28 September 2007, 12:53 AM
Lynk Former Wrote:I think the biggest clue as to why Geneon USA is closing down is in its catalog. When you look through all the animes they have, you can see that the kinds of animes that are in there seem to be more popular on the fansub side of things.
Now I'm not bringing up the whole "fansubs are evil" thing. But it seems like the imbalance and the abuse of all of this has finally taken hold, at least in a way that is obvious now.
Well, for the first time in my life, the fansubs are the free advertising for the companies here. They launch the series and make then famous, and then, those go to the dvd catalog and people actually get to buy it. The greatest example here was Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. Everybody knew even the movie story. And when you go to local stores, the dvd set is always sold out! Oh yeah, and the manga was released as well.
Hey! Are you paying attention to class?