more accurate impersonations of Aku. I feel like you faggots have never watched an original episode.

Watch this and tell me Baldwin even comes within 1%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7N67hn0TlA

>>90842574
He's fine but he delving into this stereotype mexican voice that just makes me laugh.

I miss the fuck out of mako though, his shit had all impact.

>>90846752
Yes quite a bit to the lost souls

>>90843062
oh my god anon
i knew i recognized it
based anon

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Re asking this.

How could everyone tell he was being his own psychiatrist because I couldn't and thought he had an actual one he was talking to. Is Aku the only creature of his kind in Samurai Jack?

The voice and simultaneous talking weren't exactly giveaway and I don't think there was anything visually that really showed it

>>90844415
they are looking for the grave with no name in the film, as a parallel to looking for jack in the coffin (whose true name we dont know).

>>90846811
Mako is dead you autistic retard, it doesn't matter WHO you get NO ONE is going to replace him.

Greg did fine considering who he had to replace.
Fuck off

>>90842574

It's kinda distracting, to be honest.

I mean, I'm sure it's the best they could get, but damn, that's not Aku. Why'd you have to go Mako? :'(

>>90842866
He was fine in Korra/ATLA because Iroh is really calm and measured. Likewise, he sounds much closer to Mako when Aku is calm.

>>90843030
>aku can't change colours when he shapeshifts
>aku had giant clothes made so he could act out therapy sessions

He's fine. Not nearly as good and over the top as the original, but it'll grow on me.

>>90846906
DURRR HES IRREPLACABLE

Eat a dick you fucking retard anyone is replaceable.

>>90846889
>Is Aku the only creature of his kind
Aku is literally evil incarnate. There is no "kind" and he's not a "creature".

>>90846526
Japan didn't exist when Aku landed on Earth.

>>90846889
You could see his darkness 'tail' slink over and behind the chair to form the therapist. are you retarded?

>>90846811
THIS is the "yes" we should have gotten.

>>90846986
I think he's retarded.

>>90842574
Pretty much >>90842625

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>>90846956
>Mako
>Replaceable

Terrible bait. Terrible post.

Go back to your Steven universe generals faggot

>>90842574
I liked it, it was noticeably different but still stood well as its own thing, especially in the context of being bored after 50 years. I'm just glad they're not shying away from Aku dialogue.

I also laughed at the kind of meta joke of "that was the OLD Aku, this is the new one" or whatever.

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>aku is basically a evil tree/totem pole
>shit people give him a totem made out of shit

>>90846889
Go watch the episode the birth of evil 1 and 2
He can split into multiple

>>90846982
Aku was "born" in Japan when Jack's father awakened him with the poison arrow + red sun + hocus pocus. But yes, he landed and existed on Earth as an encroaching pit of devouring tar since long before recorded time.

>>90846811
I thought you were going to post a video with a fandub, but I was disappointed. Back up your claim by posting somebody that does a better job who isn't also dead.

>>90846986
>>90847032
I had a really bad stream plz no bully

>>90846960
Meant more as in there's no one out there who looks remotely like him is there, thanks anon

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I had hope until this episode.

Now, I just hope to god that they don't try to get him to replicate the laugh. There's no way he could pull it off.

>>90846889
It was meant to parallel Jack talking to a hallucination of himself. But Aku is a shapeshifter and can make a solid copy instead of just imagining.

>>90846889
Have you ever watched The Mask or Beetlejuice cartoons? If you saw The mask talking to a guy who looks exactly like him, would you think it was another one of his "kind" or his brother or something?

The real test is when he just stares blankly and starts to grit his teeth. Mako could be both funny and generally scary, this guy hasn't shown the scary side yet.

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>>90846811
>that unimitatable fucking laugh
fuck. the world is less without Mako. rip

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>>90846811

>>90842574
His voice sounded more Aku-like when he was on the phone. Hopefully he acquires a more sinister/japanese tone as the episodes progress.

not the worst thing ever but i legitimately think it's a lot worse than mako's

for the most part i'll justify it like some other people as aku being depressed and not being as flashy but this really makes me appreciate mako more

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>>90847112
>had hope
Come on now. Why did you ever believe it would be close. The scenes without Aku are better than anything any other cartoon has put out this decade but the Aku scenes are now a net drag on the show.

