| None. For Lord's sake. Buying DVDs is something I haven't done in ages. Many, many, many ages. |
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| 0$. Well I haven't enough money to spare to buy anime. |
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| I personally try to spend as much as I can, but that's never a steady amount. It's usually anywhere from $0 (which is a month where there is either nothing I want or I flat out don't have the cash) to $200 or more. It all depends, but I really do make an effort to actively support as many releases as I can, especially when it's something I love. And WOW, this thread. It's just as I thought though, no wonder there is so much ignorance about anime DVDs... no one bothers to buy them. lordwindowlicker said: No wonder the anime industry is faltering.. with all these kids who say things like "ANIME IS FREE!!!". You like the shows, but refuse to support them. That's really mature of you. I was going to give an answer, but I've been too sickened by this topic. I'm going to leave before I get more upset. I feel your pain, I really do. But people around here don't care and that's the problem. =/ |
-Jenny said: I feel your pain, I really do. But people around here don't care and that's the problem. =/ To be fair, it's not just people around here. The modern online community as a whole have a sense of entitlement bred from the ease of obtaining any kind of content, whether it be cinema, TV or music. Hell even books are pirated these days. It is obvious why many people say why pay when you can get it for free, but it is still unfortunate. And the growing vocal majority who brag about it being free are why we're now suffering such bullshit from the broadcasters and licensors that had previously ignored the fansub scene for the mostpart. |
| My rule is "if I like it enough to want more, I'll spare money to them". It is very, very, very, very rare for me to buy DVDs though. Rarer is when "I liked it so much I want to have it just to keep it", happens more with books. It's beyond my comprehension why somebody would just take everything for granted and free. Oh well, maybe it's better to force them to lose money, so they invest in producing better series instead of the idiot moe stuff. Unless, of course, you count theatre releases as contribution as well as merchandise. But that's not money spent on anime, that's money spent on merchandise and going to a movie theatre to watch anime. =p |
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| 0 € ain't got the money |
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ladyxzeus said: Oh well, maybe it's better to force them to lose money, so they invest in producing better series instead of the idiot moe stuff. It's the moe shit that sells though. If companies have to start tightening their belts due to people not paying for stuff, then the quality stories are going to go first. The moe fluff always sells so is a guaranteed breadwinner. That's the big problem. |
Asako said: -Jenny said: I feel your pain, I really do. But people around here don't care and that's the problem. =/ To be fair, it's not just people around here. The modern online community as a whole have a sense of entitlement bred from the ease of obtaining any kind of content, whether it be cinema, TV or music. Hell even books are pirated these days. It is obvious why many people say why pay when you can get it for free, but it is still unfortunate. And the growing vocal majority who brag about it being free are why we're now suffering such bullshit from the broadcasters and licensors that had previously ignored the fansub scene for the mostpart. Oh I know it's far more widespread, it's just this attitude seems to be in high concentration here, that's all. I do agree and it is certainly unfortunate. And that's one of the points. Broadcasters and liscenors are sitting on fansubs harder and harder these days instead of ignoring them like they did in the past because no one is bothering to buy. Desperate times call for desperate measures. If people supported the shows they claim to love, I don't think fansubs would be much of an issue really. But that's my opinion. ^^; Asako said: It's the moe shit that sells though. If companies have to start tightening their belts due to people not paying for stuff, then the quality stories are going to go first. The moe fluff always sells so is a guaranteed breadwinner. That's the big problem. And that is another reason to support the shows you do love. Anime is so niche that sales really do matter. Moe shows sell (in Japan anyway, I don't think that applies to the rest of the world), so moe shows are made. Shows like say... Kaiba* are a rare treat, but are often ignored by most and more than likely purchased even less. This is why if there is a show I love, I buy it when it's available to me. * Perhaps a bad example, since this show has yet see the light of day outside Japan. (Which is a real shame, since I'd give pretty much anything for an R1 release of this show) However, in terms of something pretty much overlooked, it works. |
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| Would more persons in this thread (and everywhere else for that matter) consider actually paying more, if at all, if this works out well? Although it's too early to tell, let's pretend that it's affordable, at least a little more so than it is now (I still don't pay retail for all my anime anyway...). |
| i've started to actually buy my anime recently, so i really cant say at this point. maybe around 20-30 bucks |
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| I spend a lot. $0 every month. 1) I don't have the money. 2) I just don't care. |
| I spent 5 bucks on an animepaper.net wallpaper account and I want that 5 dollars back actually =p. |
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| Outside of buying games, I would say none..I mean you've got youtube and veoh, what else do you really need? |
| LOL I didnt know that people actually spent money on anime! lol J/K ...but for me...its about $0 lol |
| Generally not very much at all. I will go on buying sprees every so often that usually amount to around $100 on anime, but that's usually only once every few months and generally consists of box sets. It's nice to be able to add to your collection. |
| I don't buy anime unless it's a series or movie I really enjoy, so I guess you can say between $20-$30. |
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Blossomse said: astronomical said: Xplicit said: Avarance said: This.Somewhere around 0$ - 0$ a month. |
| I Only buy manga and thats like €10,- each and I wanna buy one every time i'm in the neighbourhood. so its like €40,- each month ( but sometimes I don't buy manga for a long time :3) |
| $0. I might spend money on anime if it weren't for the fact that anime dvds seem to only come with four episodes on them and cost $30+. You can buy an entire season of a western live action tv series for that much, which is ridiculous because live action is much more expensive than animation. |
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| Uhh, I buy anime about once every 5-6 months. That's only box sets of my top 5 and counting the every-now-and-then magazines $5.00 |
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| i spend 250$ on manga so far but i get all my anime for free |
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| I would have to agree with a lot of people here that say It depends i usually spend about 200 a month then don't waste money for a while. |
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lordwindowlicker said: Not paying for something might ultimately have an adverse effect on the production of it.... <Simple concept. If it weren't available for free, I wouldn't buy it anyway. |
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| i spend nothing, im awesome |
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| 0$ I just watch it online, and if I couldn't I would just watch it on TV :P |
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Demitai said: 0$ I just watch it online, and if I couldn't I would just watch it on TV :P Wow, I just found the dumbest post on this subject. lol |
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| I try to pay as much as possible so I can SUPPORT THE ANIME INDUSTRY! |
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| $5000 - $5000 = 0 Dollars a month |
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beefjerky said: $5000 - $5000 = 0 Dollars a month Nice, you know math. Impressive. |
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Mawootad said: $0. I might spend money on anime if it weren't for the fact that anime dvds seem to only come with four episodes on them and cost $30+. You can buy an entire season of a western live action tv series for that much, which is ridiculous because live action is much more expensive than animation. You can get a 13 episode box set for $40 or less. Hell, I got the Haruhi Suzumiya and Kashimashi box sets for $30 combined. |
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| 0€-30€ |
Fables said: Why buy something you could easily watch on the internet? 0$ A month. Because I think supporting the industry that makes the anime is a good thing. |
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| lol I really don't know. I know I blew through a few hundred bucks at my last anime con. |
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| a few hundred bucks... on the internet and electric bills lol jk Well, i rarely spend money, only to those i really like. |
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lordwindowlicker said: Aeiou said: lordwindowlicker said: Not paying for something might ultimately have an adverse effect on the production of it.... <Simple concept. If it weren't available for free, I wouldn't buy it anyway. ..and you're missing the point. No. You missed the point. |
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