Don't these people know about actual anime?
It's incredible how long western fans can cling to a mediocre show just because it had a really good intro.
Not everyone is an elitist otaku.
I can watch the original Macross series subtitled and it's a cool show, but not only do I not need to learn Japanese to elevate the "quality" of the anime even further, Robotech will always be the far superior experience for me. It was an important show that I experienced at the perfect time in my life. Nostalgia may play a big part for me, but the localization is what really makes it special compared to other "anime" of any period. Just the same, I'll never enjoy the original Fist of the North Star animated film in Japanese anywhere near as much as the dub. The dialogue and acting are what take it to the next level and make it timeless. The original My Neighbor Totoro dub is also the only version I can watch now.
When anime tapes began to become available, my buddy and I were paying a lot of money for them and later a local video rental store brought in pretty much everything available at the time. We copied every tape they had and many of those early anime are still watchable mostly because of nostalgia. But several such as those I've mentioned, are great because of how the localizations were handled and how it builds off of the original content.
This kickstarter isn't licensing 星銃士ビスマルク, it's for fans of the unique version we were lucky to have bitd.
Imagine how boring your life would be if you stuck your nose up at any game that wasn't first certified AAA by the experts?
And this is actually for a
video game. It's not a remastered bluray series. A game should basically
be the "really good intro" as an interactive experience.
