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NEWS: ADV, Tokyopop Discontinue DVD, Print Titles

Wow, that is really surprising. Heck, they might as well drop Voices From a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days. Since they won't be able to put out a Shinkai triple pack now.

Though I have a feeling that Voices was the only one that ever made any money for them.

I think the main reason that accounts for this are the continued practice of ripped dubbed DVD episodes, fansubs, and scanlations.[/code][/list]

That argument could only make sense if all anime companies are struggling equally. But it seems like Funi, Bandai, and Viz are doing fine financially, yet ADV is in dire straights. How do fansubs, ripped dubbed DVD episodes, and scanlations account for that discrepancy?
Are you implying that people pirate ADV's anime more than other companies? That's clearly false as the most downloaded fansubs are by FAR Viz properties, so by your analysis Viz should be the ones going out of business.

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That argument could only make sense if all anime companies are struggling equally. But it seems like Funi, Bandai, and Viz are doing fine financially, yet ADV is in dire straights. How do fansubs, ripped dubbed DVD episodes, and scanlations account for that discrepancy? Are you implying that people pirate ADV's anime more than other companies? That's clearly false as the most downloaded fansubs are by FAR Viz properties, so by your analysis Viz should be the ones going out of business.

I don't think I meant ADV specifically but just companies in general. BTW, I sometimes see people will put the word "here" or some other phrase in blue. When you click on that blue word, it takes you to a link. How do you do this?