| Mr. Marshmallow |
01-14-2007 10:08 PM |
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Originally Posted by kageri
(Post 28680)
It got canned? I didn't even know that, but come to think of it, I haven't seen it on in a while. That show kind of confused me because it starred two characters who are supposed to represent real people but looked nothing like them, had entirely different voices in another language, and probably had different personalities too. But I like Puffy's music so it was always nice to hear it on HHPAY.
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I don't think the show was meant to represent them but merely to be an extension of them. I think the cartoon versions of Ami and Yumi were meant to be comical exaggerations of who the real Ami and Yumi actually are, who they see themselves as. Their own view of themselves.
Cartoons allow you to do the impossible and have the freedom to do whatever you want, the way I took it was the girls wanted to make themselves look how they feel on the outside into a cartoon. A sort of comical representation of who they are personality wise, or perhaps how they see themselves.
The reason they sounded different was probably because the real Ami Yumi would be too busy doing their REAL singing career, to take the time to learn English and constantly come to Cartoon Network and do recordings for the show. It's a hard juggle that most actors rarely ever attempt.
Consider the Jackie Chan Adventures show where Jackie Chan is the voice and star of the show, but his cartoon counterpart is probably very different then who he actually is (not to mention the fact it's a magic loaded show). Again, I assume it's a means of comical exaggeration of Chan's personality. |
