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May 26, 2023 6:44 AM
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Ah, ye sneaky ninjas of the digital realm! Slippin' through the shadows, huntin' for free anime like it's a hidden treasure. But let me tell ye, ye be missin' out on the true thrill of the anime hunt! While ye be trudging through dodgy sites, dodgin' pop-up ads like a ninja dodges shurikens, the rest of us be livin' the high life, sippin' tea with legit subtitles and buttery smooth streaming.
Oh, the adventures ye must have, wrestlin' with low-quality videos and translations that make ye question reality itself. Meanwhile, we be loungin' on our comfy couches, baskin' in the glory of high-definition animations that make our eyes sparkle like freshly polished treasure chests!
So, ye illegal streamin' bandits, it be time to ditch the pirate ship and walk the righteous path. Raise the anchor of guilt, me hearties, and set sail on the sea of legal streaming. With premium subscriptions and official releases, ye can explore vast anime oceans without walkin' the plank of copyright infringement. Join us in supportin' the industry, and together we shall be the heroes that keep the anime world afloat!
Remember, mateys, real treasures come from supporting the hardworking creators who bring these fantastic worlds to life. So, hoist the Jolly Roger of legal streaming and join the ranks of the noble anime enthusiasts! Yo ho ho, and a barrel of legally obtained anime goodness!
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May 26, 2023 6:49 AM
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I think they should use torrents but it's ok,it's still better than using cr
May 26, 2023 6:51 AM
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I don't really mind. It's their choice.
May 26, 2023 6:57 AM
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I don't think anything of them until they start complaining that episodes or chapters should come out right away and translated for them like if they deserve free content 

I say that as someone who uses pirate sites but also buys DVDs/Blurays/Volumes for shows I like 
May 26, 2023 7:03 AM
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Piracy is so bad, I am morally good is what my lawyer tells me to say. 
May 26, 2023 7:06 AM
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I'm not supporting netflix, amazon, crunchyroll because they don't generally align with my principles.
May 26, 2023 7:11 AM
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I don't care, it's none of my business.
May 26, 2023 7:15 AM
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I don't mind especially if their case is like mine, which is the very little/almost no access to anime in your native language which is why 99.9% of my anime watched are from pirated sites x)
May 26, 2023 7:17 AM
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Catalano said:
I think they should use torrents but it's ok,it's still better than using cr
i second this

mostly agree with the consensus too though, people are free to do whatever they want




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May 26, 2023 7:22 AM
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I have NETFLIX and CRUNCHYROLL. I would have to use a piracy site if an anime is present on either of these services. The unification of FUNIMATION and CRUNCHYROLL, has meant I have pirated a lot less recently, however, the rise of HIDIVE taking shows has kinda counteracted this,
May 26, 2023 7:32 AM

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I would gladly pay for anime streaming if there was a single usable paid streaming site where the money actually went to the creators.
May 26, 2023 7:37 AM

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IMortaI said:
What do you think of people who uses pirated site to watch anime?


Some of them I feel sorry for. Others I find pathetic. I am part of a minority in the West among Anime fandom that still mostly buys official physical copies of anime on DVD, Blu-ray, and Laser Disc since it's also a hobby of mine to collect them. But I will also still watch Anime on legit streaming services from time to time too.

The real problem is there isn't really much anyone can do about piracy since in the west there is almost no consequences in doing it unless one is caught trying to make money off it.

Until piracy laws are reformed and they actually enforce them in the west where there is an actual threat of real Jail time that any Users could face, nothing is really going to change in the west.

When I see Users on MAL that practically publicly advertise their piracy habits and even sometimes brag about it, I can't help but feel a bit annoyed when sometimes seeing the same User later posting on the MAL forums complaining and bitching about this medium as if Anime is like a human right they are entitled to consume without ever paying for it.

But mostly I can really care less about what people do. If Users are content in consuming third rate Anime from some illegal site where usually the subtitles are hardcoded and there is constantly a tacky watermark on their screen as a reminder of the site they are on that's their malfunction.

I guess I am lucky enough in this world where I can afford the things I enjoy in life without having to steal them.
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May 26, 2023 7:38 AM

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Real ones use youtube to watch anime

ateks said:
I would gladly pay for anime streaming if there was a single usable paid streaming site where the money actually went to the creators.
So that's why you need to subscribe to bilibili...
May 26, 2023 7:40 AM

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I think they kinda created the online anime community as we know today by spreading the media and making it popular.

