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#27 Jun 18 2011 at 7:22 AM Rating: Excellent

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I view the downloading as trying the product out before I buy it (that, and actually getting to watch it on time if it's a new anime). If I really like it, I will go out and buy it just to support the industry (if I have the money).

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#28 Jun 18 2011 at 2:19 PM Rating: Excellent

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Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:

I view the downloading as trying the product out before I buy it (that, and actually getting to watch it on time if it's a new anime). If I really like it, I will go out and buy it just to support the industry (if I have the money).

I know that if I allow myself to download something, odds are good I'll never buy it. It's a matter of knowing my own limitations.

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#29 Jun 18 2011 at 3:51 PM Rating: Excellent

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The One and Only Poldaran wrote:

Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:

I view the downloading as trying the product out before I buy it (that, and actually getting to watch it on time if it's a new anime). If I really like it, I will go out and buy it just to support the industry (if I have the money).

I know that if I allow myself to download something, odds are good I'll never buy it. It's a matter of knowing my own limitations.

Ehh... What about the fact that if you download stuff, you'll be exposed to some series that you might never see otherwise. And then you'll buy KAWAII figurines of the character and end up supporting a show you would have never ended up supporting if you hadn't downloaded it.

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#30 Jun 18 2011 at 4:24 PM Rating: Excellent

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Lubriderm Quick Hands wrote:

The One and Only Poldaran wrote:

Really, it just makes me feel like I'm helping support the industry just that little bit. Sure, it's not much, but it's something.

You can just split the difference and download a bunch of crap, and attempt to buy it if you end up liking it.

To be honest, actually buying stuff will probably be a rarity for me, but it's just a suggestion for you. ~I do plan on buying A Game of Thrones, however, also.

Edited, Jun 18th 2011 9:13am by Lubriderm

I would support the anime industry by buying stuff and DVDs if any of it went to the people making the anime. Instead the money goes to the localization company, and they do a ****** job 99% of the time so my money stays in my pocket and I torrent my shows 100% legally according to the Supreme Court.

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#31 Jun 18 2011 at 10:33 PM Rating: Excellent

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Spoonless the Silent wrote:

The One and Only Poldaran wrote:

Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:

I view the downloading as trying the product out before I buy it (that, and actually getting to watch it on time if it's a new anime). If I really like it, I will go out and buy it just to support the industry (if I have the money).

I know that if I allow myself to download something, odds are good I'll never buy it. It's a matter of knowing my own limitations.

Ehh... What about the fact that if you download stuff, you'll be exposed to some series that you might never see otherwise. And then you'll buy KAWAII figurines of the character and end up supporting a show you would have never ended up supporting if you hadn't downloaded it.

I use Netflix and Crunchyroll to watch things I'm not sure I'm ready to pay for. I'm more likely to buy things in that situation because I don't have the download available always and forever afterward.

Manosuke the Irrelevant wrote:

I would support the anime industry by buying stuff and DVDs if any of it went to the people making the anime. Instead the money goes to the localization company, and they do a sh*tty job 99% of the time so my money stays in my pocket

While you have a partial point, the localization company does pay the original folks for the license to localize it, and the more money they make, the more likely they'll be to buy more licenses for other shows.

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I torrent my shows 100% legally according to the Supreme Court.

Maybe in Canada, but here I'm pretty sure it's considered just the same as downloading MP3s(which, to be fair, I'm guilty of doing when I can't find any way to get ahold of a song I want that doesn't involve paying exorbitant fees to import, I have my limits).

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#32 Jun 19 2011 at 8:57 PM Rating: Excellent

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We should watch the Samuel L. Jackson dub of Afro Samurai.