1/ typeset. yes, it takes concentration when the typeset is special. However you get used to. In Wizard (the exemple you gave) everytime the hero “henshins” I do not look the subtitle anymore. It’s just graphical and cool the first time you see it.

2/ About the word which are truly not translated : it could be a choice of the subber. It reminds me of a One Piece sub in which the subber did not want to translate the word Nakama. I think it might be a good idea, but only for a very few words and if it is really easy to remember so you do not have to thing again. Your example of Asameshimae is true (not easy to remember, long)

3/ though I could be ok in general, your example is not well found of mahoutsukai / Wizard. Wizard is just the name of the Kamen Rider, not his function. If it would be Kamen Rider Oliver or Kamen Rider Clinton, h would have been named Oliver or Clinton. The choice was to make the difference between the function / job (mage) and his name (Wizard).

However it’s a good reflection. I would be honest : I’ll continue to read TvNihon subtitles, just because it’s the most centralized place to find subs and discuss with fans.

Sincerly

If there are no viable alternatives, then it isn’t really a thing of the past, is it? Offering editorial bias as fact in an opinion piece is all well and good, but ideally you should avoid contradicting yourself in the space of one sentence.

The rest of your rant seems to be little more than bias, entitlement and misunderstanding to the point I wonder if your comments about softsubs aren’t just trolling or you really don’t understand why a fansub group known to the content originators they rely upon (and who still make lucrative profit from DVD and Blu-ray sales) wouldn’t want to make raw HD video with optional subtitles available to anyone with an internet connection.

Having said all that, I do find TVN a little prickly and defensive in how they deal with their fandom, though I’ll grant you the sense of entitlement of the average fansub viewer when they don’t get what they want when they want – for free – would try anyone’s patience. I’m amazed they didn’t just quit years ago, though as a KR fan am thankful they didn’t. As someone who doesn’t want to spend his time trawling the web for the latest episodes of Japanese shows fansubbed by the latest hobbyist to think they know how these things are “meant” to be done and will likely give up very soon after they find out how much work is involved and/or receive their first speck of criticism from some other weeabo fanboy with a differing opinion, something as high profile, easy to find and reliable as TVN is a gift.