Honest opinions on the "new Aku"? I'll start...

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(1) I guess I'll break down my pros/cons over the whole "New Aku" situation since everyone else here is. To be honest I didn't hear much wrong with Greg's impersonation at all and I felt it was decent enough to pass for the character. I was about 6 when Jack first aired and I recently binge watched the whole show again and even after all that, I still don't mind Greg's voice. Mako is dead and yes it's hard to deal with the fact he won't be able to voice Aku in the final season or be able to see it for himself either, but that's just something we all have come to terms with at our own rates some of you guys are fags though, get over the fact he's dead or stop watching.

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(2) Honestly my gripes with Aku have not really much to do with Greg at all. He did an ok job imo, not enough to ruin the character for me. It could definitely have been improved more, but I digress I guess. My gripes honestly come with the animation and sound processing for Aku's character. I feel like a lot of the issues with Greg's Aku are because the mixers did a shit job. Audio Major anons help me out here incase I make an ass of myself but His voice was mixed to be very flat and lacked those raspy-sounding high ends that Mako had. On top of that, it lacked a decent reverb to give it the boomy-ness that Mako's had as well. Now I get that a lot of it was simply Mako's extremely raw talent as a voice actor and I'm not trying to diminish that at all, but you can't deny part of why Greg's Aku sounds so shit was because the way they went about mixing it.

>>90882176
>the "new Aku"
Don't you mean nuKu?

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(3) And now onto the other gripe: the animation for Aku. For one, Aku just looks way thinner in general. I can't figure out why he does yet, but he just does. Also the red lines missing around face and teeth really throw off his design more than I'd like to admit. It didn't bother me until I saw old Aku side by side with the new Aku and it's pretty crazy the difference. His antlers seemed very disproportionate in a lot of the shots as well and it was pretty noticeable. And my biggest gripe of all: the facial expressions. They just seemed too Ren & Stimpy-esque and made him look very off-model. I know Aku made some pretty silly faces in the original too, but atleast they seemed to be on-model and not over-exaggerated like now.

>>90882176
The slight shift in his color scheme bothers me more honestly.

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(4) But I guess I should say what I did like about the new Aku since the good does outweigh the bad. The writing for Aku was perfect and seemed just like it did before. He's still the evil shapeshifting demon that has his quirks and sarcastic sense of humor. I feel Greg also did a great job nailing the timing of Mako's delivery very well too. When he first started talking, I was like "holy shit he sounds just like Mako this is great" but then he kept talking... He sounds good when talking low and raspy, but the issue is when he talks louder he sounds completely unlike Mako and almost Russian in a way. But regardless, I'm just happy Aku and Jack are back for one final go around and I'm excited to see what direction the season will go in as we near the finale.

>>90882176
I know the voice will never be the same, but at least they kept his quirky attitude intact.

>>90882235
>Aku just looks way thinner in general. I can't figure out why he does yet, but he just does
He stopped eating after he got depressed about Jack not aging.

>>90882192
>spoiler
Basically this. If Mako were alive and he had had a falling out with Gennedy or they refused to pay his quote I would have a problem, but the dude is fucking dead, what are you gonna do.
The only other solution would be to invent that "recreate the voice of a dead guy" James Cameron style to make it work perfectly.

>>90882254
Yes, he cannot pull off Makos screams and yells, but he does a good even tone, smug and conniving Aku.

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>>90882265

That, and the morning excercise - something that NEETs seldom, if ever, do.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvNzuj79jRM
I actuality think Gendy shouldn't have revived the series.

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>>90882363
>I actuality think

Learn to write before baiting and shitposting.

>>90882398
Auto correct is shit. And that's just my honest opinion.

>>90882363
>>90882409
Why? Because there's no Mako, or for some other reason?

I don't give half a shit about Aku anymore.

This series is about Jack now more than ever.

>>90882202
The sound is my biggest problem with the series so far.
To put it simply: It lacks subtlety.
The music when Aku was being introduced was full cartoon wacky, and mixed way too high. It should have been lower volume relative to the voices.

When the daughters are exploring the temple for hiding places and Jack, the music was an action/pursuit score.
The original series might have had no music at all for those sequences. Just the sounds of the characters moving about. Or perhaps a single instrument played with a rising and falling tempo.
What we got was a synth orchestra.

