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What's wrong with Mediablasters [dubs]?

personally most of the series they are releasing Sub only I agree would not have good returns from dubbing

my tears go to GaoGaiGar the half dubbed. poor, poor GaoGaiGar

BladeDragoonZETA wrote:

personally most of the series they are releasing Sub only I agree would not have good returns from dubbing my tears go to GaoGaiGar the half dubbed. poor, poor GaoGaiGar

I'm still upset over the fact that they decided not to finish GaoGaiGar.

FinfoxAelia wrote:

BladeDragoonZETA wrote: personally most of the series they are releasing Sub only I agree would not have good returns from dubbing my tears go to GaoGaiGar the half dubbed. poor, poor GaoGaiGar I'm still upset over the fact that they decided not to finish GaoGaiGar.

They're finishing it; the last half is being released sub-only though.

Thats what I hate to hear! I don't think I am going to buy those DVDs! I wish if I can get it, but I can't!

If you're not used to reading subtitles, of course they're confusing. Oh course it's up to you for what you decide to watch, but subtitles do get easier the more you watch stuff with them, eventually to the point of where you shouldn't notice them and they never distract from the show. Even if they do distract, the chances are that the current animation is completely stagnant except for a few repeated mouth flaps, so it's not like you're ever really missing anything.

Now, notice what you did with this post. At no point in my post did I use the word "confusing" or imply that I couldn't follow an anime reading the subtitles. I explicitly pointed out that it was a lack of an emotional connection and the fact that with my eyes focused lower on the screen that I'm missing some of the art. You turn around and characterize my experience as being that of a "confused" person with very little experience reading subs.

When I was watching fansubs, I watched somewhere around 300+ episodes for about 10 series. I have more than a little experience and I was never "confused" as to how to read a subtitle while watching a series. In the beginning I had to rewind a bit but after about fifty episodes it did become fairly easy to follow. Still, I found I was missing details in the actual scenes, especially during long conversational scenes and fight scenes with important dialogue.

For me, the experience simply wasn't as rewarding as it is for others. I didn't feel as connected to the characters, the action or the story itself, not because I was "confused" but because reading subtitles is, for me, a distraction regardless of how long I've been doing it. (Not to mention with my eyes a possible vision risk.)

Now, do I have a problem with the Japanese language or the VAs? Not at all, in fact I was seriously considering importing R2s for a series before it was licensed because I liked it so much. If I were fluent in Japanese, my opinion of these matters would be different.

So please don't characterize me as "confused." I comprehend quite well thanks.

I was very disappointed to find out that MediaBlaster picked up Emma and I can understand why they couldn't break even on their pre-order for this series.