Squee! ^O^
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ladybug_archiveW00t! X3 Picture up! http://www.setsunakou.com/ufo/elliottkermanufo.jpg
It was an awesome day. ^O^ And the celebrations will be extended; the shopping part will be on Monday.
Crystal and I are doing an RP of the Duke undercover thing, which is definitely giving me more ideas for the possible fic version. X3 We did a lot of that in the morning and some in the evening. I've also been RPing with Kaze and chatting with her and Lisa.
I got two Clair Poulson novels (my favorite author, a local one who writes suspense), the Sonic X DVD set with the first 13 episodes, and new, soft sleepwear. X3 I also got some awesome cards from family and friends. And a pizza. XD
My aunt sent a gorgeous multi-tiered necklace that reminds me of falltime. *___* And a computer dictionary and thesaurus program! **squees!** So useful! She also sent a check, which I plan to put to use this coming week. X3
I got some wonderful digital gifts, too! Crystal wrote me a mystery fic! *___* So awesome. It was just like a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys story in the Carmen verse!
Lisa made me an amazing Dissidia Cloud and Seph colorbar (which is on my profile; go look)! ^O^ I haven't played in that verse too much, but it's still so intriguing. "Legendary Love" is a perfect tag for it!
And Kaze sent this squee-worthy Sonic X bag! Ohmygosh, it's got my three favorite characters on it: Knuckles, Sonic, and Shadow! And matching pins! ^O^ She also sent an awesome frame thing with the saying "No road is long with a good friend" and our picture in it. X3 Plus a CD of all the pics she took over our three days together in August when she drove up for the concert. ^O^ Which I still need to do a write-up about!
My camera was doing weird things during that time, and her parents just got digital cameras after that and were getting rid of their manual ones. Kaze had asked to have them, and since there were two, she wondered if I'd like to have one since my camera had been acting up. X3 So that came too! **anxious to try it out.**
In addition, my birthday present to myself arrived on time (LOL): four Sonic comics. I've been buying Shadow issues like crazy. In the past few weeks I've accumulated Sonic Universe #1-#4, Sonic X #40, and the regular Sonic series #124, #149, #161, and #171. I have plans to get more. X3 Plus I still want that Sonic Select compilation with the early Knuckles stories! The four that arrived yesterday were Sonic Universe #1, #3, #4, and Sonic #161. Also, a survey check came. X3
I also started drawing a pic of Duke breaking down after killing the assassin. o.o His pose is actually coming out really well; the hard part is getting the right intensity in his expression. And drawing the assassin face-down on the floor. I have to do that, or the picture won't have the full impact.
And Dad borrowed a VCR! **squees!** I've been watching YGO episodes. #85 (the one where Shadi saves Tristan and Duke), some Noa's Arc stuff (and totally loved Duke even more after watching the three-way duel against Nesbitt), and some Doom stuff (I'd intended to watch Yami Y vs. Raphael, but I ended up watching Joey vs. Mai instead. XD;). LOL, some of those dub lines are hilarious! Like Duke's comment after Shadi pulls them up: "That was *not* fun." **snarks.** And 4Kids recycled that line for Sonic X; Cream says it after one of Bokkun's bombs goes off.
Also, I totally forgot about Valon's hilarious snarking during the duel against Mai. Like when Joey merges Helmos and Time Wizard: "Run! It's a croquet hammer with wings!" LOL! And when the numbers appear above Mai's monsters: "Thanks for the counting lesson, mate! Next time maybe you can teach me the alphabet!"
I just love Duke in the three-way Noa's Arc duel, as I mentioned. He was so logical and practical while trying to save everyone. I doubt Tristan would have lost if he'd trusted in Duke's plan. But he seemed to think Duke was only looking out for himself, and since Nesbitt had forbidden them to discuss their strategies, Duke couldn't explain. ;___;
I'd forgotten that Duke was the first to be turned to stone by Noa. o.o I'd also forgotten that Tristan is the only one shown reacting. (In the dub, at least, not even Serenity is shown or heard reacting, whereas she does audibly react when it's Tristan.) I need to see that scene in the Japanese, just for curiosity's sake. Tristan and Duke really are intriguing. I haven't done a lot with them solo, but in the mystery fics they were often in scenes together. And of course, the conflict between them in Life After the Tears, when Duke seemingly goes rogue....
