"That's literally the same arguement" doesn't mean the arguement is never appropriate; a hammer isn't the right tool for every job, but it is the right tool for some jobs.
If the character names are Satoshi, Satoru, Sakamoto, Yoshitaka, Yoshimitsu, Yamaguchi, Yamamoto, Yamasaki, and so on, guess what will happen to a little kid who doesn't know Japanese? They will zone out, they will forget who is who, and they will be less likely to enjoy the show. Children don't like things that confuse them, it's the same reason why the kids the suck at math all hate math, whereas the kids who are good at math enjoy it.
Okay, so the name thing can be justifiable. Never even had it as the point being talked about, was just thrown in as a funny detail because I used the localized names while talking about localization. That's why I just called it incidental to the greater goal, which was to completely de-Jap the entire product.
You want to explain how being forced to remove all violence, sex, and religion isn't censorship either? How about removing numerous instances of random salutes or matches? What would kids get confused about there that demands they must do so?
"That's literally the same arguement" doesn't mean the arguement is never appropriate; a hammer isn't the right tool for every job, but it is the right tool for some jobs.
If the character names are Satoshi, Satoru, Sakamoto, Yoshitaka, Yoshimitsu, Yamaguchi, Yamamoto, Yamasaki, and so on, guess what will happen to a little kid who doesn't know Japanese? They will zone out, they will forget who is who, and they will be less likely to enjoy the show. Children don't like things that confuse them, it's the same reason why the kids the suck at math all hate math, whereas the kids who are good at math enjoy it.
Okay, so the name thing can be justifiable. Never even had it as the point being talked about, was just thrown in as a funny detail because I used the localized names while talking about localization. That's why I just called it incidental to the greater goal, which was to completely de-Jap the entire product.
You want to explain how being forced to remove all violence, sex, and religion isn't censorship either? How about removing numerous instances of random salutes or matches? What would kids get confused about there that demands they must do so?