Just caught wind of this article today:
http://rubenerd.com/anime-piracy-boosts-sales/
which, via a few links, got me to this:
http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/11010021.html
Rocketshipper wrote:It still takes time just to do a sub
and create a DVD and market it and everything.
And they're still doing dubs because they obviously (incorrectly?) percieve dubs as something that the fans still want, and it helps them reach a larger audience.
I do not have the source for this (though I believe Mech does), but Funimation ran a survey a couple months back concerning whether people who bought Funimation DVDs preferred subs or dubs. The split was something 60% to 40% in favor of subs, i.e. four out of every ten Funimation customers both want and expect dubs.Nate (post: 1460919) wrote:I'm not entirely sure of whether people prefer subs or dubs overall. I think it depends on what group of fans you ask. If you ask younger fans, they would probably prefer dubs, and I know a lot of people here like dubs as well. The more hardcore fans are pretty well-known as dub haters. It's hard to get an accurate estimate of how many people prefer which kind, and you also have to take into account that even people who prefer dubs will often still watch subbed.
I would be willing to bet that the amount of fans who will ONLY watch dubbed and refuse to watch subbed is pretty darn small. So why spend so much money to appease such a small group of fans? There's also people who prefer dubs, but they'll watch subs too, so it's not like the companies would be alienating them.
Fish and Chips (post: 1460972) wrote:
Also, some of the stuff fansubbers try to pull drives me up the wall.
For what it's worth, I know when I first started watching anime, I always watched something dubbed because I thought it kept me from being some freak who believes in how Japanese is better and stuff. I definitely prefer subs now, but I think it's worth mentioning that at least to me, dubs help smooth out the transition into watching anime.blkmage (post: 1460924) wrote:1. I'm incredibly skeptical of the effectiveness of the use of dubs as a friendly introduction to anime.
I don't necessarily think that the entire fourty percent wants a dub. About a year and a half ago I would have marked dubs, but I wouldn't be turned off from a series not having a dub, so saying that they expect dubs or will only buy dubbed releases isn't necessarily accurate.Fish and Chips (post: 1460972) wrote:I do not have the source for this (though I believe Mech does), but Funimation ran a survey a couple months back concerning whether people who bought Funimation DVDs preferred subs or dubs. The split was something 60% to 40% in favor of subs, i.e. four out of every ten Funimation customers both want and expect dubs.
40%, while certainly not the majority (or necessarily indicative of the whole), isn't exactly an ignorable consumer statistic.
I myself prefer the dubbed track when it's put together well, and think a lot of the animosity towards dubs are based on people's inability to forgive the dark age of localizations.
Also, some of the stuff fansubbers try to pull drives me up the wall.
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