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Tyrenol
Posts: 398 Location: Northern California |
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Last I heard from Kitty and Adult Source Media, Pink Pineapple had "shut its doors" to outside licensing. So we're not getting anything from them. |
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britannicamoore
 Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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Why is it adult anime costs so freakin much? 6 episodes costs like- $80 bucks.
If it were $20 like the other anime...i'd know people who'd buy more. *coughs* |
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mrsatan
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I know that Japanese fans download these as well because that's the only way they can get these titles uncensored.
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Richard J.
 Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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Paploo
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This isn't fansubs though. It's just outright bootlegging. Good luck to Right Stuf, and their partners in this endeavour. |
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Paploo
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Depending on the specifics of the contracts, there may be royalties involved. So for every copy sold, the japanese producers might be getting a chunk of it..... likewise, they get paid whenever a license is renewed. If a product isn't selling, a company can't renew it, a Japanese company can't get the cash they need to meet their bottom line. And Adult Source Media is the US branch of a Japanese company. So you'd have trouble nitpicking on that...... I'm glad to see companies taking action against subscription sites [which also deal in non-hentai productions], as they are actively profitting from the hard work of people like Right Stuf. It's a shame people question even stuff like this though. |
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Kruszer
 Posts: 7988 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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I'd just like to point out how hard it is to actually find a decent hentai that's not unconsentual sex, rape, blackmail or bondage, etc. and understand why someone would want to preview these things before they buy them even if I don't agree with it. However, I also respect the company's right to enforce their copyright so I'm a little divided on this issue.
Not really much difference between the two but I would agree that when it comes to illegal acts one is slightly less noble than the other. |
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LilyChan
 Posts: 101 Location: Arizona |
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All I can say is good luck to them!
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ichiro3923
 Posts: 167 Location: hiding in your closet watching you |
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Easier said than done. 1. Even if @ cons, they put signs like "Will sell hentai if requested", I'm not going to ask if I can buy porn, especially when there's alot of people. Unfortunately, I do not have the courage to be open w/ my pervertedness unlike some yoai/yuri fans (and I mean hardcore, not like BL or any other weaksauce genres) 2.I live w/ my family, so it will be kind of awkward if my family members discover them. Even if I have an ultra-super hiding stash, they're bound to find it Last edited by ichiro3923 on Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:57 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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britannicamoore
Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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...hm. My con experiences with such titles...they are always in a bin under the tables. 
As for the second part- yeah. Sorry but I had a hard enough time explaining some Nsync RPS on my comp when my dad accidently pressed the wrong things and opened up every file on my computer. I could only dream of the rain coming down on me for physical dvds. This is one of the few times i'm going to be in favor of pay for downloads. I'm glad you Tyneol have balls of steel, but i refuse to walk into a physical store. I hate even walking into the back section of a video store whre all the adult titles are, because the men back there give me some of the creepiest looks i've ever seen in my life. And that's been at all three stores i've gone into. I admitted it there. That feels slightly better. |
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starcade
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There's a real question no one is asking here:
Are anime fans the ally... ... or the enemy? |
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NezuChiza
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Why no, I am neither of those things. If I am in fact wrong, PLEASE provide some details to prove me so? I'm all ears, though the defense of "It's considered insider information" tends to tell me that, in addition to being rather stuck up(LOVE your idea that someone has to be closely connected to something to know ANYTHING about how things work, by the way), what I said is quite probably the way it is. I've yet to hear of any US licensee that has to pay royalties for every volume sold, and somehow I think you haven't heard that either. Nice try, however! I applaud you. |
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shawnek
Accredited Retailer
 Posts: 786 Location: Right Stuf - www.rightstuf.com - Iowa |
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This is not actually true. With licensing, you pay an "up front" cost and a "residual" cost. There is a revenue stream that continues to the Japanese licensor as sales continue throughout the lifetime of the license. It does, cut into the Japanese licensor's profits: If it cuts sales, the residuals will be less, cutting the licensor's revenue stream. If the releases aren't selling, we won't license more, meaning no money for the licensor Both factors cause less new product to be produced. Already, content in this area is down more than 30% from 2005. |
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shawnek
Accredited Retailer
Posts: 786 Location: Right Stuf - www.rightstuf.com - Iowa |
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The licensing costs of these has been pushed up very high over the years, and has not come back down. Also, it is less "available" than the non-adult anime, in the fact that less is produced. |
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shawnek
Accredited Retailer
Posts: 786 Location: Right Stuf - www.rightstuf.com - Iowa |
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This is not correct, to my knowledge.
It is irritating to see the products you spend time and effort and money on being sold and you receiving nothing from it at all. |
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