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Halo

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that's a common misconception that they created to excuse their butcher job.
oh they created that story?

in that case idk wtf happened to these localizers cause outside the fact they didn't do their job, the script was pretty fucking funny

edit:

checked the wikipedia, here it says that Aniplex told them to do whatever without changing the core story, but the only source is this random article with no sources itself.

Guess we won't know the actual story unless someone digs up some ancient mailserver and it's logs.


 

Meemoo

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oh they created that story?

in that case idk wtf happened to these localizers cause outside the fact they didn't do their job, the script was pretty fucking funny

edit:

checked the wikipedia, here it says that Aniplex told them to do whatever without changing the core story, but the only source is this random article with no sources itself.

Guess we won't know the actual story unless someone digs up some ancient mailserver and it's logs.


the anime not selling well is a flat out lie and the other claims are questionable at best.
here's a post I found with archive links as a source https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/4zabk4/_/d6u66pv
and for the sake of archival purposes:
Ghost Stories did extremely well in Japan. A 12.5% avg viewer rating put it in the top 10 most popular airing anime of the week. Source.
The anime has re-aired on Japanese TV 5 times (once ever ~3.5 yrs since it's creation), most recent being this year right fucking now. Ep 17 just showed on TV today. Source. Why would a flop of a show re-air? Answer: it doesn't. Popular shows get re-airs.
The anime has received 2 DVD releases years apart. Source is just Amazon.co.jp. Why would a flop of a show get two DVD releases let alone one? Answer: it doesn't. Popular shows do.
Greg Ayres lied about the show flopping in Japan in a Q&A stating "it didn't do well on TV" when we have data from above proving him wrong. It did extremely fucking well and to this day is still doing extremely fucking well.
This person gives a good reason as to why they might have lied.
Another user said I wouldn't be surprised if ADV wanted the narrative to be, "The Japanese told us it sucked and we'd have to rework it", rather than, "We license whatever we get our hands on and make it sell any way we can." It seems the initial reception to the dub wasn't great, so in other words, it is in their best interest to say that's how things played out.
Which is likely considering at in the Q&A @ 03:00 Greg even says that "in America no-one would have seen this show" in reference to the original regular translated script indicating that they either 1. licensed it knowing it that they were going to do a gag dub or 2. licensed anything they could get their hands on and realized it wouldn't sell in America too late so they made a gag dub--which in turn gave them reason to lie.
Also, who in the fuck licenses a show that sucked in Japan? Wouldn't it suck in other countries too? Why take that gamble? It's not like they don't have TV ratings they look at on what to license. They probably just grabbed that license because it was doing so well in Japan and realized later "oh yea, the avg American anime watcher isn't as immersed in youkai culture or in-depth in Japanese culture as we professionals are so this is going to not sell well." It's kinda the reason why Youkai Watch is doing so poorly in the US too.
So that's where the "flop" info comes from; a lie from a staff member at a convention almost a decade ago.
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VidMasterEon

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My hypothesis regarding ghost stories is that is the product of a rogue dubbing crew and and an apathetic rights holder with the current narrative as a cover story
It is self evident that once the check clears and for as long as the royalties come in, the japanese side does not particularly care about what happens overseas for better or for worse

back to the kaguya dub, man has humor really gone down the drain. Audiences essentially need to be told when something is funny. If it isnt something super wacky like a gag out of modern spongebob or a marvel quip with a massive LAUGH HERE sign, they simply dont get it. You cant have deadpan/dry humor anymore. beats and comedic timing no longer exist. jokes can no longer be set up and pay off. The actor needs to look at the camera and say how absurd something is. The fact that the narrator who wouldnt be out of place in a nature documentary is covering the strange antics of highschoolers was a little too high brow and went over his head. It not only disrespects the source material but it treats the audience like idiots who need a joke dumbed down to laugh.
you want to see how bad comedy has got? take a look through the borderlands series and see how quickly the humor is redditified through the series
 
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AK-12

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Thanks to memoo for exposing this
The people responsible for this trash should be drawn and quartered
Hime has interesting mannerisms that give characterization
Nah just replace it with cringy japanglish despite being a youkai
This fucking clip unironically made a part of me die. I knew that Dubs have been cancer for more than half a decade now, but those fucks responsible for this butchering and disrespecting the source material in current year in such a disgusting way should unironically be shot.
 