>>90882176
he's the same, this is a sterile pointless discussion

>>90882532
Yeah the music during that hide and seek in the King's Death Chamber was pretty over the top. I wouldn't have minded it if it was a bit more organic in terms of instrument and tempo and less upbeat rocky.

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This episode was excellent in terms of sound design.
I watched it with headphones on and they took full advantage of stereo to give a sense of the structure slowly moving back and forth in the breeze. The creaks masking the movements of a would be assassin.
Even the beginning of the episode with the ninja training and Jack's realization he's being followed.
It was a fantastic example of story being told without very little music or dialogue.

Not to forget the awesome concept and execution of Jack as the light ninja.
In the hands of lesser writers, it could have been downright cheesy.

I doubt we'll get anything that well done this time around.

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I know I'm probably gonna get flak for this, but the thinned lines and the first time he talked really gave me a rick and morty vibe.

Other than that, my only real gripe is that his overall face just seems thinner or has less to it. Things like the voice I've already accepted since Makded.

Pretty good analysis Anon, I agree with pretty much all of it desu

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>>90882176
he's got tiny arms now

>>90882532
>>90882605
The music in the temple was a homage to a part in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly where a character was at a cemetery searching for a specific grave while very similar music played.

I don't mind the sound design except for one detail. Right after the title of the show appears in the intro, they play that sound that's used in pretty much every movie trailer these days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPaHdrh9vC0
Along with Wilhelm scream and some other stock sounds, that sound effect just distracts me every time that I notice it.

>>90882176
I've got no major issues. Sure, he sounds Mexican, but I'm not really concerned about it. People are getting way too particular about the fact that he doesn't sound 100% like the original.

>>90882461
Because I know that some people feel like 50 years of endless battle is long enough and want a definitive end but I don't. I think the series should be left open-ended.

>>90882176
What makes Aku great is the balance between sinister overlord and comic relief.
Given what I've seen so far, new Aku is too far on the comic side.
Reminded me of Q on Star Trek or that similar character voiced by the same guy. I won't mention his name.

>>90883001
People get so triggered over MLP it's hysterical. Discord was a good villain.

I thought his first appearance in the new run was way too goofy. Shape-Shifting Master of Darkness my ass.

>>90882202
>but I digress I guess
What a faggoty homo thing to write.

>>90882176
its decent

I didn't like the "conveniently say my thoughts out loud for the audience". It was too obvious.

>>90883017
Right but the entire Jack Vs. Aku episode wasn't? He was literally goofy comic relief that entire episode. But I get it, it's an old episode so it's off the hook right?

>>90882936
honestly it didnt really need one
SJ was never a definitive, conclusive story

>>90883034
Someone doesn't like seeing the New Aku defended I see

Aku, the voice-shifting Master of Darkness

>>90883057
It was the right choice, despite being goofy. The only other option is having Aku confide in a friend, an underling, or an actual psychologist, which would bring in another character to the show, which would take away Aku screen time. The show is very time-dense as it is and adding another character for Aku to confide in (even if they're minor) would make things unnecessarily difficult.

>When he first started talking, I was like "holy shit he sounds just like Mako this is great" but then he kept talking... He sounds good when talking low and raspy, but the issue is when he talks louder he sounds completely unlike Mako and almost Russian in a way.

Pretty much sums up my opinion. I'm content with the voice.

>>90883071
I don't give a shit about Aku, you just write like a limp-wristed dog molester.

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>>90883059
Aku had a whole series of villainy to back him up at that point. This is happening, what, how many years after the original? His first scene was total whackiness. He didn't seem evil or threatening at all.

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dropping my shit template

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>>90883139
How does one write like a dog-molester?

rip cute ninja girl.

>>90883001
>>90883013
I watched the mlp episodes wuth discord in it, comic villains playing to a straight protagonist are my favorite

>>90883281
Aku still has a whole series of villainy to back him up though. Just because there's been a timeskip doesn't invalidate everything that happened in the earlier seasons.

>>90883099
It didn't have to be as obvious and drag for as long. Plus it would be more in character if he slipped and said something like "of course i didn't just wait for him to die, it was a test" to someone.

There are two kinds of bad,

First the "why did they do this" kind of bad

Next is the "I understand why they did this" kind of bad

The new voice is bad, but not much they could really do. It would be like trying to find a new voice actor for spongebob

>>90883806
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Aku was an influence for his creation

>>90882605
>Hating on based Morricone homage.

