[Lynk Former]

Actually, the reason FUNimation gets huge success is because the animes they get are very popular on TV while ADV and others rely on DVD sales. Since TV is a free medium, there's better return since the networks pay FUNimation to air the shows they've licensed and people can watch for free. DVDs on the other hand cost money to buy and people couldn't be fucked doing that in the first place since they can download it for free anyway.

I thought that much was simple.

Also, great popularity doesn't equate to great success when it reaches the US. There are A LOT of extremely popular animes in Japan that don't sell well in the US. Again, it depends if that anime can be successfully marketed as a TV show and aired on US TV as well as the general mood of anime fans whether they want to buy the US DVD in the first place.



There is a kind of strange balance going on at the moment. US companies are trying to bring over animes, and they're trying to keep up to date with what people want, but at the same time they don't want to overcommit or they'll end up committing suicide instead. Basicaly these companies have to determine whether it's profitable to actually get these series over in the first place because they can't tell whether the fans will BUY what they have to offer if they license it in the first place. As I said, just cause it's popular in Japan and with people who download it, doesn't mean it's going to sell well.



Also, list of animes by FUNi: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclop...hp?id=6515