Friends of mine have told me that a local Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN, are now showing the old fan-subbed episodes of Naruto (done by ANBU-AOne). I've yet to see an actual episode on their channel, but I've no reason to doubt my friends, and I've also seen folks saying the same things on local Philippine forums. As far as I can remember, they've begun on the episodes where Naruto begins his one-on-one training with Jiraiya, right after the preliminary Chuunin elimination fights.
Yeah, a supposedly "professional" TV station is leeching of ANBU and AOne's work on Naruto, broadcasting the Fansubs on Philippine airwaves, and quite possibly reaping huge profits. Anime's quite popular in the Philippines, and Naruto is no exception. It's just plain SAD that a supposedly respectable TV Station, one of the largest here in the country, is doing this. Before, they were showing Naruto DUBBED, meaning they were using Filipino voices, but now, fansubs from ANBU and AOne.
I'm currently looking for a way to contact them, but so far, no luck. There only seems to be ONE e-mail address on their website, feedback_web@abs.pinoycentral.com , and it looks like that doesn't actually lead all the way to the inside, more like just a way to comment on their website. Still, that's a start, and maybe we can start e-mailing them about the unethical move they've made. This is their website, by the way. WWW.ABS-CBN.COM
I just hope this stops. The Philippines is in enough crap as it is. Please, help me find a way to tell them what we think and what they're doing is wrong.
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