Nabeshin AND Japan ask us to "STOP".....
Hey Guys...
Thanks for all of the great responses to the last entry. It was awesome to see so much support for the industry on both sides of the ocean. So...before I go any further into any of this, I want to say one thing. I know that most of the people reading this are really good and responsible anime fans. I know most all of you buy your anime, and I can't thank you enough. BUT.....we all know some friends that aren't. In fact I would bet that each of us knows a good hand-full that aren't really fans at all.
The word "fan" suggests that you support something, and contribute in it's success. By supporting that persons work, you allow them to continue to create. This has been the natural way of things since the beginning of fandom. Artists and musicians appreciate fans because their support allows them to keep doing what they love and are passionate about. If you are working against that process, then you really can't call yourself a fan at all. I like the quote used on ANN...."you are just adding another "leech" to the system.
The real reason, I'm talking about this on my Blog is to further this discussion outside. If I have one place to discuss this where lots of people can read it, then anyone else reading can pass this information on to "the leeches".
SO that being said I wanted to pass along two really important links to everyone.
Last weekend at OniCon I was more than stoked and surprised to find out that Nabeshin (the man himself) was so excited to hear about my fansubbing and downloading panel, that he wanted to re-arrange his schedule to participate. Ok...aside from me totally having a fanboy moment over that, it was a huge reward for me. It is VERY RARE for a Japanese guest to speak out on any subject that might alienate of offend anime fans. The fact that he felt so strongly about it, I was stoked that my panel gave him the chance to do so.
So here is a link to the Active Anime website, where you can watch clips from the panel. I will be putting more clips up on You Tube later (couldn't think of a better place for them )
Nabeshin Speaks Out !!!!
and if that wasn't enough The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had this to say later on that week.
Japan asks America to help stop the downloading of anime
If that's not food for thought.....What is ?
Hope you enjoying watching Nabeshin.....he really is an amazing person. Totally larger than life, that cat!
Hope everyone is doing well....
I'll be back with more soon.
Thanks for all of the great responses to the last entry. It was awesome to see so much support for the industry on both sides of the ocean. So...before I go any further into any of this, I want to say one thing. I know that most of the people reading this are really good and responsible anime fans. I know most all of you buy your anime, and I can't thank you enough. BUT.....we all know some friends that aren't. In fact I would bet that each of us knows a good hand-full that aren't really fans at all.
The word "fan" suggests that you support something, and contribute in it's success. By supporting that persons work, you allow them to continue to create. This has been the natural way of things since the beginning of fandom. Artists and musicians appreciate fans because their support allows them to keep doing what they love and are passionate about. If you are working against that process, then you really can't call yourself a fan at all. I like the quote used on ANN...."you are just adding another "leech" to the system.
The real reason, I'm talking about this on my Blog is to further this discussion outside. If I have one place to discuss this where lots of people can read it, then anyone else reading can pass this information on to "the leeches".
SO that being said I wanted to pass along two really important links to everyone.
Last weekend at OniCon I was more than stoked and surprised to find out that Nabeshin (the man himself) was so excited to hear about my fansubbing and downloading panel, that he wanted to re-arrange his schedule to participate. Ok...aside from me totally having a fanboy moment over that, it was a huge reward for me. It is VERY RARE for a Japanese guest to speak out on any subject that might alienate of offend anime fans. The fact that he felt so strongly about it, I was stoked that my panel gave him the chance to do so.
So here is a link to the Active Anime website, where you can watch clips from the panel. I will be putting more clips up on You Tube later (couldn't think of a better place for them )
Nabeshin Speaks Out !!!!
and if that wasn't enough The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had this to say later on that week.
Japan asks America to help stop the downloading of anime
If that's not food for thought.....What is ?
Hope you enjoying watching Nabeshin.....he really is an amazing person. Totally larger than life, that cat!
Hope everyone is doing well....
I'll be back with more soon.