I love JAV as much as the next guy and while it can be quite frustrating to not understand what's going on, I'm not sure I'd go so far as to pay (a LOT) of money for it.
At least, in the sense where a site starts marketing and selling subtitles as a product. I've thought about it long and hard for quite some time before I made this blog... could I sell English subtitles to JAV? Is this a viable business idea?
Ultimately, I had to get rid of that inner American in me that wants to apply Capitalism to everything, and I concluded that subtitles are not a viable product. I had to truly think about what "subtitles" are, and what "subtitles" mean to people.
To many people, it's always been free. Whenever you watch live news on television or a film on a streaming service, subtitles are always an option that can be switched on and off at will. Why would you pay extra for something like that?
I also grew up in a time where subtitles in your language are kind of expected to be free, especially for anime. Communities would get together and add subtitles to their favorite anime (often with a very quick turnaround of a day or so). Viki, a streaming service that caters to Korean dramas, have subtitles that are contributed by the community. It only licenses tv shows and they have volunteers do the hard work for them.
That's when it finally hit me. When someone seeks out subtitles for JAV, it means that they are genuinely interested in the story and what is being said. But when you're seeking out JAV for a quick fix, you don't care about what they're saying. (I sure don't care when I get the urge!)
I am extremely grateful for those who support me. As I've mentioned before, donations are never necessary, as I really do enjoy JAV that much. I will never sell my subtitles as a product, because I provide a service for JAV lovers and enthusiasts.
And these aren't just "English subtitles", they are "English fan subtitles" because I love JAV as much as you do and will put in time, effort, and attention to detail to each and every title. I love it enough to go through the crying pains of actresses yelling in my headphones, the occasional boring vanilla dead bedroom sex, and the new kinks that end up awakening something inside of me. I do get quite critical of JAV at times, but don't mind me, I'm just some rando on the internet who's seen too much JAV and has strong preferences. Either way, keep those requests coming, folks!
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