This clearly indicates I'm inviting more experienced Anime fans/watchers to contradict or clear up any misunderstanding I may have input to this discussion. I take the liberty of ending with a comment of my own.Īs you will note, it's a fairly mild observation completed with a question mark. The first link is from an actual Anime artist and producer. as far as you're concerned I'm not allowed to post relevant information in piracy threads any more?
The simple fact is I'm not claiming to know more than anyone else, I'm also not seeking to contradict anyone in the thread.ĭid I put down any 'beliefs'? I doubt it as I don't have any 'beliefs' about the Anime scene, far from having any 'beliefs' that could be evidenced against by an associate professor. OTOH, the Japanese tend to live in much more compact dwelling than Americans and put much less value on older possessions, so I'm not at all sure how valid that study's conclusions are, as it would appear that the culture would be biased in favor of compact digital storage of media. At any rate, if P2P is not affecting sales to a great extent it would point toward a strong ethic for collecting as opposed to "collecting" in Japanese culture. The article said that the one they looked at, Winny, didn't appear to be affecting sales but I'm not at all certain that conclusion is correct - since the network is highly decentralized it might be difficult to get an accurate number count. A collector sets a store by the original packaging and feels that each item has value based on various factors, including scarcity and quality, whereas a "collector" is only interested in the number of titles he has and only takes pride in numbers.Īfter doing a little Google research off the article it appears that there are several Japanese language only P2P networks, so I'm not certain how that figures in.
I'm not being facetious - there's a real distinction to be made, not only in anime but in movies and music as well. Collectors always buy.One assumes you're differentiating between collectors and "collectors".
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