Fan Subs.....

Most of the anime I watch lately has been fansubs. There has been alot of debate as of late about them. Some say it's illegal and killing the R1 market, while others have no problem downloading. Me, I'm in the second group, and I'll tell 'ya why. While it is techincally illegal, I get past that issue, on the basis that you never know what's going to be released here. One exapmle is Usagi-chan de Cue. A great show chock full of comedy and fanservice. It's 3 episodes in length and because of this as well as the nudity in it, it's highly unlikely to ever be released in the R1 market(north american). By downloading this, I'm not doing any financial damage to any Japanese company, being that it's not available here anyways. Most of the people who do download would never buy the show in the first place. There are, of course, a few exceptions. I as well as a few others do buy the shows that are released here. It's my way of justifying the downloading. This way the company that licensed it will, at least get my money for their trouble. I'm not trying to justify it, merely explain why I do it.