28 September 2007, 4:34 AM
@ Rach: I'm aware of this, it's what happens everywhere else too. In fact, the anime industry everywhere else started that way. It took those old fansub groups to spark the interest and get this all started, and it's still a strong factor today.
The point I was making with Geneon USA and the types of anime they release is that a lot of them don't seem to be mass market or close to mass market potential titles. They're very "hardcore" animes that are suited to the lesser but more dedicated audience... it's hard making money that way, especially when you have people not buying the product because they've already got a downloaded version of it.
@ Briareos: To explain why ADV and other companies drop titles is because their licensing agreement has either run out or been revoked. These things don't last forever and once the contract is up, they'll have to renew the license or let it go... and some series aren't as popular in terms of sales as people seem to think.
The point I was making with Geneon USA and the types of anime they release is that a lot of them don't seem to be mass market or close to mass market potential titles. They're very "hardcore" animes that are suited to the lesser but more dedicated audience... it's hard making money that way, especially when you have people not buying the product because they've already got a downloaded version of it.
@ Briareos: To explain why ADV and other companies drop titles is because their licensing agreement has either run out or been revoked. These things don't last forever and once the contract is up, they'll have to renew the license or let it go... and some series aren't as popular in terms of sales as people seem to think.
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