Talk:PaRappa The Rapper/@comment-8459116-20150623200726/@comment-8459116-20150912175329

- Statement regarding the M2/SpaceToon/TeleVisa decisions to stop showing Kabushiki Gaisha ABS' English-language version of PaRappa The Rapper -

At this time, I wish to notify our supporting viewers, companies and other entities that I am upset regarding the number of complaints eminating from the Middle East, Hungary and Latin America regarding the way that the PaRappa The Rapper animated series was shown in said countries. SpaceToon and TeleVisa alerted us that they had dropped the show from their schedules and started the production of dubbed versions in Arabic and Latin American Spanish for SpaceToon/TeleVisa, whilst M2 cancelled the show entirely, surrendering the Hungarian broadcasting rights to RTL Klub, who also decided to dub the show into Hungarian.

We fully understand the reasoning regarding these decisions, however we wish to clarify that the initial reason for subbing over dubbing is the fact that many dubs of anime series have been inferior in comparison to the original English/Japanese versions.

Part of our decision to allow these networks and production companies to start dubbing it is the confusion that it created amongst its viewers, in that some members of the show's target demographic (6-12 years of age) were unable to read the subtitles, and were uneducated in English. Another reason is the advancement of Secondary Audio Programming ("SAP") technology, allowing for viewers to select one of multiple audio tracks in which to view the programme. TeleVisa proposed a dub in the period before the show premiered, and the same company also suggested that the original English audio track be provided via SAP. We appreciate it if SAP be used, where available, to provide the original audio track to viewers who wish to have it.

Once again, I wish to apologise for any damage to network reputation and ratings caused by PaRappa The Rapper in these countries.

Yours sincerely,

Kenji Yukimura