What is your take on subs I've seen people critical of subs, company's say it hurts the industry as if they are subbed and people are able to download them for free it hurts anime sales and one day will kill it altogether.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...says-uk-issues-may-be-due-to-illegal-releases
My take is that without subs no one would know about such shows like Naruto and Bleach, the American companies who licensed those animes saw how popular it already was with Americans because of the very subs they bash.
In my mind subs overall help get the word out on anime which otherwise would be unknown and the anime industry should be thankful.
Among anime fans you will always have the people who will buy and those who won't buy no matter what.
Anyway to me subs are saving anime and making those companies more money. :megane:
This month's issue of the British anime and manga magazine NEO reports on ADV Films' recent closure of its London branch and its new partnership with Lace Digital Media Sales, a local distributor. The magazine contacted ADV Films CEO John Ledford, and quoted Ledford on the following statements:
Perhaps if so many fans weren't getting their anime from illegal file sharing sites or unlicensed streaming sites, we might have expanded our UK catalogue more quickly. As it stands now, however, we have a better shot at growing our business with Lace than maintaining an overseas branch.
Perhaps if so many fans weren't getting their anime from illegal file sharing sites or unlicensed streaming sites, we might have expanded our UK catalogue more quickly. As it stands now, however, we have a better shot at growing our business with Lace than maintaining an overseas branch.
My take is that without subs no one would know about such shows like Naruto and Bleach, the American companies who licensed those animes saw how popular it already was with Americans because of the very subs they bash.
In my mind subs overall help get the word out on anime which otherwise would be unknown and the anime industry should be thankful.
Among anime fans you will always have the people who will buy and those who won't buy no matter what.
Anyway to me subs are saving anime and making those companies more money. :megane: