Comments on: FMA: Brotherhood to be Simulcast http://op.deadend-detour.com/2009/04/fma-brotherhood-to-be-simulcast/ My opinions, let me tell them to you. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kiriska http://op.deadend-detour.com/2009/04/fma-brotherhood-to-be-simulcast/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Kiriska Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://op.deadend-detour.com/2009/04/03/fma-brotherhood-to-be-simulcast/#comment-264 I always seem to forget that so many other countries are superfluent in English and make/watch English subs anyway, though I do believe I also read that many of those South Asian and South Pacific countries were getting their own simulcast anyway, along with Australia. I guess that leaves Russia, most of Europe, and Central and South America (and perhaps Canada?) -- Spanish subs have always been pretty prominent, so I don't expect that they'll disappear, but the number of English subs will probably go down. I always seem to forget that so many other countries are superfluent in English and make/watch English subs anyway, though I do believe I also read that many of those South Asian and South Pacific countries were getting their own simulcast anyway, along with Australia. I guess that leaves Russia, most of Europe, and Central and South America (and perhaps Canada?) — Spanish subs have always been pretty prominent, so I don’t expect that they’ll disappear, but the number of English subs will probably go down.

]]> By: Iknight http://op.deadend-detour.com/2009/04/fma-brotherhood-to-be-simulcast/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Iknight Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:18:00 +0000 http://op.deadend-detour.com/2009/04/03/fma-brotherhood-to-be-simulcast/#comment-263 It is an interesting move on Funimation's part (and on the part of whichever companies had to give their permission for it to take place) and I hope it succeeds. I can certainly say that I'm more excited about the fact of the stream than I am about the anime, as I don't plan to watch it!<br/><br/>I don't have many hard figures on quite where fansub users live, but we know that 36% of Crunchyroll's users are (or were, until recent changes) from the US and 37% are from Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines (assuming the figures Crunchyroll put out are correct). And there are cases like the currently airing <em>Sora Kake Girl</em>, where the only group subtitling it in English who are (to my knowledge) up to date are actually Russian. It is an interesting move on Funimation’s part (and on the part of whichever companies had to give their permission for it to take place) and I hope it succeeds. I can certainly say that I’m more excited about the fact of the stream than I am about the anime, as I don’t plan to watch it!

I don’t have many hard figures on quite where fansub users live, but we know that 36% of Crunchyroll’s users are (or were, until recent changes) from the US and 37% are from Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines (assuming the figures Crunchyroll put out are correct). And there are cases like the currently airing Sora Kake Girl, where the only group subtitling it in English who are (to my knowledge) up to date are actually Russian.

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