[Anime - Critics] On Fansubbing...

I did not write this. Someone did - and I thought it was quite interesting and hilarious!!! *must admit to being Class B*

Its ridiculous that the conversation are too long to read, my eyes popped out after a few paragraphs.

REALITY CHECK EVERYONE!
Here's the 7 aspects how to get an anime the legal & illegal way!
I group them according to their description, & arrange it according to Class Quality!

A. Japanese DVD - It is the most RAWEST form, with the highest quality as possible present there is. No touch up like those English DVDs, no cut scenes nor censorship. With additional extra scenes.
Consider as CLASS S for those truly an Anime fan at OTAKU LEVEL.

B. Japanese TV RAW ripped - These are anime in its rawest form. The difference of it from the Japanese DVD are the cut scenes, censorship, & TV commercials.
Considered as CLASS A for those Anime fans who are at the NEAR OTAKU LEVEL who can't wait for the DVD to come out.

C. FANSUBS - are a group of individuals (fans) of an anime doing subtitle to the highest quality as possible incorporating several subtitling techniques like attractive & enjoyable karaoke effects & providing supplemental notes and maintaining the director's & producers' true intention on executing the essence of the anime.
The non-anime & anime fans will be aided during the process of watching the anime as supplemental notes.
The REAL true purpose of FANSUBS (early years):
1. Promote an unknown anime to the world, building up fans.
2. Subs an anime that its impossible to be brought to the world (eg LOGH)
3. Fansubs provide supplemental notes that aid fans as they watch the anime. They even provide translation of several background signs, others to the extend of superimposing it to the signs.
4. They provide further explanation especially "puns"
5. (later on) Fansubs serves as the preserver of the "true essence" of the anime. Fans seen a lot of English (R1) dvd are much like disappointed. Several changes in the English script, difficult pun turn to unrelated to anime english joke, etc... list goes on. Plus the ecchi genre animes are too horrible in English dubbed. English dubbed of ecchi is comparable to American cheap, over the top acting PORn.

Here's way to find out why.
If you're not a fansub fan:
1. Get your R1 DvD (if possible, early R1 dvd back then).
2. Play it Using English Dubbed with the English subbed. You can observed that there are some changes even the content intended changes.
3. For Japanese dubbed, with English subtitle... if you understand some Japanese terms, you can tell that they uses some plain English translations than the Japanese intended to execute.
If you're a fansub fans.
1. Get your R1 DVD.
2. Play it in English dubbed & english subs.
3. Play the fansubs too, at the same time.
4. Compare. Fansubs are superior, maintaining the essence of the anime where the R1, some have changes, etc.
Fansubs are irreplaceable, too early to become obsolete.
But if the Legit owner really want to, they should
1. Be or more like fansubs (attractive karaoke with special effects subs, supplemental notes, good translation, etc)
2. English dubbed airs at the same time with Japan to the world.
3. I know its possible, the R1 DVD should be available before it airs in Japan
Fansubs Are considered as CLASS B for TRULY ANIME FANS, maintaining the True Essence of an anime as close as posibble to its RAWEST FORM, in Japanese.

D. Anime R1 DVD-Rippers these are individuals as the name implies ripping R1 DVDs available sometimes with multilingual dubbed. These are the true illegal groups, not the fansubs. Sometimes these groups provide their own subs because the subs & the dubbed provided by R1 dvds are BIG disappointment. These are the groups that is slightly comparable to the ever elusive AXXO.
Considered as CLASS C for TRULY ANIME FANS, because they provide some subs that are as close to its RAWEST form.

E. English DVD (R1)
The English dubbed. I've tried several times the experiment I mention above. Im not a big fan of English dubbed. Why is it that theres always a GAY sounding characters even the characters are not GAY. The cyborg/robot voice is too genericly GAY/annoying. Majority of the English dub sounds cartoony & cheesy, stereotypically leveled anime to cartoon level. The teasing part, japanese "teasing" are erotic compare to the English dubbed sounds cheap & like im about to throw up. Some pun are erased are replace with non anime related line/joke. Ill just leave my hatred to English dubbed here, because if I continue, I'll consume several paragraphs.
Considered As CLASS D for TRULY ANIME FANS. The integrity of the Anime is pretty much murdered & butchered to cater the Western-loving shallow anime individuals.

F. English dubbed Tv Anime.
Description from above paragraph + censorship + commercial
Considered as CLASS E, intended for those indivual who die happy just by watching this.

G. Streamed Anime (CRunchy Roll, Youtube, BOST, alike)
These are CHEAP streaming, video quality is awful, but the disappointing part is the translation & subtitle quality. Its subquality. No karaoke effects, supplemental notes etc. Not very much like fansubs.
Considered as CLASS F for FAILURE for a TRULY ANIME FANS. You can see Failure all over the streamed videos.


Im not promoting fansubs but its a good way to have them, especially in aiding you in watching & loving the anime providing you additional information that the R1 FAILED to bring. I know its somewhat illegal. I also bought R1 DVDs for COLLECTION SAKE.