[871] Excuse me a moment

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Hah, yeah, I thought of Moro when I imagined Renard and Princess Mononoke, too.

I'm a bit confused here. Who/what is that alien-like thingy?

Moro is the big white wolf god, right?

(No, I haven't watched Princess Mononoke)

They're called Kodama.

That is correct. What was a cause for confusion for me was that in the movie Moro was often referred to as "mother", while the character had a distinctively male voice. ;D (In the original version, of course. Dubbed anime is a sacrilege! ).

generally, I've noticed that dubs do have to be really good to be considered good. they have to find just the right voices to "match" the originals. (and some stuff can be hard to find subbed versions).

I have seen some good dubs (I liked the Cowboy Bebop dub). I think they've done a good job with the Miyazaki films, especially as recently Disney has picked some top star voices.

[ also, general movie audiences tend to prefer not having to read subtitles, unlike anime fans ]

however, I've found that overall, original voices and subbing is better.

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awwwwwww, Rey doesn't want the girls to see how the movie moved him.

I am certainly not saying there are no good dubs. However I tend to be somewhat fanatic in that way, as I've had too many bad experiences with horrible dubs in the past (especially for lower budged asian productions). To this day I'll always watch movies in their original language, with subtitles if necessary.
I'm kinda skeptical about the recent practice to use "big Hollywood names" as voices for animated movies (both local productions and dubs). There is quite a bit of a difference between voice acting and "real" acting and as such even "top star" movie actors don't necessarily make good voice actors. In my opinion most of the time those stars are only cast for their marketing value.

It is a direct quote from the movie (originally of course not addressing Reynardine).

SPOILER
Moro says this to San when they are debating whether she should plead to the Deer God to save her live, as she is dieing from her gunshot wound.

Reynardine back pillow so comfy it must be like a electric blanket filled with stuffed animal fluff and pick lock bones.

Okay, time to give you guys a different perspective on captioning. Since I'm hard of hearing, I use closed captioning all the time, so, while there is a slight delay sometimes, having captioning or subtitles is far better than no captioning at all for me.

I'm saddened that anime dubbing discussion happened before this was brought up.

One series of shows and movies I can not watch subbed is Ghost in the Shell. Reading the subtitles is a nightmare with all the talking going on, so just listening to it makes it easier to take in. Plus, I love Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

I just love the way the last panel corresponds to the last panel of this page.

edit: fixed the link.

Could it be... that Reynard knew Moro? :oooooo

Okay, I've added this movie to my wish list.

I gotta see what this is all about.

youtu.be/H82QHiUvY5E

Such an excellent movie. There really are quite a few parallels between Mononoke and Gunnerkrigg. I really found that last frame of Rey to be quite profound and touching.

I think that Reynard's "Moro" may be an indirect reference to Ysengrin. Ysengrin is a wolf demigod on the side of nature in a symbolic clash between nature and artifice, just like Moro. Renard and Ysengrin may not be friends per se, but certainly centuries together must have built up some kind of rapport between them. I can at least see Renard worrying about Ysengrin if not exactly "missing" his presence. Perhaps Renard is wondering if, in the end of things, Ysengrin will end up like Moro if he can't find a way to change or evolve.