Makaze

... it is really long, isn't it?

There clearly is. If I didn't believe so, I would not be open about it. The problem lies with your judgment. I offered a public forum for discussion as well.

Don't pull your punches, do you? If you have a problem with me, please feel free to discuss it privately or publicly. Please do not shun people without talking to them. See you around.

There is one correct response to my horribly arrogant first post. THAT'S MISTER KANEDA TO YOU, PUNK!

Just realized that a part of the difference may be that I don't have to read dubs. I can't say how much, but that probably has a part to play in my engagement to the show.

I would have to look through an anime over again in both to mark out specific instances. It's not a consciously noticeable thing. I would have to look for it, and that would ruin the experience even more. The end result is that I am less engaged in the characters and the mood of the scene--my reasons are speculative explanations of this outcome. I did not specify the entire group. I noted exceptions even in my first post. I'm not sure where the claim that I'm generalizing is coming from. Not all dubs are bad. In fact, 'bad' is not the best word to describe it. 'Derivative, therefore worse' is closer to what I mean.

Disclaimer: I don't actually agree with my first post, and didn't think about how it would read. I caused my own misery here. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

That... Doesn't really parallel, since the Japanese get the original first and have no reason to wait for the English. Unless you mean Japanese people who don't live in Japan?

Sigh. I have no friends who prefer subs as much as I do. It's fine if you like dubs, but I don't. On a principled level, I am a purist. I prefer the originals in just about every medium. I have a lot of reasons for that general preference. I dislike most dubs upon hearing them for a variety of reasons. It's a fact that a lot of voice actors take me out of the flow. I probably prefer subs specifically because it feels more 'in tune' with the animation to me. If I could understand Japanese or dealt with the voices enough, I would probably be pulled out of the series by both. As is, what attracts me about subs is that the original audio has a certain feel to it, which I generally prefer. There's also the point that many studios attempt to match the original. The cases where they take their own spin on it are far more tolerable. Take FLCL. The dub of that series was done as if it were a completely different adaptation and it turned out well. When the West tries to copy the East, it rarely goes over well, and vice versa. I loved Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was impeccable to me, in the original English. I doubt it would be as good in any other language. Any attempt to copy the original would only be able to get 'close', and that isn't good enough for me. It has to be at least as great. If I spoke Japanese instead of English, I would most likely prefer a sub to a Japanese dub (this may be a bad parallel since Japanese writing is so complex). I also prefer to watch live action films in their original languages. This has nothing to do with the usual things, like Japanese > English or Anime > Cartoons. Please do not liken me to Japanophiles.

I don't watch Dragonball. Childrens' anime are more tolerable because they don't get as serious. Not as much mood to ruin with bad acting. I hated the Trigun dub. That's the only one from this list I've watched dubbed. Funimation doesn't do horribly, but it's not as good as the original. Take Baccano!. Baccano! has a phenomenal dub; probably the best for a series I've heard. However, a lot of the mood is ruined by the differences in tone, pitch, and timing. The music isn't as suited to what they say and when. In general, the flow is interrupted at crucial points. Ghibli films are the only things with dubs that I actually prefer.

Dubs are terrible. Even YouTube knows it. When most things are dubbed, they are dubbed cheaply and in quick succession. The only truly good dubs are high budget anime films like Ghibli's works.

Signed up... Hope you don't mind; I'll blame you if it goes badly.

May as well... A lot of the people from my other game are here... Please take good care of me.

Uuuh. Is that a good idea? @Others

I got less interested in the game as things went on. I got too invested and hated waiting. Hope to lose that habit next time.

It's in the script post.

You'll have to learn a little about BBCode and HTML to use this code. Sorry.

I'm eating you.

You don't have to enter a code in Greasemonkey. You install Greasemonkey, then install the script. Then you add the style code to your Preferences page. Is the Preferences page the part you're stuck on?

Is that Kinumi? Consider it done.

What don't you understand?

What/who should I eat?

No luck, Shadow?

That is maddeningly unhelpful.

Pizza. So long as I can change the toppings.