>>90884187
I still believe Genndy should've rebooted Aku. If he understands that Mako is irreplaceable as he said many times and that "Mako plays a huge role in Aku's personality", why don't just give the character a new nature?

>>90883099
>actual psychologist
Should've had a bit where he talks to a real one, kills him, then take the clothes and do it himself.

Here's a controversial opinion for ya.
I actually like his voice better.

I know, it's mad, because it's just an impression of the original. I didn't prefer it at first but then I kept replaying the psychiatrist scene to perfect some meme I was making it, and I just genuinely like it more. I then went back to listen to old Aku and I still prefer the new voice.

E-RAD-I-CATED

>>90883063
Because Gennedy wanted a break. Not because he intended an open-ending. Now its getting an ending because endings are vital to stories. Open-endings are for lazy writers

>>90884265
Because this new season is meant to serve as the conclusion to Jack and Aku's story. Changing Aku now would undo everything the original series established.

I'm a super picky autist and I was shocked at how close they got.

No it's not perfect but I'm happy.

The most distracting part about New Aku is that weird russian/hispanic accent he has.

I checked out the YouTube comments for the scene in question and I saw a lot of people comparing it to teen titans go and the new powerpuff girls... I really feel like most of these people never watched the original and just watched "best fights" compilations on YouTube

>>90884265
Because that's idiotic

>>90882176
The voice was jarring at first but its growing on me. The style differences aren't too surprising given how Jack looks in comparison to his original design.

>>90882176
It's a bit premature to really come to any conclusions because we've only seen him for a small part of an early episode, but fuck it.

I like him, overall. I had absolutely zero expectations given the apparent grittier tones of this season and of course, with Mako being dead and all.

So it came as a very pleasant surprise to see Aku back with a passable VA and lots of natural comedic relief. I had kinda just assumed that we wouldn't be seeing much of him at all.

It's good.

It's the best they could do of a bad situation. It's not great, but it'll do.

>>90883287
my god, that really is a shit template

>>90882176
Aku exaggerates a lot but he looks so fucking off now.

I expected his design to be slightly different looking despite trying to emulate the original. Mostly because we saw young pre beard Jack looking slightly different in the first episode as well.

>>90884712
He's just older and depressed now.

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Made an exploitable

I wish you fucks were banned for your inability to keep it to one thread. It's Korra all over again.

>>90882176
too much "wacky"

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>>90884807
Inhale a dong, senpai.

>>90884825
>typical Samurai Jack poster

>>90884265
Then it wouldn't be Aku, it'd be some other faggot wearing Aku's face.

It's noticeable, but not that bad at all. Sometimes he sounds vaguely texan or british for some odd reason.

I also really like when he has this >>90882398
bemused look on his face.

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>>90883287
i don't think anyone could make a worse template how do you fuck it up this badly? I don't even mean to be too much of a dick, but why post this? for the replies? well here (You) go

>>90883281
one of the scenes has him transforming into a giant bowling ball and smashing the rebel tanks, he's pretty evil when he wants too.

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>>90884839

>>90882176
I think it's okay. The Russian accent throws me off a bit but I had no problem thinking this is Aku and not a voice actor trying to imitate him. Mako had a unique as fuck voice so I had no expectations of anyone living up to it.

Greg sounds like he's imitating what a stereotypical old Chinese man should sound like, but with the kinda gravely tone Mako had. He could have done a much better job had he not drawn out his vowels that much.
The new Aku is fine, but I felt that the scene where he meets the denizens was kinda stretching the whole "I'm a new man" angle.
The animation was weak during the therapy scene, something about the way he moves just seems off. If you notice in the original, Aku's mouth moves so fluidly, that seems to be lost in the new series.

>>90882176
>Greg Baldwin's awful Aku voice
What a fucking insult to Mako. This fag does a better Aku than that hack:

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

>>90882532
I agree with you on the issue of the subtlety. But I'm gonna forgive the past episode because the music playing during the Jack-in-the-tomb scene was so well-fitting and made me authentically nervous.

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>>90883287
Ok, I went and did what I could for it. What program did you use to make yours?

>>90882176
You can tell he's trying to emulate the previous voice (RIP Mako) but Greg just can't those natural highs and old that were synonymous with Aku. His voice is just too plain deep.

