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   From: tnaran@no-more-virii-please.direct.ca   
      
   David Watson wrote:   
   > CONCLUSION:  I pray that Del Rey fixed up more than the "Southern Master"   
   > gaffe in the reprintings of the early volumes of this.  In fact, I pray   
   > that they totally purged the Davids' ruins and got someone who actually   
   > respects original creators' work and readers' intelligence to redo the   
   > adaptations of Vols. 1-4.   
      
   I see Peter David has made enemies in the manga world too.  He was   
   accused of much the same sins when he worked for Marvel comics.  He can   
   also be a major league a**hole if you dare to criticise his work and   
   "re-interpretations".   
      
    > I also hope that someone will go back and purge   
   > the worst excesses out of Trish Ledoux's work for future printings of   
   > Vols. 6+ (I haven't read 7 yet, but Rob has already told me that the   
   > expression "Are you on crack?" is used in it.  Gimme a break) and sit on   
   > her shoulder like a hawk and peck her when she Californicates future   
   > translations.   
      
   My fun "Spot the Ledoux" game happens when watching the dub of   
   Inu-Yasha.  If the dialog makes my skin crawl, I can guarantee with 100%   
   accuracy Trish Ledoux's name is in the credits.  When the dialog is not   
   only acceptable, but borders on being faithful and well-written, her   
   name is rarely in the credits, and of 2 such episodes with Ledoux's name   
   on it, she was always credited in thed 2nd position.   
      
   Ledouxism: "Sacred jewel shards"   
   Every other adaptation team: "Shikon shards"   
      
   > As it is right now, one decent volume (and another only   
   > half-decent) out of six is a really poor record.  It's stuff like this   
   > that keeps underground scanlators doing what they do.  Please bring back   
   > Douglas Varenas and pay him double plus benefits.   
      
   I find it annoying when they find a really good translator/adaptor   
   person or team and they can't or won't let them do the whole series.   
   GTO is the closest exception I've seen.   
      
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