2010-08-18, 16:10 | Link #61 |
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i completely agree with you, The internet can never be shut down, its not possible unless every computer in the world explodes. The internet is a global connection of computers. As long as at least two computers exist, the internet exists. And yeah, it seems the author somewhat maybe decided to write this article because she isnt getting enough money from her product. If her manga doesn't sell, its not the consumers fault. i mean really. Look at one piece, Slam dunk, Bleach, Naruto, And any other popular manga, They exist in the time of illegal downloads and sharing, and yet are the authors going into bankruptcy? no. because their manga is popular, they are making a very good income off being a mangaka. Like you said kaijo, If the author cant make a good product, dont bother selling it or living on it. And your idea is good. Trying to live off gambling on whether a manga book will be famous is pretty hard. Many mangaka dont make it because of that. and trying to force your consumers to buy isn't good. if your consumers dont want to buy, then they wont have to. and omg, i love your sig, its so hilarious XD
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2010-08-18, 19:17 | Link #63 | |
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It's funny because China occupies a part in history that the US did prior. After we gained our independence, we began ignoring the patents and intellectual property laws of Europe. We copied the crap out of them, and made our own improvements. What happened? The US rapidly advanced, new innovations were to be had, and we modernized. Anyway, bottom line, IP is a fool's errand, copyright law is bunk, and sharing isn't going away. |
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Someone flaunted the fact they are taking her work for free. These are native Japanese citizens that say they love her work but avoid spending a dime on it. You expect her to react positively to that? Quote:
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2010-08-19, 02:36 | Link #65 | |
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It's convenient, I want anime but can't afford it at the moment.
So, with series that will most likely never reach American shores, what am I do to but stream and watch licensed animes online? Give up my anime? Sure, and next I'll not go to Tsubasacon. Oh, and I'll sprout wings and fly. ...Not a chance in hell. Quote:
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In the original example if you had $1.50 of production costs on the 2000/$50 and $4 of production costs on the 1000/$100, then it may be better to go with the 2000. But if you need $5 in costs for 3000 units vs $4 in costs for 5000, the difference is not large enough to justify printing 5000 (say due to a gel mousepad). If you are just printing a DVD with a booklet or something, then it makes sense to go for the larger printing in the above as you are almost guaranteed to make money by printing more. (Difference is like 25 cents in the above example and you end up making a slightly larger profit after like 500 units.) Quote:
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Also, companies have to care about quality too. Companies have been sunk before due to poor releases. (Ex: Toei USA) The point isn't to remove content from the web. It's to make sure the right people are actually seeing the profits from their work. Right now, most of the money is being made by the people who operate these illegal sites. |
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2010-08-19, 04:05 | Link #67 | |
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Such brutal honesty. I can only give my usual answer... I've spent far more money on anime and related goods because of fansubs than I ever would have otherwise.
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2010-08-19, 04:52 | Link #69 |
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Sucks, since fansubs are for us (people in whose countrues a certain series isn't licensed), not for JPN fans to watch and therefore hoard money from the authors. The only solution is complete removal, though, which leaves us with nothing and them the show to buy (at a batshot insane price, but at least they have it).
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And the anime itself selled around 10k (maybe this is what you meant) which is great number.
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2010-08-19, 06:56 | Link #75 | |
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Sadly, this is frequently not the case with anime, and when I try to look at things from the perspective of an animation studio/R1 distributor of anime, this is probably the one thing that I would find the most vexing (much moreso than fansubs themselves, per se; if I was head of a dubbing company and/or R1 distributor, I'd view fansubs as free advertising). So, to be blunt, vocal demand is unfortunately not always a good indicator for how well an anime is likely to sell. This has made the job of R1 companies pretty hard. Determining which animes to purchase the licenses of, and which ones not to bother with, has become a real crapshoot for them.
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2010-08-19, 14:33 | Link #78 |
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i was about to post a long article that had to do with bayoab but kaijo said everything before me XD. Yeah, if fansubbers didnt care about viewers, then they wouldnt be subbing. Thank you fan subbers and manga translators for all your hard work . also.. 100k-200k is good? then the author of slam dunk must be rich, lol. (over 100m copiez)
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2010-08-19, 15:41 | Link #79 | |
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However, it seems Kuroshitsuji pulls in numbers around 600k or so per volume. At least, that's what volume 8 pulled in. |
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