>>90847075
I don't understand why you'd make a distinction between tar-ku and his summoned tree form.

>>90847188
Honestly if I had no clue what The Mask was, and the other dude had a different voice, maybe. That's how I feel about SJ at the moment, I really don't remember shit all. I get your point though.

>>90844282
That's what I mean. His Iroh sounded really good in Book 3, but off in LoK for some reason.

>>90846811

It seems like we need someone with an old man gravelly voice and wheezing laugh

>>90847365
What difference does it make, Korra was the very definition of a steaming pile of shit regardless.

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god DAMN do you guys ever stop bitching about the smallest things

>>90842574
The fact he says "this is a new Aku" pretty much confirms my hope he was going to do his own thing. I've also noticed he talks faster than Mako did as well.

>>90847278
Because they have completely different minds.

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>>90847261
>aku used to be the best part of the show
>now he's the worst

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>>90847365
Yeah what the fuck was up with that. Maybe they should of changed Aku's design to reflect his change in voice. Then it'd be easier to buy this "new" Aku. Episode was still a 10/10 though, at least Greg tried and its not like his voice acting is bad, its just not Mako.

>>90842574
The accent was off, otherwise it was okay.

>>90847261
>>90847513
>net drag, the worst
>the scenes with him were probably the hilarious from the show so far
???

>>90847513
There's nothing else they can do. Mako can't be replaced by anyone. It's either this or there's no show

fuck mako, Greg was good

>>90847513
to be fair, Aku is depressed so he's not his usual self at the moment.

>>90847595
Whoops, I meant from the season so far.

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>>90847645
>fuck mako

>>90847595

...you thought that was hilarious?

Shit, man. I thought Jack's reaction when Scaramouch's knife was suddenly snatched away was funnier.

>>90842574
Just watched it, all i wanna say is:

HOLY SHIT how fucking gorgeous can a cartoon be? Seriously.

Also new Aku is good enough.

>>90847261
>>90847513
>worst part of the show
Even though the voice drags him down, the character is still great though. I know it's hard but you have to separate the writing from the VA.

He's probably the best we got.

>>90847595
The writing was definitely there. The performance wasn't. If Mako were up there I know that would have been a meme scene spliced up on youtube with millions of views.

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>>90847513
>This will be the thing contrarians will latch on to say the show is the biggest piece of shit ever and that genndy is a hack

>When his only fault was not being able to resurrect the dead

>>90846902
Shit, this is some deep stuff.

I think it was fine enough, their isn't much they could do but roll with what they got. All things considered, it could have been worse.

>>90846281
This
There's absolutely nothing wrong with this voice. You faggots are just severely autistic and hold Mako's performance to such high praise that anything less is the equivalent of a billion 9/11s.

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Aku makes me want to replay LocoRoco

>>90847668
You not thinking that was funny is probably the funniest thing of the night.

>>90847804
Pretty much yeah

enjoy this every episode till its over

Whatever, I just hope and pray this 10 episode run demonstrates to networks and other members of the animation world that cartoons can be artistic and great and now push political bullshit and 17 genders and complain about rape culture and rely on lolsorandum humor that's not even as good as Invader Zim's lolsorandum humor.

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>NO! I WON'T SPEND AN ETERNITY IN THIS FORSAKEN TIME!

Best scene of the episode.

>>90847804
>not being able to resurrect the dead
Imagine being so flawles that the worst thing someone can say about you is this.

>>90847645
>not getting fucked by Mako

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>>90846008

How did they know jack was in that specific grave? I assumed the firefly gave him away, but I didn't see any other visual cues?

im gonna need a gif of aku doing the side to side cracking

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>>90847894
>Love split screen shit
>Only remember enjoying Jack and 24 which did it a lot
>New Jack is great
>24 Legacy not so great

But right? It still holds its integrity

>>90846889
Aku has, on multiple occasions, split into multiple versions of himself. Honestly the scene felt a little wacky even for him, but I still loved it.
>Is Aku the only creature of his kind
He had a minion that seemed to be similar in make once. He also came out of the pit of hate. Though Aku is a living embodiment of evil, so I'd assume that guy was some kind of spawn from him or something.

The thing that made me the saddest in this episode is that Jack lost the armor and his bike. That shit was wonderful and now we're back to potentially gearless Jack.