I mean compare this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7N67hn0TlA
to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JiDqNAaXpc
And in trying to sound asian he's kind of blending his words together.

What they should have done is just have him make a new voice and say that Aku wanted a change after 50 years. I mean he's a shapeshifting demon from beyond the stars, it's not exactly beyond the realms of imagination.

>>90887951
Aren't his eyebrows burning awfully fast? And the animations hiccups when he turns his head after the scientists show up.

>>90887455
Fucking no

>>90887951
Genndy's said he considered it but decided not to, because he loves Aku too much to give him what would basically be a new personality and mannerisms.

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>>90882936
>I think the series should be left open-ended
Why? Why would you want that? Samurai Jack always had a clear goal and a means to get to it, saying it's "opened ended" feels cheap and lazy.

>>90888348
I never noticed that. His eyebrows start off around the regular speed then just get cranked to 11 about 2 minutes in.

>>90882892
>The music in the temple was a homage to a part in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly where a character was at a cemetery searching for a specific grave while very similar music played.

Came here to post this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHEu7HusG4

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>>90882892
>>90889751

>>90882235
I agree with you in almost everything

If you pay attention to layout, lines are now way thinner than in 2004. You almost cannot see the lips line when Aku is smiling. His eyes are smaller and his figure bigger. And of course what you said about the wacky face expressions, they make me feel like Aku is not the same. Not just because of Baldwin's voice, which was okay, even if it couldn't make a correct impression of what is sarcastically telling your scientists you don't care for their work at all.

>>90882532
I didn't like the song that played when Aku woke up. It gives the character a "too funny" appearance. Maybe just silence and a shy percussion could have done better.

>>90883287
>Photoshop 101
kek

I was there once too

I dot mind the voice acting. I mean there were parts, where aku's voice was so to say... forced and ended up being not very good, but in General, voice actor tried hard and we got a decent result.

My main problem is sound effects, sounds in general and a bit goofy animation of aku

I feel like they used too much music this episode. Samurai jack is k ow for taking advantage of silence and a lot of the episodes are mostly silent except for sound effects for walking and the environment. But for this they was music throughout the whole episode with very little quite. Now that I think about it tho maybe it was done purposely to highlight the urgency that jack was feeling? Everything did feel more fast paced and suspenseful because of the music. Idk

>>90887455
Stop posting this, he really doesn't. If this guy was doing the VA for aku there would be 100x as much complaining. Baldwin sounds different yes, but still fits the character and feels like a natural voice as opposed to this which just sounds like what it is, an impersonation

>>90884761
Put some Doggo stuffs in it.

>>90882532
im pretty sure the good the bad and the ugly part was supposed to be foreshadowing jack killing her, not them finding jack. they couldve played it later during the quick fight with the sister he killed but i dont think it would have fit as well.

>>90882176
I don't particularly care for the voice, I didn't grow up with Mako's performance, but the character design/animation really bothered me, it just felt off, why did they have to change it?

>>90882176
Sounded mexican
8.5/10
It's the best we got :/

>>90891782
Mako is dead anon...

>>90892689
That's the Aku I know and love

>>90882235

I think I can point out something that makes him look thinner, it's his face. Maybe it's just me, but the way that his face, hell, his head all together this time around is off. Looking at OP's pic for example, you can see that the newer Aku's face doesn't cover his whole head. You can see more black space by his eyes than you could before.

Another issue, as >>90892689 shows, it's the collar thing. It's too low down as compared to before.

>>90892689
Ah, there he is! I hope the rest of season 5 looks more on-model.

>>90892689
I KNEW something was off, I couldn't put my finger on it but this is it, this is Aku.

>>90892689
Maybe they actually wanted to get that effect. In the right one he seems way more enthusiastic than what he looks on the left. He seems tired to even show his emotions to others

>>90894279
Well to me it just looks like he gained an extra chromosome this season.

>>90892689
Aku grew up a little bit, and Genndy draws him a little differently. The design changes are subtle but they're there for a reason.

Aku on the right is designed like a cute and cuddly monster friend: big eyes, almost nonexistent eyes-nose triangle proportions, simplistic roundness in the face. He's moe as fuck.

Aku on the left has a slightly elongated face, smaller eyes, and more prominent cheekbones. It's closer to what he originally looked like in season 1, before he became a complete dork in Aku's Fairy Tales.

