Wow, I'm so late on this - and I read all 8 pages of lulz. But it's 2012 right? Hmmm... I wonder if they're planning some kind of promo event for that...

^ HAHAHAHAHA

/jatuh kerusi

dammit.

Quite frankly, I don't have very high expectations from this. In fact, I expect to see most of the shonen tropes that have been staple in the big three (Naruto/OP/Bleach). Looking at the character designs, and the fact that its been in pre-production since 2007 means it's been scrapped and rebuilt over and over and over.

Naturally when there's a huge cultural gap, and the fact the Japs have been creating anime for over 40 years, the Malaysian side will have a lot of ground to catch up to. Let's be honest with ourselves: if you can criticise and make fun of the production, can YOU come up with a better story concept/character design/storyboard etc. AND get all the connections to get it produced? I highly doubt so.

I'm happy to see that Funcel have been pursuing this continuously since 2007, and not drop it out of exhaustion. Look at Dennou Coil, the development took what, 10 years? Scrapped and rebuilt over and over - and this from a nation that has a long run of anime success and flops.

To be fair, I don't expect Satria to be award-winning or viral or anything. Heck, I don't even expect it to be ground-breaking or getting any critical reviews. When Satria airs, it's an important milestone for the local creative scene. Its a new open door, and if it manages to secure the mainstream appeal like UpinIpin did, it will bring in more attention to the industry.

That, I believe is the most important significance of the Satria project. Whether or not it will be shonen, predictable, wrong facts etc. can be set aside for now. I say, produce something first, and then we can look forward to improving from there.

Naw, this is just plain bias. Who knows, the voice acting might just be good, and hearing Hang Tuah speaking japanese might just look/sound super awkward. There are malay mannerisms in his speech to consider, too. Then again, the script itself will play a huge role on all this. Will they speak modern, or archaic? That, imo, matters more than the language it's spoken.

Look at Iron Man. No doubt FujiKei is a good seiyuu (i like him), but god damn, Tony Stark sounds bloody awkward speaking in Japanese.

This post has been edited by Silencers: Oct 21 2010, 08:27 PM

Oh you.

This is precisely one of the reasons why Hang Tuah should speak Malay and not Japanese, lol!

How can tell whether or not it's good when it's not even out yet? Panty and Stocking looked like a weird ripoff of PPG and Dead Leaves and suddenly everyone thinks its awesome. When Code Geass was said to have clamp character designs everyone thought it was gonna be ghey. When 00 was announced everyone thought it was gonna be awesome - until it turned out to be BL.

Don't judge an anime by its web announcements!

Shouldn't 'hamba' be more modest? Like,

Hamba bernama Hang Tuah = Sessha wa Han Towa de gozaru.
Tuan hamba siapa pula = Omushi wa donata degozaruka?

This post has been edited by Silencers: Oct 22 2010, 02:30 PM

Ore no Han Towa wa konna ni kawaii wake ga nai!

@Quaz
Orang dulu duduk atas batang pisang, untuk 'kupas dan potong' lagi satu biji pisang.

@Ulti
Onuchi tu mende?

^ this.

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Added on October 22, 2010, 4:09 pmItu dia, penjelasan tak berlapik

This post has been edited by Silencers: Oct 22 2010, 04:09 PM

Cos sitting on batang pisang is more comfy than sitting on batang kayu.

Informer je. Who cares?

We wont be seeing much action from them on the doujin side of things, I'm afraid. Unless they make Tun Teja some kind of tomboy moe powerhouse.

Cos you're a sick twisted ******* thats why

I demand a link to the original article.

Meh, found it: http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y...ni&pg=bt_12.htm

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Added on October 25, 2010, 12:34 amOkay, so I read his press statement. And the only thing I could glean from it is the affirmation that he's full of hot air and bullshit. First, he's implying that Malays aren't proud of Hang Tuah.

I mean, this is bullshit. Malays today have clearly forgotten their own legends and folk tales. Stop a 17-yr old Malay kid on the streets and ask him if he knows Badang, Jentayu and Sang Kelembai. Schools don't teach a single piece of classic Malay folk tale.

There's Pak Pandir, Lebai Malang, Si Luncai, Awang Kenit, Mat Jenin, and dozens more Malay legends and folklore that are gradually disappearing from our literature. Memang Melayu mudah lupa. You don't need animated products to keep literature and culture alive in young hearts.

Integrate it into the education system, remove the modern prose shit like "Virus Zel untuk Abah' and 'Aku, Kris, dan Kristal'. If you really want the young generation to inherit our myth and legends, TEACH IT IN SCHOOL.

The rest of his speech is standard political babble you'll find in every other opening ceremonies. Pfft.

This post has been edited by Silencers: Oct 25 2010, 12:34 AM

I remember them because they're so damn horrid. The only good piece of Malay literature we learnt in school was the stage play 'Kerusi'. Then there was the novels, my batch got Bukit Kepong (which was pretty good) and Konserto Terakhir (which is a piece of shit).

I'm not talking abt 4chan, bro. I'm talking about here, on our shores. You won't be seeing any ero at CF.
Unless you convince the artists to go underground with their h-adaptations, lol.

When the govt rides the anime bus, you know it's gonna crash into a nasty one.

Suruh Oshii buat. Gerenti sorang pun tanak tengok, lol.