Valkyrie_Wings said: That streaming is a habit that people must overcome. I guess I view it the opposite way - I think illegal downloading is the habit that must be overcome. Let's view it this way: Streaming < Downloading < Paying. But I believe it's pretty clear this thread's topic is about obtaining anime through illegal means specifically, so this conversation is essentially pointless. |
datfagOct 6, 2012 12:37 PM
The Internet is a very bad place, you should never go there. |
Conscie said: Valkyrie_Wings said: That streaming is a habit that people must overcome. I guess I view it the opposite way - I think illegal downloading is the habit that must be overcome. Let's view it this way: Streaming < Downloading < Paying. But I believe it's pretty clear this thread's topic is about obtaining anime through illegal means specifically, so this conversation is essentially pointless. Well, I respect your opinion. I just have completely opposite sentiments. Looks like I enjoy sabotaging threads like these. :P |
| Hd streams > paying> downloading. |
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KillHokageHaters said: Hd streams > paying> downloading. Perhaps on another planet logic dictates that the proper order is Downloading > HD Streaming > Paying I guess people support paying for moralistic reasons? Just another non-issue to be indignant about Streaming is technically downloading anyway and it strains on your connection so downloading seems to be the best deal; maximum-quality video and audio with no cost to your connection |
| download 720p/1080p for me since ever. that counts for new episodes and movies only tho. atm im watching eyeshield 21 on crunchyroll in 480p n its fine even on 24" screen. |
fordgt0589 said: There is no "here in America" for me. Nothing I said is incorrect from my part. You are doing only assumption which don't even hold water. Ever heard of generalization?henki said: A) I have no reason to wait, assuming I have the money, I could just buy the BD once it gets released. Seriously, why should we wait? whats the purpose behind it? Its not our fault we can't watch Japanese TV in the west. Waiting isn't, and never will be, fun. Anybody who thinks otherwise is deluding himself. "waiting is half fun", seriously? Waiting is half the fun? B) I might as well directly important from Japan then, no reason to give money to a company that made a shitty dub(strike witches, K-on!, Genshiken). I'm more than willing to support the anime industry, but I have no reason to support the companies than dubbed the before mentioned anime. C) The American/western release can take years upon years before it even comes out, not to mention a lot of series will never get licensed(kodomo no jikan for example) D) I don't have a lot of money, I can't buy 25+ series a month. E) I only buy series I like, why should I buy a series I didn't enjoy watching? Is it "morally" rigth to pirate? No. But if piracy was not possible, I would still not buy it. lol, agree. I buy every show I watch. If I do not like the show, I resell it and buy another. If you dont like dubs, then fine buy it imported from Japan, you are still supporting the people that work to produce the shows for a living. If you do not have the money to buy the DVDs then at least buy the Instant Videos from Amazon. You are still supporting the people who work to produce these shows. If every person who watches anime started pirating, the industry would crash. Also, there are Channels on TV that show anime. Karhu said: fordgt0589 said: Karhu said: fordgt0589 said: I also live in my own tiny world.I dont do either. Here is the reason. If people keep streaming and downloading anime, the industry will be destroyed. I watch my anime dubbed, and the only way that anime is gonna keep getting dubbed is if companies like Funimation, Aniplex, and Sentai Filmworks see profit. Stop being cheap and support what you like. Also for those who say, us in America do not effect the Japanese anime market, that is a complete lie. After the 1990s when anime started coming over to America, the anime market in Japan increased in profit over 20x. Your comment has no input at all. The voice actors, editors, artists, producers, etc that create the shows we love rely on their jobs to make ends meat. If the companies they work for do not turn a profit, then they lose their jobs. Im a college student working on my Bachelors in Game Design. Since I'm going to be working in an industry that gets pirated, it hits close to home. Except the effect of piracy is positive and gives them more profit, even the industry knows this. My 300 000 list views help industry more than your dubbed dvd releases, just saying. Do you seriously believe that all those dubbed series of yours would be dubbed if there was no western fandom behind the series, a western fandom who had pirated it? What would you be buying then and how would you be there to save industry from destruction again? Piracy doesn't destroy anything else than that barrier which holds hypocrisy from overflowing, and maybe the psyche of some wannabe millionaires who want to blame it when they fail to become famous. Your rant isnt correct. Check out this site: http://www.metafilter.com/112355/What-Has-Piracy-Done-For-Anime Piracy does not effect Japan too much, however over here in America, sales have been on decline since 2003. Also, its causing companies like Bandai to shut its doors to the North American market. The only shows that I ever watch pirated are the shows that will not have a release on DVD for America. Its funny that I have seen thousands of episodes of anime and never once had to pirate any of it. I guess some people are just cheap, greedy, and impatient, while others are willing to put their money where their mouth is. |