Why didn't Duke ever go rogue in canon, BTW? It was always Tristan being mind-controlled. I would have liked to have seen it be Duke, even once....
And ... guess what? The dub made Duke sound a lot worse in #85 than he was really supposed to. XD; Dub version has him telling Tristan girls like men of action and Tristan isn't one, he's just a pathetic cheerleader. Original version has him say that since Tristan isn't related to Serenity and isn't her lover, he's got no right to question Duke's motives in connection with her. And he thinks Tristan should just tell Serenity he likes her, though he's sure he knows what her answer will be. (And of course, the physical fight itself was cut too. XD; Even though all that happened was that Tristan threw a couple of punches that Duke dodged, and Duke elbowed Tristan in the stomach.)
But in spite of all its flaws, dub YGO is still the real deal for me. XD; I can't think of one voice I prefer in Japanese over English, unlike with Sailor Moon (where I also started with the dub and then saw the Japanese version). And I love the instrumental scores. *___* The only character I still refuse to call by the dub name is Rishid. XD; And that's mainly because for the longest time I never knew his name had been changed, so when he suddenly was called Odion it was an immense shock to me. Oh yeah, and I always use Miruko instead of Mikey. But other than that, it's dub names for me!And the silly in-joke of Duke's undercover name....
It was an awesome day. ^O^ And the celebrations will be extended; the shopping part will be on Monday.
Crystal and I are doing an RP of the Duke undercover thing, which is definitely giving me more ideas for the possible fic version. X3 We did a lot of that in the morning and some in the evening. I've also been RPing with Kaze and chatting with her and Lisa.
I got two Clair Poulson novels (my favorite author, a local one who writes suspense), the Sonic X DVD set with the first 13 episodes, and new, soft sleepwear. X3 I also got some awesome cards from family and friends. And a pizza. XD
My aunt sent a gorgeous multi-tiered necklace that reminds me of falltime. *___* And a computer dictionary and thesaurus program! **squees!** So useful! She also sent a check, which I plan to put to use this coming week. X3
I got some wonderful digital gifts, too! Crystal wrote me a mystery fic! *___* So awesome. It was just like a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys story in the Carmen verse!
Lisa made me an amazing Dissidia Cloud and Seph colorbar (which is on my profile; go look)! ^O^ I haven't played in that verse too much, but it's still so intriguing. "Legendary Love" is a perfect tag for it!
And Kaze sent this squee-worthy Sonic X bag! Ohmygosh, it's got my three favorite characters on it: Knuckles, Sonic, and Shadow! And matching pins! ^O^ She also sent an awesome frame thing with the saying "No road is long with a good friend" and our picture in it. X3 Plus a CD of all the pics she took over our three days together in August when she drove up for the concert. ^O^ Which I still need to do a write-up about!
My camera was doing weird things during that time, and her parents just got digital cameras after that and were getting rid of their manual ones. Kaze had asked to have them, and since there were two, she wondered if I'd like to have one since my camera had been acting up. X3 So that came too! **anxious to try it out.**
In addition, my birthday present to myself arrived on time (LOL): four Sonic comics. I've been buying Shadow issues like crazy. In the past few weeks I've accumulated Sonic Universe #1-#4, Sonic X #40, and the regular Sonic series #124, #149, #161, and #171. I have plans to get more. X3 Plus I still want that Sonic Select compilation with the early Knuckles stories! The four that arrived yesterday were Sonic Universe #1, #3, #4, and Sonic #161. Also, a survey check came. X3
I also started drawing a pic of Duke breaking down after killing the assassin. o.o His pose is actually coming out really well; the hard part is getting the right intensity in his expression. And drawing the assassin face-down on the floor. I have to do that, or the picture won't have the full impact.