You'd think Jack would try and find Aku's lair and butcher him there already.

>>90848071
With what, his dick? He's completely insane and apparently has been wandering around just aimlessly riding his badass motorcycle around for several years and has visions of himself trying to make him kill himself.

>>90848071
It moves around, so he can't.

>>90847544
i like forward to the final version of this

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>>90842574
its fiiiiiine.

while he doesnt have the same sharpness to akus old voice, he is doing pretty damn well. if we get more than one season he will become the perfect aku voice. for now, as an aku that is kinda just biding his time, loafing about, its fiiiiiine.

people are putting him in too high regard to mako. in the last season of avatar he could have had more talking time, but im sure they cut it due to respect. but aku is someone they cant keep pushing to the side. it is something he is going to have to own up to whether he likes it or not.

>>90846956
what did this faggot mean by this?

MEXIKU
MEXIKU
MEXIKU
MEXIKU
MEXIKU
MEXIKU

MEXAKU
MEXAKU
MEXAKU
MEXAKU
MEXAKU
MEXAKU

He kinda sounds like The Flea from Mucha Lucha

According to Greg Baldwin his reference for his Aku performance is based on Mako's voice from the musical Pacific Overtures and NOT from earlier Samurai Jack episodes. Mako sounds a lot different since he's younger and his voice lacks any post processing. Here's an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDouIB32WqM

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No joke, I thought he was perfect. In the first episode when I heard him over the phone I got very worried. But seeing Aku depressed and bored in this episode really sold the performance, and gave the proper impression that time has passed and that Jack's relationship with Aku isn't what it used to be. I really like that Aku isn't as zany and silly as in the orginal series: the lethargy in his voice lends to the dramatic weight of the new show while also allowing for greater comedy when the absurd happens out of the blue (DIIIIIIEEEEEE)

I honestly couldnt be happier. I'm slowly becoming confident that this new season in its entirety will be better than everything before it, and imo that's never happened before with a series.

Why must I wait another week for a new episode?

>Aku's first appearance is making a mockery of the medical help that Jack desperately needs
He really is true evil.

I think Greg did fine. It's a little deeper and more gravely than Mako, but it still captured Aku's character fine, I think.

why should anyone care? He sounds practically the same. Move on

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>>90848021
>Had a Villain

You mean Demongo? Yeah it's likely Demongo was made by Aku.

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>>90845688

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>>90848342
If Baldwin thinks he sounds like that, he's mistaken. Mako doesn't sound Mexican in that video. He also doesn't sound like Aku because he's not old enough.

But, I'm going to accept that this show's flaws are part of its beauty.

Just kidding. Fuck Mexaku.

>>90848342
>based on Mako's voice from the musical Pacific Overtures and NOT from earlier Samurai Jack episodes
but why?

>>90845848
But he lived in Japan for his formative... minutes! And that's where he picked up the accent from the... uh... one Japanese person near him!

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>>90848493
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFxRXCG73M

>>90848342
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDouIB32WqM&t=6m2s

Skip to 6 minutes 2 seconds. THAT's how Aku is supposed to sound.

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>>90848336

>>90843030
>hey, we don't say that name here. this is a safe space

actually made me laugh out loud

>>90848525
Baldwin's Aku doesn't sound Mexican either, though. I've listened to the scene from the start of this episode a bunch of times and I'm not hearing it.

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>>90848627
That son of a bitch never stood a chance
Is it me or is the timing of the glass breaking sound extremely off?

Any 1080p downloads yet?

what are the chances of jack deciding to stay in the future? will the show address the whole "if you go back and kill him we may never exist blah blah" thing?

>>90848692
It combines the "swoosh" of Aku's talons with the glass breaking. But the timing is off, maybe because of the YouTube encode, maybe they flubbed the original.

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Aku is cute! CUTE!

Not too keen on Baldwin, but I can't fault the guy for not being able to replace the irreplaceable. Unless >>90848342 is true, in which case, fuck him.

>>90848692
nah the video seems to be a bit off-sync

>>90848692
No, I actually rewound the video to listen to it again, it's super off.

