05-26-2003, 10:33 PM
Shibo is somewhat right. Most people are just trying to justify cheapness.
Even though the Japanese do have it way worse when it comes to purchasing anime, it would still be nice if here we could get a few more episodes on a dvd. I'm sure that in many cases more episodes on a dvd would sell more dvds, and companies would see a greater profit.
blah blah.
I believe in that, but at the same time you must consider what drives the rest of us who don't redirect our dollars based on just that. Personal issues with crappy companies is an important note that shouldn't be over looked. I will never forgive some companies for horrid, horrid practices. Namely Funimation... with the way they screwed-over, rewrote, kid-ified, and transformed into a fad DBZ whilest releasing it 3 episodes at a time on dvd (and the total episode count is 291). I personally boycott such a sh*t company, though I may still rather fancy the show they hold captive. Viz also has a thing or two to learn about episodes per dvd, but that is their problem. Another good version of personal grudge is like saying "I hate how ADV subs", which is quite fair...
In the end there are two main reasons to get these fun HK dvds A) the buyer is just plain cheap (guilty here) and B) "Go to HFIL you crap company!"
Even though the Japanese do have it way worse when it comes to purchasing anime, it would still be nice if here we could get a few more episodes on a dvd. I'm sure that in many cases more episodes on a dvd would sell more dvds, and companies would see a greater profit.
blah blah.
I believe in that, but at the same time you must consider what drives the rest of us who don't redirect our dollars based on just that. Personal issues with crappy companies is an important note that shouldn't be over looked. I will never forgive some companies for horrid, horrid practices. Namely Funimation... with the way they screwed-over, rewrote, kid-ified, and transformed into a fad DBZ whilest releasing it 3 episodes at a time on dvd (and the total episode count is 291). I personally boycott such a sh*t company, though I may still rather fancy the show they hold captive. Viz also has a thing or two to learn about episodes per dvd, but that is their problem. Another good version of personal grudge is like saying "I hate how ADV subs", which is quite fair...
In the end there are two main reasons to get these fun HK dvds A) the buyer is just plain cheap (guilty here) and B) "Go to HFIL you crap company!"