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So the official Japanese website for the Supernatural anime held a fan art contest, and here's the winner:



I think that's pretty darn sharp! The artist's work is now featured on the SPN anime homepage.

This link HERE will show you the other contest entries. Talk about a wide variety of styles! Some very nice work there. This one didn't win, but I thought it was really cool:



If you're looking to download the first 18 episodes, check out SPNtheAnimation's YouTube channel.  Scroll all the way down toward the bottom for the download links. The DVDs will be released here in the U.S. in July.

Watched the fifth episode of the SPN anime today, and I really liked it, as I suspected I would, based on the description.

It's based loosely on Bloodlust, where there are vampires who don't prey on humans. Now the anime is set during the first season of SPN, so canon-wise, this doesn't work, as Sam and Dean didn't run across "friendly" vampires until Bloodlust in season two.

This is a very Dean-centric episode. Sam is hardly in it at all. Dean befriends a boy who is being bullied, saving him from death by catching Ryan as he falls off a building. Ryan asks Dean to teach him martial arts because his father is "weak" and his mother died when he was a baby. As expected, Dean bonds with Ryan and starts teaching him, neither knowing that Ryan is actually an un-awakened vampire.

There's a lot of talk about John in this episode, with an unexpected flashback scene between young Dean and John. The screen cap above shows young Dean on the left and obviously adult Dean on the right. John is pretty much a dick in the way that he throws Dean around, but his words ring true in what he tells his young son about rage and how you need to control it and to use his skills to protect people instead.

Eventually Dean finds out that Ryan's father and late mother are also vampires, shortly before Ryan "awakens" and another hunter shows up to kill them all.

There was a strange line from Sam in this episode, regarding John. The other hunter, Jason, is taunting Dean, telling him he's as weak as John was. Sam ends up shooting Jason, saying, "No one talks about Dad like that."

Isn't this an odd statement coming from a season one Sam, who pretty much hates John? It was weird to hear Sam defending his father.

And how's this for strange as well - as Sam and Dean drive off at the end of the episode, Dean suddenly tries to turn the car around, realizing that Ryan never returned the judo outfit Dean let him borrow. He tells Sam, "It was my first judo outfit!"  Umm….why in the world would Dean have kept a judo outfit from when he was 12?? LOL!

So yeah, this was a good episode and Andrew, who does Dean's voice has definitely grown on me now that I heard so much dialogue from him in this episode.

Again, if you're not watching the anime, give it a shot!

Woot! Got the first episode of the Supernatural anime yesterday and the second one is up for download tonight!



Part One
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1V0CLD3O

Part Two
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7CYLKDOG

Oh SWEET! I just found the entire first episode of the SPN anime - with English dubbing - for download on YouTube!




Here are the download links:

Part One
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OGVXWW9C

Part Two
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CCR082DF

Jared is dubbing Sam and someone named Andrew Farrar is dubbing Dean. Man, this is going to be weird not to hear Jensen's voice. :-(

I'm off to download and watch! Squee!!

P.S. - this YouTube channel, SPNtheAnimation, also has up the introductions by Jensen and/or Jared for the second, fifth and sixth episodes.

From andreas_ri  comes the descriptions of the fifth and sixth episodes of the SPN anime

1.05 - Ghost on the Highway (New Episode)

Sam and Dean are driving along the highway and are suddenly chased by a cop car from behind. They discover that there have been numerous unexplainable car accidents in the area. All accident involved a Chevy Impala. Sam and Dean have to investigate to prove themselves innocent. We discover that an evil spirit has taken the form of an Impala is trying to take revenge on the town.

1.06 - Bloody Mary (New Episode)

Back in 2004, when Sam was studying at Stanford. Sam hears about a suspicious death case occurred in Stanford from Jessica, a girl he's becoming friendly with. John and Dean smell something evil in the case and start investigating behind Sam's college life. They first presume that it is caused by a ghost called "Bloody Mary" but it turns out to be caused by a different ghost.

Sweet! Here's the first 30 second trailer for the upcoming Supernatural anime series! I like what I see. They've GOT to do a U.S. release of this!




Also from andreas_ri comes the titles and descriptions of the first two episodes:

1.01 - Skin (Original Episode)

A demonic shape-shifter commits a gruesome murder. When the brothers investigate, the being borrows Dean's form to continue its killing spree.

1.02 - Roadkill (Original Episode)

"The highway's the only haunted once a year and we got 'till sunup to wrap things up!" Sam, Dean and a near-victim race the earth’s rotation to vanquish a ghost who kills on the anniversary of his death.


Kinda strange they're not starting off with re-doing the pilot.

Hey folks!

From andreas_ri comes the color version of what Sam and Dean will look like in the upcoming Supernatural anime…





Thoughts? Opinions?

A bit more info on the upcoming Supernatural anime, from andreas_ri:

Involvement of Eric Kripke
Eric has given advice to the producing studio at the early stage of the production. He has approved/given advices on/is to approve the developed series construction and scripts for all the episodes. He will be credited as "created by" for the anime.

Characters Design
The Winchester brothers (Sam and Dean) will be designed to look like the original actual actors (Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki). Sub characters: e.g. John, Bobby, Mary, Jessica etc. will be designed in a completely new way to give fresh impression. Enemies (Creatures, Demon and Ghosts) will be given a cool design taking full advantage of Japanese anime expression.

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Not really sure I like all the rest of the characters apparently not looking like the actors/actresses who portray them. I mean, why? If they're making Sam and Dean look close to Jensen and Jared, why not the rest of them?

From andreas_ri comes the first images of what Sam Winchester will look like in the upcoming Supernatural anime. I think he looks good. Can't wait to see what Dean will look like.