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Otherwise, it's worth pointing out the difference between TV and anime streaming is production and where the money goes. Anime isn't made for a streaming service like shows are made for networks, not to mention anime's primary market is Japan, not America like American TV is.

I think you're confusing the existance of overseas revenue with the correlation that a work was made specifically for overseas

it's a bit presumptuous to say shows like Gintama, Detective Conan,and One Piece and other shows that traditionally do poorly here are made specifically for American audiences in mind.

It also ignoes the number of series that do not get streamed to begin with. A traditionally produced anime's return is always going to be the domestic market. Even a sure hit like Dragonball Super took over a year to get released, and Toei didn't seem that concerned on missing out on American money during that time, struggling to make ends meet relying only on domestic revenue.

Agent355 wrote:

Did anyone have this view before intellectual property was "easily found for free"? "I refuse to pay for cable TV, I'd rather connect my TV to my neighbor's cable and buy the VHS sets when they come out?" You aren't paying for ownership. You will never own the shows--you are paying for the privilege of watching the work others created.

I don't watch TV, but companies hated when VCRs became a thing since people could 'steal' media by recording it for later viewing. But no, I imagine the idea of collecting wasn't a thing until the advent of home video releases. Otherwise, it's worth pointing out the difference between TV and anime streaming is production and where the money goes. Anime isn't made for a streaming service like shows are made for networks, not to mention anime's primary market is Japan, not America like American TV is.

You seem to be confusing owning with having a stockholder's share in. People own the DVDs and Blu-Rays and can watch them any time they want.

Heishi wrote:

One of the most messed up things about pirate sites other than having to worry about virus//pop up ads, is the inconsistency of the quality of the subs. No show has this problem that I know other than Attack on Titan. It's a real clusterf***.

I've been torrenting and DDing since the 90s, way back on dialup. Never onced used an illegal stream site. I fail to see the logic in using another streaming site if one dislikes official streaming sites.

-Stuart Smith

I would argue that the majority of anime these days has some international financing, a good number are majority funded internationally.

In 2015, the number of contracts quadrupled and revenues increased significantly in the category of Overseas. Indeed, “Japanese animation industry proactively started engaging in overseas markets last year” as specified in Overseas Trends in the report. The export values which remained hardly changed for past three years suddenly increased, jumping from 19.5 billion yen to 34.9 billion yen, and recorded the highest, exceeding 31.3 billion yen in 2005. The major factor of this increase is attributed to “shopping sprees” by China. Despite revenue increases in North America and Asia countries, the remarkable increase in Chinese market constitutes more than half of the [total] increase.

You aren't paying for ownership. You will never own the shows--you are paying for the privilege of watching the work others created.

relyat08 wrote:

I would argue that the majority of anime these days has some international financing, a good number are majority funded internationally.

That is an incredibly bold claim, I assume you have a list with proof and specific shows? There's a few upcoming co-pros like RoboMasters, but what current Summer anime is made for the west exactly?

Sorry, but given how insular the industry is with Japan-only media adaptions, you have to see how saying all the manga, light novel, and VN adaptions being aimed at western audiences sounds ridiculous.

Agent355 wrote:

You aren't paying for ownership. You will never own the shows--you are paying for the privilege of watching the work others created.

Think you are playing semantics. You do own the show. You can watch it anytime and anywhere you want. It will still be in your home long after the streaming sites, legal and illegal, rotate it out for newer and more popular fare.

In the context of a home collection, you do own it. You just don't have the right to make money off of it by broadcasting it or charging others to watch it.

Ever read those FBI warnings? You're not allowed to make money off the shows on your discs by broadcasting them or charging others to watch it or for copies, but you are also not allowed to screen it to a large audience for free without permission, or to distribute copies of the show, digitally or on discs, for free. You own the discs, you do not own the shows. They are still copyright protected. Thus, the practical, legal, difference between digital downloads and discs are: 1. Portability; 2. Resellability; 3. Less likely to be accidently erased or destroyed, so long term keep and storage.

I personally refuse to pay for a digital product. You don't own it, and it's just data you can easily find for free.

Streaming and owning a Blu-Ray disk are two separate things.

TarsTarkas wrote:

Streaming and owning a Blu-Ray disk are two separate things.

4K blu-rays do require an internet connection (and that the authentication server is still working), so in a sense they are like streaming (with lower bandwidth requirements).

Are you saying the the 4K BD player requires an internet connection, or that in order to play the 4K BD's you need to have an internet connection?