“For the English-language version, Sam and Dean are voiced by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, who play them in the live action series. There’s a moment of disorientation seeing these familiar voices — and the series’ iconic Kansas theme song — associated with a wanna-be-Hellsing style. But as soon as one of the demons vomits smoke, the black eruption from his mouth consuming the screen in a psychotic whirl, it’s obvious why this show translates so well across the Pacific. It’s full of the demonic tentacular imagery that characterizes a lot of horror anime, and focuses on the half-terrifying, half-sentimental relationship between family members.”
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