Personally i don't download or buy as i rarely have time for anime and manga...
however when i was in japan, i bought about 250 quids worth of onepiece from book off!... that i'm still reading..
however i do believe the industry is a little bit farfetched!!
as pointed out people exclaim that it's too expensive...
well i agree..
but MMM... i also agree if you can't afford a lexus don't steal one!!
my arguement though is about supply and demand and the markets your aiming at..
i think the manga companies are incredibly THICK!
MMM you don't own a lexus BECAUSE it's aimed at high flying millionaires.. it's at the price it is as it's a "luxury" item... people look at them and think "wow... that man is a mothertrucker with a whole lotta money"
however.
people don't see someone with a volume of manga and think "sweet jesus he's rich he's just bought 6 episodes of naruto"
the thing is..
the manga readers and anime watchers outside of japan are usually say...
12 - 21 year olds??? (in my experience)
i looked in HMV in london 2 days ago and a naruto volume i found (which was 24.99 quid)
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/10985...t/Product.html
look at the RRP
so.. that volume has 12 episodes... 12 x 20 minutes = 4 hours viewing
4 hours = 25 quid. (about 50 dollars)
thats pretty expensive really.. and naruto is on the cheaper end of the scale..
if i went to my parents at about age 16... "can i have 25 quid to buy an anime" they'd tell me to take along walk off a short pier!
basically.. it IS to expensive for the market they're aiming at.
they should re-jig their supply and demand.
in no way do i support downloading as i'm an ANIMATION student at staffordshire university... oneday.. that is going to be MY stuff on the internet people are ripping me off for!
however.. i do think the industry shouldn't be so much of a "lexus" goods market.
sorry for essay/rant
|L.p.