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For
Fans By Fans!
Against the fansubbers (most specifically, the digi-subbers):
1. The only work on the newest anime, neglecting golden oldies and
ignoring the fact that the most of the titles they choose will probably
be commercialized anyway.
2. Multiple groups vying for the "fame game" prize of
being able to say they put a title out first, often at the expense
of quality and accuracy.
3. Lack of integrity, groups continuing to sub and distribute after
a title has been picked up or in the case of traditional fansubbers,
charging more than the cost of tape and shipping to distribute fansub
titles therefore making a profit at the fans and creators expenses.
Against the commercial companies:
1. Too expensive, too little value in the product for the expense
of the product. (I.E. 2 episodes on a vhs or dvd, $26 dollars for
an hour long movie, ect) [I should note I have less sympathy on
this one since I remember when it was $40-$50 bucks for a tape,
if you could find it at all]
2. No respect for the material. Extensive editing to "Americanize/Westernize"
the product, changing names, cutting out "offensive" material
such as references to homosexuality or death, cleansing it of untranslatable
concepts like honorifics, japanese festivals/holidays, ect.
3. Not enough action taken fast enough. Licensing titles and sitting
on them for years, taking forever to release a television series
or set of OVAs, constant unexplained delays and a whole environment
laced with an indifference to fans desire for information.
4. Releasing only "sure-thing" mainstream product. This
has changed a bit over the past couple of years, but still, only
the hottest of the hot, the biggest of the big, and things that
look like just like them are brought over. Pokemon makes a big splash
and suddenly Digimon, Flint the Time Detective, and Yu-gi-oh are
suddenly brought to the market. DBZ makes a splash and you see more
fighting titles, Gundam? more robots surely to follow.
What can we do about it?
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