Downloading anime = Bad?

[turbolax]

well before we get all in an uproar over free downloading of anything the fact of the matter is you need a computer- a good computer for that matter to download efficiently. not to mention a great connection and the right application. i'm sure it's hard to imagine yourselves in a situation without a computer or any form of entertainment, but there are many people in the world without this luxury. which brings us to our general demographic- the moderate to rich. artist are far from rich, but generally do things because the love to- they are passionate about it.

so the argument that the creators do make enough money is irrelevant. they will get sponsor from the sites, donations from their fans, and they can still get other work in other art forms.

afte all that, i'm sure it sounds like i'm for free downloading. contrary to my statements- i am against it.

peace.

[lightuser]

It depends on the people anyway. Downloading unlicensed is okay, except when the police catch you for that (if they ever will) and if your net is slow, then too bad. Better buy anime if you can't bare with the slow downloading rate. On top of that, most anime download on the net have bad voice.

[yoichi]

download animes are good if u are cheap like me

[crawler]

man this is a hot topic, its not like we have a choice only a few of the anime's will ever get licenced so there are no way that we will be able to enjoy then without knowing japanes.
onthe other hand once licenced then its only probber to buy the colletion DVD atleast

[Rina-chan]

well i do download anime but i dont buy the dvd cause my sis is doing it for me ^^, well i'm far away at our house so by easter shes visiting here and say hello to the dvd, oh yeah i hope she get me good ones ^^, the area i live in doesnt sell any anime dvd and such, even though i would like to buy some personaly so i can choose for my self, but oh well better wait till i get back

oh yeah i also seed alot too ^^,

[ureal]

as many people said if its not liscenced in america there isnt really any reason you shouldnt download the series. Even if its liscenced like naruto, many people dislike the voice acting and since the series is so far behind many people dont even watch it on tv so they have to resort to release groups to keep up to date.... I mean really whos goin to wait 3+ years for cartoon network to catch up with the japanese, and I read that Cartoon network couldnt even obtain the liscence for the entire series. Those who really like the series will go out and buy the dvds, but even those who dont buy the dvds the company will make money from merchandises of naruto.

As a last note... few people will buy a long anime series if its not so great.. ie nartuo and its fillers...and if you cant buy the entire series wats the point in buying one dvd?

[card]

I do download newer shows that we have not seen yet or that are unlicensed (Tsubasa, Initial D 4th stage, Bleach). Once its announced for american release I dont download it, its just not my thing.

[chazwaza]

The Fact That The Creators Of most popular anime are still around and continue to make more and more anime suggests that they are making sufficient mony. Either way anime that becomes rediculously popular via downloading often becomes licenced for a HUGE amount of money so i believe that the dl of anime is correct and that it shud stay this way...
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[rayel]

I have always been of the opinion that downloading anime is only bad after it has been licensed in North America. After that point I will (within my budget of course) wait for DVD's to be released and buy/rent them. If it is not licensed in north america then usually the only way to get it on DVD is to support the knock-off crowd unless you happen to have a region 2 DVD player and speak very good Japanese because region 2 DVD's don't normally have english subtitles.

[Loveless]

Yes, its wrong.
There is no grey zone it is wrong to download anime.

However I am an immoral pleasure seeker.

[SouchiroRaito]

yea it is bad but who has the money? anywayz i think that if they're wouldn't be downloading hajime no ippo would be doing better and obviously other series's too.
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[Spawn4life]

Just downloading it isn't hurting anyone.

[chazwaza]

Also when it is licenced to americans a lot of the anime is lost examples include "Dragon Ball GT", "Naruto" and im sure u guys know of many others, the thing is who wants to watch some american edit of the anime we love, guys imagine if america was to get tsubasa chronicle and change it what would u have to say to that, similarly downloading of anime allows most people to access a DUBBED version a lot faster as opposed to waiting for a year for the american release, say what u want but as soon as it has been released in america or just plain "LICENCED" downloading no longer has a negative a affect on the creator just american beurecrats so maybe it is actually alright to doenload the origionals? even after they are licenced i mena what other reason do you have to not download licenced?
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[SouchiroRaito]

its bad yea, but screw that im not paying $100++ for something i could get for free and comfterably. anime is expensive as fu*k
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[ZGMF-00X]

It might seem wrong...But I think it's alright for people to satisfy their wants for anime. It's not like its a really shady thing to do, and as Souchiro said, anime is reall expensive. Furthermore, some anime might NEVER be available in certain countries, especially in mine...