Tegami Bachi - Letter Bee: Season 1, Collection 1

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Tegami Bachi - Letter Bee: Season 1, Collection 1 due out on 12/11/12.

Special Features: Letter Bee Academy; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

[Damius]

Good choice for the first collection.

[FUNiOP]

A very nice piece of art. Sadly, the show itself didn't wow me enough to buy this in this bare-bones sub-only DVD-only format.

[vizhater]

Originally Posted by FUNiOP

A very nice piece of art. Sadly, the show itself didn't wow me enough to buy this in this bare-bones sub-only DVD-only format.

Ugh, this sub-only garbage has got to stop. There are VERY few shows that wow me enough to warrant buying such an incomplete release.

Anyway, I agree. Nice cover, but while I've never seen the anime I did read the manga when it ran in SJ and I wasn't that impressed.

[MelancholicMariya]

Originally Posted by vizhater

Ugh, this sub-only garbage has got to stop. There are VERY few shows that wow me enough to warrant buying such an incomplete release.

How does a dub make something a complete release? It's made in Japan you know.

[vizhater]

Originally Posted by MelancholicMariya

How does a dub make something a complete release? It's made in Japan you know.

No, this release is made in America for Americans, and most Americans speak english. I doubt anyone would say it was complete if didn't have english subtitles; I see this as the same problem. I prefer to listen to anime so I can actually pay full attention to the animation; if I'm going to read, like I said I did, I'll read the manga instead. If I want a Japanese-only release, I have no problem importing from Japan, which I've done many times for Japanese cds or soundtracks; things I actually want in Japanese.

Anyway, I really don't mean to start a sub/dub fight with anyone, I was just stating a reason I won't be buying it.

[Buckeye]

That cover looks really nice. But I'm not planning to get this.

[MelancholicMariya]

Originally Posted by vizhater

No, this release is made in America for Americans, and most Americans speak english. I doubt anyone would say it was complete if didn't have english subtitles; I see this as the same problem. I prefer to listen to anime so I can actually pay full attention to the animation; if I'm going to read, like I said I did, I'll read the manga instead. If I want a Japanese-only release, I have no problem importing from Japan, which I've done many times for Japanese cds or soundtracks; things I actually want in Japanese.

Anyway, I really don't mean to start a sub/dub fight with anyone, I was just stating a reason I won't be buying it.

Well I didn't mean for it to come off as a dub vs sub thing. What I'm trying to say is that an English dub is basically just an extra. I guess the value of a dub is all up to the individual, but without an English dub doesn't make the DVD or BD incomplete. I guess it does to you, but it's still fully understandable with subtitles so it's not incomplete it's a totally acceptable product. Sentai doesn't really need to stop what they're doing. In fact only dubbing certain titles is a pretty smart move on their part.

But your opinion is your opinion. I just don't see it only being in Japanese with subtitles as an incomplete product as you get the product in it's original language with a way to understand it. That's just how I see it.

[Orochimaru]

Originally Posted by MelancholicMariya

Well I didn't mean for it to come off as a dub vs sub thing. What I'm trying to say is that an English dub is basically just an extra. I guess the value of a dub is all up to the individual, but without an English dub doesn't make the DVD or BD incomplete. I guess it does to you, but it's still fully understandable with subtitles so it's not incomplete it's a totally acceptable product. Sentai doesn't really need to stop what they're doing. In fact only dubbing certain titles is a pretty smart move on their part.

But your opinion is your opinion. I just don't see it only being in Japanese with subtitles as an incomplete product as you get the product in it's original language with a way to understand it. That's just how I see it.

I wouldn't call a release without a dub incomplete (unless a dub already exists and they didn't include it), but I also wouldn't call it "just an extra". It's an alternative way of viewing the series that a lot of people prefer.

[vizhater]

Originally Posted by MelancholicMariya

Well I didn't mean for it to come off as a dub vs sub thing. What I'm trying to say is that an English dub is basically just an extra. I guess the value of a dub is all up to the individual, but without an English dub doesn't make the DVD or BD incomplete. I guess it does to you, but it's still fully understandable with subtitles so it's not incomplete it's a totally acceptable product. Sentai doesn't really need to stop what they're doing. In fact only dubbing certain titles is a pretty smart move on their part.

But your opinion is your opinion. I just don't see it only being in Japanese with subtitles as an incomplete product as you get the product in it's original language with a way to understand it. That's just how I see it.

For sure, it is a personal preference. But like Orochimaru said, its a preference that many English speakers (myself included) would probably prefer.

And I agree it's smart on their part not to dub EVERYTHING they release, but I think they're too trigger-happy with the sub-only releases. I mean, if we're talking about something like Gintama that is extra long, appeals to the more otaku-ish audience, and doesn't translate well anyway, a dub might very well be a waste of resources. But I don't think they're doing any favors to the US anime market longterm by releasing action/shonen shows like this or Blue Exorcist (not Sentai, I know) without a dub.