>>90842574
It was fine and is actually growing on me to be honest

Of course nobody can replace Mako but he is a pretty good replacement

>>90847804
THIS
this is the new pedestrian filter

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>>90848723
No just the 720p TV-RIPs but they look great.
https://mega.nz/#!X4wR2ACT!PZY5pLC7nj_p25-UvZtIzM3L2-BVmz_UsWDIkNzMfvE

I'm sure the iTunes WEB-DLs would look better though

>>90847544
This needs to include the two versions of Aku from this episode yelling at himself.

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I don't understand how Greg's voice sounds mexican to you folks

If anything it sounds Russian

I was pickin up Ren Hoek vibes, so whatever the hell kind of accent that is.

>>90848857
Either way I just hope he doesn't try to laugh, it'll be pathetic.

>>90843508
Maybe one of them is jack

>>90848342
He never said his Aku performance isn't based on older Samurai Jack episodes, just that he starts at Pacifc Overtures for all of his Mako-lite performances.

>My process is pretty much always the same. When I’m trying to find the voice, I go back to literally the beginning of the album of Pacific Overtures and do the lines: [in Mako imitation] “Nippon! The floating kingdom! An island empire which for centuries has lived in perfect peace, undisturbed by intruders from across the sea.” Then I can find the voice. Now the difference is Aku is that times 100. Aku is so big and funny and bold. Iroh is much calmer. There’s an element of realism to Iroh that doesn’t exist with Aku. Aku is just over-the-top insane. I’ve enjoyed both roles. They’re both very different.

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>>90847544
>Episode was still a 10/10 though
8/10
The wolf design is ugly
The monsters attacking the wolf are too goofy
The Aku voice is so-so
The fucking shoes on/off/on mistake

But the rest was 10/10

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>>90848857
Yeah that's how I felt about it too. I'm glad they still made him as hilarious as always.
>mfw he wakes up and puts his eyebrows on

>>90846106

KYS

>>90848857

What if Tim Curry voiced Aku?

>>90848935
NO. It always seems bad at first, but I will find a way.

>>90848949
Personally I wanted them to pull an Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and have Aku take a new form in each episode with a new voice actor and side-stop the whole issue but I understand why they wouldn't.

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Can we all agree that Aku made great reaction images?

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>>90848965
you little shit

The voice sounded just a bit too deep to me but in all honesty it was fine. Yeah, it isn't Mako and does sound noticeably different, but Baldwin is pretty much the only guy suitable for the job. It kind of felt like he needed to speak just a tad bit higher in octave and maybe a little bit faster and it would've been near perfect for a replacement.

>>90849026
Need the 1080p rip tho, I can't be shitposting with 480 and 720 it's 2017

>>90848925
I really doubt the shoes thing was completely unintentional. It happened with his beard and several weapons, too. Tartakovsky has clearly been planning this for years; there's no way he'd let that happen, especially with how high quality the animation is in many scenes.

Anyone have a video of the new Aku voice? I tuned in right after his scene ended

>>90848656

AKU LOVES DONUTS!

>>90849107
there are several links to the full ep ITT

>>90849107
I'll see if I can put it on /wsg/

>>90849099
But why were there 8 Aku Daughters in the overhead shot then?

>>90848836
thanks anon

>>90849099
Anon, Genndy is only human, and it's not like his shows have been exempt from animation errors. Come on.

>>90843508
goddamnit

these two episodes were fucking incredible but the animation inconsistencies get kind of annoying.

Like you just know the next episode is going to be incredible, but have at least 1 or 2 animation inconsistencies.

>>90848336
>>90848656
>>90849126
DELETE THIS

>>90849205
So?

Literally all shows have animation inconsistencies.

>>90849205
It's animation for television. Some errors are pretty much inevitable because the budget is so cheap and the deadlines are tight.

So everybody wants to fuck the weird aliens at the beginning of ep 1 correct?

>>90849283
>>90849285
Does anime get a bigger budget and more time or something? For example I can't think of an inconsistencies in say, anything watanabe has done

>>90849327
I think you need to watch more anime.

Or at least go into a QUALITY thread on /a/ or something.

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Why couldn't we protect him?

>>90849327
Anime fucks up all the time too, dude. There are entire threads on /a/ dedicated to pointing them out.

>>90849327
I don't know what SJ's budget is, but an anime's budget's is never over a million. Usually you can find inconsistencies and tons of errors in any television broadcast, but they usually get fixed for DVD or other later published things.

