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LrdDimwit
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Date Posted: 06:37:59 05/02/03 Fri
In reply to:
Daniel
's message, "Re: Ok, on a lighter note..." on 15:54:48 05/01/03 Thu
>I would also like to bring this point up...which I
>warn you will sound bad...anime is made for the
>Japanese. I know it's hard for some of you to swallow,
>but...most creator's don't give two shits about what
>we think. They INTENDED their shows to be in JAPANESE
>for JAPANESE PEOPLE. So, all this talk about original
>intent (even to me) is a moot point. Anime may be
>doing quite well and is actually becoming somewhat
>influential in anime decision (IIRC some % greater
>than 20 accounts for the net profit to anime
>companies), but in the end anime is for the Japanese.
>The creators intend them to be in Japanese and for the
>Japanese and I don't think they even think about the
>fact their work may be dubbed. Just thought I'd bring
>that up since...I just thought about it :-P
Actually, I don't think this is as applicable as you might think. If they really didn't give a damn, why would so many anime directors come to US anime conventions? I would think the fact that they have American fans, who like their work a lot even though it wasn't exactly meant for them (and thus they don't get everything) would just flatter them MORE.
And aside from that, I do in fact know one creator. Tomm Hulett, who would be...creator of Mythri. And my boss. (www.teamxkalibur.com if you're bored sometime.) And while I can't say for sure (because I've never bothered to use my mindreading powers on him), I think it's pretty clear that he would care if the Japanese liked it, or if the Germans liked it...he'd probably care if the Martian translation got horribly butchered. It's just..."hey, don't you DARE do that to MY work!"
(Yes, I know I just got done pointing out that the creator isn't solely responsible. Doesn't affect what I said up there...if someone messed with the game balance (which is my job), and ruined it...Tomm would still care. And so would I.)
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