But there's one thing that absolutely bugged the living hell out of me. I'm sure many of you would agree. It's the fact that Chifuyu called Ichika by HIS LAST NAME. Uh, excuse me? They're siblings. No, not "Cadet Orimura" or anything similar like that (I probably wouldn't even be writing this if they incorporated that instead); JUST ORIMURA. Yeah, I get that Chifuyu's supposed to be strict and stuff, but what point is she trying to make here? Also, isn't she essentially referring to HERSELF? I mean, she's Orimura, too. It's absolutely dumb. It makes more sense if she called the others by their last name (which she did), but it makes ZERO sense for her to have done the same to Ichika, especially with consideration that she forfeited the second IS championship to save her brother from kidnappers. Actually, scratch that - if you're family, you use first names only. It irritates me even more when Chifuyu calls Laura by her first name, BUT NOT ICHIKA?! This is one thing that should have never been carried over to the dub. I mean, if the original JP is retarded, don't be retarded like them.
It's also ludicrous that other people would refer to Ichika by his last name too, besides Chifuyu. I believe kid Hoki's speech quite practically echoes my thoughts here: "Everyone here is called Shinonono; that's why it's confusing if you don't call me by my name!" For whatever reason, did the function of first names completely fly over the characters' heads? For the record, I wouldn't even be ranting about this IF Ichika is only addressed by first name (it really, really should have been that way). If there's one thing that's preventing me from enjoying the dub completely, it's what I've just said. It's a damn shame, really. The acting is done so well...
Overall rating: 6/10 (4 points deducted from carrying over retarded elements)