People just think it's off because 99% of Aku reaction images are from Jack vs. Aku which is one of the most cartoony and "off-model" designs of Aku in the series.

Season 5 finds Aku depressed and a little more insane and zany than usual. After staying in his tower for YEARS and only occasionally accepting visitors, spending the rest of his time with only himself for company, this is what he's become. Like Jack, Aku looks noticeably older, despite not having "aged" a day, because of the shit they've both dealt with in the last 50 years. Their appearances reflect their mental state.

This design will work very well when Aku eventually gets murderous again.

>>90882235
Ah fuck I knew there was something off about the new design. The small detail of the red outline irked me.

>Ctrl-f echo
>0 results

Ah shit.

Reverb.

>>90882757
let's try to be optimistic here

Friends of mine say I do a good Aku impression and want me to post some vocaroos.

Should I make some recordings and post them?

>>90882757
>It was a fantastic example of story being told without very little music or dialogue.

You're talking about Jack and the Three Blind Archers right.

>>90898347
U better add a reverb effect to it.

>>90898347
DO IT.

>>90898378
THIS.

>>90898347
please

>Unopposed for centuries
>Samurai shows up again
>Aku slowly realizes he needs to be afraid again
>Devises brilliant plan to become a homebody until Jack up and dies
>Doesn't work because he accidentally made Jack immortal
I love everything about this concept

>>90898347
>>90898378
>>90898404
>>90898494
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1juBP8QW3Pi

Vocaroo fucked the sound up. It sounds a bit higher in real life.

Sorry for being a waste of time. Friends pressured me into doing this.

>>90889751
Speaking of, does anyone have the music that was playing during the chase sequence in the temple? That shit was great.

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>Unpopular opinion time

I like the new one better. Here's why.

As a kid, I enjoyed SJ. But I didn't really... understand Aku? He was funny, and menacing, and everything a Saturday morning demon villain should be. But Mako's delivery just didn't do it for me. Everything was said so SLOWLY, enunciated in a tough-to-follow Japanese accent (I was so young I probably didn't know what a Japan was at the time) and I genuinely missed certain words and phrases, making Aku's scenes a little confusing. Weirdly, I didn't have the same problem with Jack. Maybe I was just a dumb ADHD sperg brat, maybe it was something in the reverb other anon's mentioned, but I just didn't "get" Mako's performances for the most part. I missed half the jokes, and I have similar problems now re watching the old show.

New Aku is more streamlined. His lines are delivered quicker with a minimum of "AKUUUUUUUUU" and "FOOOOOOOOLISH SAMURAIIIIIIIIIIIIII" so my shitty attention span doesn't have to wait 10 minutes to finish a line. I also didn't like old Aku's design, it seemed too "thick" looking and cheesy to me and I didn't buy him as a mass murdering evil lunatic.

Now with new Aku I feel like the design and voice acting have "gelled" a bit. It's not the same Aku at all, but the new one has merits I missed on the old one, even though the accent does wobble a bit and he doesn't boom as effectively. I also like the spindly more slender appearance: it makes him look more sinister and mischievious, whereas old Aku was just kind of a broad-strokes-of-ink doodle.

Well, there you have it anons. Fite me I guess.

>>90898714
Sounds the same, needs more asian AND reverb

>>90898714
Hey, that's pretty good, actually.

>>90898714

A+ for effort anon, C- for quality. You need to drop your voice a bit, growl a little and EN-UN-CI-ATE how youuu aaare goinggg to E-RAD-UH-CATE deh SAMURAIII. Take tips from the other anon who did the "extra THICC" reading the other night, if you can find it.

Best of luck on your next assignment.

>>90884422
I think it's funny how no one can agree on what he sounds like. I've seen people claim Russian, Mexican, and even German.

>>90898792
That's what I think.

>>90898830
Eeeeeehh.....

>>90898912
Figured so. C- sounds about right to me.

>Take tips from the other anon who did the "extra THICC" reading the other night
The fact that anthis exist bring hopes to my heart.

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>>90887786

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>>90899070
Baldwin's accent sounds stronk like Boris дa.

Honestly I think the only issue is that they didn't put the echoy effect on Baldwin's voice like they did on Mako's

>>90882192
the accent is a little off. It's not a bad impression but it's hard for me to get around. Mako's voice is BURNED into my brain from the original intro.