And Dad borrowed a VCR! **squees!** I've been watching YGO episodes. #85 (the one where Shadi saves Tristan and Duke), some Noa's Arc stuff (and totally loved Duke even more after watching the three-way duel against Nesbitt), and some Doom stuff (I'd intended to watch Yami Y vs. Raphael, but I ended up watching Joey vs. Mai instead. XD;). LOL, some of those dub lines are hilarious! Like Duke's comment after Shadi pulls them up: "That was *not* fun." **snarks.** And 4Kids recycled that line for Sonic X; Cream says it after one of Bokkun's bombs goes off.
Also, I totally forgot about Valon's hilarious snarking during the duel against Mai. Like when Joey merges Helmos and Time Wizard: "Run! It's a croquet hammer with wings!" LOL! And when the numbers appear above Mai's monsters: "Thanks for the counting lesson, mate! Next time maybe you can teach me the alphabet!"
I just love Duke in the three-way Noa's Arc duel, as I mentioned. He was so logical and practical while trying to save everyone. I doubt Tristan would have lost if he'd trusted in Duke's plan. But he seemed to think Duke was only looking out for himself, and since Nesbitt had forbidden them to discuss their strategies, Duke couldn't explain. ;___;
I'd forgotten that Duke was the first to be turned to stone by Noa. o.o I'd also forgotten that Tristan is the only one shown reacting. (In the dub, at least, not even Serenity is shown or heard reacting, whereas she does audibly react when it's Tristan.) I need to see that scene in the Japanese, just for curiosity's sake. Tristan and Duke really are intriguing. I haven't done a lot with them solo, but in the mystery fics they were often in scenes together. And of course, the conflict between them in Life After the Tears, when Duke seemingly goes rogue....
And ... guess what? The dub made Duke sound a lot worse in #85 than he was really supposed to. XD; Dub version has him telling Tristan girls like men of action and Tristan isn't one, he's just a pathetic cheerleader. Original version has him say that since Tristan isn't related to Serenity and isn't her lover, he's got no right to question Duke's motives in connection with her. And he thinks Tristan should just tell Serenity he likes her, though he's sure he knows what her answer will be. (And of course, the physical fight itself was cut too. XD; Even though all that happened was that Tristan threw a couple of punches that Duke dodged, and Duke elbowed Tristan in the stomach.)
But in spite of all its flaws, dub YGO is still the real deal for me. XD; I can't think of one voice I prefer in Japanese over English, unlike with Sailor Moon (where I also started with the dub and then saw the Japanese version). And I love the instrumental scores. *___* The only character I still refuse to call by the dub name is Rishid. XD; And that's mainly because for the longest time I never knew his name had been changed, so when he suddenly was called Odion it was an immense shock to me. Oh yeah, and I always use Miruko instead of Mikey. But other than that, it's dub names for me!
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Date: 2009-10-04 02:04 pm (UTC)Yay awesome day that will continue! ^o^ And the cards, books, DVD, bag, pins, frame, and the necklace **ooh, it sounds gorgeous! ^o^**!
And yay RP! X3 I'm having a lot of fun with that, too. ^^
Awww, I'm so glad you liked the fic-- it was a lot of fun for me to write. X3
And yay for your birthday present to yourself arriving on time! (LOL, just like mine did...XD).
And yay tapes and YGO! I've been watching Duelist Kingdom again, but I really must use those DVD sets that I spent $35 a piece on...XD; (They're out of print now, shockingly. o.o I guess they want people to focus on 5Ds...). But Now I want to watch #85. XD LOL at the recycled line!
The Joey vs. Mai thing where Valon snarks... eh, I honestly don't care for those eps; they were the only eps I didn't record. I just felt too bad for Joey; you really could see his heart just shattering... ;___; But I did like the croquet hammer comment, though... XD
Huh... now I'm curious, too, as to whether or not Serenity reacted in the Japanese version to the stone thing...