| I definitely have superpowers. I can feel it in my balls. |
| If you have decent internet and have a big enough hard drive, downloading is the way to go. With downloading you can simply watch all of your anime anytime you want, as with streaming you have to be near an internet source to watch it. |
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| I always stream but I might try downloading if the quality can be better |
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| Download. I prefer 720p+, which despite streaming sites saying it's 720p, it's not as clean as say a BDrip, simply because the quality has to be compressed a little to make it viable for them to stream to thousands of people at a time. I also like having more control over my player, like being able to skip scenes, skip to next video in the playlist, autoplay, etc. No worries about buffering, ad's, or subpar "HD." |
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| Recently started streaming animes that I'm not fully loving like SAO and Chuu2byou. I also stream Detective Conan because it's annoying to download all 600+ episodes lol |
| Ya i stream because i don't know how or where to download... So if someone could inform me that would be great |
| I only download but I usually just delete the anime after I'm done watching it. I've never really gave streaming any thought at all. |
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| Stream. It's hard to download and wait for it to be finished. Streaming is better for those who doesn't have their own computers and often uses them. :) However, downloading is most preferrable for those who doesn't want to buff. I just don't like to use the space here for videos. (my parents will not me allow to do that) |
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| I'm curious to see what MAL users do for their daily/weekly/monthly anime doses. optional discussion question, do you use illegal or legal sources? please don't post what site you use to stream or download. |
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| Stream, unless I know I'm going to want to watch anime when I'm traveling. Then I download whatever I plan on watching. Only needed to download a series once so far, and Zeta Gundam lasted me about a month when I was cleaning myself up in a log cabin in Michigan. Plus, no one who uses their comp for games is willing to take up the endless amounts of gigs it will need if you're downloading every series you watch. |
Tens_Da_HologramFeb 11, 2018 11:46 PM
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| I stream because my download speed it shit. I have a subscription to Crunchyroll, however if it is not the up there, I’ll illegally watch it. |
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| Stream. I don't really care that much about quality. |
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| It's difficult to answer that. I don't download torrents, I do download the streams usually from MasterAni/AnimeDao/Gogoanime and watch them locally..so I technically Download..Streams lol but occasionally I do stream if I'm sure there won't be interference with other devices hogging the bandwidth (I'm from middle of nowhere so bandwidth is very valuable out here where there's no fiber) |
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| This topic has been done to death, especially recently. I download and buy blu-rays. |
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| I've been streaming a lot lately and reserving the download option for the few series that I want to keep around just in case the entire internet as we know it collapses and every copy of my favorites are lost. How paranoid am I? I am *this* close to making stone tablets of doujins just so I can still have porn when the entire human civilization comes crashing down. |
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| Stream, but that doesnt mean i dont have my own Fafnir cave. |
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| I download all the time cause I rewatch often. Plus, the internet speed here is shitty and my laptop too, can't even handle Chrome. |
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| Download. I like to keep it to re-watch at my convenience, or to watch on my laptop when I'm stuck in a hotel with shitty WiFi that can't even manage 480p. Especially the BD rips: My copy will still be available for instant rewatching in glorious, uncensored, crisp, full HD in a few months when the streaming sites - with the censored TV version - either remove it or downgrade the quality further to save on server storage space. Also, I can get better fansubs/edits when CR/Funi/Aniplex/etc. completely fuck-up the translation or outright release Commie-tier trollsubs.  ...and proud of it. |
NyaaFeb 12, 2018 12:16 AM
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| I used to stream a lot but internet's been slow as of now and I hate waiting for it to buffer so I torrent most anime I watch :p |
| I legally stream my anime now. I use to download my anime and then I use to stream illegally. Things have changed now, but may change again. Some of the shows I want to watch are not on the site that I'm using, so I may illegally stream to watch those particular shows only. |
| Download. Ability to choose sub group freely and difference in quality is far too big to ignore. |
| I prefer to stream, but I'll also torrent sometimes. |
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| I download because it's more comfortable to watch that way the delete when finished. I've kept only Planetes and Princess Tutu. |
