Dated 3 August 2001: Originally posted "August 3, 19101"
I got the Nausicaa manga box set and an Eva DVD.
Just out of curiosity, I listened to the English language track on the DVD to see if the dubbing was any good. Holy Christ, it's freaking bad. No surprise. They shouldn't even have bothered - dubs are for people who can't read. Think of it this way: Listen to a dub with your eyes closed - if you can still tell that it's dubbed (or it sounds like total ass), then it's a typical dub - crap. The Spanish and French dubs on the disk, however, aren't quite as bad.
Sadly, the Japanese Asuka can't speak German for shit (and she's supposed to be fluent), but I already knew that.