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matt78
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I actually don't believe this has anything to do with the North American market and that it is about getting Crunchyroll's international subscribers. There was an article a while ago about Sony's plans to expand Funimation internationally. I would imagine that it is easier to just buy Crunchyroll than trying to expand Funimation and build a competing subscriber base. There have also been articles that have stated that Sony plans to make anime a major part of their business going forward. They see it as having crossover potential with their gaming and movie businesses as well as the merchandise potential. |
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Catseyetiger
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Sony is a good fit. Due to its gaming platforms and its audience. Also it’s close ties to the market that anime originates from. I thought that with Sony a company not in super debt like AT&T the worst cell service in history from poor customer service representatives to dropped calls and missing towers nationwide. I had this service for three years and it’s questionable at best. Let remember Crunchyroll was partnered with Funimation already this worked. With Netflix getting active in anime and Hulu steaming Funimation titles one can understand Sony wish to acquire Crunchyroll.
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Aresef
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It’s amazing that a company would pick that show up and put it out there without first realizing that the name begins with “Interspecies.”
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Beatdigga
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The manga did not show anything. At most you got some teasing shots, but the anime expanded that into well...something that’s only allowed on certain websites uncensored. |
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AmpersandsUnited
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Censored streams has already been mentioned, but people seem to have also forgotten Crunchyroll Games censored some of their releases from the Japanese version as well. I'm not sure where this idea that Crunchyroll was a bastion of uncensored anime came from. I understand the concern of Sony's involvement given their increasingly puritan stance on their gaming division, but Crunchyroll hasn't exactly any better in that department themselves.
A bit misleading to say it's only "allowed" on certain websites. No law is stopping any of the mainstream anime sites from streaming it. It's purely a personal decision not to show it, much like Viz refusing to continue Ruroni Kenshin. I've never seen HIDIVE's version of Domestic Girlfriend, but they claim it's the uncensored version with the nude sex scenes in it. So assuming that's true, Crunchyroll choosing not to stream that version could be a licensing issue, or they personally don't want the uncensored version, but I'm not sure who the authoritative figure they need to appeal to to be allowed to do so would be. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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I was going to quote my own post where I broke it down for him once already, but I got beaten to the punch. |
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Rob19ny
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And the question is what will they do with all of this.
I just know you're talking about the video game division called Sony Interactive (PlayStation) instead of Sony Pictures (related to the article). So what did you think of "Sony" releasing games on Nintendo again with the Switch? Did you find that weird or not?
The fact that you are unaware that Sony Interactive Entertainment, the video game division known as PlayStation that has nothing to do with Sony Pictures (related to the article), are censoring Japanese games while letting Western games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and TLoU 2 release untouched when said content cant even be in a JP game to begin with is why misinformation spreads. |
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Cardcaptor Takato
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Covnam
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Germany's a different region, so it could be the case that there were reverse importation fears by the licensor. I don't think Funi has any desire to torpedo their own releases and image in the industry |
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Sailor Sedna
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I do not want Sony (nor Disney) trying to monopolize the Western entertainment industry.
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TarsTarkas
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Well, probably none of us actually know what is going to happen if this goes through.
The sad fact is that Crunchyroll's fate was sealed when it's creators sold them to our Corporate overlords. They are now just a commodity. Increased censorship is a very real possibility, but it depends really, on what Sony wants Crunchyroll for. Everything will follow from that. |
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Cardcaptor Takato
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One positive benefit I could see from this is more physical releases and dubs of Crunchyroll shows and anime shows in general. We've seen Crunchyroll make some progress in making dubs of their Crunchyroll Originals shows and more physical releases through Sentai and Discotek, but it's not to the same degree Funimation puts out dubs and home videos of shows and they're still kind of inconsistent about what titles they'll dub or give a home video release. Years later we're still waiting for some sort of home video release for shows like Showa Rakugo, Planet With, and Place Further than The Universe.
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joeydoa
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They're not censoring freedom of speech or ideas or philosophies - they're blocking consumables for pedophiles. That store that sells shady videotapes (I guess in this age it would be that website off the beaten track) is more than happy to take your money for questionable materials. I mean, no one is stopping anyone from going on Amazon Japan and ordering whatever Blu-ray's, manga, etc. direct from the source. If customs seizes the order - well there you go - it is not censorship by private companies but a determination by the federal government that whatever was bought is illegal. Eroge is a niche product not a mass consumer item and actually it detracts from increasing the audience for Anime (at least in the United States). Eroge is still out there to purchase and stream - so I don't really get this argument.
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TarsTarkas
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Like how you shade everyone against censorship with that mark.
No one here is talking about bootlegs or buying from shady buyers. Also, most Japanese anime BD's are not sub-titled, so unless you know your Japanese language, buying from Japan is useless, unless you are a completionist. |
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Cardcaptor Takato
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Do people really think Sony is going take us back down the dark ages of the 4Kids era or something or is this some AniTuber conspiracy thing again? I'm still waiting for people to point to an example of Funimation censoring an anime that wasn't already censored on Japanese TV which Japan somehow never gets any outrage when they do it. Also Sony has owned Aniplex USA for years and I've not known any of their titles to be censored which everyone seems to conveniently ignore.
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