Good point. Other than Serenity and Duke, I think every other member of Yugi-tachi has been corrupted/mind controlled. It was a bit ironic though; Season 3 was wrapping up and I was reading the season 4 spoilers, and I was musing about how Seto always seemed to escape mind control... And then the movie came out. XD;Yeah, the Japanese dialogue was better in that scene, but the dub is definitely better overall. X3 **pets it**
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Date: 2009-10-04 02:41 pm (UTC)**will have to take a picture with the necklace.** X3 And one with the fire pendant Kaze got for me when she was here. **loves it too.**
**pats RP.** Totally gotta write this fic. One thing I realized is that Yugi-tachi will definitely play a larger role than originally planned. But I still think things will be mostly told from Duke's POV.
X3
LOL.
XD Yeah, you should watch those. **flicks 5D's!**
I have every episode on tape, but there are some I haven't touched since I recorded them. For me, I can't bear to watch the duel where Alister loses his soul. I've always meant to see the Japanese version, but I never have gotten around to it. XD;
And also, what it would mean if she didn't.... Though she could have been frozen, like she was when Tristan fell through the floor. o.o And I guess everyone could have been too collectively shocked to react, since he was the first.... But still, if they didn't react, it does kind of make me wonder where Duke stands with them!
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Date: 2009-10-04 02:59 pm (UTC)Oooh. X3 Yay fire pendant!
**nods** Looking forward to it! X3 Will there be cameos...?
XD
Ah. **nods**
Good point; I'll have to see that ep again, too. But that is sad if they didn't react... **fictional Greg much?**
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Date: 2009-10-04 03:54 pm (UTC)In any case, I have this feeling Duke would feel like he couldn't talk about really deep subjects with them; he'd feel like he had to always have the facade up and be smooth and friendly.
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Date: 2009-10-05 10:46 pm (UTC)Have you seen any of that arc in Japanese? ;__; I was tearing up constantly the first time I saw it, and tht was years ago, in the days BEFORE I was crying at everything from books to TV commercials.
...my friend runs a Dub vs. Sub panel at local conventions, and Alcatraz and Doom are heavy topics of conversation. XD;
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Date: 2009-10-07 03:02 am (UTC)XD; I'd have to side with the dub...
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Date: 2009-10-07 07:02 am (UTC)It's not a "which one's better panel" so much as a "here's what it was before, here's what they changed it to" panel. but I'm still sub all the way. XDDD
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Date: 2009-10-04 02:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-04 03:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-04 02:52 pm (UTC)I'm glad you had an awesome birthday
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Date: 2009-10-04 03:56 pm (UTC)Thanks!
LOL WUT
Date: 2009-10-04 06:13 pm (UTC)IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY WUT
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS
I SWEAR
Ahem. Happy belated birthday! T__T Have the usual cheesecake/brownies/cookies/other sugary things and a hug until I can actually come up with something T__T
My excuse is that the LJ birthdays thing must only show two at a time >.<B'aw Elloit! He looks kinda... suave XD "I am Elliot Kerman HUG ME NAO KK?" Even though he'd never say that, LOL.
Ah, you have such awesome relatives and friends! So glad your birthday was awesome!
Speaking of Sonic, I recently read that in the comic version of Sonic X Eggman becomes a masked luchador...? That image is a combination of ungodly weird and crazy awesome.
I also love the dub ^^ And YES, some of the lines are awesome! I totally remember the Valon ones from what little of that season I've seen!
It's spelled Noa? XDAh man, I have to go back and rewatch YGO if I've forgotten it all already, LOL.Psssh at meanie Duke. But yes, dub (music) = ftw ^^
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Date: 2009-10-05 09:10 am (UTC)And thanks!
LOL!
**nodnod.** Definitely a good day! And I'm excited for the shopping part of it. X3
Yep. XD; That is just brain-breaking. LOL. **hasn't read those issues, but has heard about them.**
Not to mention my opinion of masked wrestling may never recover after Mucha Lucha. XD; **detests that show.**X3 **hugs awesome dub lines!**
It's supposed to be, in the Japanese. XD I think the dub added the H, though....**cuddles the music!**
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Date: 2009-10-04 10:45 pm (UTC)Glad it was a great day! ^^ What are you planning to get on Monday?
