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Kazemon15
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It is true. I go to the reborn community all the time and 90% of the fans refuse to buy it because of the horrible translations and would rather import the Japanese versions and read scanlations. Lemme give you some examples: "Holy ham on rye with kraute!" "Well, blow me sideways!" "Ain't that darn tootin'!" "Crimey!" "Holy Hats!" "That bazooka's gone hinky!" And....do I need to even post more? Don't even get my started on the stupid puns and name errors. "He's the strongest, the Cloud Guardian, Hibari Kyosuke!" (His name is Hibari Kyoya) "He's the owner of the yellow pacifier, Mammon!" (When on the cover and Anime and Japanese it's Indigo) |
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Rolando_jose
Posts: 240 Location: Ahhhh it's vacation time again! |
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Or maybe he didn't knew.... |
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hack_benjamin22
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After reading the first volume of Princess Knight I think that it is a perfect gateway manga for newer fans that are reluctant to try out an older series.
It has all the hallmarks of things that fangirls like nowadays. Crossdressing, drama, angst, girl falling in love, action, adventure. In a lot of ways it reminds me of Ouran Host Club. And I think those fans that like modern shojo would enjoy Princess Knight. |
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Ingraman
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I generally agree... I haven't purchased Gundam 00 (and others) because it's an HD show with BD masters. If it's an HD show with a good HD release somewhere, I want it on HD media. I've broken that rule of mine once or twice (Sora no Woto comes to mind, but I had imported the Japanese BDs, and I grant Nozomi a waiver because they have such great quality DVD sets).
Amazon's got the Blu-ray set at 40% off right at the moment. That's at least 10% better than when I bought it (if not 13-14%), although the difference in exchange rates between then and now has probably wiped out the benefit of the greater discount. |
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tuxedocat
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Another reason why it will never get licensed. |
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EnigmaticSky
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I'm still annoyed that much of it just doesn't get brought to America. I wouldn't mind importing too much despite the costs, but I wonder if it has English subs; I doubt many do. My Japanese is not too great yet. Thank you for telling me about that though. |
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N.R.
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The Japanese BD release of Haruhi come with English subtitles if I'm not mistaken, so no need to polish your Japanese. And to all those who replied to my prior post saying "there is no sense in releasing SD on BD", there is no HD source for Reborn (as far as I know). So why not release a BD with 20 or so episodes in SD quality? It will probably be cheaper than releasing it on 5 DVDs with 5 boxes. |
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The King of Harts
Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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Subs AND dub. |
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Kazemon15
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No, the fans are more than willing to buy the official English release....if Viz wasn't so half-ass about it. By printing such horrible translations, the fans take it as, "This is good enough for you, so buy it and deal with it" which they will not. If one wants to compete against scanlations, do a better job than those scanlations. They do a worst job, so therefore, why should fans pay for something that is inferior to something that they can get for free or for less? Japanese Manga cost 5 dollars less than American Manga and it's supporting Japan directly. If I were a fan, that would be the better deal there. I'm actually importing the Japanese books because Viz won't release anymore english volumes. Viz is just a terrible company and needs to get off their high horse and listen to the fans if they want their support. |
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Sailor S
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You're right about that. If fans don't like the way something is presented, then they can let their wallet do the talking. But, I completely doubt that 90% of the American fandom of Reborn are importing the Japanese releases like you claimed. I have no doubt that they're reading scans, but I'd be surprised if more than 20% of the people you think are importing actually are. |
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kgw
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In Spain, like in many other countries, "anime = cartoon = for kids". Ergo, if David the gnome is a cartoon, then it's anime. Oh, well, the flake was quite... curious, oh, and I praise Answerman for knowing the right answer (here you got the "original" opening) |
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EnigmaticSky
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Awesome, thanks. Though, there is still some reason for some to get blurays. DVDs can be compressed like hell, so while even if it is still SD on bluray it can be better quality, since it can mean less artifacts and noise. That isn't always the case, but it can be. |
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lilredphoenix
Posts: 156 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii |
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I also have mixed feelings about double dipping. I know a lot of fans want to see their favorite anime in the best possible quality money can buy and are willing to pay for it with hard cold cash but it does seem like a numbers game. Titles get stream so fans can become interested in seeing the series or shows then the DVD's come out and then later, much later the Blu Ray Discs or in some cases combo packs containing both the DVD/BD. Which may be good for some who have BD players but not everyone does.
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TG72
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As much as I hate to admit it, Brian's right about Erin
It's a shame because that series is one of the best I've ever seen |
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