The issue is that there are multiple “they” in this equation. There is the original Japanese company that produced and made the original content. Then there is NIS Murica, who licenses it out for us here in Murica. Most of the time the Japanese company wants nothing to do with our market. (Although rare, there are the…

“Pant”

Raita! Raita! Raita!

Because there are no black idolm@ster characters, idiot.

For me. I’ll suffer through suspect art for a writer, but it is somewhat harder for me to do the reverse.

I guess I’m a “weeaboo”, since I want the content as unaltered as possible. Throw competent subtitles on it and ship it.

To me its anytime something gets altered beyond translation. (Making characters bigger/smaller, removing/adding content, changing ages, etc.)

And Speedy the Snail is fighting the good fight today on Kickstarter! Their current offerings are Riding Bean and Otaku no Video, and I backed the shit out of their Bubblegum Crisis release.

The kiss of death would be if it has the self adjusting suspension, but I’m not versed enough to tell if this has them.

Lol, I love this argument. Yes, please tell me of all of the monies you can sink into, what, a 530i or 540i, and get M5-esque. And this is to get into stock M5 territory, yes?

My friend bought one, it’s bad as hell.

The new one is automatic, so nope.

Because he was closing on pork mobile.

Automatic only? Yeah, automatic only.

Butch here likes automatics.

Three pedals be damned.

Could be worse. I went from an 2007 STi to a 2001 M5, Full tank gets me 200 miles, maybe.

Slower Traffic Keep Right.

Two pedal fail.

Hmmm, no. I’d still rather have a full blown M car, not a “gee we put a few M parts on a standard engine, put M badges all over it, quad exhaust, and a CROOKED DRIVER’S SEAT.”