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Originally Posted by MMM
I get everything I read and watch through the proper legal channels.
I would agree that anime, especially, is sometimes overpriced. But it isn't out of greed or idiocy that this happens. When an anime is made in Japan the animators and voice actors are paid. When it is brought the West, they are paid again, but then we have to pay for translators, English voice actors, etc. It's an expensive proposition. One way some of the smarter companies counter this is by eliminated dubs and doing only subs. No voice actors, no studio time, big savings.
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you speak nothing but truth. my cousins works on movie sets and he told us that its hard work. he told us that the muppet christmas carol movie would have taken alot of people to work the puppets, and that the effects took time also (about what he said i just remember the jist of it). the same applies for anime which takes alot of time to write a script, create a storyboard with concept art, animate, color, Voice acting the lines, which sounds easy but is a pain in the ass to do, and creating a final production. also you have to consider advertising in movie theatre's on tv, radio, newspapers, mazines, internet sites, etc.
Im not going to say Stealings bad dont watch or read anime and manga online, because then id be a hypocrite. i read manga and watch anime online, but then i eventually buy the book or DVD it so i can view it on my TV or read it in another room. only times ill read a manga online is when i finished a volume and want to see what happens, because they kill you with those cliff hangers. the same applies to movies. you can watch them for free but it kicks so much ass going to a theatre, because they have Surround Sound, and the phone isnt ringing, kids arent screaming.