Viz is silly.
I decided to buy the first episode of Death Note from Direct2Drive, and... During the opening song they have the English translation... with karaoke. Why?! Are we supposed to be singing along here?
(On a side note, I remember once with some series, I forget which... The English song translation actually was designed to be sung to. Was it "Cruel Angel's Thesis"?)
In case you don't understand what I'm talking about, here's a screencap:
And while I'm at it, Death Note's idea of American TV:

Finally, a (highly paraphrased) conversation between me and John and my friend John (
darkjing).
Me: Well, it's not like we'll be showing Death Note to five-year-olds.
John: Oh, I will. I'll be like, "Now come here and watch this. Now you, be like L." "But L dies." "Well then, be like L but don't die."
I decided to buy the first episode of Death Note from Direct2Drive, and... During the opening song they have the English translation... with karaoke. Why?! Are we supposed to be singing along here?
(On a side note, I remember once with some series, I forget which... The English song translation actually was designed to be sung to. Was it "Cruel Angel's Thesis"?)
In case you don't understand what I'm talking about, here's a screencap:
And while I'm at it, Death Note's idea of American TV:
Finally, a (highly paraphrased) conversation between me and John and my friend John (
Me: Well, it's not like we'll be showing Death Note to five-year-olds.
John: Oh, I will. I'll be like, "Now come here and watch this. Now you, be like L." "But L dies." "Well then, be like L but don't die."