Yet another chapter in The Growing Rift saga…
With the recent announcement that NIS America’s anime releases of Toradora, Pandora Hearts, Persona Trinity Soul and Our Home’s Fox Deity will be English subtitle only, its yet another blow to the English dub fandom. Then the additional news that Media Blasters’ will be releasing Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei in subtitle only DVDs. I’ve decided to compile a list of English dubs that are currently being produced and will be dubbed. It goes without saying, they are a dying breed without a doubt.
From Media Blasters, we have the fanservice and breast-oriented titles like Kanokon, Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny (and Great Guardians) and Queen’s Blade (also the second season). Otherwise, all the remainder of their titles will be English subtitle-only. Nozomi Entertainment, RightStuf’s anime wing, hasn’t dubbed a title in English since The Third: Girl With The Third Blue Eye finished its U.S. release run a few years back. Sentai Filmworks, formerly ADV Films, has yet to produce a new dub, they’ve gotten dubs from their various license rescues, but nothing from Seraphim Digital. Rumor has it however, that they are working on a couple of titles. Funimation continues to dub everything they acquire in English, however recent information has com to surface that the Vandread recap OVAs they acquired a while back, will be sub-only. The real interesting player in all this is Bandai Entertainment. I don’t even want to begin to speculate what is going on in their head.
My questions are as follows:
A good portion of the North America’s industry is moving in the sub-only direction. Will you be stubborn as a mule and keep your ground, or will you adapt to the ever-changing industry?
Are you perfectly fine with missing out on Toradora and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei?
I have to ask because some dub fans have the “why buy, when I can watch subs for free” mentality. Will you support piracy instead of buying sub-only releases?
No comments:
Post a Comment