Starting from the "Share Source Incident"

by uhlan on 2008-05-24 21:52:53

I do not know whether the influence of this incident will continue, after all no one is willing to do this kind of thankless job. Whether or not Share has successors, Chinese anime subtitle groups should take some actions. If there are really no sources for subtitled works in the future, it is possible that some powerful subtitle groups will dispatch special personnel to record and send back works to China. Naturally, they will not pass through Share, nor will they be likely to share with other subtitle groups. This should be a serious blow to the currently flooded anime subtitle industry, and many subtitle groups may disband as a result. Will the increased cost prompt anime subtitle groups to engage in certain commercial behaviors? To be honest, I do not know. After all, subtitle groups like Ziju have already inserted advertisements into their works earlier, while many American drama subtitles remain pure. However, even if it is still convenient to obtain sources from Japan shortly after, it is impossible to be complacent, because some things are inevitable.