Thread: Sazae-san subs
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Old 2003-11-12, 01:22   Link #8
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Originally Posted by bayoab
a) raws are VERY VERY hard to get, and the existing raws that are floating around are so low quality that they are unusable. Also being there are 1800+ eps now since it is something like the longest running animated show ever....


b) Translating it and actually understanding it are 2 completely different issues. Almost anyone can probably translate it with at couple years of japanese. Giving a proper cultural explanation is a whole different story. (Ex. the first line of the each episode requires a cultural note.)
Well, if Sazae here would be able to capture AND translate (I'm assuming he has enough cultural knowledge since he watched it 30 years ago), then those issues would be gone. /me hopes ^^;
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