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Cecilthedarkknight_234
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As much as I love higurashi sentai is trying to play it safe. Keep in mind this series did not sell well enough to warrant funi to license the second season. Hell I'm just happy to see that Higurashi is finally getting a second chance in the west now. |
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louis6578
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I don't know about playing it safe by not dubbing it. It's fairly popular, but nobody really buys anime these days (we at ANN are a rare breed). I think if they had dubbed it and gotten Toonami to air it on TV, they would've been set for life. 
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maximilianjenus
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not a metaphor but it's one of the things I love about when they cry, it is not spelt right out, but something that you can deduce with info from arc 3, then arc 7 shows it a few more times spoiler[they made the club to keep satoko away form her uncle as long as possible]
since this is a quasy mistery, that kind of translation is the preferred one as liberties are likely to create plotholes like the unborn/still birth debacle in when they cry 3.0. |
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garlogan78
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Haha. In Japan a volume of 2 episodes on bluray is more than 50 dollars. It seems weird to complain about a 26 episode complete set for that price. Even the retail price (though you can get it cheaper) of shows like The Simpsons is around 40 dollars on DVD.
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GEO9875
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A shame s2 of when they cry was never dubbed, as a dub only anime fan i would probably never know how the story ended.... oh well...
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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Well Might i recommend reading the manga or playing the visual novel then? |
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Jose Cruz
 Posts: 1773 Location: South America |
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Ideally one should learn Japanese so that you can appreciate the original work in all its subtetly. Subbed stuff is preference to dubbed because you preserve the most of the original work, also there is the fact that American dubs are really bad in general. Original voice acting tends to be vastly superior.
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louis6578
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I agree that Sentai Filmworks' dubs are mediocre at best, but as proven, there are some fans who will only watch anime dubbed. I have a friend who refuses to watch the sub of Gash Bell or read the manga even though the dub stops at episode 104 anyway. I have a friend who refuses to watch Tokyo Godfathers because there is no dub. Putting an English dub on Higurashi, even if it's a crappy Singaporean dub (god forbid) will only broaden its fanbase. |
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GEO9875
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TarsTarkas
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I wouldn’t use the word ‘Ideally’ as it is not practical for most people, and especially with your friends and family with whom you might want to share your anime watching pleasure, but who are not sub-title friendly. I am kinda lucky in having two family members who enjoy watching subbed programming. I think it is more of a lofty goal. I also, disagree with your dub statement. There are some real good dubs out there. Things are probably closer to a mixed bag, than being just plain bad in general.
Well there is not much difference between that and just reading the subs. I must have watched the fan subs, since I remember finishing the series. - - As to Brother's Conflict, sounds more like it should be named "I Can't Believe I Am Going to Marry my Step Sister". |
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fuuma_monou
 Posts: 1817 Location: Quezon City, Philippines |
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I'll be picking up the Iria re-release soonish. One of the few nineties OVAs with Aya Hisakawa in the lead role that I haven't seen yet.
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maximilianjenus
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actually, I think that's teh reason he used the word ideally, like that's the ideal case even fi it's not practical; I watch show not on my native language and that is indeed the ideal way even better than subs.
I don't think the VNs are dubbed, though I suggest the manga regardless of that as te VNs have pacing problems, as in the pacing is TOO slow,the manga has the ideal rythm as the anime is rushed. |
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WashuTakahashi
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Ema, not Emi |
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John Thacker
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RightStuf shipped Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun out early ahead of street date, and the premium collection is quite nice, especially with the translated hardcover book. (Only thing missing from the Japanese release is audio commentary by the seyiuu.)
I learned an interesting fact from the book - Nozaki-kun had the voices pre-recorded, with actors working from storyboards (and sometimes separately) and then the final animation done to match their lip flaps. It allowed for more ad libbing. That's the typical US cartoon style, but pretty unusual for an anime. |
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Zalis116
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Clannad/After Story didn't get dubbed because they sold poorly sub-only, they got dubbed because consumers showed there was strong demand for Sentai's products. Same with the other shows Sentai went back and dubbed, presumably. If you want to encourage Sentai to dub Kai/Rei, buying the sub-only versions is more likely to do that than not buying them. |
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