A.C said:Dark Horse promised they wouldn't translate the FX when they announced Berserk and still they let a few mails written by people who thought they wanted translated FX get to them.
Actually, Dark Horse didn't promise a damn thing to fans. The only reason why they left the sound effects untranslated (at the time), was so that their books could be printed and released quicker. And probably save a bunch of money, while they were at it, too. Unfortunately, this was the sort of bullshit that was popularized by Tokyopop. Keep in mind, that their old "no translation of the FX" policy concerned numerous other manga series that they've licensed along with DMP (such as Hellsing and Trigun), not just Berserk.
It's interesting to note though, that even before DH started translating the sound effects, many board members here were hateful towards the company already. So even of DH had opted to use an appendix or maybe even continued to leave the sound effects un-translated in any way, shape, or form whatsoever, I don't think that the general (negative) opinion of the company would've changed for the better. Sure, those SFX boxes might've caused everyone here (with me being an exception) to resent Dark Horse even more, but there are plenty of other issues for everyone here to fuss over, such as: translation/adaptation, the "colorful" descriptions of the series on the back, the English logo, and etc. So as far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed regarding the fan reception of the Dark Horse, really.
Besides, those sound effect translations are here to stay. And they're gonna be here for a looong time.Because, after three years of receiving complaints (from me and the others) to start translating the sound effects, and then finally adopting a policy to do so, what makes you think that they're gonna undo it? Especially now?!
If you ain't gonna buy the Dark Horse releases, that's fine. But many others (including myself) will.
SaiyajinNoOuji said:Good job fuck faces at DH!
Jesus fucking Christ, is Berserk the only title that you've read from Dark Horse?! If you don't like the way DH handled Berserk, there must at least another title from them, that you do. It's not like Berserk the only series they publish, you know. There's also Blade of the Immortal, Lone Wolf and Cub, Crying Freeman, Hellsing, and numerous others. So why all the obscenity towards DH, like they're the cause of all the evil in the world?
And while we're at it, I remeber how couple of months ago I've made several scathing comments towards Viz Media regarding their censorship policies. And then all of a sudden Walter himself went all the way to defend Viz, by pointing out an "excellent" and "phenominal" job they've done with Vagabond. And then Aaz reminded me that I shouldn't be "name calling" the companies, and such. So I wonder, why hasn't he done the same here?