Comments on: Anime Failing in the U.S. as Fan Base Increases http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/22/anime-failing-in-the-united-states-as-fan-base-increases/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben (not the author) http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/22/anime-failing-in-the-united-states-as-fan-base-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-84649 Ben (not the author) Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:59:55 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1979#comment-84649 Put me down as one of the old timers that will buy US releases. But only if it's a kickass series to me. And I'll usually wait for them to release the entire series as one whole box set at the end. The US companies could really cut down on the titles that they release here. There's a lot out there these days that's just so mediocre they probably weren't worth the trouble and money to bring over (like Suzuka or Shuffle to name a few). Is it possible that the US companies just overextended themselves? I remember being astounded by the number of anime and manga titles available these days in English. A far cry from when I first started 16 years ago and it was just a bunch of college students with multiple VHS (or SVHS) tape decks copying and trading fansubs. Put me down as one of the old timers that will buy US releases. But only if it’s a kickass series to me. And I’ll usually wait for them to release the entire series as one whole box set at the end. The US companies could really cut down on the titles that they release here. There’s a lot out there these days that’s just so mediocre they probably weren’t worth the trouble and money to bring over (like Suzuka or Shuffle to name a few). Is it possible that the US companies just overextended themselves? I remember being astounded by the number of anime and manga titles available these days in English. A far cry from when I first started 16 years ago and it was just a bunch of college students with multiple VHS (or SVHS) tape decks copying and trading fansubs.

]]> By: Jeff C. http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/22/anime-failing-in-the-united-states-as-fan-base-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-84592 Jeff C. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:59:33 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1979#comment-84592 So wait, all we have to do is stop buying U.S. distributed anime and they'll stop butchering the episodes with that horrible dubbing?! Honestly, from a business perspective, the anime market in the US is so niche that it was expected to be a hard profit. However, regardless of we do state-side, anime will continue to be produced in the motherland because the base there is just so large. The sad part is that hardcore otaku in Japan will pay $30 for two episodes whereas we won't even pay $30 for an entire season... So wait, all we have to do is stop buying U.S. distributed anime and they’ll stop butchering the episodes with that horrible dubbing?!

Honestly, from a business perspective, the anime market in the US is so niche that it was expected to be a hard profit. However, regardless of we do state-side, anime will continue to be produced in the motherland because the base there is just so large. The sad part is that hardcore otaku in Japan will pay $30 for two episodes whereas we won’t even pay $30 for an entire season…

]]> By: Crystal http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/22/anime-failing-in-the-united-states-as-fan-base-increases/comment-page-1/#comment-84487 Crystal Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:19:17 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1979#comment-84487 You know it is pretty sad that anime watchers are hurting the industry. As of right now I've watched anime before its been released here and when it is release I have no urge to buy it because i know I will never watch it. The biggest reason is that I don't like dubbed because it annoys me to hear the same voices over and over again although I understand the reasons behind that, but the main reason for me is that I love fansubs. I love their customized fonts and karoke openings and ending and officially released anime just doesn't have that. I think if American companies worked with some fansub groups and hired them and made their subs look as "pretty" as fansubs and then had pay per view anime online, or they can have them for free just chock full of advertisements. I think people like me who like the aesthetics of it would watch it. As of right now I've watched anime before its been released here and when it is release I have no urge to buy it because i know I will never watch it. I know my reasons are kind of shallow but thats my view on it. You know it is pretty sad that anime watchers are hurting the industry. As of right now I’ve watched anime before its been released here and when it is release I have no urge to buy it because i know I will never watch it. The biggest reason is that I don’t like dubbed because it annoys me to hear the same voices over and over again although I understand the reasons behind that, but the main reason for me is that I love fansubs. I love their customized fonts and karoke openings and ending and officially released anime just doesn’t have that. I think if American companies worked with some fansub groups and hired them and made their subs look as “pretty” as fansubs and then had pay per view anime online, or they can have them for free just chock full of advertisements. I think people like me who like the aesthetics of it would watch it. As of right now I’ve watched anime before its been released here and when it is release I have no urge to buy it because i know I will never watch it. I know my reasons are kind of shallow but thats my view on it.

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