Anime 3000 Panel - S02E07 - Digital Distribution
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 03:25 Written by Sean Russell Monday, 26 October 2009 16:28
Season Two, Episode Seven: Digital Distribution
In this week's episode of the Anime 3000 Panel, we focus on the distribution of anime over the Internet. Has fan subbing opened the door for sites like Crunchyroll to even exist? Should bloggers start a campaign to rid the word of fan sub groups? How are sites like Crunchyroll able to succeed in an industry where their product is available for free. As well as questions about further the awareness of anime through site like ANN and Crunchyroll. Joining us on this week's discussion is Tim Maughan from timmaughanbooks.com, Zac Bertschy from the ANNCast and Anime News Network and Chase Wang from Crunchyroll.
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Panelist
Zac Bertschy: Host of the ANNCast and senior editor at Anime News Network.
Tim Maughan: Anime and Manga blogger of timmaughanbooks.com
Chase Wang: Publicist for Crunchyroll.com
Runtime: 1:00:00
Music: Gairo by Oshima Michiru (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Commercial Break
I'm going to alternate between making promos and playing obscure cartoon theme songs. It helps to lighten the mood of our show, which can get a little serious at times. While I will credit Zac and the ANNCast for making me do this, we use to do this very thing on our old podcast.
iPhone App:
This of course is a parody of a real iPhone commercial. We submitted our iPhone application to Apple last week. We will send out a press release once we’re official. Stay tuned!
Silver Hawks Theme Song:
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Silverhawks.html
Questions for Panel
Has fan subbing and torrenting created a need for sites like Crunchyroll and Hulu?
Without the problem, would we see such a boom in digital distribution?
Should bloggers announce a prohibition on fansubs on their sites or is there a moral gray area?
How is Crunchyroll able to succeed in an industry where 100% of their product is available for free?
How are sites like ANN and Crunchyroll furthering the awareness of anime to non-anime fans?
Is the casual anime fan an endangered species with anime's limited exposure on television and the reduction of released DVDs? (Bonus Question)
Twitter Questions
edythemighty: Advertising: Who's doing it right, who's doing it wrong?
HelloNavi: Do the companies that do streaming even make money from the endeavor? I mean, Youtube isn't even making money AFAIK
VichusSmith: How much of a damper is licensing putting on digital distribution?
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|SAdministrator |Y-m-d H:i:s Sean RussellGairo by Ooshima Michiru (Fullmetal Alchemist). That's the song that played.
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|67.182.241.xxx |Y-m-d H:i:s EricWow, that Crunchyroll guy was such a tool.
This is a topic worth talking about, and it's great that you got a representative from one of the big streaming sites, but please don't ever have that guy back on the show.
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Secondly, and to justify my post, perhaps because I'm coming from ANN, I agreed with all of Zac's points, although in some cases they were basically Justin Sevakis' points rehashed, heh.
I was somewhat disappointed with Chase, though. He seemed to try to sort of sell Crunchyroll a bit too much, which I can understand, but I would have liked him to talk about the 'realities' of digital distribution of anime a bit more than he did. He seemed to gloss over questions that might be somewhat critical of Crunchyroll or (perhaps unintentionally) veer off in another direction sometimes. It's something I would expect from a PR person, but I was hoping I'd hear something more down to earth here.
And just to add my own thoughts, digital distribution is the way the industry is heading (when it actually is heading anywhere, that is), and really, it's where the industry is right now. So, embrace it, people.