Bad Taste Weekly

Anime dubs:  even just mentioning the idea calls to mind for many people less than favorable thoughts--mispronounced names, dumb localization changes, that ridiculous and cartoonish "splat" sound effect added in the End of Evangelion, and so on.  But the general consensus seems to be that although most dubs are absolutely terrible, there is such a thing as a good dub, and there are even some series that sound just as good (or rarely, better) in the English version when compared to the Japanese one.  I, for one, really do enjoy listening to dubs, but the unfortunate truth about them is that most are utter garbage, so any enjoyment I might've had in a good dub is ruined. Recently, though, I've been getting interested in dubs again and have been absolutely fascinated by  what I've found.  It turns out that in Blu-Ray releases of certain anime series, the creators will release a dub commentary on it.  I knew well this happens in live action TV special feature...

First of all, before I actually begin writing for this blog I want to call to mind some things about my purpose for creating it, what I want to do here, the scope of my articles, and so forth.  I hope this article can function as a brief introduction to the blog and clear some things up about it. First of all, I never claimed to be an expert.   What I mean by this is mainly that I'm no industry insider. I don't live in Japan, I've never been to Japan, and aside from being in vague contact with a few people who live in Japan I have barely any knowledge of what Japanese culture is actually like.  Of course, just as with anything, I love to learn more and more every day, but the fact of the matter is that the more I've learned, the more I've begun to realize how little I know.  So everything here on this blog is from the perspective of an outsider looking in, trying to picture what's going on inside a house by peeking through the windows, if you will. Second of...