Comments on: How to “fix” the “industry,” part 1

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Shameful Otaku Secret! » How to fix the industry, part 4 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:03:26 +0000

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By: houkoholic

houkoholic — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:46:08 +0000

otou-san

The thing with the Japanese taking it directly to the overseas market and cut out to middleman is that while it looks logical from our (the customers and armchair analyist’s POV), in reality most companies either don’t dare or couldn’t afford to take this road. We know why Gonzo did this because 1) their head honcho is know as quite the maverick in the industry and 2) they are getting desperate financially because Gonzo typically aims for the overseas market so they feel the pain much more than the other companies and studios. Bandai is just a huge company that can afford to do its stuff fully internally, and this is the same for Toei. However a lot of the other anime companies aren’t even on the same page, in particulary the DVD publishers are especially resistant to this change, companies such as Geneon (Japan), Pony Canyon, Avex Entertainment, TBS and King Records for example, these guys only deals in physical disks and do not really “create” any product so to speak (they invest money to turn manga and games into anime, that’s all), these people are most resistant to going digital, and unfortunately they actually make up the majority of the industry.

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:59:06 +0000

OH NO SPOILERS!

By: otou-san

otou-san — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:39:27 +0000

C.I., one of my upcoming posts is about just that — TheBigN of Drastic My Anime Blog thinks similarly.

By: C.I.

C.I. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:36:57 +0000

Actually, with regards to point no. 4, I feel the companies should listen to their audience a little bit more. Open a feedback channel or something.

By: otou-san

otou-san — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:01:53 +0000

houkoholic: you’re right that downloads will never reach the profit margins of DVDs (like music), although DVDs themselves are not the high-margin products that things like figures or other merch are. But as we are seeing with music, digital allows for new models. By the old way, a studio or company can’t profit off the West without a middleman like ADV, but Gonzo is more or less taking its product directly to the Western consumer right now. Of course, that applies to DVD as well, with Bandai and their direct Blu-Rays. But digital makes it one step easier.

omo: of course you’re right, there. I don’t mean to give anyone an “out” for pirating these shows rather than watching the legit version (again, you download a fansub of Strike Witches and it is piracy), just saying that improving will silence the naysayers. And Xam’d is HD, but unfortunately without a PS3 I can’t watch it, so that’s a bit flawed too. Anyway, I’m voting with my dollars (I paid for both Tower and Blassreiter, Strike Witches I just can’t love…) because I think it’s at the very least a step in the right direction and we have the power to steer this ship by supporting those efforts.

blissmo: over here, when we say getting a dog or cat “fixed,” that means spaying or neutering…