Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11515731-20130727221420/@comment-9340689-20131206202935

Leofan13 wrote:

Kung fu frogz wrote:

PyroGothNerd wrote: Kung fu frogz wrote: are we really talking about pokemon? YES!!! BECAUSE POKEMON IS AWESOME!!!!



I'm gonna get hate for this but...

I REALLY don't like Pokemon. Dude, you're not the only one. I was already a teenager when it first came out and I thought...dare I say it....that it was kind of lame.

Well, the translators of the series, 4Kids, are known for completely messing up anime, as the often have bad voice actors, change things to be "politically correct", change to complete meanings of certain scenes, and replace Japanese foods with American foods....you know, because apparently Japanese foods aren't kid friendly.

They also skipped 80 episodes of One Piece to get to the episode where Chopper is introduced PURELY FOR MERCHANDISING REASONS.

Japanese with English subtitles is ussually better when it comes to anime.

Take this comparison for instance: