Lately I've been paying more attention to the debate whether fansubs are illegal. A few weeks ago there were posts in ANN showing evidence that Fansubs, though claimed to be OK if weren't licensed in North America, are completely illegal. However, today, according to Lelola.net, Anime Nation, and the link to the debate, shows both sides of the argument, and it is very interesting. Which side will you take?

personally, I agree with the fansubber's point of view, especially the fact that most companies do not make a quality dub/sub, and assuming the reason is because they are not fans themselves, only working for the money. Therefore, if they don't make a quality sub/dub that that are better than the fan-made ones, then why spent money on something that is worse than something you can get for free?
Also, one side note: the fansubbers/fandubbers do not make money, they do all the work [timing, subbing, translating, etc], because they want to, and they are pretty professional, if not better. Like manga scanlation, they put up good, accurate translations, while making side notes to readers if the translation is not as accurate as it can be.

Ah, just so everyone knows, Fanime Con uses fansubs =)

[D E F I N I T I O N S]

Anime: Japanese Animation
Manga: Japanese for 'Comics', widely used between western fans referring to japanese-styled comics.
Subs: short for subtitles.
Dubs: the translation from one language to another, re-doing the voices in the show.
Fansubs: Fan-made[ususally non-profit and volunteer work] subtitles; distribution method is share, not sell.
Fandubs: rare, but basically fans dubbing a show =)
Scanlation: the scanning and translating of a manga to another language onto the computer by fans, distributing online among fans.

-eh, no quote. tooo lazy =^^;;=-
� Daybreak - I am... : Ayumi Hamasaki �

HOOOTT =OO;;= @ 16:05 in my resident, temperature is 35.1°C outside and 31.7°C outside [in the shade].

i'm...close to melting point, but not quite.


'I love him. That's why i believe that he can defeat his next apponent.' - Anna : Shaman King
again, bad and inaccurate translations out of the top of my head.
� Yellow Alert - The First Donuts : Trigun �

um...more scattered random ideas.
† discovery of being puppets instead of having 'will' [seeing wires connected to ppl's arms, legs, etc]
† that fate is in control, but one thinks they are. like chess pieces in a chessboard. sacrifices are needed in order to accomplish a goal, a goal that the chess pieces are oblivious to.

oh, btw, i'm sorry if some of your comp does not support japanese display. please see translation below. [mainly because i'm bored from studying for Chem & Health & Jap => >;;=]

‡ The day before and friday was FANIME.CON. Me & Kitsune-Chan went to FANIME.CON. The day before, [I] spent $160 in one and a half hours. 'Used a lot of money', heh.(laugh) [I] bought CLAMP's Works, Yami no Matsuei in Japanese, etc. Therefore, [I] did not only buy mangas. FANIME.CON is cool. [I] will also go next year!! ‡

oh how primitive my japanese are! LoL. Ah, i should've also used {demo,..} (But,...), oh well. that only means i have to write more. oh. forgot to mention. on Friday i saw a very good Vash, from now on would be known as Vash #1. Tall, long spiky hair, perfect red coat, boots, everything. All except the coat color and the fact that he has braces. But that can't be helped, can it? (laugh) There was also another Vash, from now on would be known as Vash #2, present @ the Fanime Con. he is about 5'8" [not a good Vash height], coat color too dull, hair not long enough,and has a suitcase [VASH DOES NOT CARRY A SUITCASE AROUND]. But he was present on both Fri and Sat, and has Millie & Wolfwood w/ him, so he gets some points back from that. =D [BTW, a lot of people were Wolfwood]

It's OK if you didn't understand what that last paragraph is about...since i don't think the population watches Trigun and passed/in Jap 3-4 =^^;;=.

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT!! I WILL CHANGE THE LAYOUT SOON!! JUST WAITING FOR FATEBACK TO GIVE ME MY ACCOUNT!! THEY HAVEN'T IN AGES! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?! >(

ugh. i'll figure out something´need to improve/learn CG skills, scanner quality, and my drawings => >;;=


'...and it took them 200 years before they are happily smashing up atoms. ' - Lawrence, Y. : Chemistry 192DX Lecture :: College of San Mateo
[yes, i'm running out of quotes. i should start re-reading my mangas to find quotes that everyone would understand]
� Sleepless Beauty Sacred Beauty Air Mix - Gravitation TV Tracks : Gravitation �

おとといと金曜日はファ二メコンです。あたしと狐ちゃんはファ二メコンで行きました。おととい、一時半間に＄１６０を費やしました。「多くの金を費やしました」、ねえ。（笑）CLAMPノ絵シゴトや日本語の闇の末裔漫画などを買いました。（故に・だから・ですから）、漫画だけを買いませんでした。ファ二メコンはすごいでしょう！！明年も行きます！

well.. -that- took me forever. (see above). yes, i've been saying it in english too much, so i thought i'd give it a shot in Japanese. LoL. Anyways, got 5 needles poked into me arms today; on the left are the TB skin test & Hep A shots, and on the right are blood test, Td [i think they are the ones that prevent -spasms- in muscles if you got cut and that kind of disease got in. something like that. anyone know?], and Rubella [more commonly known as German Measles]. so. got holes all over my arms. => >;;= and i think it gave me this headache too. ugh. i feel like fainting.

yay! got a VREY vague idea for our manga! something about thinking you're in control but actually controlled, like chessboard & chess pieces. <--vague, isn't it? so we still need a strory plot/line. hopefully i can get that out by mid-july.

more later. perhaps. i still have to read Unit A for chem, do the evauation for lab 4, read the health chapters, and write about my day in japanese. probably all by tomorrow, weds, thurs, and friday respectively. JOY.


'so it's a favor when i listen, and it's an order when i'm not, Tsuzuki?!' - Souryuu : Yami no Matsuei [bad trans; somewhere along that line =^^;;=]
� Affectionate Time - Image Album vol.3 : Gensomaden Saiyuki �

I LOVE YAMI NO MATSUEI, STILL.

+laughs+ i really do. yes, i get excited/high when when the name is mentioned. |D LoL anyways. something i thought was interesting:
WHAT TYPE OF YAMI NO MATSUEI PERVERT ARE YOU?

The standard Yaoi Pervert
You probably favour Tsu/Hi, 'cause they have TWO
VUW!!!!! You may blush while reading smut.


What type of Yami no Matsuei pervert are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

hehe. yes. imma yaoi pervert and imma PROUD of it XD hey, it's better than 3-some, hentai, or peeping tom [3 of the worst results in my opinion]=^^;;= really don't wanna...umm...see/like '3-some', really. uhh...not going to talk about that here...

oh, a note. for any names i will mention in [first-last] format, even in languages that supposedly use [last-first] format cuz this is in english =)


'Even if there's only one person that would trust you, you're saved' - Jin Freaks : Hunter x Hunter
� Addicted to you - Distance : Hikki Utada �

GABRIEL TRIED TO KILL ME TODAY IN HEALTH.

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yesterday:
aaand.... never thought scheduling/planning can be so stressful. [health, chem, jap, and fanimecon2k3 all in 3 hrs] aaargh. well. i -was- stressed. still am, actually. oh well. this really don't belong here though...should be in R O A R instead...

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By the way, i think i've gotten over my 'allergy' to Somewhere Out There. <=)


'and even though I know how very far apart we are, it helped to think we might be wishing on the same bright star' - Somewhere Out There : An American Tail
� Drops of Jupiter - Drops of Jupiter : Train �

SOBSOB

honestly, why do i cry when i listen to Somewhere out there...especially when i try to sing it? +tearful+ really, i have tears as i type =; ;= do i miss someone or something or...?



'Ku-ro--ga-ne?' - Fye Flowright : Tsubasa RC
� i should explain this: the person Fye's Teasing is Kurogane, and when said as 'Kuro, ga ne', it means 'Kuro[black], isn't it?' because Fye calls Kurogane 'Kuro-chan[Blackie]' and Kuro-chan hates it =^^= �
� In the Moonlight : Gravitation OVA �

Fwee�d'l-ed Chobits Artbook, .hack booklet thingy from newtype, finished Yami no Matsuei ep 9 on kazaa [FINALLY], a few new AMV of Gravitation [the Somewhere out there one made me cry], and some new chap/vol of manga. i'm so easily satisfied. Now i want to see the whole gravition anime & OVA, the whole YnM anime, OWN all YnM manga [still continuing tho], own all D.N.Angel, own all X/1999[maaaybe?], read all Gravitation, see all Trigun, and....i still want Animatrix. haven't gone to costco yet so haven't bought it.

from ANN, fansubs are actually illeagal, but so are many other stuff, y'know. +shrugs+ who knows, i might get arrested one day for doing all these illeagal activities. ME WANT GRAVITATION AND YAMI NO MATSUEI! [yesh, they both are BL/shounen-ai]

+looks around+whispers+ i should've never read Gravitation Remix ch1 =oO;= now one is tainted. [this is what hardcore yaoi does to fangirl XD] +a dialogue flashes through her memory+ =OO;= i better go...really.



'I've always thought you were no mere mortal, but I've never though you were a cat...wait, what the hell am i saying?!' - Nicholas D. Wolfwood : Trigun ['you' referring to Vash after he 'turned into' kuroneko-sama AKA leaving the bill to wolfwood]
� Sound Life : Trigun � [not sure if it's from 1st donuts or 2nd donut happy pack]

i'm such a simple creature. i was feeling sort of unenergized today...don't know why. but then i finally got arnie to respond [b'c i sent him an email about summerschool...] and i became happy--! i like talking to him |D yes yes, i'm a easily satisfied and simple creature.
yet i'm not.

so which am i? =oO;= hahaha. i'm so weeeird.

Been too bored, methinks. Taking too many online quizzes such as ones from Emode.com and Quizilla.com. i'll put some results in here:

What Flavor Are You?Mmm ... mocha! Strong and rich �but not too sweet �you're the flavor of late nights and early mornings. A coffeehouse regular, you've cornered the market on deep thoughts and probably have a little more than your fair share of brains. In fact, those who know you may even consider you an intellectual, a label that suits you just fine. Deep and thoughtful, you love the academic life �or at least the structured pursuit of nowledge. And, since hitting the books often means all-nighters, what better flavor than mocha to keep you company? Chocolaty and intense, you're a truly tasty treat.

perhaps later i will make images to go along with it or whatever. for now though, that's all you get XD


'God...not even my crown or my big chair.../felt as real as the warmth of that hand.' - Metatron : Angel Sanctuary
� Single Women : Anita Mui/Sammi Cheng �

YAAAY-- it was actually yesterday, but i've pestered my parents enough to buy me Animatrix. [oh, not that i can't pay for it myself, just don't wanna spent $$ on it]

today: S I C K O F P O P C O R N [went to see Finding Nemo, jamba juice, dukaru, etc] bought letter paper and fountain pen and yummy gum.

tried gel-ing my hair today. never thought gel was so sticky and annoying and hard to use. anyways, it made my hair messed and weird =~ ~;= hehe. i should really start doing something CONSTRUCTIVE. all i've really been doing is drawing/reading manga/online/listening to songs/eat. i really should.


'Wake up, YukI~! I'm gonna eat you if you don't~!' - Shuuichi : Gravitation
� Sasuraibito : Zoids Shinseiki/ZERO �

now i wonder if that entry was too long. i pressed post on the last one and it worked. bloody curses, and i spent hours writing that too.


� Foreigners - .hack//SIGN OST 1 : .hack//SIGN �

curse it. i'm so mad.

shit. i think my lecture on the wastefulness of people that i experienced today is all gone. shit. i just clicked 'post' and not 'post and publish' and poof. it's gone. i can't even figure out where that 'lecture' went either. curse that bloody...ok. yeah, i'm mad.


� current song: Interlude - .hack//SIGN OST 1 : .hack//SIGN �