joephillingham said: You look at any other form of DvD or movie on a site like amazon, and they sell for 0.01 + Delivery, Then you try to buy anime, which you can watch 99% of free online anyway, and it all costs like 20-30 Quid + P&P, Why? and does anyone know a website that sells anime or manga that contradicts this? To rake in the profits of course. I don't know sorry. Those original anime DVDs are not cheap at all as far as i know |
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YouAreNotSugoi said: cupc said: True but let me show you somethingBecause making anime costs a lot of money Anime in comparison to western animation is dirt cheap to make amateur said: cupc said: Because making anime costs a lot of money So does making movies. As I said later, anime is a much more niche business. They have to set the prices high because that's optimal for them, that's how they make the most money out of anime. It's capitalism, and really shouldn't be that hard to grasp. And yet the animators barely make a living out of the business. Due to the relatively small profit each episode makes, making anime is indeed expensive. |
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joephillingham said: Theaterofhope said: A single episode of Friends costs 10 million dollars due to the cast Anime does not have cast restrictions and due to the absense of CGI an average episode is $120,000 of a Popular show. Anime isn't expensive I have to bring this up every thread. That's what I was thinking, yet for some reason Even used Copies seem to go for 20$ +, Is it the fanbase driving the price high? or some other factor like people mentioned above ... hmmm Isn't it obvious that there are multiple difference between anime and american mainstream TV Series? 1. American TV Series get a lot of money through ratings and advertisements. They are produced for TV, DVD sales just come as an extra. If a series isn't profitable on for the TV station based on ratings alone, it will be cancelled. 2. They target an infinitely larger target audience so obviously the stuff can be sold cheaper per unit. |
AlcoholicideFeb 23, 2015 6:52 AM
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Because it has to be imported from Japan, maybe? |
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Higashi_no_Kaze said: Isn't it obvious that there are multiple difference between anime and american mainstream TV Series? 1. American TV Series get a lot of money through ratings and avertisements. They are produced for TV, DVD sales just some as an extra. If a series isn't profitable on for the TV station based on ratings alone, it will be cancelled. 2. They target an infinitely larger target audience so obviously the stuff can be sold cheaper per unit. The first of these is critically important. Most ordinary television programming is financed by advertising revenues during the initial run. Often shows just break even during the network release and rely on income from "syndicated" reruns, foreign sales, and physical media for profits. That makes it possible to sell discs at comparatively low prices since they don't need to cover the initial costs of production. The anime industry doesn't look like this at all. First, late-night anime series often have little or no advertising. Instead the production committee buys time from the networks to run their shows. That's why anime isn't generally a standalone medium; it's really advertising for the underlying manga or novels that are being adapted. With no substantial source of revenues during the initial television run, producers must rely on disc and merchandise sales and increased sales of the source material for income. That means the discs themselves will be much more expensive than discs for shows where advertising already covered the costs of production. |
SeijiSenseiFeb 23, 2015 7:42 AM
| Probably a combination of 1) Niche with cartoon-y aesthetics 2) Further limited its appeal because of 'reasons' like stigma arise from distinctive character designs. 3) Japan doesn't know how to globalize and leverage its properties. I am not averse to the idea of paying for anime / manga. I no longer have any interest in physical format and I gave away 2 bookshelf of manga. I would pay good money, well above the average, if I can get my manga and anime in digital format. This is more of an issue with manga though because I am mostly into obscure stuff. |
| Damn, why do I always realize typos only after someone quoted me? :> |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| for me its priced about the same as movies and tv shows, however I don't pay for any of it. |
| Since anime is just some late night show that dumb neets buy in japan with overpriced home releases. Do you really think japan wants them to just import a cheap copy from the US? |
| added the fourth most popular anime onto this site |
| licensing costs bruh |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
| Basically you're saying that your hobby is not worth 20 quid. I suggest you look for something else that is more worthy of your free time. |
Okiura said: Basically you're saying that your hobby is not worth 20 quid. I suggest you look for something else that is more worthy of your free time. QFT |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Well, nothing is available legally where i live so i just torrent everything. It's expensive because the entertainment industry is stupid and has really old mentalities. If you want a cheaper experience, try streaming on crunchyroll or funimation, well if they are fully available where you live at least. |
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joephillingham said: You look at any other form of DvD or movie on a site like amazon, and they sell for 0.01 + Delivery, Then you try to buy anime, which you can watch 99% of free online anyway, and it all costs like 20-30 Quid + P&P, Why? and does anyone know a website that sells anime or manga that contradicts this? Licensing fees. Companies that bring foreign media over here have to purchase expensive copyright licenses for shows from their original copyright holders in order to sell them to us legally. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| I get what you're saying. anime I have on my wish list on Amazon is thirty bucks but at the same time that much for a full season isn't totally that bad of a price. If you don't want to pay that much then keep watching it on websites thought it's obviously more beneficial to buy it. You just have to ask yourself if it's worth the money. |
| It isn't. Let's look at films; normally films nowadays cost £10-20 depending on dvd or blu-ray. An average film today is 90-120 minutes long. A lot of 12-13 episode anime on amazon cost £20-25 for the blu-ray. A 12-13 episode series is 5-6 hours of content. From that perspective, it isn't that expensive at all. |
| Even cheaper: |
