User blog comment:KressKross/RWBY Episode 1 review/@comment-75.85.86.8-20130719095442

Woo! Super comment because I am far too lazy to make a profile on here. (Maybe I will make one if I continue to post). So, I totally agree with you on all the points. The voice acting, while I cannot say it was amazing, was servicable. Certainly better than many dubbed anime and video games, but I think that constructive criticism should be given where it is due. However, the voice acting might improve with each episode. I don't know what roles the voice actresses have had previously, but from what I've read, they don't have much experience. If that is the case, they should be congratulated on doing a good job, even if there is room for improvement.

Furthermore, I found the story to be very engaging (which is why I am on here in the first place) and the action was, of course, amazing. However, this leads me to my main criticism. It probably doesn't matter for many people, but I really like when the little details in series are well illustrated. I am talking about things like in Spirited Away, where Chihiro kicks the toe of her shoes on the ground after putting them on. This is, of course, minor, but I feel like it adds a lot. It presents these characters as realistic, and they have little quirks like everyone has. Which is why, I was honestly a little disappointed when Ruby ate that plate of cookies so awkwardly. Like...they seemed way too big for her mouth and just disappeared (it didn't seem like there was a clear bite or anything). This is certainly me just nickpicking, but considering how smooth, graceful and well-coreographed the action and the rest of the series is, I found it to be jarring. Maybe they were running out of time to complete the episode, even if not, they certainly don't have the budget Miyazaki had when he made Spirited Away, so some cut corners would be undersandable. I just noticed it, and I wonder if anyone else did as well.

Anyway, I am exctied for the rest of the series and I will probably watch episode 1 two or three times tomorrow (seems par for the course with the trailers at least).