QuickTidal, on 30 May 2013 - 05:07 PM, said:
D, on 30 May 2013 - 03:35 PM, said:
Also, the ads on cruchyroll are really annoying, both because they're terrible and they pop up in the middle of the show at 4x the volume of the episode... definitely like anilinkz more just for that reason.
Indeed. The current defacto ad on CrunchyRoll (for example) is for some weird online flash racing game...which is basically just visuals of bad graphics and a LOUD, really annoying thrash metal song.
It's got some okay ones...the actually Crunchyroll Ad is easy to sit through, and there was one day where it was short tv spots for that last romantic drama movie written by Nick Sparks...which didn't bother me...
...but yeah, more often than not the ads on Crunchyroll are aggravating! Though, it should be noted that they are probably annoying on purpose, so you'll shell out the $8/month for a premium acct and avoid those ads altogether. I'm too cheap tho.
And yeah, I'm a big fan of dubbing when it's done right...and in some cases the English dub is more dear to me than the Subbed (Eva is one of these for me)...and contrary to popular belief, there is nothing wrong with enjoying good dubs.
Tho some hardcore Otaku's may call me names for it. I careth not.
I think anyone who sits 100% one way or the other is probably being silly. I know some people can't stand reading while watching, but some dubs are practically unwatchable and/or ruin the show flat-out, too. I tend to prefer subs these days, but there are some really stand-out dubbed shows (like Baccano), and ones that I can go either way on (like the EVA movies, though these days I lean towards subs on that too, or better example, Darker than Black (season one) - both dubbed and subbed are equally watchable, imo) and then there are some which are acceptable if you *really* can't stand subtitles, which probably makes up the most of the flock.
It also comes down to other factors too, though, for me: you get subs a LOT earlier than dubs. In fact, the concept of "fandubs" horrifies me, even though I've never tried any. XD So there's the patience factor. There's also translation and pacing issues - you can be forced to alter the translated dialogue for dubs purely because of timing issues with the facial animations. Subs generally don't have that problem (nowhere near the same extent, anyway). There are a few other things I'm too tired to think of right now, I'm sure, but they all stack up to make a difference to me.
Flipside being, some dubs make for more humour or a more "familiar" feel to things (let's face it, some of the ad-libbed lines in the dub of Melancholy are pure gold!), and allow you to watch the action more easily. Plus it can be interesting to see the difference in quality when a VA busts out some impressive third-language lines which the original Japanese VA butchered. XD
Thus why it's foolish to rule either one out. A good dub is always worthwhile, even if the sub is just as good/better. It's just more hit-and-miss than subs tend to be these days. *shrug*
Dolmen+, on 31 May 2013 - 07:25 AM, said:
Shinsekai yori was a really complete anime for me. Just finished and I was hooked through it all. definately hall of fame quality.
sadly i tried to ramp on from SSY to devil survivor. It was a mistake. Expectations were too high coming in so i felt really disappointed to effectively get another digimon style show.
Glad you enjoyed! And yeah, probably not the best follow-up to the glorious SSY...I'm not really following Devil Survivor any more, as it was a bit generic and the few interesting bits to it weren't really enough to keep me watching.
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Tho some hardcore Otaku's may call me names for it. I careth not. 
