DON'T EXPECT TO GET ANY MORE ANIME IF YOU LIVE IN THE U.S.A

[Lady Regina Jane]

I imagine another company will com along to sell on a more permament basis... hopefully outside of corporate interests.  

[mistress_hydro]

there are other anime companies, you know that, right?  

[chilindra]

cry Okay I'm sad that it's gonna be harder to find Anime...but it won't be impossible, Geneon is just giving it's competetors the upper hand. stare Secondly, they have to be out of their minds if they really expect people to pay $40 for like 5 episoides when you can get an american...or for that matter any, full regular tv show season for the same price. It's rediculus how much they want the consumer to pay for anime and manga! stressed  

[yume_miko]

Rush_Hardroc

zodiac_star333

The company Geneon (and they own pretty much every company that puts out anime) pull out of the U.S because not many people are buying anime there finding it online and saving it on there computer and burning it onto disk. So because of a-holes that are CHEATING THE SYSTEM and too CHEAP to buy anime in the stores, everyone else has to suffer.

WE NEED TO START COMPLAINING PEOPLE
TO GENEON
OR WILL NEVER HAVE ANIME AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND IF THIS COMPANY DOES COME BACK TO THE U.S PLEASE STOP FINDING THE ANIME ONLINE. JUST BUY IT.

Hate burst your bubble, but Geneon doesn't exist anymore. Poineer cut it off beacuse it was financial "dead-weight". If you want Sailor Moon, get it online. ALL merchandise, not just anime and manga, is out of print. You might find a rare collectable at a convention or some media, but good luck getting it before another Moonie does.

geneon stopped making sailor moons dvds a few years ago anyways. they have been out of print. so it doesn't blow for geneon to split just because of sailor moon, i admit it's a loss because they were a good distributer, but this in no way will effect the amount of anime being dubbed and such because other companies will pick up the job because anime is increasingly popular in the united staes and other places to.  

[MikiSohma]

I personally wait for a series to be out in a box set before I go out and buy it... That is what I did with Escaflowne and what I am doing for Full Moon... I borrowed my friends Outlaw Star, which I will buy in the future, and I need to buy Fruits Basket because my Best Buy rarely carries it and they have it now sooo... x.o I rarely buy a series just to try it out... I went on a limb with Scrapped Princess since my friend liked it and so did my other so I just bought it and I love it. I don't have fast enough internet to be able to download episodes, but i will spend the time if I want to try out a series before I go and buy it... I don't have much money and most of those sets are 49-70 dollars each so...  

[fullfilledtummy]

but if they stop putting it out on line then you would just have to go and download it too wouldnt ya?  

[Magical Girl BunnyWinx]

C e r e s

Actually, the anime business as I have found out recently has been suffering greatly. Every title, every company.

The amount of anime fans has skyrocketed in the past few years, yet sales are down by about half of what they were a few years ago. This is EXTREMELY bad because it is causing a lot of companies in both America and Japan to be going out of business.

The main reason why this is happening is because of all the downloading of anime that has been going on. Downloading anime is stealing and none of the people who worked hard to make the anime are getting paid for it. When this happens, they can no longer afford to make new anime.

I know, anime is expensive, but if people don't start buying DVDs soon, anime could be gone forever in a few years.

I don't want to hear crap about being poor either. I'm too poor to afford a Chanel bag, that doesn't mean that I have a right to steal one.

I agree with you completely,
but still I can't help believing that the main reason
that people aren't buying the anime in the first place
is because it's so unreasonably expensive.

I understand that the companies need money,
but they'll begin making a profit again once they lower their prices
and people actually start buying them.

 

[Athena_Wiley]

I work at a public library and I've found if people make a request the library will bye it so if nothing else go to you're local library or their website and put in some requests. that way you can get it for free but it is still being paid for.  

[oldtillyshifted]

that sucks...  

[IntotheDestiny]

C e r e s

Actually, the anime business as I have found out recently has been suffering greatly. Every title, every company.

The amount of anime fans has skyrocketed in the past few years, yet sales are down by about half of what they were a few years ago. This is EXTREMELY bad because it is causing a lot of companies in both America and Japan to be going out of business.

The main reason why this is happening is because of all the downloading of anime that has been going on. Downloading anime is stealing and none of the people who worked hard to make the anime are getting paid for it. When this happens, they can no longer afford to make new anime.

I know, anime is expensive, but if people don't start buying DVDs soon, anime could be gone forever in a few years.

I don't want to hear crap about being poor either. I'm too poor to afford a Chanel bag, that doesn't mean that I have a right to steal one.

Well thats true. But the prices are so dang high. Its ridiclous. I can't buy a lot of anime dvds without the SKY HIGH prices. If they were lower, it would help a lot. I would have a BIGGER collection too.  

[Solarian_Princess]

scream man, that really sucks! you know what, besides it being online where you can watch it, it's because to me, if they released ones that we would like to see that are only in japan, they have a increase in sales, and if nothing else, for those that don't want there children watching it, here's an idea...Don't buy it for your kids! It gets real annoying when i hear people complain about anime because it's too violent or something to that effect. stressed You know though, manga at $10 doesn't seem that bad, and one thing, not all of the ones that puts out the anime, it's not $30 some are cheeper, but for some they leave in Japanese, but it is not cheap, i agree. well before i rant too much, we have to find a way to keep havin' anime in america!

Anime 4ever!