If you keep nitpicking every minor flaw, you'll end up hating the show. Seriously, the music was too loud? Aku is drawn slightly different? You fags are being a tad ridiculous.

>>90899577
well this is 4chan after

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I just want my Japanese demon back

>>90890398
It fits the rest of the series. As a villain, Genndy described him as ridiculous.

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>mako will never see the success of the new season

>>90899788
On the flipside he never saw the shitstain that is Legend of Korra

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need aku version of this.
I would, but I have no art skill.

>>90900665
I'll see if I can whip one up for ya later this evening after I get dessert with my friend.

The simple fact is that Mako UNDERSTOOD Aku in a way no one else quite did. He WAS Aku, for all intents and purposes.

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>>90901186
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>>90901186
Seriously. Aku relied very heavily on Mako's sense of comedic timing. He worked so well because Mako knew exactly when to be grand and frightening and when to be goofy, and how to use one to improve the other. He understood exactly why a big scary demon telling fairy tales was funny.

>>90887455
you are using green text wrong

and also, while that guy does a good act, it's very amateur in terms of voice acting feeling like a natural voice.

stop being a fag

>>90882254
I mean, I knew that it was not going to be as good as Mako. That was a given. I guess I went in with super low expectations so when he did somewhat decently, I was surprised and accepted it.

>>90887455
nice selfpost fagget¨

also I would hate this Aku

>>90882176
It's good enough, only gripe I have is the therapy scene where he's talking to himself dressed as a shrink. I know Aku was always a mix of goofy and threatening, but that scene was out of character imo. Also, I remember Aku being able to spy on Jack, why can't he do that anymore?

>>90882176
My only real complaint is that his pupils look a little too dilated in some scenes

Voice is fine and the off model is a little jarring but the show was never consistent

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>>90901560
What I did not accept, was that there was no fucking reverb effect.

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>>90892689
added redlines around his eyes, teeth, and mouth

>>90901619
>Also, I remember Aku being able to spy on Jack, why can't he do that anymore?
Aku is frustrated and doesn't want to. He doesn't want to keep reminding himself of the one pain in the ass he can't ever get rid off despite having desperately tried to murder him on a daily basis for 40+ years so he's just trying to ignore the problem.

>>90901623
Aku just doesn't have the energy to make that happen anymore.

Depression fucks up your life.

>>90901698
To add to this, the reason he needs a shrink is because even despite doing his best to ignore Jack he can't stop thinking at the back of his head that he might pop up at any moment to try to kill him and that's driving him nuts much like how Jack is going insane.

I fully expect him to become completely overjoyed and laugh for half an episode once someone tells him that Jack hasn't had his sword for years.

>>90901794
>the last line
Same.

>>90901824
Imagine seeing his capital just reverberate from his laugh and everyone hearing it.

>>90901623
>>90901754
kind of agree with the other anon.
Maybe they are saving that for an intense serious moment?
I don't know

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>>90901754
He better do it this season. He better

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>>90901867
>tfw imagining this
>tfw I keep hearing it with Mako and realize that it wouldn't be as good in reality.
;-;

>>90901442
The way I heard it once described is that Aku is basically a kabuki character, and Mako basically lived this aspect to its fullest.

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>>90901883
He will.

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>>90902080
He better.

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>>90902178
He will.

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>>90902193
He better

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>>90882228
Meow?

>>90887455
The first thing I thought was "sounds like a poor man's Mark Hamill."
The second thing I thought was, "wait, shit, could Mark Hamill pull off a decent Mako impression?"

voice isn't bad.

it's just meh.

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>>90902261
He will.

is op a fag for complaining about something so stupid?

>His voice was mixed to be very flat and lacked those raspy-sounding high ends that Mako had. On top of that, it lacked a decent reverb to give it the boomy-ness that Mako's had as well.

Exactly this. Greg did a fairly good job, but the mixers really dropped the ball in post production.

>>90902385
Or maybe he just wanted to generate some decent discussion...?

>>90902526
Not Anon, but discussion on what? There's really nothing wrong with Aku. Sure the actor isn't Mako-tier, but he still fits the role enough to fit Aku's character.

Aku still acts the same as ever, still the same shadow monster who loves fucking with Jack.

Going into detail over something so irrelevant is pure autism.

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Finally a thread where people are having actual mature discussion on the new Aku and Greg and not just shitposting about Mako.

>>90902642
Bald-win get out reeee