MADHOUSE's Former Manager Says Domination of Fansubs and 3D Anime Puts Anime in Crisis

ayeyosteven said:
3D anime? When can everyone afford to play those at home.

jmal said:
Because just watching the fansubs doesn't support the shows you love or help more like it get made? Remember, this isn't charity, part of the motive for buying is that people who buy get to set the agenda for what kind of anime gets made. I'm serving my own interests too.

I think you're conflating two separate things - watching and buying. Sure, I can just watch fansubs and never buy a BD. That's easy, it's what most people do, and I really don't care if that's what people choose. Certainly I don't import *every* single show I watch (that'd cost like $30,000 a year, and while I buy a whole lot I can't afford quite *that* much on anime).

But if I want to own a show I really like, the fact that I can watch it for free isn't relevant, right? If the fact that you can get it for free dissuades you from actually buying, odds are you'd never pay R2 prices anyway. You can't ever convince yourself to spend $300+ per show with that mindset.

Maikaze is a doujin group. Also, is there evidence that they used a fansub? Was the episode ever released before the official DVD with the subtitles? I don't remember so, so there would not have been any fansubs to use.

Dariush said:
And dont be a compelete otaku, 3D anime has a larg market out of japan, maybe they should start making some 3D animes