Quote Originally Posted by Rongway View Post
This.

A lot of cultural features of the Japanese language just do not make sense in English. It would be a grave error to translate things literally.
Its the main reason I can't get into anime unless its been subbed/dubbed properly. I simply don't get the little cultural quirks and humor that is in japanese culture.

Hell I'm having problems with newer shows due to a generational gap. Such when a protagonist does something that seems perfectly logical and helps everyone, but then the side characters get upset because they weren't asked before. Even though it helped them.