Tezuka In English Discussion Forums

I found this :



I thought it might interest people as it provides english subtitles.

I don't trust them, they look like pirated DVDs to me.

I agree, that is obvioulsy a bootleg since it has never been released in Japan with english subs. Nonetheless, it's unfortunetely the only way to watch this show for people unable to speak japanese.

*shrug* No reason to support pirates though. I'd rather download it then. And if it isn't possible to find it for download...well, can't have everything in the world.

I really hate to see people actually paying for illegal stuff and on top of it even advertise it in a Forum is imho just wrong. But maybe I'm just too old school.

I didn't say i support pirates, i said it's the only opportunity to get a hand on that show uncut and understandable.

Now imho, downloading isn't anything better. I've seen a lot of borderline stuffs being advertised here. For instance, that fansub streaming of Marine Express. Do you think it's more legal ?! It may seem better to your eyes because it's free but the harm done to copyright owners is still the same.

If Tezuka prod were willing to release their shows in Japan or anywhere in the world in japanese language with at least english subtitles, i would be the first one to clap into my hands and buy it.

Japan isn't very open on that point. Almost every other Asian markets have decided to include english subtitles into their official DVD release (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong... ). That helps to hit a wider audience. But Japanese masterminds didn't understand that so far.




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pirated or not, it can't be worse than "Let's rocket!" I mean, I usually don't support pirated products if they're available legally, but when the legal way doesn't actually give you what you want, why should you give them what THEY want?