| It's not. The only time you can actually complain about anime being expensive is when you look at Aniplex's prices for their shows (although I've become desensitized to their prices and have bought a few shows). Although they try to make up for it by streaming said shows on Netflix and Hulu. If you really don't want to pay full price for DVD/BDs, then I'd recommend just paying for a legal subscription. |
| People buy this stuff? I thought everybody just torrent it. But to be honest i don't buy anime cause is hard to fin where i live, i have bought manga and for a reasonable price tho, so yeah... |
| because they want your money |
cupc said: Because making anime costs a lot of money Lol worst joke ever, making an anime doesn't cost even close to how much it costs to make Tv series or movies. Making Game of thrones for exemple costs over 6million $ per episode. Edit : And here, most 12-episode anime Blu-rays vary from 30-70$. And that's a bit over 4 hours on content. Now, Tv series prices vary between 20-50$ per season ( In Blu-ray ) and they're between 5-10 hours generally, sometimes more. Movies cost 20-25$ when they come out but their price come down fast. After like 2 months they are close to 10$. And Movies generally cost over 50Million $ to make for the cheap ones. High budget movies are 100-250million $ Some even more, but that's pretty rare. But, there are anime you you can find that aren't that expensive, like Funimation's anime classics whi are generally 40$ for a full series of about 24-25 episodes. From what i've seen, Funimation shows are the only ones that aren't extreme expensive. Personally i don't buy anime but i do watch them on crunchyroll or funimation unless the anime isn't on any of those. I see no reason to not help them, especially crunchyroll, most of the money you give them goes to the creators of the anime that you watched. I sometimes buy movies and Tv shows i liked in blu ray, because it's quite cheap and blu ray quality on tv shows is a lot more important than on anime lol. Watching Game Of Thrones on Blu ray is amazing. |
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SlothieSloth said: Maybe the 40% mark up from the cost of importing, and the 25% mark up of your local provider after having bought it at close to if not full retail price. Disclaimer: the numbers used are all arbitrary. In my country they burn it and make fake copies. But yeah its mostly the retail issue. Importation for DVDs in my country are 16% only. |
| End Zionazism |
| Because money |
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| cuz the industry knows that i like it ;) |
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Comic_Sans said: Because Chinese cartoons Please dear God... It's Japanese... |
| Production, Translations, Added Content. Most anime series cost just as much as regular TV box sets. Most anime movies cost around the same or cheaper than regular movies |
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| I just watch it for free because paying for anime is stupid, in my opinion. Unless you're rich. inb4 " supporting something you enjoy makes you stupid?" But if you have a spare mil or two in your bank go for it. Otherwise you're using money that you could be saving for future needs. |
| Because people will buy it even at those ridiculous prices. |
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| It's because I stream all their anime |
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nomanz said: I just watch it for free because paying for anime is stupid, in my opinion. Unless you're rich. inb4 " supporting something you enjoy makes you stupid?" But if you have a spare mil or two in your bank go for it. Otherwise you're using money that you could be saving for future needs. If you think helping the people that makes things you like is stupid, then you should just go in the road and let yourself get hit by a car. lol joking, but seriously, if you seriously think that then you're the most stupid person on the planet. I don't buy anime, the prices are ridiculous, but i still support them by watching anime on legal streaming sites. You don't even have to have a subscription on crunchyroll to support anime industries, just watching the ads give them money... |
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| I saw a 12 episode anime at Walmart for $60, it was blu-ray but still that feels like a lot, but when you think about it that's 4 hours of content and a 2 hour blu ray normal movie is like $40 :/ |
BatoKusanagi said: Because people will buy it even at those ridiculous prices. very true |
| MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10. |
TheKawaiiZombie said: nomanz said: I just watch it for free because paying for anime is stupid, in my opinion. Unless you're rich. inb4 " supporting something you enjoy makes you stupid?" But if you have a spare mil or two in your bank go for it. Otherwise you're using money that you could be saving for future needs. If you think helping the people that makes things you like is stupid, then you should just go in the road and let yourself get hit by a car. lol joking, but seriously, if you seriously think that then you're the most stupid person on the planet. I don't buy anime, the prices are ridiculous, but i still support them by watching anime on legal streaming sites. You don't even have to have a subscription on crunchyroll to support anime industries, just watching the ads give them money... You are using the word stupid wrong. I don't share the same societal morals as most of you sheep, sorry if that offends you. It is a STUPID financial decision to make. Point, blank, period. If you're really well off though it doesn't matter. Besides that you are not helping them in the way you make it sound. Without you yourself the anime will still continue to run. If an anime threatened to cancel my favorite show and I was the only one who could save well then, that is a different story. Until then I'll let the sheep keep the industry running while I rake up cash for my future family and business ventures (only 21 now so that's long and far). |
nomanzFeb 23, 2015 11:11 PM
| Waifu are expensive after all. |
nomanz said: Just move to Galt's Gulch already.Besides that you are not helping them in the way you make it sound. Without you yourself the anime will still continue to run. If an anime threatened to cancel my favorite show and I was the only one who could save well then, that is a different story. Until then I'll let the sheep keep the industry running while I rake up cash for my future family and business ventures (only 21 now so that's long and far). |
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| The most expensive anime I have bought was anohana and clannad after story for 60 dollars (Canadian) most don't pass 40 dollars. I've bought steins;gate, angel beats, spice and wolf complete, serial experiments lain, dead mans wonder land, future diary and so on. Each costed me under 40 dollars, which is an amazing deal. Granted most of them are funimation tho, they price there anime amazingly well. All of this was through amazon as well. |
| Finding Voice actors are the most expensive and that makes anime so expensive. |
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