07-08-2004, 07:28 AM
Quote:Originally posted by gubi-gubi
I personally cant stand dubs and if companies didnt waste so much money making them then R1s might be cheaper.
It's not really a waste though, is it? Although, I don't watch the dubs it's good to have the choice. More importantly it makes anime more accessible for some fans and perhaps for the consumer in general.
Anime took a battering in the UK when it was introduced because generally only what was considered 18-rated films and series were released. The medium became synonymous with schoolgirls showing their underwear and tentacle rape and so the videos were tucked away or worse not even sold.
I think subtitles-only releases would be simply shoving anime unecessarily into another niche and if this move were to have a negative impact on sales...well it could precipitate an all too familiar chain of events.