Crunchyroll to Stream ADV's Welcome to the NHK

[ForgottenSon]

Originally Posted by sarwor248

I think it may bring more fans to the show. More people might want to buy the DVDs after they see it first. Who knows, maybe this will lead to a revolution in how people watch anime.

I doubt it. The revolution is already started, and anime companies have been left behind. This strikes me as a half-hearted effort to catch up, one that I don't think will succeed. I don't think many media companies fully appreciate just how much things have changed. They aren't going to go back to how things were.

[OverLord01]

Originally Posted by Bixie

yes, us newbies need to know please.

Sorry for the late response on this.
The main reason why this is wrong is because they are making a profit off of the fansubs on there site. They made so much money that they got the attention of Gonzo Ent to climb on board with a few shows of there own.
They get most or all of there content from other sites and then charge you a fee. Now ADV of all people are placing a dubbed show on a all sub site in hopes that they can entice a few viewers in trying out the dub and then getting a sale. I got mixed feelings about this. Eather this will work for them and they can make a sale or this will bomb on them big time and the people on that site will not even think about viewing there shows.

[Sandbar]

Wow - sounds unethical to me - it's a wonder that companies like ADV and Gonzo Ent are using a site like this. This is full of a tangled web of shady legalities I think!

[OverLord01]

Originally Posted by Sandbar

Wow - sounds unethical to me - it's a wonder that companies like ADV and Gonzo Ent are using a site like this. This is full of a tangled web of shady legalities I think!

I agree it is unethical and its them playing with fire in my opinion. If they are that desperate to sell a show on a site like that something tells me that there is something more happening over at ADV that they are letting on. I could be wrong tho on this and they are just trying a new advertising campaign. Crazy on how they want this to work for them.