So yeah, piracy rocks.
May 26, 2023 7:43 AM

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Consider them fallow intelectuals. Not pay even if was multimilionaire, leads to slippery slope. Today pay anime, next pay patreon game creator, next simp youtube. Soon will find myself fighting off kittys for territory in adoption box. Will at least win that, man's hand made to bludgeon.
Moonspeak said:
I think they kinda created the online anime community as we know today by spreading the media and making it popular.

So yeah, piracy rocks.


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May 26, 2023 7:49 AM

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I still use "Pirated" sites even tho I have membership for almost all the legal streaming platforms.

And you know why.
May 26, 2023 9:05 AM
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i live in a poor country where online piracy is very common heck even our governments windowsOS and microsoft office are all pirated lol

piracy is like robin hood for the poor
May 26, 2023 9:14 AM

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i would rather watch my anime without any watermarks or potential buffers to interrupt by enjoyment. also it's best to watch already aired anime in BD version so that's where piracy comes in handy, no one can possibly buy BD of all animes they watch.

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May 26, 2023 9:24 AM

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I like pirates but I could never get into Sid Meier's Pirates for some reason. Luckily for me, Assassin's Creed 4 came out and I had a blast playing it.
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May 26, 2023 9:26 AM

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Why pay for something when you can get it for free? Hell if I could kill you just so I can take your stuff I would do it in a heartbeat so yeah, people who pirate rocks. Beside it's fun to piss off busybodies who get pissed about people pirating like bro, I don't know you so don't preach your ideals to me because I don't care
May 26, 2023 9:27 AM

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I don't have a special opinion of such people.

Theo1899 said:
I like pirates but I could never get into Sid Meier's Pirates for some reason. Luckily for me, Assassin's Creed 4 came out and I had a blast playing it.
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May 26, 2023 9:27 AM

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I find watching anime by any legal means morally wrong.

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May 26, 2023 9:31 AM

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IMortaI said:
the rest of us be livin' the high life, sippin' tea with legit subtitles and buttery smooth streaming.
Oh, the adventures ye must have, wrestlin' with low-quality videos and translations that make ye question reality itself.


Considering that the pirate sites use lower-quality re-encodes of videos ripped from legal streaming sites for airing anime, the translations are almost always exactly the same.

But I don't have anything against those using pirate sites to watch anime and participate in the community, especially those without access to legal options. Although I would advocate for better-quality, more "revenue-neutral" methods like torrents/XDCC/DDL.






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May 26, 2023 9:37 AM
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If piracy is truly hurting the anime industry, then I definitely support piracy.
May 26, 2023 9:39 AM

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pirate sites are sh*t. if you're going to pirate, do it properly and torrent/magnet/download it.
the only exception may be if you want to watch anime dubbed in a language that you can't find anywhere else.
You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/.
The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish.
Show your support to your favorite artist if you can!
ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name.

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May 26, 2023 9:38 AM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:
I would gladly pay for anime streaming if there was a single usable paid streaming site where the money actually went to the creators.
So that's why you need to subscribe to bilibili...

No I don't think I will do that mate..
May 26, 2023 9:51 AM

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ateks said:
MadanielFL said:
So that's why you need to subscribe to bilibili...

No I don't think I will do that mate..
So that contradicts your first statement...
May 26, 2023 9:54 AM

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IMortal said:
Oh, the adventures ye must have, wrestlin' with low-quality videos...

Lmao, OP is such a scrub that he probably thinks we all still watch anime episodes on YouTube in 360p like it's 2007 or something.

Wait 'till he finds out that torrent sites with 1080p Bluray-quality rips have been a thing for a looong while; his little mind will be blown lol.
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May 26, 2023 10:09 AM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:

No I don't think I will do that mate..
So that contradicts your first statement...

Does bilibili stream One Piece and Pokémon?
May 26, 2023 10:21 AM

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ateks said:
MadanielFL said:
So that contradicts your first statement...

Does bilibili stream One Piece and Pokémon?
Although that is unrelated to your first statement 

Yes, They do actually


May 26, 2023 10:25 AM
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I don't mind. To tell the truth, I use Gogoanime to watch anime + other sites. I'm from Hungary, and there are no animes on TV. I don't have Netflix or other apps. There are hungarian subteams, who do subtitles for animes in hungarian. Plusz I use Ad block, so no ads popping up on Gogoanime either. This is my choice. Oh, most of the animes on Gogoanime aren't low qualitates. They have at least 720p, if not 1080p qualitates.
Oh, I hate torrent, it takes a lifetime till I download one episode. But mostly I download from Gogoanime or hungarian sites. 
And about Youtube, there are a lots of official donghuas (chinese animation) with legal eng sub also. 
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May 26, 2023 10:35 AM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:

Does bilibili stream One Piece and Pokémon?
Although that is unrelated to your first statement 

Yes, They do actually

Not available in my country due to copyright something. Seems like they don't want my money.
May 26, 2023 10:47 AM

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ateks said:
MadanielFL said:
Although that is unrelated to your first statement 

Yes, They do actually

Not available in my country due to copyright something. Seems like they don't want my money.
Just use VPN

Even the free one that I use works
May 26, 2023 11:01 AM

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I'd rather use a piracy site to watch the Pokémon anime since their English dub is trash and they are too cheap to have an official subtitled version. I'd rather not give my money to tpci lol.

