Comments on: Anime Expo 2007: Anime in America

By: Inu Yasha

Inu Yasha — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:24:54 +0000

is it normal for a 13 year old to be watching Bleach, Death Note, Naruto, Inu Yasha, and Full Metal Alchemist? just wondering cuse some of my friends think that these shows that i like are too over my head…but that freken sucks that they arent being supportive….

By: angry fan

angry fan — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:20:48 +0000

i agree with Anonymous dub’s suck why pay for something that was done horribly. it easy to watch it online than to buy a DVD with 3-5 episodes for 19.99 – 25.then have to wait 3-to 5 business days to get last time my i ordered a DVD it took 2 weeks to get 1 DVD.

By: griever

griever — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:27:11 +0000

“The US should stop thinking itself the be-all-end-all of the world.”

Anca: When did US fansub companies turn around and become the US nation? You’re mixing business capitalism with politics as another excuse to rant about the US. Anyone who knows my political views knows that I’m NOT Bush’s #1 fan, but I think a lot of foreigners loves to rant about America with whatever lame excuse they can use and frankly, it reflects poorly on you.

By: Anca

Anca — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:38:56 +0000

US people aren’t the only ones downloading fansubs, but US companies going down on fansubs also annoy those who are even less their target market than the US downloaders.

I don’t CARE about dubs because 1) English is not my first language, and imho sucks at dubbed voices (unlike german – and no, that’s not my ml either). i have no reason to like them. 2) Shipping Cost here for one entire 26 Episode series can cost as much as an average salary, aside from the fact that it wouldn’t be worth it for anything other than the collector’s value, 3) American companies’ profits don’t affect the profits the Japanese producers have, so I don’t even feel an obligation to it AND number 4) We don’t have an anime industry to hurt or inconvenience AT ALL in this country.

Does this make dlding the things legal? Of course not. Does it justify them? No, it’s free entertainment, after all. Do I have any other choice? No.

The US should stop thinking itself the be-all-end-all of the world.

From a less subjective viewpoint…

In Japan, an anime DVD costs much more than in America, because the intended audience are only hardcore fans. As was stated above, they derive their profits from TV – why can’t american companies try the same thing?

By: Paul anderson

Paul anderson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:28:25 +0000

Obviously, licensing companies need to stop taking so long to get anime product to the U.S. market. As noted above, users donâ€™t want to wait to get the â€œnewest and greatestâ€ anime episodes.

By: How do you watch your favorite anime series/movies? at The Anime Blog

How do you watch your favorite anime series/movies? at The Anime Blog — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:01:54 +0000

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By: wabi-sabi

wabi-sabi — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:02:22 +0000

Blue-skying anime ownership…

Day-dreaming possible solutions to the problems of (anime) piracy….

By: Pete Zaitcev

Pete Zaitcev — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:29:55 +0000

After reading this I hate Matt Greenfield so much. I thought I hated John Ledford, but apparently it was just mild disapproval as I understood now. I _only_ bought the Azumanga because I saw it on fansubs (I also have both Japanese and English manga). And in general, implication that if I download my fansubs then I do not support the industry is offensive in greatest degree.

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Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:38:30 +0000

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By: griever

griever — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:19:03 +0000

I’m actually looking forward to the pay-per-download and seeing how that goes. One of the reasons I stopped buying anime DVDs was the price. They’re marketing to young adults and, at least when I was actively buying DVDs, I didn’t have $30 of easy spending money. $5-10, yeah, but not $30. And for a boxset? I spend about $30-$40 on a regular American TV show boxset…why does the Japanese one cost $40-$50 more? Is the cost of licensing and production that much more expensive?

I know absolutely nothing about the anime companies and broadcasting, but why can’t they band together, create an anime channel (and therefore only have to release 1 episode a week), and then release the boxsets like everyone else? The past plan (DVD release only) obviously isn’t working too well and at this point, a lot of people are so internet-savvy that it’s easier to download.