>>90849327
Dude, seriously? Anime is famous for its QUALITY moments. Even great looking shows have shitty looking episodes every now and then.

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>>90847544
Can't wait for the final copy.

>>90849388
was I alone in being so sad for our pure boy with morals and honor just as this nihilistic tortured soul?

we failed to protect him

>>90848925
all of these are such insignificant nitpicks how the fuck

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>>90849327
God, I love SamFlam

>>90844578
I heard Mexican too.

>>90849471
Well seppuku is still an honourable way to kill yourself, so it's not like Jack is totally amoral now or anything

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Was anyone else hoping she'd get decapitated?

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>>90849585
fuck me, wrong QUALITY moment

>>90848949
Tim had a stroke recently. He's recovered apparently but his voice is significantly weaker.

>>90842712
It worked better for Avatar IMO because Mako is more restrained as uncle Iroh. Aku is a such a feral voice that greg's more restrained voice can't quite get it.

>>90849327
>hownew.ru

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>Destroys all Time Portals
>Waits for the puny mortal to just die
This was actually a very smart way to deal with Jack. I mean, it didn't work out that way but still a good plan.

>>90849059
The joke is ruined for me when my internet has to slowly download a 1080p reaction image.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSKBRWoGvL0

>>90849631
That would've been cool but if that happened people would've accused it of being needless edgy gore.

>>90849684
He had plenty of opportunities in the past to quickly kill Jack but instead he opted to fuck with him to prolong his suffering instead. Jack's longevity is Aku's own damn fault

>>90849201
I'm just saying, it's not impossible.

no really i need a loop of aku cracking side to side

>>90849631
Yeah.

Nothing like an unexpected beheading for shock value.

>>90849626
true, just he's not the optimistic sweet boy we grew up with is all. wished we could've saved him

>>90848071
He lost his sword also.

>>90849631
Would have been too much. Decapitation dehumanizes the body too much. It would have been more shocking for the viewer, but less shocking for Jack

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>bad guy isn't stopped by the good guy
>he gets bored of being evil
>50 years of flamboyant assassins dying
>50 years of different cartoon races bringing you stupid tributes you don't even care about
>50 years of scientists remaking the same god damn beetle robots
>the only person you can talk is literally yourself
I wonder what the solution to Aku and Jack's problem could be?

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PROMO IS UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxp0ka-vTA

JACK'S PISSED

>>90849801
Right, it's about as possible as the entire show actually sending signals into our brains that will turn us into mindless slaves for when Genndy commences the invasion.

>>90849769
It also works the other way around. Jack destroyed his own chances to go through those time portals.

>>90848912
Greg Baldreen needs to drink some bourbon or something before doing his performance to get a little more boom and gravel into his voice. Maybe eat some peanut butter too.

>>90849911
I'm staggered that Aku is seemingly unaware that Jack lost his sword. He's been shown numerous times to be able to watch Jack wherever in the world he is. How does he not know?

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>>90849107
>>90849145
With audio >>>/wsg/1597492

>>90849631
I think this was actually more offputting, especially with the blood slowly pumping out as she fell. Decapitation would have been too much

>>90850009
The same way he didn't know Jack had disguised himself as a gangster until he was right in his throne room.

Aku probably got tired of watching Jack years ago.

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>>90849912
>same setting as pic related

oh no it's gonna happen again

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>>90842574
We don't have Mako anymore.

Can never be another Mako, they tried their best. I think he sounds alright, it's noticeable but what can ya do.

>>90850009
He's actively trying to avoid him now and ignore his existence. Inevitably, though, tales of his deeds spread around so he knows he's still alive

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>>90850101
oh no it's gonna happen again

>>90850111
Mako would've loved to do this one.

https://youtu.be/NevvfyClQY8

I cant get over this fight

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>a thread full of stupid cunts who hate a voice actor that's doing the impression just fine
>cant be fucked to raise the pitch slightly to make him sound better

Fuck you all

>>90850204
Yeah, such a shame.

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Are they purposely adding these consistency errors on purpose? Is this contributing to the plot for the massive twist or are they just jerking us off? trying to how many we find or doing call backs like "remember how messy it origianlly was? huh? HUH?"

