Comments on: ADV Films CEO: File Sharing Killing Our UK Business http://www.otakutimes.com/2008/03/06/adv-films-ceo-file-sharing-killing-our-uk-business/ Anime, Manga, Idols, Japan, and Games Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kitsune Baka http://www.otakutimes.com/2008/03/06/adv-films-ceo-file-sharing-killing-our-uk-business/#comment-20580 Kitsune Baka Sat, 17 May 2008 23:47:07 +0000 http://www.otakutimes.com/2008/03/06/adv-films-ceo-file-sharing-killing-our-uk-business/#comment-20580 That's absolutely retarded, Fansubs are _HURTING_ their business??? I say it HELPS them... Because half of those shows, they wouldn't even know people had an interest in them if someone didn't fansub them, then when they figure out that people actually like the stuff they go and make a dub version. Bleach, Naruto, Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, the fansubs are the gateway to the Dub, cuz then the companies see that they have a following here. Fansubbing is noble, not evil. It gives people a chance to experience the show WITHOUT crappy edits, removal of the J-Pop opening/ending themes, and with special bonuses like phonetic karaoke and translation of the theme music. You don't usually get that kind of quality and attention to detail in a DUB. A dub takes a long ass time to make, requires the hiring of NEW voice actors, and usually has a time lag between the episodes released in Japan and the episodes released over HERE. With Fansubs it doesn't take nearly as long, and it looks GREAT. That’s absolutely retarded, Fansubs are _HURTING_ their business??? I say it HELPS them… Because half of those shows, they wouldn’t even know people had an interest in them if someone didn’t fansub them, then when they figure out that people actually like the stuff they go and make a dub version. Bleach, Naruto, Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, the fansubs are the gateway to the Dub, cuz then the companies see that they have a following here.

Fansubbing is noble, not evil. It gives people a chance to experience the show WITHOUT crappy edits, removal of the J-Pop opening/ending themes, and with special bonuses like phonetic karaoke and translation of the theme music. You don’t usually get that kind of quality and attention to detail in a DUB. A dub takes a long ass time to make, requires the hiring of NEW voice actors, and usually has a time lag between the episodes released in Japan and the episodes released over HERE. With Fansubs it doesn’t take nearly as long, and it looks GREAT.

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