GAH!

[ankhutenshi.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know why Shinsen-subs has moved Code Geass to their "On Hold" category? They've just updated that this week. The only reason I could think of for them to do so is that somewhere they heard its in planning to be licensed? (I haven't heard that -- anyone?)

(For that matter, they've suddenly dropped Darker Than Black, which while not related to this comm, also confuses me for the same reason as I haven't heard anything about licensing for that one either.) -- ANSWERED! THX!

Anyone know what's up?

(Hi, I'm Ankhi, btw.)

Comments

[zalem.livejournal.com]

Eh? DtB rocks. I'm actually unhappy about it being picked up this quickly though. It would have been better if they waited until it was over. If they do license Geass it better be after they air 24 and 25.

Not a fan of dubs at all, so I won't say anything about that. The only reason I'd want CG licensed would be so I can have a nice DVD box set. Now that would be awesome. But I hope they wait until CG is over to do it.

[moonloop.livejournal.com]

I happen to like dubs actually, because I do speak english and I don't get to download as often as I can (slow connection) so I gotta download one show at a time in long intervals so dubs are good for me to watch, especially if they're done well. IMHO, DTB was confusing and I didn't like it at all. I don't hear too much hype about it anyway. But thast my opinion :) I do agree with you however, that they should wait until 24/25 come out.

[zalem.livejournal.com]

lol. I speak english too, but I like many of the seiyuu in CG so I prefer to hear their voices. But I totally understand about the download speeds. Especially getting stuff off of bittorrent. Can be a real pain...

[moonloop.livejournal.com]

Oh I love the seiyuu in CG (espeically Lelouch's and CC's!). I wouldn't mind hearing their english though too. I'm very open minded about dubs. ^_^ I don't use Bittorrent. I use DDL but those are hell to download for me >__< I'd rather buy anime at this rate...

[ankhutenshi.livejournal.com]

Dubs should be taken on a case by case basis, not just dismissed completely. Yeah, there are some bad ones. Yeah, there are even some that are so horrifically inane that they've killed a fandom.

But there are also ones that are excellently done, so blanket-trashing them all is just stupid.

[zalem.livejournal.com]

I was only stating my preference. I really see no need for the attack on my comment. I can only think of only a handful of dubs that I've actually liked and even then, I preferred the subs to them anyway. I happen to like a lot of seiyuu and enjoy hearing their work, so that is a HUGE reason why I will usually prefer subs.

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

I have the same opinion! ♥

It's just that I like watching things in their original language anyway; you wouldn't see me watching... like a French movie in English ya'know. :D

[zalem.livejournal.com]

Same goes with me. :) If it's a foreign film I definitely want to hear it in the original language. And CG...well I adore most (if not all) of the seiyuu for CG, so that's one series that I think I'll always prefer the sub for. I mean FukuJun IS Lelouch for me. His voice is too perfect for the role. ^_^

[ankhutenshi.livejournal.com]

There's nothing wrong with preferring subs. I'm just saying that doesn't automatically makes dubs bad.

[zalem.livejournal.com]

I never stated that anything like that. I simply said I was not a fan of dubs. Nothing more, nothing less. Dubs have improved dramatically over the years. There's no question of that. Still, I prefer Japanese seiyuu. If you said you were not fan of subs, I wouldn't even bat an eye. If that's your thing, then fine. To each his own. It's all about one's preference in the end. Alas, this is getting rather OT...

[moonloop.livejournal.com]

I agree on that. Everyone should be open minded to their own laugnage as well. They ARE trying after all so don't trash them! I adore things in their own languages too but it just gets too hard for me to read the subtitles and watch at the same time which is why I like english. I'm a very slow reader and its hard for me to understand anything. x_x I am open to everything, but I am not a person who prefers only one over the other because its very close minded.

[ankhutenshi.livejournal.com]

Exactly. If you see a series that's been dubbed that you don't like, there's nothing wrong with that. But you should give them a chance. I know series that I actually prefer in English. Or some that I like as equally as the dub. It really ticks me off when people automatically equate DUB = SUCKS.