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| downloading would take up too much space as well as I hate waiting for things to download |
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| I used to stream but now I torrent. Much better quality, my internet is pretty great (6/8 Mbps), and it's much more easier and efficient. |
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| - I despise illegit streaming sites, to the max. I'll bloody never ever ... - I am poor, like I can/ could afford to buy like one series /year - so I d/l - and my internet is not "great", but it does not have to be for downloads - totally emule btw., mainly because I am too lazy to switch to torrents, and emule still mostly works fine), --- but then again, most of those I'd be interested in aren't even available here - seriously, sometimes Germany feels like "3rd world" :| So I rather spend the money I want to/ can spend on commercial products on available (mostly through obscure channels) music in vinyl. (typically ebay/ personal imports) Like, if available, I might totally would be willing to waste some little money on MagiPokan merchandise - but it seems that was never available, not even in Japan ... idiots! Best possible merchandise EVER! ... and not produced/sold ... WTF? Like, how could I not have bought the car (Uma version) and the Motorbike + separately available Liru figurine? :D also: one of the best EDs .... :D ps - oooooh, heavy snowfall, did not see this coming ... |
BannoBunka_snorkFeb 12, 2018 12:47 AM
| *darn, using my right hand is off-limits for a while. Typing with my left hand only is ... eww.* |
| I pretty much always download for the higher quality and I also don't have to worry about buffering and other annoyances. I usually just delete the episodes for space after watching unless I really like it or want to make screen caps. Only time I stream is if it's a long anime and I don't care about the quality because it's an old show for example. And obviously I mostly use torrents and other "illegal" sources. Not that I have many options considering the "legal" streaming sites are not available in my country so I would have to import expensive BDs from fucking Japan or something just to watch a single anime. No thanks, I'll just torrent the BD rips and get basically the same quality for free and quicker. |
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| I'm not using any legal sites because I don't have the income to do whatever I want. So to watch anime, I have to download the episodes at usually 480p. Streaming sucks because my internet speed is slow enough that the video will buffer, so I downloaded a bunch of episodes beforehand so I can watch them at nighttime. |
My Anime List < Have a good day! > My Manga List |
OVERPOWERED99 said: I'm not using any legal sites because I don't have the income to do whatever I want well, me neither the income - but eg. crunchyroll never asked asked a penny off of me. They do not even counter-act me employing an adblocker, still let me stream this or that anime for free :totally-thumbs-up: ... of course depends on your location. (me:Germany - not the most favourited choice, if you had one, maybe still better than some other locations) |
| *darn, using my right hand is off-limits for a while. Typing with my left hand only is ... eww.* |
Ah, I didn't know. Doesn't buying blu-rays end up costing a lot? Especially for a large series? vegeta8639 said: I pretty much always download for the higher quality and I also don't have to worry about buffering and other annoyances. I usually just delete the episodes for space after watching unless I really like it or want to make screen caps. Only time I stream is if it's a long anime and I don't care about the quality because it's an old show for example. And obviously I mostly use torrents and other "illegal" sources. Not that I have many options considering the "legal" streaming sites are not available in my country so I would have to import expensive BDs from fucking Japan or something just to watch a single anime. No thanks, I'll just torrent the BD rips and get basically the same quality for free and quicker. Download takes time though, I'd assume you just let your computer idle? Also legal sources contribute to the anime industry, would you change if legal sources were cheaper? |
hiyoonFeb 12, 2018 1:36 AM
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| Download and buy blu-rays this was done to death already |
| download is """""objectively""""" better but streaming is just too convenient |
| "I like young-girl sexual creations, Lolicon is just one hobby of my many hobbies," he says. I ask what his wife, standing nearby, thinks of his "hobby". "She probably thinks no problem," he replies. "Because she loves young boys sexually interacting with each other." |
| I download because I'm poor. I do support the site I'm downloading from, plus I buy murch every once in a while. I may be making excuses, but at least I don't illegally distribute what I've downloaded. |
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| Stream, for about 80% of the time. CR, if it's available there, other site if it's not. If I can't find a decent quality stream, I torrent. Tensa_Wolf said: Same here. I usually have 3-4 hours on the train, so I use that time to watch some short (and sometimes obscure) OVAs or movies.Stream, unless I know I'm going to want to watch anime when I'm traveling. Then I download whatever I plan on watching. |
mozgowFeb 12, 2018 6:57 AM
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| download, slow shit internet in my country can't even load a 360p video |
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