May 26, 2023 11:01 AM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:

Not available in my country due to copyright something. Seems like they don't want my money.
Just use VPN

Even the free one that I use works

Nah I'll keep using 9anime and nyaa, it just works™
May 26, 2023 11:03 AM

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ateks said:
Nah I'll use 9anime and nyaa, it just works™
So stop lying lmao

"I would gladly pay" bullshit lol
May 26, 2023 11:07 AM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:
Nah I'll use 9anime and nyaa, it just works™
So stop lying lmao

"I would gladly pay" bullshit lol

But bilibili is not usable and doesn't even have all the anime I watch.
May 26, 2023 12:12 PM

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ateks said:
MadanielFL said:
So stop lying lmao

"I would gladly pay" bullshit lol

But bilibili is not usable and doesn't even have all the anime I watch.
It's free, you don't even have to pay. 

It just makes your original statement look all the more false. 
May 26, 2023 12:19 PM

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i use it all the time lol, whoopty do big deal 

May 26, 2023 12:21 PM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:

But bilibili is not usable and doesn't even have all the anime I watch.
It's free, you don't even have to pay. 

It just makes your original statement look all the more false. 

My original statement said usable and bilibili isn't usable without taking extra steps. And if I already have VPN then why should I use bilibili and not just stream Japanese live TV directly (which I'm already doing anyway)?
May 26, 2023 12:22 PM
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I think piracy is based and the same applies to anime and manga. “But Muh Industry” doesn’t work when the industry already is eating itself with how it treats its workers. Piracy should be viewed as an act of rebellion against these corporations who want to take your money to fuel their corrupion. 
May 26, 2023 12:24 PM
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Cronosmu said:
I find watching anime by any legal means morally wrong.
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May 26, 2023 12:29 PM
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WE STAY WATCHING SHIT LIKE ITS THE GREAT PIRATE ERA 
I AINT HIVING NO COIN TO A CORP LMFAO
May 26, 2023 12:31 PM
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vdh said:
If piracy is truly hurting the anime industry, then I definitely support piracy.
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May 26, 2023 12:43 PM

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ateks said:
MadanielFL said:
It's free, you don't even have to pay. 

It just makes your original statement look all the more false. 

My original statement said usable and bilibili isn't usable without taking extra steps. And if I already have VPN then why should I use bilibili and not just stream Japanese live TV directly (which I'm already doing anyway)?
Then at this point, why not buy blu-rays?
Since it fits with your original statement
May 26, 2023 12:44 PM

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MadanielFL said:
ateks said:

My original statement said usable and bilibili isn't usable without taking extra steps. And if I already have VPN then why should I use bilibili and not just stream Japanese live TV directly (which I'm already doing anyway)?
Then at this point, why not buy blu-rays?
Since it fits with your original statement

I do for the anime I really loved. Can't buy everything because it's too expensive tho.
May 26, 2023 12:58 PM
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I sail the seven seas because i don’t feel like buying crunchyroll, hidive, or amazon. These services only have anime (except amazon video) and i would much rather subscribe to something that has all types of things like netflix, disney+, etc. I also really don’t like amazon video because you have to pay for many movies. It feels like streaming is just getting more expensive so i really don’t care if others (including me) resort to alternative methods. Most anime fans already support the industry by buying manga or merch, if you’re worried about that.
May 26, 2023 12:59 PM

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well i think of myself as being pretty alright, soo...
May 27, 2023 3:51 AM

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People who use pirated sites to watch anime are just smart motherfuckers who know how to get shit for free. Who wants to pay for that shit when you can watch it without spending a dime? Screw those greedy anime studios and streaming platforms trying to milk us for every penny.. I mean, come on, anime is already expensive enough with all the figurines, posters, and Blu-rays we want to buy. So if we can save some cash by streaming it illegally, why the fuck not? It's not like those anime studios are going bankrupt because a few people are watching their shows for free. They're swimming in money anyway..
May 27, 2023 6:03 AM
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Because the damn government takes our money instead of giving us money..
we live in a capitalist world where you don't rob banks, banks rob you..
 

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