Blood+ Dropped posted by Kyougokudou on Tue Jan 24 22:57:16 2006
Contrary to posts from elsewhere on the forums, Shinsen-subs has decided to drop Blood+.
This is solely my decision as translator of the series. A majority of the rest of the group opposes it, but I feel that Sony is unlikely to display the same restraint as Funimation or Bandai, and that exposing myself, my family, and the rest of the Blood+ team to legal risk is foolishness. For all the talk of Funi's "high-handedness", none of us were sued, and indeed in the entire history of fansubbing, nobody has been. I believe that this is because the anime companies that we know and love are all closely involved with the community, and have far too much to lose through legal methods when a simple C&D letter would suffice. I also believe that this is not true of Sony.
Just to clarify, here's what this does NOT mean:
SHS has NOT recieved any notice from Sony.
SHS has NOT suddenly switched to an unliscenced-only group.
As this is my decision and not the groups, the forum is an inappropriate place to register any complaints you may have. I can be contacted at
sairai_x@hotmail.com, or via the PM button in the forum.
We hope you've enjoyed this series so far, and that you'll continue to enjoy our other releases.