>>90850238
They're probably just errors. Even Aku mentioned the beard

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>>90850219
>jack is wearing TF2 Gunboats

>>90850234
>raise the pitch
If anything he needs to lower the pitch and talk slower. Compare Baldwin "yes" to Mako "yes"

>>90850238
How could this possibly contribute to the plot? What is up with these weird-ass posts that are scratching their heads at the idea of animation errors?

EXTRA T H I C C

>>90848071
He doesn't have his sword, he can't kill him and Aku would butcher him if he knew

>>90849152
Clearly foreshadowing.

>>90848925
>The fucking shoes on/off/on mistake
>he finds boots when he hides and puts them on
>ditches them when he goes in the tomb so as to not make noise and not leave footprints

>>90850238
Relax, anon. Samurai Jack has always had consistency errors.

>>90849912
HE WAS HOLDING BACK

>>90850667
He was also ambushed and pursued into unfamiliar territory.

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>>90850605
No. They exploded onto his feet.

It wasn't so much the voice as the way Aku was animated in this episode. Kinda felt wonky to me.

>>90850009
He kills all the witnesses

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>>90849327

You need to watch more anime.

I have a feeling there are actually several Akus now. Like he split himself up to get more work done and because he was bored.

>>90850101
taking all bets now, how many die next episode?

His delivery is actually godlike even though the voice isn't spot on. It's very easy to buy him as Aku quickly even if he doesn't sound the same.

>>90848925
Are you fucking kidding with me? Those monsters were genuinely one of the scariest looking things to appear in Samurai Jack.

>>90843030
Would it have been better if it was more serious, is was the jokeyness needed to keep the lighter side of Samurai Jack present?

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>>90849912
so i know his wound was on his left side and we cant really see it from promo, but he doesnt have a bandage or anything so his wound healed pretty well in a short amount of time (also did he make the spear or did he find a village or something?)

So was the temple thing from old Jack? It feels sort of familiar, but I can't tell.

>>90850955
*right, side oops

I like watching reaction channels watch the episodes because it makes me feel like I'm watching it with friends

>>90850961
The only thing approaching it was the pyramid with !Jigen and that sure as hell wasn't it

>>90842574

Yes.

>>90850955
Cartoon injuries are rarely as severe as real injuries. Stepping on a nail in real life can leave you completely incapacitated unless you're running on adrenaline. Much less taking a bullet or a knife wound, barring very specific circumstances.

Given the amount of blood Jack was shedding (which was probably way too much given the wound and location, actually), he shouldn't even be actively conscious for a few days.

Batman logic. He's just soooo strong.

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>>90842574
He's fine I guess...I can't help but feel disappointed, though.

>>90850989
I think that is the point, anon.
As long as you are happy, have no shame.

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>>90850839
>one of them has split off from the rest and repressed who he really is
>begs Jack to leave things be because he can feel himself losing his new identity the longer Jack stays around

>>90842574
Remember the greats who pass, but accept that Genndy and Co. have to move on. Greg is the next best thing, and while he doesn't match Mako's act, he's doing a good enough job.

>>90851113
Context?

>>90851172
That's the Joker

And that's Batman

Why do i get the feeling this season will go with Aku never being aware of the cult and his "daughters"

>>90851247
Because he doesn't, and that's why the cult gets to be so serious about things. Aku hasn't visited them in a very long time by the looks of it, so they sort of forgot that he's a dumb goofball.

>>90850934
Samurai Jack always had a good mix of both, I'm glad they didn't go full dark with it. A little humor is still nice

>>90851211
Oh. This was when Gordon was running around being Batbunny then?

>>90851211
They really need to fuck already

>>90842574
to be honest i thought id hate it

and i kind of like it

>>90851291
It was probably a pump and dump situation.

I doubt Aku actually gives a shit about all the thirsty bitches that want to have his babies.

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>>90850898
2goofy4me

>>90851085
I expected better from a Lain.

>>90847804
>When his only fault was not being able to resurrect the dead
GOTTA GET BACK

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I think I'm missing something. Was the tuning fork he used to blow up the exit the one he picked up off the dead girl? The weapon he takes from her just looks like a regular sword.

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>>90842574

>>90851463
It splits into two halves.

>>90851463
Tuning Fork Sword splits open and closes back up, it's not always two blades.

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>>90851429
I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I'm not disappointed in that I think they could have found someone better, I'm just disappointed it isn't Mako. It would have been so good to have him on this.

