09-13-2002, 10:31 AM
I watch Anime because I enjoy it.
I CAN'T enjoy the show if I can't understand what is going on! Besides, there is no reason for any Anime show to have poor subtitles when there are a ton of fan-subs all over the net.
The occasional spelling mistake/grammar-error is something that I can ussually look past, but I doubt anyone could watch the 'Circle K' version of Cowboy Bebop (Horrible subs, but decent audio/video) and enjoy it.
Why should all of us lower our standards when the HK Anime producers could raise theirs? Obviously it is not impossible for them to produce shows with decent subtitles.. Berserk, Love Hina, Vandread 2nd stage are just a few titles that have fairly high quality subs.
The main reason I started visiting this site was so that I could read reviews and avoid HK titles with poor subs. I don't want to get burned.
Because of sites like this one, more people are going to avoid poorly ripped titles and focus their attention on the quality releases. The HK producers will get the idea..
"Hey, they only seem to want to buy the titles with good subs.. hmmmm, maybe we should always use fansubs instead of just pulling stuff out of our ass."
You can only watch a title once for the first time (first time is almost always the best) so why spoil it with horrible subs? You may miss out on alot of the story/comedy/EVERYTHING, because the subs fail to convey the stories message.
Besides, the customer is always right.
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desfunk:
Not a bash on you, but have you ever watched a truly horrible HK subtitled anime? Some are so aweful that you can't even grasp the most basic idea of what is happening. Titles like that shouldn't even be advertised as having "English Subtitles" because... they don't.
In closing, I would just like to say.. you can buy all the poorly subititled anime you want
however, I will wait until there is a either a better HK release, an R1 release, or I will just download some quality fansubs to tide me over until one of the above 2 happen.
I CAN'T enjoy the show if I can't understand what is going on! Besides, there is no reason for any Anime show to have poor subtitles when there are a ton of fan-subs all over the net.
The occasional spelling mistake/grammar-error is something that I can ussually look past, but I doubt anyone could watch the 'Circle K' version of Cowboy Bebop (Horrible subs, but decent audio/video) and enjoy it.
Why should all of us lower our standards when the HK Anime producers could raise theirs? Obviously it is not impossible for them to produce shows with decent subtitles.. Berserk, Love Hina, Vandread 2nd stage are just a few titles that have fairly high quality subs.
The main reason I started visiting this site was so that I could read reviews and avoid HK titles with poor subs. I don't want to get burned.
Because of sites like this one, more people are going to avoid poorly ripped titles and focus their attention on the quality releases. The HK producers will get the idea..
"Hey, they only seem to want to buy the titles with good subs.. hmmmm, maybe we should always use fansubs instead of just pulling stuff out of our ass."
You can only watch a title once for the first time (first time is almost always the best) so why spoil it with horrible subs? You may miss out on alot of the story/comedy/EVERYTHING, because the subs fail to convey the stories message.
Besides, the customer is always right.
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desfunk:
Not a bash on you, but have you ever watched a truly horrible HK subtitled anime? Some are so aweful that you can't even grasp the most basic idea of what is happening. Titles like that shouldn't even be advertised as having "English Subtitles" because... they don't.
In closing, I would just like to say.. you can buy all the poorly subititled anime you want
however, I will wait until there is a either a better HK release, an R1 release, or I will just download some quality fansubs to tide me over until one of the above 2 happen.
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