I like buying manga and anime just because I like owning them. They are nice and shiney.
If the manga or anime is good enough, I buy it. When I was younger I was stupid and thought I had a right to these things. WELL GUESS WHAT, you don't.
Saying you 'don't want to pay that much' is utterly stupid. If you don't want to pay that much, THEN DON'T WATCH ANIME. You can't go in a shop and say 'I don't want to pay that much,' and then steal the thing.
If you are stealing anime then stop making excuses and just admit it. If you don't like how the industry is then there are a few options:
a) Stop being an ass and watching/reading things you have no right to.
b) If you can't afford it - GET A HOBBY YOU CAN. Stop ruining the industry for hard working people who SAVE UP to afford it.
c) Invest money in it so the industry BECOMES something you like.
The more you steal stuff the worse the industry is going to become. If you complain about the industry but won't invest any money in it, then you are just an idiot. It's like planting some vegetables and complaining they won't grow when you don't want to water them
The companies will charge a lot because people pirate a lot. If they don't charge enough for the business to survive, they wouldn't last 5 minutes. The anime business is TEENY, they can't afford piracy. It's called
common sense, not capitalism. Thanks to people like you, these things cost so much. If everyone bought anime they'd be able to bring the prices down.
You don't have the right to call yourself an anime fan if you are doing this crap. If you say 'I'm willing to buy it' and then say 'It's too expensive' then YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BUY IT.
If you cared about anime and manga, then you wouldn't care about paying a little extra or waiting a little longer to help out the industry. You don't have a RIGHT to watch anime. It's not something you need.
[Sarcasm] I'm a fan of the iphone, but oh look, I can't afford it. Maybe I'll walk in the shop and take it because I'm a big fan of it, so it's my right to take things I want. [/Sarcasm]