| I asked a friend of mine which source of entertainment does he prefer between anime and video games. He said " I prefer anime because I watch it for free." This made me realize that I have watched over a hundred anime and I never paid anything for it, I don't buy dvds or any merchandise either; I just watch anime....for free?? Is that why anime is so popular nowadays since it's easy to stream? What do you think? |
TyrelJan 29, 2016 4:02 PM
| You can find anything free if you put your mind to it. Keep in mind most of it is illegal, however. |
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| Anything is easy to stream. I stream movies all the time. |
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| It's free. If you illegally stream it from illegal websites. If you stream it from legal sources without buying their membership or whatever it's still free. It's not popular because it's free, it's popular because it's anime. I've already gone the path of pirating, so unless it suddenly becomes a huge crime if you illegally stream anime, I'm not stopping. Buying merch/dvd's occasionally is nice though. |
| every single one of my forum posts is dumb and invalid except for 1, I don't claim them it was a different person it was all fake |
| It definitely isn't free to make... |
LunarSpectrum said: You can find anything free if you put your mind to it. Keep in mind most of it is illegal, however. pretty much this ^ Free and legal streaming exists though, like Crunchyroll. Although on Crunchyroll, with airing series you have to wait a week until you can watch the new episodes. |
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| You may have free anime, but can you have free! anime? #FreeTheHomos |
Temmie said: Please, just die. I liked Free! though.You may have free anime, but can you have free! anime? |
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| Since the producers of the anime we watch aren't expecting to get money from us anyway we don't have to feel obliged to support the industry in any way. I personally like to buy some anime stuff. |
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all anime is free! bby c; *rips off shirt and dives into a pool of cherry blossoms and angsty bishounen tears* I think the fact that anime is free[!] has made it more accessible and thus easier to become popular, but of course, that's only one factor of appeal. It's good to support the industry as well if possible, but if you choose not to buy official copies or merchandise, anime is still available to you, which I'm guessing contributes largely to the size of the fanbase. |
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| they're both free though lmao AYYYYYYYYY |
| Anything is free on the Internet for a swashbuckling pirate. |
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Temmie said: You may have free anime, but can you have free! anime? This post makes me want to eat myself |
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| You can download video games for free too. |
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LunarSpectrum said: You can find anything free if you put your mind to it. ie going to google and spending 2 minutes finding what you want |
jaysen said: That's only for information. Physical objects can also be free, but you have a higher chance of getting caught.LunarSpectrum said: You can find anything free if you put your mind to it. ie going to google and spending 2 minutes finding what you want |
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| I don't get how buying merchandise makes you a weeaboo. But I don't think that's why it's popular. |
Extreme3708 said: I asked a friend of mine which source of entertainment does he prefer between anime and video games. He said " I prefer anime because I watch it for free." This made me realize that I have watched over a hundred anime and I never paid anything for it, I don't buy dvds or any merchandise either, I don't fvck with action figures, waifu pillows or any of that weeb shit; I just watch anime....for free?? Is that why anime is so popular nowadays since it's easy to stream? What do you think? Depends on what you mean by free. If you're a japanese teenager tuning into a japanese broadcasting channel at midnight then it's free for yourself. Your parents in that situation would be paying the cable after all. If you are consuming it from streaming or torrenting, you need to realize that you aren't supporting the anime you love at all. If you feel in the slightest hint of guilt the least you can do is buy a crunchyroll premium account. Or Funimation i guess... I'm serious. It's one of the only legal ways to obtain anime outside of buying the DVDs which is iffy and limited anyway. If you torrent, anime that crunchyroll doesn't pick up though, I wouldn't feel guilty. It's literally the only other way to consume said media after all. |
| My wallet has been drained by my shelves. Anime is not free. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Anime aint free. The path to streaming and torrents gotta be litterd with the blood of animators. Crunchyrolll aka "CR" is not my saviour. he is american imperialist and probably jewish as well :D:D. bakaBT not bakaTSUKI ok. praise haruhi. |
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| my dad lost his job in the 1960s and since then i have had to scrounge the streets for anime |
sympy said: LMAO .......................... my dad lost his job in the 1960s and since then i have had to scrounge the streets for anime |
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| To the Japanese otakus , anime aren't. ( 2 EPs of anime costs more than a full video game ! ) But to the king of pirates like me , everything is free. ( I choose to spend my money on the net bill rather than buying anime DVD/BDs ) |
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| Well the best things in life are free after all. |
