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The Business of Anime

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-haven't-seen-howl's-castle dept.

buckminster writes "Planet Tokyo's Talking Anime Business Blues is a great roundup and analysis of recent articles detailing the behind the scenes aspects of the anime business. By all accounts 99% of Japanese anime never makes it to America. Some of the arguments why might surprise you. There are still many in the industry who believe that fan subs are killing the anime market in the US."

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  1. The buisness of anime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some of the arguments why might surprise you

    I always thought it was the soccer moms against 8 tentacles in a vagina...

  2. Re:Anime subculture by larry+bagina · · Score: 2, Funny
    I understand that the Japanese think that underage girls are the height of sexual prowess, but it just doesn't jive with American ideas of how life actually is.

    The pr0n industry disagrees with you.

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  3. A brilliant business strategy.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Pay $20-60 per on DVD (general Australian rates) to see an anime where the episodes are only worth watching once? And do that 13 (or 26) times? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhh.....

  4. Re:Anime subculture by Abcd1234 · · Score: 3, Funny

    (although I can't understand how they can put up with the repetitivness)

    No kidding! I mean, look at hollywood. No repetitiveness there! No siree, none at all. The paragon of originality, Hollywood is...

  5. Re:Closing my Anime store today by Fallingcow · · Score: 3, Funny

    P.S. it's not sir

    Faye, to Ed: "You're a girl?!"

    ;)

  6. Re:Anime subculture by Cal+Paterson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most of us who live in America grew up in a country with entire oceans separating us

    You know, that sounds something like Japan.