Ooh, those suspense stories sound intriguing. >3 Yay for the Sonic X DVD! X3 And the pizza. XD
Oooh. That necklace sounds gorgeous! X3 What does it look like?
Oh, is that the story Crystal just posted? **totally needs to go read it!** >3
**and goes to look at the colorbar.** Oh wow. That's awesome! Legendary Love is perfect for it. X3 **and snickers at Cloud's Grumpy Love colorbar.** XD
Glad you like everything! ^^ The bag was totally a wonderful surprise to find. **hadn't expected to get anything since the convention was so tiny.** And yeah, you totally need to do a write-up of the visit! You'll probably get it done a lot sooner than I will. I still need to do a write up of the haunted asylum. XD;
Hopefully the camera will be reliable! I can't think of any problems we had when we used it. (And LOL, I'm still amused at digging the film out of the other camera in the dark. XD)
LOL. Wow, that's a lot of Sonic comics! They sound awesome, though. >3
That's going to be such an intense pic! o.o
Yay for the VCR! Hopefully you'll be able to keep it for awhile. >3
LOL! That's priceless. XD
;___; Too bad Tristan and Duke weren't on better terms, otherwise Tristan might have trusted in the plan!
**flicks the dub!** That really is ridiculous that they changed it so much. XD;
Was Rishid the name used in the manga that you were used to? I always knew him as Odion from the dub. XD **still actually prefers that name.** Rishid just seems.... strange to me. XD
And one more time.... Happy Birthday! ^^ Even though it's over. XD
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Date: 2009-10-05 09:02 am (UTC)Not sure.... Maybe the Sonic Select compilation, if B&N still has it.... And I'm still looking for bat wings for the Rouge costume.... But I found a place online that has them for $10, if all else fails! I also need a short white wig....
Buwahaha. X3
It's a multi-tiered necklace, with gold chains and these little reddish-pink designs that remind me of autumn leaves. X3
I think so!
LOL, yeah, grumpy = perfect for KH Cloud. XD
**hugs bag!**
XD
(LOL. Definitely a different kind of undertaking!)
I've been able to find some good deals. X3 But I've hardly made a dent in them overall; we're up to issue #204 in the regular series. LOL. **previously only had a few of the early issues.**
Totally! o.o
I hope so! **watched four more episodes.**
X3
Yep. XD; They have a strange relationship. When they have to sleep in the trailer belonging to Rebecca and her grandfather, they sit on a couch and doze off. They're the only two who pair off like that. **remembers them being shown asleep in the same location in another location too.**
Of course, then the slashers see that and ...**nods.** I dunno why they want to make him sound so awful. -.-
LOL, I didn't even read the manga until it was brought over to America. XD; Which was after Battle City aired in the U.S. I researched Battle City before it came here; that's why I was used to Rishid.
Thanks again! XD
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Date: 2009-10-05 03:45 am (UTC)And that plushie is adorable. Is he en route to you?
And yay for buying yourself birthday presents. >3
So much Yu-Gi-Oh nostalgia... Makes me really wish I had my DVDs here with me.
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Date: 2009-10-05 08:51 am (UTC)I've had him a while. ^^ Setsuna was too busy to get the picture up before a few days ago. XD; **hugs him.**
Buwahaha. X3
LOL. Yes, it's so distracting! **watched four more episodes.**no subject
Date: 2009-10-05 02:51 pm (UTC)Yay for YuGiOh! episodes! Noah arc was one of my favorites, mainly because of all the Seto backstory. :D And Duke definitely got a more prominent role in that arc. I remember he was always one of my sister's favorites, but he grew on a me a lot, too. (Probably up there as my second favorite character along with Yami Bakura.)