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Z-Dante said: To the Japanese otakus , anime aren't. ( 2 EPs of anime costs more than a full video game ! ) But to the king of pirates like me , everything is free. ( I choose to spend my money on the net bill rather than buying anime DVD/BDs ) There is something called "TV". I am not sure though how much is "receiver TV" and how much is "free TV" in Japan, but it could at most cost as much as the usual "receiver TV" stuff would cost. So since most of us also pay for that stuff (and/or depending on age and current situation - our parents), in a sense it ACTUALLY IS free for the Japanese people. Well, of course there are the blu-ray releases, so yea, uncensored Ecchi does cost as much as 2 video games. |
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Grey-Zone said: uncensored Ecchi does cost as much as 2 video games. Whats there to censor in ecchi anyway? |
| "From when the snow melts To where it falls again~" |
| I cannot imagine how very few anime and manga I would have watched and read if it wasn't thanks to the fansub and scanlation communities. I think you should support the industry if you really enjoyed a work, but I also understand if you cannot afford to. |
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RiQ said: Grey-Zone said: uncensored Ecchi does cost as much as 2 video games. Whats there to censor in ecchi anyway? Cindy, won't you smile? Cindy, won't you sleep a while? I feel like just a child Sinking down one hundred million miles |
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RiQ said: You better go watch To Love Ru darkness. You'll understand what censoring is called.Grey-Zone said: uncensored Ecchi does cost as much as 2 video games. Whats there to censor in ecchi anyway? |
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| yeah most of us consume it for free, but I don't neglect the marketplace either, I love buying manga and other stuff from time to time, keep it rolling you know? Just give back, somehow... |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| Just buy merchandise of your favourite show and support the industry that way. |
| Since i pay for the internet service then no... |
| "GINTAMA IS UTTER SHIT!" *Scores SAO2 9/10 and Nisekoi 9/10*  |
| I use to be a leech too, but now I actually pay monthly subscriptions for legal streaming sites and I buy DVDs/Blu-rays time to time. |
-MahesvaraJan 25, 2016 11:35 PM
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| Anything is free when you pirate it, duh. There are legal options for some anime, but the free pirating option is always better. For me, it only costs one internet bill a month and the occasional HDD. So technically, not free. |
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yes, thank God, some sites are going down though, |
tr1ckst3r said: as a simple google reverse search would indicate, the show is name Isucaromagia said: anime name please? Cindy, won't you smile? Cindy, won't you sleep a while? I feel like just a child Sinking down one hundred million miles Its not lile I want to watch it or anything! that girl isnt even the top 3 girl btw imo tbh fam |
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| Majority of anime we had seen in our lives is free only because it has been pirated. Reason for that is that most of the shows hasn't been officially released to the western markets and thus no one outside the Japan can watch it legally, especially not "for free". We wouldn't get our eyes and hands on it if it wasn't pirated. If you find English dubbed show and watch it on US (only) paid webpage, you are watching it legally, but not for free. |
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romagia said: I'm a weaker for purple haired girl fam, they somehow manage to wake up something black inside my pants...as a simple google reverse search would indicate, the show is name Isuca that girl isnt even the top 3 girl btw imo tbh fam |
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| >implying you can't find video games for free. None are free. They are just pirated. |
Seiya0890 said: But its still disgusting from my point of view, and from the word's point of view, therefore its disgusting. Wise words. |
tr1ckst3r said: and thus is the wonder of harem genre where everyone has a different best girlromagia said: I'm a weaker for purple haired girl fam, they somehow manage to wake up something black inside my pants...as a simple google reverse search would indicate, the show is name Isuca that girl isnt even the top 3 girl btw imo tbh fam i watched isuca for archer girl but cat girl was a very nice surprise too |
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| Watching anime is free, supporting it is optional. |
Extreme3708 said: This made me realize that I have watched over a hundred anime and I never paid anything for it, I don't buy dvds or any merchandise either, I don't fvck with action figures, waifu pillows or any of that weeb shit; I just watch anime....for free?? Is that why anime is so popular nowadays since it's easy to stream? What do you think? It's like those free-to-play games and many websites: you don't have to pay anything, but if you have spare money, they have stuff to offer you - DVDs, figures, dakimakura, whatever... Somehow, there are enough people with spare money in the world that anime keeps existing. In this sense, anime itself is a really expensive advertisement. They say that most of Studio Ghibli's money comes from selling plush Totoros, giving the creators enough freedom to make what they want to make. |
| Ehh. Everything can be pirated. I live in a third world country so I pirate any source of entertainment (Anime, manga, TV shows, Movies, even PS3 games) Nothing really exclusive to anime. |
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jc9622 said: I pity people who has never supported the anime industry :/. Some people can't genuenly support Anime/Manga industry. I live in a country where there's no Anime DVDs/Manga Volumes whatsoever. I also can't use credit card & I also have many problems besides that. People don't give a damn about Anime in my country (A few actually cares). Back to the main point, Mostly everything is free if you pirate. Games can be also downloaded for free. |
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