Mikuchi

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Localizer dickriders might be worse than localizers themselves and I will continue to destroy their social lives with the most prejudiced malice I am capable of producing. They enable this shit, they're the reason it fucking slides.
 

NretsewThePerv

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Thanks to memoo for exposing this
The people responsible for this trash should be drawn and quartered
Hime has interesting mannerisms that give characterization
Nah just replace it with cringy japanglish despite being a youkai

I dont think I've meet a weeb in my whole life that specks like this

I've met people who will inject or use words like "desu, sempai, Kun, sama, kawaii, otaku ect" but what the fuck is "YAMETE KUDASTOP"

no real person, not even online specks like this at all. tho it reminds me of that meme coco had back in the day about people using google translate to speak shitty Japanese on the hololive Reddit but that's as close as I can think

it's just more proof these people are not real fans or otaku they dont even understand the language we use so can't make an accurate portrayal of a character like us to safe there life
 

Brazio

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Thanks to memoo for exposing this
The people responsible for this trash should be drawn and quartered
Hime has interesting mannerisms that give characterization
Nah just replace it with cringy japanglish despite being a youkai
So they changed her from an idiot and hypocrite princess who likes to make people like her but deep inside is an awkward and selfish otaku into a retard japanglish weeb.

Also a prime example those people detest normal or 'boring' personality and would crank any kind of uniqueness those 'boring' characters have to eleven
 
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Meemoo

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Thanks to memoo for exposing this
The people responsible for this trash should be drawn and quartered
Hime has interesting mannerisms that give characterization
Nah just replace it with cringy japanglish despite being a youkai
it's infuriating seeing people claim this "fits her character" when that point is so easy to disprove

just literally look up any fan translations of her lines and you will realize what NA did is a butcher job
 

AnonymousWeeb

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Big brudder translator is seething that ken got elected LMFAO you love to see it
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She absolutely want to take away our gross anime and games away
 
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NretsewThePerv

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Big brudder translator is seething that ken got elected LMFAO you love to see it
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She absolutely want to take away our gross anime and games away

we should not be shocked she would be ass mad about someone who cares deeply about artist's rights and stopping western influence from ruining Japanese culture

Kens whole fucken platform and reason for getting into politics in the first place is to push for more freedom of expression as well as try to stop both the west and internal forces from censoring Japanese media. the only reason these people would not be happy about this is cuz they dont support these things or are ass mad the people they hate in the culture war got a big W

they are also REEEEEEEEEin about the fact he joined the LDP and not the commies or some shit. not understanding he joined the LDP as the LDP is the winning team and has been winning for the last 70 fucken years over there. Japanese politics and the party system is nothing like the shitty left Vs right shit we see in alot of western countries, the LDP is a massive party with its own in groups and factions and this is something these brain-rotted dumb fucks dont seem to get. and as we can see it paid off for him

like im not super well-versed in JP politics myself. but what I do see is a man who got the fuck out there and did something, who stood up for what he believes in and now has at least a small amount of influence and a voice in the system to push these belfies. honestly and I think I've said this before he has done more than a lot of us and dumb fucks who get into shit fits with other dumb fucks on Twitter will prob ever accomplish. tho time will tell if he will indeed have a true impact this is a massive W for people who do truly care about this media

also, look at who is celebrating his win. it's the artists, game devs, mangaka. these are the people who are happy about him getting in. and compare that to those who are mad and having to cope and seethe about it

that should tell you all you need to know

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Meemoo

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FGO NA held a panel recently on Sakura con discussing how they have a lot more freedom now that DW lost the rights to FGO and some things stood out to me.
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putting the egotistical statements about translation being "art" in these comments aside, looks like FGO NA will be getting more censorship from now on.
original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/uukm1s
right on cue
Abby got age censored on FGO NA by having her child trait removed

feels good being vindicated after basically getting called a liar by the entire FGO community


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Meemoo

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Could you explain to those of us that dont play fgo what that entails?
the summer version of Illya has a skill that gives an extra buff to characters with the "child" trait.
naturally, all lolis in the game have this trait. however, Abby had hers removed on the NA version ON TOP of her age being censored from her profile and voiced lines which means she can't get the extra buff.
 

NretsewThePerv

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please put up a jumpscare spoiler warning on the image

she looks like the kind of chick who says things like

"sir I asked for BBC MoCA chocalocal bukkake latte with extra white cream I demand to see your manager to demand he check his privilege"

maybe this could be a fun twitter meme "caption this", it reminds me of big read but this time it's big blue
 
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