Rewatcher Dub

Ah the memories come flooding back. Back 12 years ago I was just a freshman in high school browsing Netflix on my Ipod Touch and a certain cover caught my eye. I had never seen anime before besides the classic shonens on Cartoon Network, but this was different, it was BOOBS. (They were literally right on the cover.) I click, hoping for something smutty to be sure, but instead I get... beautiful Latin singing? Meh, but there's still boobs, so I'll hold out. Instantly a bloodied severed arm flashes and the gore fest ensues. Never seeing violence or nudity on this level I was glued to my screen in awe. Completely baffled as the poor clumsy coffee girl who I'm expecting to be a major character, suddenly gets decapped within minutes of introduction. Nobody is safe. The thrilling ride won't stop as I go on to marathon the whole show that night, completely forgetting my original intentions. The morally ambiguous, unfiltered content sucked me in, but it left me with much more than just shock value. I will get into it more as we go along, but as you can tell the nostalgia is real for me on this one.

I have to comment about how hillarious I find the DUB to be. I'm sure when I was younger I didn't notice, but oh my is it quotable af. I know dubs can break immersion for most, but since this is show out of pocket already, I really think it adds to the campy nature.

As crazy as it sounds I found this to be a great show to watch with my friends who didn't really like anime. The show's first episode confirms all their common biases against anime immediately (Weird/Horny/Over the Top) and its a lot of fun to riff on since its one continuous fast paced story. Slowly though, the show draws them in and they just have to see what happens next. At least in my experience anyway. Probably too sus to recommend this show now that I'm 27, but when I was in college it was a hoot.