Maybe its just me, but the overwhelming number of members at ANN, AnimeSuki, NarutoFan, SPP, AQS and Yotsuba "hate" dubs…
Let me quote Johnathon Mays from Otakon 2006 when I say "People on the Internet are MEAN!"
Although I think Zac "Answerman" Bertschy explains it the best:
@Zac:
Eh, that isn't just anime fans. That's everyone on the internet.
By and large, discussion of media on the internet - ANY media, be it film or music or books or anything - tends to skew negative. It's much, much easier to be down on something than it is to be positive, and generally if you're making negative comments about something, then you're going to get more attention from other people in the discussion. I'm not saying that the negativity you read online is manufactured wholly from the need for attention, but that is a big part of why so much "discussion" on the internet about anything you see, watch, read or hear is negative.
Anime isn't any different; anime fans are just like fans of anything else (although anime fans as a whole strike me as being more polite and less obnoxiously demanding as, say, hardcore Star Wars toy collectors), in that when you read their discussion on the internet, most of it comes across as pretty negative. Even if someone likes something, they're way more likely to list the things they didn't like about the film/show/manga than they are to talk about what they did like. It's just the way discourse goes on the internet. It also has a lot to do with anonymity - people can be extremely negative and harsh and mean about whatever they like and suffer no consequences.
What's funny about this - and, in a sense, somewhat uplifting - is that if you go to a convention and talk to the fans or go to a company panel and hear what the fans have to say, by and large they're upbeat and positive about anime. It's obvious they love it; they're mostly polite and courteous when they ask questions, and if you ask them about the anime they like, they won't give you a play-by-play of everything they hate about the things they like. So while Goku298 wrote 2 pages bashing Funimation's DVD policies and called the staff names, when he shows up as Joe Smith at an anime con and goes to the panel, all that harshness and negativity magically disappears and he behaves like a rational, reasonable human being.
Which is good, because if you base your opinion of anime fans (or, hell, anyone in any fandom, really) based on what they say on the internet, they come across as harsh, hateful people who live to complain about things. But that isn't really the case; most anime fans I've met are generally upbeat, supportive, friendly and positive folks. I think the internet - or at least the anonymity it affords - just tends to bring the worst out in people, and you really see that on message forums. It's just how the world works; you have to learn to take what people say in message forums with a grain of salt, and maintain the knowledge that they might not actually be that vitrolic in real life.
So, while 97% is an arbitrary quantity, it describes an "overwhelming majority" quite well. I mean, how many people on this forum have only demanded "subtitled Japanese OP DVDS".
That demand has been on the list ever since it was first announced that 4kids licensed One Piece. Mainly, because theres the assurance of the original, uncut footage and well…we're all familiar with 4kids practices when it comes to anime.
You're an outlier in the sense of you preferring dubs to subs, not that you are an anime fan. I hold the same preferences, but I also recognize I am in a virtually non-existent minority.
OK, I just didn't understand what direction you were coming from back there. When it comes to Dubs vs. Subs, I'd say I prefer both equally, it all depends on how the actual production is executed.
(Its kinda funny though, Ever since I took those Japanese classes at my school learned the basic mechanics of, and the language itself, I've can follow subs alot easier. The very same ever since I've gone to conventions, sit down in voice actor panels, and hear all about what goes on behind the scenes, I've gotten bigger appreciation for dubs. ^_^ )
I thought the animation and artwork was fantastic in earlier episodes, especially with the "painted" manga panel style; past Jaya, OP has looked positively terrible.
I really didn't notice any differences until the Davy Back Fight….:pouty:
Most people on this forum are big enough fans that they just can't stand to hang around here and not be caught up. That's why I started reading the manga, because I was tired of getting spoiled by casual conversations in fandom.
Same here, It's kinda the reason I just started reading the manga recently. (and I usually don't like reading online manga…)