Gyt Kaliba wrote:To chime in a little bit on the dub/sub thing myself - what we have now is nowhere near as bad as it used to be. From when I first got into DBZ, and up until...geez, I can't even remember when I first 'left' this forum. At any rate, you might notice that my join date is quite a good while ago despite my minimal (considering the join date anyway) post count for a regular poster. That's because there actually was a time where it was about impossible to be a dub fan and still come here. You would actually get browbeat out, if not publicly than by PM (which did in fact happen to me once upon a time). I say all this not to shame the past of the forum though - I just want to make a point that it's actually pretty easy-going here to be a dub fan, so long as you're at least willing to accept that it's not everyone's cup of tea. Every now and then there's gonna be some conflicts between factions of course, but that just goes with the territory. There's a lot of bickering amongst fans of the original Japanese version too, but in the end the dust usually settles and we all go back to being pals in other threads.
Now, that said though, I do find myself getting a little irked when I see certain hyper-critical posts made in regards to FUNimation, but nowadays it's not so much more when it's said about the dub, but more so when it's said about the company itself. Even if I can't defend every choice they make (and boy can I not), every now and then there'll be a comment that I see as way over the line, as if the person has forgotten that there are indeed real people behind the company face. In those situations you can either choose to address it, or just bite your lip and move on. About 3 times out of 10, I'll go ahead and jump in, but usually I try to just bear it and move on rather than risk being banned.
Moving back on topic from this, I do find it a little odd myself that someone couldn't stomach the dub - since it's surely going to be at about Kai level or better - long enough to go check out the movie on the big screen, especially if the person in question hasn't yet seen the movie at all, but hey, that's their choice. Most of my lack of understanding on that is jealousy anyway, because I really don't think I'll be able to make it to the one that's near-ish me at all. So BAH to all of you who have a theater like right next to your house and still won't go. BAH HUMBUG I say!
Very well said, man! Couldn't have done it better myself! I see some of those comments occasionally, and I have also thought it a little strange to judge this Kai level dub. To each his own, but I've seen some really extreme comments on YouTube, though (both sides).
Dragon Ball is a form of entertainment, and if you aren't going to enjoy it, you shouldn't force yourself to sit through something, even if you are a fan!
