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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 9, 2021 19:07:23 GMT -5
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Post by the2ndevil on Aug 10, 2021 7:59:18 GMT -5
Interestingly, the same people who had zero issues with Disney buying Fox or Microsoft buying Bethesda sure have a lot to say about this.
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Post by lust on Aug 10, 2021 8:48:51 GMT -5
Interestingly, the same people who had zero issues with Disney buying Fox or Microsoft buying Bethesda sure have a lot to say about this. So...have you verified this take, or is this a broad generalization we're meant to take as fact? Anyway, the idea of one company essentially controlling a lion's share of a market isn't appealing to me. Admittedly, I'm more into collecting anime/manga than I am in streaming it, so I'll need to look into the situation a bit more to understand all of its effects (aside from the more obvious ones). |
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Aug 10, 2021 8:55:06 GMT -5
Having Sony pretty much hold at least 80% of anime distribution in the US doesn't sit well with me at all.
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Post by the2ndevil on Aug 10, 2021 9:56:47 GMT -5
Interestingly, the same people who had zero issues with Disney buying Fox or Microsoft buying Bethesda sure have a lot to say about this. So...have you verified this take, or is this a broad generalization we're meant to take as fact? Anyway, the idea of one company essentially controlling a lion's share of a market isn't appealing to me. Admittedly, I'm more into collecting anime/manga than I am in streaming it, so I'll need to look into the situation a bit more to understand all of its effects (aside from the more obvious ones). If by “verified” you mean “seeing some of the exact same people praising the latter and criticizing this on Twitter”, then, yes. |
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Aug 10, 2021 10:35:47 GMT -5
So...have you verified this take, or is this a broad generalization we're meant to take as fact? Anyway, the idea of one company essentially controlling a lion's share of a market isn't appealing to me. Admittedly, I'm more into collecting anime/manga than I am in streaming it, so I'll need to look into the situation a bit more to understand all of its effects (aside from the more obvious ones). If by “verified” you mean “seeing some of the exact same people praising the latter and criticizing this on Twitter”, then, yes. Anecdotal evidence is not evidence. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 10, 2021 10:55:03 GMT -5
Yeah, this isn't good news. There have been some new anime distribution outlets that have arisen in recent years, but Funimation and Crunchyroll are undoubtedly the kings of it and being under one roof is probably going to severely tighten the type of content that gets distributed, especially with how Funimation seems to be getting more arbitrary with what they're willing to show. And this will probably deal an additional blow to the rest of the industry in that this'll probably lead to either Crunchyroll or HIDIVE being out of VRV and either scenario would be a big blow to HIDIVE.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 10, 2021 12:14:54 GMT -5
Interestingly, the same people who had zero issues with Disney buying Fox or Microsoft buying Bethesda sure have a lot to say about this. The former two examples didn't create a potential monopolistic situation in their respective industries (and personally speaking, I wasn't a big fan of either, though better Disney than Comcast as a lesser of two evils situation). This does. It also doesn't have any of the fringe benefits for fans of franchises like Marvel and Star Wars did to make it look better than it is. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2021 13:07:31 GMT -5
They must have been hungry.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2021 14:31:56 GMT -5
Given how exponential anime series have been made annually over the past 10-15 years, monopolizing the industry has the blatant consequence of making content harder to see; you will see what you are told to see.
This is frustrating when you factor in niche anime genres or franchises already embroidered in licensing hell, like Macross.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2021 14:34:39 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2021 14:36:39 GMT -5
Nami has a price and hers is a big bag of cash
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Post by Ganon83 on Aug 10, 2021 15:40:53 GMT -5
Interestingly, the same people who had zero issues with Disney buying Fox or Microsoft buying Bethesda sure have a lot to say about this. The former two examples didn't create a potential monopolistic situation in their respective industries (and personally speaking, I wasn't a big fan of either, though better Disney than Comcast as a lesser of two evils situation). This does. It also doesn't have any of the fringe benefits for fans of franchises like Marvel and Star Wars did to make it look better than it is. Yep, the only thing I ever wanted Disney to have was their rights to Star Wars and Marvel. I think them acquiring Fox turned Hollywood into a four horse town now, and it's been super negative for the movie industry in general. |
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Post by eJm on Aug 10, 2021 16:50:08 GMT -5
So...have you verified this take, or is this a broad generalization we're meant to take as fact? Anyway, the idea of one company essentially controlling a lion's share of a market isn't appealing to me. Admittedly, I'm more into collecting anime/manga than I am in streaming it, so I'll need to look into the situation a bit more to understand all of its effects (aside from the more obvious ones). If by “verified” you mean “seeing some of the exact same people praising the latter and criticizing this on Twitter”, then, yes. You could just clarify you were talking about people on Twitter instead of acting like it's people on here. Surely you can see how that looks. |
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Post by eJm on Aug 10, 2021 16:52:06 GMT -5
Having said that, the big reason this likely doesn't fall under the monopolization laws is probably that they could convince the lawyers about how Netflix and Amazon show anime, HBO Max has the Ghibli rights in America etc.
Like, it's a hollow reason that absolutely does not hold up to further scrutiny but it's not like anyone involved in this stuff looks at it with that much of a lens.
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Post by prettynami on Aug 10, 2021 17:29:06 GMT -5
Oh no....! My crunchy of the rolls! There goes my sweet deal I have on it probably.
I use crunchyroll on the roku, and the app is pretty hit and miss even though I love the service. I've never used funimation - is their service any good anyways or can I expect the crunchyroll one to get even worse?
I'm hoping this doesn't effect the willingness to give weird shows a shot.
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Post by the2ndevil on Aug 11, 2021 0:02:02 GMT -5
If by “verified” you mean “seeing some of the exact same people praising the latter and criticizing this on Twitter”, then, yes. You could just clarify you were talking about people on Twitter instead of acting like it's people on here. Surely you can see how that looks. That didn’t even cross my mind. You are right, and I apologize. |
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Aug 11, 2021 2:06:12 GMT -5
They must have been hungry. I'm going to like this post for its simplicity, yet its greatness. Also, I don't like anime so what am I even doing in this thread? |
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 11, 2021 8:59:04 GMT -5
So how long do you think it'll be before Sony starts to strongarm studios and they strike deals with Peacock, Paramount or Netflix?
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Post by eJm on Aug 11, 2021 9:22:15 GMT -5
So how long do you think it'll be before Sony starts to strongarm studios and they strike deals with Peacock, Paramount or Netflix? I think it’s sort of not as easy as that, really. What has to be said is that anime on other services is a real mixed bag. Especially with Netflix and, well, Evangelion. I don’t doubt they’d have the money to keep up with any slip up from Sony but it has to be said, sometimes it’s easier to deal with the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t. |
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