...I buy all of my aniem RAW or fansubbed now. 
Wanna know why? American translations are CRAP. 
And I know enough Japanese that I can tell. These 
people are paid to do it, and don't take any 
delicacy with the issues. The only people who 
might give a flying frick about it all are those 
who translate the opening songs, which I will say 
is hard to do, since they can carry so many 
meanings. But "sing-along-able" lyrics sicken me.

These people generally aren't "artists"...that's 
my point ^^
They're people paid to do something, a opposed to 
an labour of love form fansubbers (who don't HAVE 
to do it, you know).

Oh, and Noir's been licensed for a -long- time.

-Misha