Dubs vs Subs

[Kadar]

Weeaboo 'syndrome' is so annoying.

Subs are almost always better than dubs. Recently Funimation has been doing a good job. The Ouran Dub was actually pretty good.

As far as fansubs go I like all of the extra cultural information that good subbing groups have. Or the fact that they will translate background elements as well. Fansubbers do a great job and I love that they make anime a lot more accessible. I wouldn't have seen a lot of series if not for fansubs.

If you ever get the chance to attend a panel by Greg Ayres on fansubbing I recommend you do so. Because the fact is that yes, fansubbing is a major reason that the anime industry is dieing. Both the japanese market and the american market. A lot of shows don't even get a chance to be made unless they can sell licenses before they go into production. For all of the wonderful things that fansubs give us you can't deny that it's infringement of copyright law. There is also a much lesser incentive for people in the anime industry to produce new series when a large portion of their potential profits are disappearing. There are some lesser benefits to fansubs and I know that I personally am not going to stop watching them, but don't think for a second that the industry is not hurt by them.