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Shiki MSHTS wrote:

Finally, Fox did not make a name change to the series or anything. Goodness. The reasons for the name changes are well stated above. And had Fox ever made a name change, FUNimation would have had the rights to reverse and modify that change. When a company buys the rights to a series, that usually comes with all the rights, including the right to change names and content around.

According to the rumours running in the late 1999, Fox made title (Conan's Capers) and name changes. And it was originally for Fox Family, as I know.

According to the ever reliable Karl Olson from Toon Zone forums, all of the name changes in Detective Conan, legal or otherwise, were all enforced by TMS. Apparently, FUNimation tried to fight back too.

But whatever. I hear that the dub is great regardless. Now if only they'd up the DVD episode count.

Nagisa wrote:

KudoEdogawa wrote:

Argh, I just can't stand this!!
Being an absolute Conan fan since I was in first grade, this change has made me lose all faith in the American anime market... somehow, they just manage to screw everything up.

They just have to have their own names, their own logos, and their own theme songs while the rest of the world is doing fine with the original Japanese versions.

I wonder how many more decent manga/anime are gonna fall victim to the US market... Anime cry

Jesus H. Tap-Dancing Christ, do I have to say this again?

It's just a title change. Did you neglect to notice that everything else is being left untouched? Honestly, if an anime's name being changed is so bloody awful, why don't we go and start little hissy fits everytime a title's even translated to English? Translating the name is changing it, too, after all. Why don't we go scream at Viz for calling Ayashi no Ceres "Ceres, Celestial Legend?" Or we could just continue screaming at FUNimation because they changed DBZ's title from "Doragonboru Zedo." Even better, let's all demand Columbia-Tristar's blood for renaming Knockin' on Heaven's Door to "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie," or go bang down ADV's door because the "Shin Seiki" in Evangelion's title doesn't exactly correlate to "Neon Genesis" (I know this was GAiNAX's decision, but it's still an "evil" name change).

If a simple, innocent, harmless name change made you lose faith in the entire domestic industry, I suggest therapy. Or a new hobby that doesn't involve foreign products.

Wow... I decided to check back here after five months and I find all these? Interesting...

Well, first of all, I don't see why you bother. If you seriously get bugged with all the 'whiners' and 'complainers,' why even bother checking this topic? If you've hanged around in the anime world long enough, you should know that the place will have angry rants and protests scattered everywhere. So why even bother coming here and replying and sounding like you're so intelligent and so mature and "all-that"?

Did you neglect to notice that everything else is being left untouched?

In the way you said it, I believe your definition of "everything" excludes logo, theme songs, names, certain elements and certain plots? If so, I suggest you look up the meaning of the word.

Now I'm sure you'll probably reply with annoying, stingy, long, and boring comments that could be summarized into "logos and themes songs are unimportant. How do you know the plots are changed?"

You may know why, you may not, I'm explaining anyway. Certain cases, and especially the second movie, revolves heavily around the Japanese names. Since FUNi has acquired rights to the second movie, the only way they'll be able to present it is to alter the plot so that it's got nothing to do with the Japanese names.

Changing the plot changes the spirit of the original work and, to me, is an insult. ("You're hopeless!"). Yes, I am, and it is because I have been obsessed with the series since I was seven.

Translating the name is changing it, too, after all.

I don't see how so, translating is only to express the original in a language which the target understands.

Is saying "Ohayou!" instead of "Good Morning!" changing it? I think not, since they deliver the same meaning.

And translating isn't half as bad as changing, besides, for series like Meitantei Conan, DBZ, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, etc. They included the translated English title in the original logo already.

If a simple, innocent, harmless name change made you lose faith in the entire domestic industry, I suggest therapy. Or a new hobby that doesn't involve foreign products.

Well, if the change made it so that you think I'm in such a bad state that I require therapy, then I don't suppose it's innocent and harmless, is it?

And whatever happened to the whole "If you disagree, disagree respectfully" junk, eh?

You also contradict your own interest quite well, for I do not think shouting-at-newcomers-with-stingy-comments-on-their-first-post qualify as any sort of "manner." ...Perhaps except uncivilized manners.

Since you have been so kind to recommend me therapy, may I also suggest you to work on your social relations, for I'm sure I am not the only one in this entire community who is pissed at you for your hostile comments.