The dice rescue scene during the Yugi vs. Joey duel in Battle City was awesome, haha. <3
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Date: 2009-10-05 10:50 pm (UTC)Noa's Arc (gah, I have to keep remembering *not* to put "ark." And I think somewhere recently, I failed....) was very intriguing. X3 I never have been able to like Noa; he really is such a brat. XD; Though I can understand his side of things, too.
Duke definitely had some moments to shine in that arc, especially in that three-way duel. Do you remember any other specific parts? **trying to rewatch every episode where Duke had a large part ... though she can't bring herself to watch the anime version of DDM.... Not after the manga version....** All I remember is him and Tristan in that castle to start with, and Tristan shaking him awake when he's slumped there unconscious....
Yep. X3 And the rescue in Doom Arc; though he was saving Weevil's wallet there, it was still cool.
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Date: 2009-10-06 01:30 am (UTC)Yeah, DDM in the manga from what I've read was pretty dark. The anime version is really nothing like it at all, though! (Although Duke is a pretty big jerk in those episodes, haha.)
I'll pick up my DVDs sometime this week, so if you haven't found the episode by then, I'll let you know what I find out! :) I'm looking forward to re-watching some of these older episodes. I think my favorite YuGiOh episodes are all the ones in the Noa arc and before. I'm not sure why, but the end of Battle City and onward into Doma, as cool as they were, just didn't capture my attention like the older Duelist Kingdom, and Battle City/Ship arcs. I'm embarrassed to say that I have never actually finished the series. ^_^;; I stopped watching after the first episode or two of the Grand Prix arc. I know how it ends of course, but I think that's a bit sad since it was my favorite show for years and years.
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Date: 2009-10-06 05:14 am (UTC)Yeah, that's why I can't stand the anime version of his intro now. XD; They totally blew Duke's arrogance and jerkiness out of proportion. He's so much nicer in the manga intro story! And quite a tragic character, too. And there's no cheerleaders and no dog costume. Those were blights on Duke's character that never should have existed. And in my timeline, I'm saying they didn't. XD; The anime did pretty good with him after that awful introduction, though. He really was mostly forgotten about in the manga. ;___; **was looking through the end of Battle City in the manga and he's barely shown in the last two volumes, even though he was there!**
I adore Doom, but I agree that the Alcatraz Island arc was kind of eh. XD; I mean, *six parts* of Yami Y vs. Kaiba?! *SIX PARTS?!*
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Date: 2009-10-06 07:15 am (UTC)Anyway.... It looks like Duke did not say Kaiba should have attacked in spite of Mokuba being in danger.... It looks like he was just remarking on the risks if Kaiba did and didn't attack....
Everyone screamed when Noa attacked Duke, though they didn't know what was happening. o.o And afterwards, both Joey and Tristan reacted. Yami Yugi stared in horror, too, though he didn't say anything. o.o But Serenity, interestingly, still did not react.... Probably frozen, like when Tristan lost the three-way duel. o.o
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Date: 2009-10-05 02:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-10-05 10:39 pm (UTC)And belated happy birthday! I'm glad it was fun!
The dub made Duke sound a lot worse in #85 than he was really supposed to.
That's exactly what I was thinking when I first saw that episode subbed! ...granted, the dub does that to everyone most of the time, but that line in particular stood out to me when I was watching the Battle Ship stuff because it was such active egotistical nastiness in the dub, when it...really really wasn't.
...I was at a mini-con this weekend, and that alone had me set to get out the fansubs and marathon Yuugiou, and I think this just pushed me over the edge. XD I needed to watch Doom over again to check things for RPs and fics, anyway.
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Date: 2009-10-05 10:45 pm (UTC)Thanks! ^^
Yeeep. XD; Oyyyy. At least the dub kept that Duke's usually more logical and more realistic compared to the others' idealism, but then they have to go and make him sound so full of himself too.... I'm also wondering if that line from Noa's Arc was the same in the original, where Duke comments that Seto should have attacked Noa (and thus, and risked hurting Mokuba) because all of them were trapped there.... **looked on yu-jyo.net, but that line wasn't mentioned for either version.**
Oooh. X3 The mini-con sounds cool, even if it was small!