>>90851058
i dont mind fictitious characters and settings taking liberties for realism, so long as it doesn't detract from the story as a glaring plothole. i can buy jack being that metal he just shrugs it off pretty quickly.

>>90851523
Meant for
>>90851449

>>90851247
>Master, we tried our best to kill the samurai but to no avail.
>You people are still trying to kill him? I stopped trying oh... forty years ago now because it was obviously never going to work. So what did you try?
>I birthed seven assassins who trained their entire lives to-
>Yeah, I tried that one as well. It didn't work then, either. Sooooo... what's new with you? Want to get dinner or something?

Wasn't sure what to expect, but overall it wasn't bad. I knew it wouldn't be Mako....but this is the next best thing.

The lack of red outlines on Aku's teeth is a bit of a disappointment though.

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It was fine, no Mako of course, but its Samurai Jack and we're lucky to get another season after 11 years.

I wonder how Greg practices though. If I had to go on after Mako I'd lock myself in a dark room for a month and say literally every Aku line from S1-S4 until it was perfect.

>>90851463
>not noticing the blue plume that identifies it as the one from Scaramouch

>almighty evil being has fight with hero with no conclusion reached
>several decades later
>hero has lost his signature weapon, has to use weapons he finds around
>brain is all jogged up from the long time spent not really doing anything at all
>nowadays hero is just roaming doing random shit trying to recall how to return to the past
Wait a sec this plot sounds familiar

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>>90846008

>>90849631
Is she okay?

>>90846889
Go watch the original show, newfag

>>90850934
Considering how the rest of the episode was pure misery and horror, I think some levity was warranted

He's fine.

I wish we had gotten a rework of Aku, though, a being like him taking on new facades could have worked well. He didn't need to be the exact same Aku.

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That`s kinda HOT.

>>90851910
with wut

>>90842574
Pay your respects everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5kDt-zEMi8

>>90847433
You don't see anyone bitching about your dick.

>>90842574
That's exactly how I felt about it. It felt strange after being used to the old voice, but not bad at all.

Trying to sound like the old voice and being a little off would have been much worse that doing his own thing entirely.

>>90852063
Breath of the Wild, I guess.

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>>90843508
>>90843959
THIS SECRET MUST DIE WITH US!

>>90842574
He's fine. Only faggots who want to fucking resurrect the dead complain about it.

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>>90851463
>unable to remember details from the previous episode

>>90847051
That gif would be perfect if the ashes had a (You) on them.

>>90850864
Just one, there will be an episdoe where 2 die, and there will be an episode where one of the sisters mercy kills because she can't contine, holding them back.

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>>90849327
Anime often have a bunch of inconsistencies because they're rushed to meet the broadcast deadline.
However, these are often fixed for the Blu-Ray releases.

>that thread where all the anons were saying that none of the daughters would die
Yeah, anybody else remember that?

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How much of the previous seasons do I need to watch before this?

>>90842574
I feel like the first sentence he said was sounding like Rick.

>>90852210
Literally none as long as you know the basic premise

>>90852210
Technically none, all you need to know about Samurai Jack is in the old intro. There's no reason not to watch the past seasons though because it's great.

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>>90842574
It's definitely good enough. But I can't help but feel a faint Russian accent, am I the only one?

>>90852239
Occasionally he sounds like that one famous Hungarian guy to me.

>>90852237
I only remember watching one episode.
It was one with romans/spartans and it was done in letterbox.

>>90846889
>not watching birth of evil
>not watching the Emperor mow down armies of Aku warriors

>>90850955
You can literally see the bandages on the image you posted blindfriend.

>>90852210
I'd say the first episode and birth of evil part 1/2 then the good characterization episodes, then the 10/10 standalone kino episodes. Not necessarily in that order. But why not watch em all? I'm marathoning em all from a torrent on /r/. Im on season 3 now.

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>>90842574
Mako is impossible to replace, but I do like NuAku very much, great voice. Might have been his Psychiatrist doppelganger putting on a Sigmund Freud voice but I think his accent sounds a little Eastern European over Japanese.

Gotta hear a laugh tho

>>90852239
I was also thinking russian, but I'm always terrible at telling accents.

>>90852259
You mean the actor who played Dracula in the original movie, right? Lugosi? Now that you mention it, I think I can hear it.