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Subtitle Errors on the DVD Warning!


I thought I warn folks to be on guard for subtitle errors.
On the UK edition released by Metrodome you have the option of watching the dubbed version of the original Japanese with subtitles. As I'd heard how bad the "Star TV" dub was I thought I'd watch the orignal Japanese version.
As the original American voice actors would not be there anyway I figured I had nothing to loose.
It took me three attempts to watch the first episode each time getting confused as to what was happening before I discovered that the subtitles had not been checked properly.
The mistakes were only simple one word mistaked bhut changed whole premises!
Here are a few I found that led to the confusion and what they should be (me thinks)

After Spike contacts Prime he asks is he will sned troops to help the forces under attack.
Prime says he will deploy support troops to Earth.
What he in fact does is send troops "from" Earth

Later on Spike tells the Autobots that Athenia cannot suvive the Decepticon assault for much longer without help.
Athenia is not under attack but Cybertron! (This had me most confused as I was trying to find out when Spike had gone to Athenia!)

After this the narrator says that troops arrive from Athenia to join the battle.
However Wheelie and Daniel had sneaked on the trainbot on Earth unless there's more than one!

Just thought I'd warn you folks about those sort of errors!

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It's really awful at some points. But the animation is the best in the entire 1980s series. There are no flaws in the animation.

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