Ha :laugh: Ha Ha :laugh: :bgl:Originally Posted by shadowtheninja
Actually, it’s all about authenticity. Basically, no matter how close the English script is to the original, the Japanese script will always be closer to the directors original intent. That’s not to say that all English scripts suck, indeed I prefer watching serious shows like Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain in English, simply because it’s easier to perceive the emotion behind pivotal scenes. However, shows like these are either VHS or DVD releases, so they don’t suffer from the ‘editing’ that DBZ went through.
Shows like DBZ, Card Captor Sakura ( it was changed to simply Card Captors in the US) and Yu-Gi-Oh all suffer from the same problem in the US: Sensors. They literally cut the s@#$ out of these shows, to make them suitable for western youth audiences. For some reason, the Japanese are more liberal with the amount of sex/violence etc. that can be screened on television over there, so when it gets over here seemingly innocent cartoons can have all sorts of ‘distasteful’ material in them. I don’t really care about violence being cut from anime, but when they start removing things like the sexual attraction between Tomoyo (changed her name to Madison in the US…bastards) and Sakura, simply because the US is a little more homophobic is when they go too far.
Yeah, so anyway they is nothing wrong with liking DBZ or ‘Card Captors’ (..ergh), but I wouldn’t ever bring it up on an Anime board, especial if you then mention that you’ve only seen the US version; that would just be suicide. You will be jumped, and they will enjoy it.
*goes back to watching Eva instead of studying*
ToD hit it right on the spot. Anyone who's read the first seven Yu-Gi-Oh graphic novels knows how much was edited out.
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Too right. One Piece, Initial D and Naruto are all in th process of being Cartoon Networked. One Piece and Naruto, though not too great to begin with, are going to be butchered and ruined beyond all belief when the violence is filtered out and cut down. *yargh*
My library recently opened a manga section and all the little kids who have borrowed Yu-Gi-Oh expecting something similar than the cartoon were met with a huge surprise. xD
That must've been funny.My library recently opened a manga section and all the little kids who have borrowed Yu-Gi-Oh expecting something similar than the cartoon were met with a huge surprise. xD
And no fair, your library has a manga section?
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Lol, Australia doesn't even have Manga in major novel outlets...
(smuggle them from America. SHH!)
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
I live in a pretty asian area. One opening night it was four full shelves worth but I don't think we'll ever see them all together again given that everyone borrows and reserves. I've reserved Azumanga like 11 times over. xDThat must've been funny.My library recently opened a manga section and all the little kids who have borrowed Yu-Gi-Oh expecting something similar than the cartoon were met with a huge surprise. xD
And no fair, your library has a manga section?
Kinokuniya! King's Comics!
I'm pretty sure those two shops are the only places in all of Sydney that are reliable for finding manga. Anime's a bit more accessible but manga's a bitch to track down, especially given that Kinokuniya restock once every 1200 full moons and King's Comics don't specialise in manga but comics/merchandise in general.
Yeah...I live in Perth (It's the captital of the western side that no body knows about...) so the best I can find is Empire Toys...
It all sucks.
Active after a year? ZOMG.
But yeah when i DID post a year ago I was an ass to everyone. So sorry about that. You can totally tell I used to think i was "gangsta" just by my name. Boy have I changed.
I would like to point out that a lot of anime fans also revile Neon Genesis Evangelion because it is a bunch of nonsense, crap, and whining fused together.
However, it is best to see the unedited versions of the aforementioned anime titles (DBZ or CCS), because you get much more out of the story and it isn't mangled like a puppy's chewtoy.
You know what is funny, I could only get CSS in french, cuz at the time I had cable, my friend who had satellite could watch it in English. All I have to say French version is better than the english one.
My Favorite Anime: Rahxehpon, Fullmetal Alchemist, Shaman king, Inuyasha
My favorite Manga : Inuyasha, Fullmetal Alchemist
...I think you'll find that there are far more anime fans that dislike DBZ than there are that dislike Eva. Most anime fans can follow a simple plot line.
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