I agree with the two of you, Rylharu and Lefty! Japan should have noticed by now that the fansubs are spreading their work worldwide.
The DVDs are something I want to own for a good series and I mean ADV may have glitches in translation, but overall they do a good job in marketing the DVD, take Azumanga Daioh for instance, it comes with a translation booklet, which clears up all the puns and other things as well. The reversible covers I probably just a bonus the quality is really top notch, but it just takes several month intervals for the DVDs to come out, plus they are not exactly cheap. I think were the companies in America to release the DVDs a lot faster and not Americanize them so much to keep the Japanese feel and perhaps make them slightly cheaper, then I think it would attract more people. I know my friend has always been wanting to buy the DVDs...but for one since I live in Asia, it's hard to get the originals so we have to order them through amazon and two, my friend just doesn't have the cash to afford it.
I'm with Rylharu on the DVDs, if I see a series I really like, then I would buy the DVDs! So right now, if I see School Rumble licensed, I would definitely buy the DVDs, I just wouldn't like it if I would only get my first DVD by the end of next year! If the School Rumble manga were licensed as well I would buy the whole set as well! Though I rely a lot on fansubs and many people do I know we all do our best to support the originals be it manga, anime, artwork, DVDs....hope you know what I mean [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]