Viz Media has officially announced that it has secured the rights to Bleach anime.
This was a no brainer, hardly a surprise.
Now I need to find a full time job to support my anime, manga, and videogame habit.
Posted by Zoso at March 16, 2006 07:17 AMR.O.F.L.M.F.A.O! You should have seen some of the comments on Bleach Exile! :D
*Begins to choke* It was too funny! It's pretty much the typical otaku response:
OMFG! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THEY'RE GOING TO SCREW IT UP BIG TIME! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Oh god, it's going to rain otaku blood tonight!
Yeah, that's pretty standard. And a reason I stay out of fandom these days.
Posted by: Zoso at March 16, 2006 03:57 PMThat whole licensing thing could really suck. A lot of the dubbers have quit and it is now going to suck butt to get the episodes. It will be nice to have it translated into English so long as they don't butcher the translations nor make Bleach an anime for like 6 year olds. Just so long as they don't drastically change the anime I'll be satisfied.
Posted by: Mia_Hoshifaia at March 16, 2006 07:01 PMhttp://yhbt.mine.nu/ They'll keep subbing--and they do a good job too.
I always hope for a good dub, but if there is the option of Japanese w/subs, I could care less if the dub turns out crappy or not.
Posted by: Zoso at March 16, 2006 07:23 PM Yes, as long as there is a choice between the two there's no reason to complain. Personally, I hope they do a good job, but if all else fails there will always be the subbed version to fall back on.
That raises the issue of why I do not understand the massive outcry against such a thing as dubbed anime. It's fine and dandy if you don't like dubs. Everyone has different tastes. But don't be a jackass about it. Personally, I think the anime fans (and I speak of otaku and all) that don't support licensing are simply lazy Snob’s who believe they have the right to watch and distribute anime freely, like it legally belongs to them. They can't stand the idea of having to pay money to watch something they can get for free online, so they try to dissuade the licensing of anime. Of course, there are other underlying causes for this sort of behavior, but this seems to be a main issue with otaku today. Basically, their argument is as follows:
"If we were watching the show for a set number of time before it was licensed then we should not have to pay a fee to watch the same thing on out TVs."
Like I said, this is only one side of the eleven-sided die, but it does shed some light on the growing number of pirated anime, and the people who obstinately refuse to support the genuine article, dubbed or not.
There's my dollar and fifty cents.