Comments on: Can You Stop Talking Now?

By: Kanashimi

Kanashimi — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:22:58 +0000

Well, from ADV’s new approach on letting people download an episode at $1.99 (despite the small resolution) it means they are trying to listen to us in some small manner. I can’t put all the blame of the America business companies, not because I absolutely love dubs (they’re meh), but because much of the high cost is also due to the fact that Japanese currency is higher (from what I know/think I know) and anime only really gets money from DVD sells (or they get lucky and get on adultswim or something).

I don’t think it’s just America companies that need the overhaul.

Either way, I’ve been thinking about the matter the last few days, and I decided to do some sort of continuation of this subject that was much more serious instead of my request that everybody stop talking (I wanted to bitch, damnit!). So, I’ll share my actual insight instead of a manner to fix it some time tomorrow or… soon xD. I think you can all then call me a hypocrite then! Whee~ :)

By: SY

SY — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:11:02 +0000

I am not sympathetic to the American companies involved because I think they have a horrible business strategy. It’s not our fault. Plus box sets (here at least) cost like an insane amount. I’ve seen some over 100 dollars.. and it’s like “why?”.
the FLCL box set, for example, is about 70 dollars, even though there is only 6 episodes. WHY would I pay for that?

Usually though 26 episode animes end up being about 80 CND. I also hate dubs, so why would I pay money for crapy subs and annoying dubs.

I do however buy a lot of manga.

It just seems to me like the american anime companies do not seem to understand their customers. They cannot guilt us into buying their product. I don’t even feel bad, because why would I?

besides, licensing hardly costs any money anymore due to the Americans inability to break even. I don’t mind paying for licensing, I want the Japanese companies to continue making anime, which they will so long as it is profitable. Of course, it still is.. yet.. *sigh*

I think we need a completely new company to break into the market and ruffle stupid companies like ADV up. Someone who can compete with fansubs is someone I would gladly pay.

It saddens me though, since I love to collect and own things.

By: Kanashimi

Kanashimi — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:56:40 +0000

Haha, it might be very true that I am favoring the first option, but considering that most of the vocal calls from the companies or what not have pointed blame instead of coming to an understanding makes me doubt what all this discussion is going to do.

I’m going with the saying that actions speak louder than words. I mean, I obviously believe that opinions and writing can be powerful due to the fact that I run my own blog and I think may other bloggers would feel as such. Maybe the whole process of this is an act of empowerment from those dedicated anime fans while there are always the batch of comments that I’ve found on forum discussions that leave me wanting to bang my head against a wall. So, I believe much of this industry discussion has almost turned into (though not all): ‘Look, I showed my concern, so now I as a person don’t have to feel guilty about it anymore.’

As I said in my blog, I realize I am being relatively unsympathetic towards the situation yet I feel this is kind of the same old same old situation yet just produced at a higher level.

By: kei-clone

kei-clone — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:41:44 +0000

well, it’s inevitable when you have a tough complex situation like this that everyone’s got something to say, so stuff will need to be repeated. I for one am glad to see that this has caused quite a stir in the blogosphere cuz then we see that most ppl do give a shit about what happens in the industry. and well, discussion leads to understanding…ideally. perhaps we’re hoping that someone in the industry may be reading our thoughts on the matter?

and well, e-drama like this pops in the anime blogosphere every few months. This one is a bit more engaging because it deals with a guilt that 95% of us anime watchers hold. We all care about this industry, but we don’t know how to fix this problem. In history when populations are faced with an especially tough crisis, they naturally tend to do one or a combination of two things: 1) resort to chaos, which brings the fastest results, or 2) discuss and try work out the best course of action before acting. and lol it seems you’re favoring the first option right now ;) sometimes we all need a break when drama gets too high.

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:05:41 +0000

I’m not annoyed at the current situation, since I really haven’t thought about it that much, and it’s interesting to see what people think about the situation. It’s a complex problem, so there’s not really a quick fix or simple solution, so each opinion on what should be done (even if it’s been repeated 100s of times) I think helps. How does anime become more marketable, more profitable? That seems to be the reoccurring complaint here. :/

And what does my comment really provide? Nothing in particular. :V

By: Kanashimi

Kanashimi — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:58:36 +0000

I’ll probably still read the entries despite the fact it seems everyone and their mother wishes to write about it. However, for me there is a cross between what is merely steam coming from these discussions and actually movement towards something to solve this problem.

In all honesty, I think it might take a shock from the system, whether it is lawsuits or the Japanese system failing for awhile before people understand. I believe many are too thickheaded to notice, and somehow it leads to people stating what others have already over and over. I’m not saying that no one is free to give their point of view, I wouldn’t have a blog if that were true, but I think the excessive repetition is what is getting to me.

By: natsuneko

natsuneko — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:28:23 +0000

For some reason I feel that I can adhere to your annoyance that everyone keeps talking again and again about it, and yes it does become like some sort of paranoia (or perhaps only a desperate quest for hits) but the thing with this is, 1. the problem still does exist and it better should be discussed instead of being accepted as is, and 2… unless proof of the contrary, everyone can still write what they want from their own point of view.

I think if you don’t want to know about all of this problematic, you might be better off simply ignoring those entries or so. But at least now everyone knows your point of view though…