How do you get your anime?

[Asur]

Just curious how people here get their anime?

I personally tend to download it if its unlicensed and buy it if its licensed.

 

[taboo]

I watch teh free stuff on local. and sometimes i rent. (nothing fancy...)

 

[elkano788]

i download as well when I cannot watch it on cable, but it really taxes my poor 40-gig hard drive

is it illegal to download anime if it is on TV? after all, if you can record it on VHS, why can't you download it?

 

[PuppyforChrist]

I buy my manga at the mall. There is really no other place I can get it right away. Besides the Internet I mean.

 

[SAint Mark]

Some mangas I actually buy (not all mangas that I read, just what I can get in sweden). Anime I download wether it's licenced or not. Don't really care about American licences here in Sweden .

 

[NiemandheißtBoshaftigkeit]

I buy it or watch it on TV, Adult Swim.

 

[Asur]

i download as well when I cannot watch it on cable, but it really taxes my poor 40-gig hard drive

is it illegal to download anime if it is on TV? after all, if you can record it on VHS, why can't you download it?

From what I've heard it is illegal because the RAWs are in HDTV therefore making the anime fall under the Digital media something.

--I'll try to find out more about this

 

[alliedone]

Buy, download, watch tv

 

[Neko]

I usually buy my anime and watch it on TV. (I also rent, but my local blockbuster doesn't have a lot of anime to choose from)

 

[The_Lords_Froggy]

I don't really watch the shows, so I draw my anime chars, mainly chibis (modeled after people I know IRL) and I make up stories with anime chars that I drew out of my mind. Goes hand in hand with RP, very entertaining.

 

[Lucent]

I usually download to find out if I like it or not, then buy it when it comes out. If it weren't for fansubs, I would never have tried watching Azumanga Daioh, and I know that I'm gonna buy that when it starts coming out.

 

[ignight]

I watch some stuff on you tube althogh they dont have a huge selection, ( Im supprised no one mentioned it...I think )

 

[Utah Knight]

You tube and from a local anime shop here of i get my wifes sister-in law to order it and i pay her back(due to the fact she is from Japan)

 

[daydream11]

I watch it on YouTube or get the DVDs from my anime-obsessed best friend.

 

[l0v3n]

you tube....isnt anime copyrighted?

 

[SqueakyGerbil]

I download stuff that isn't licensed in North America and purchase when/if it does become licensed here.

I have quite a few of the english mangas that I've never actually opened and read because in some series (for example, Naruto) where what is recent when it comes to english releases is pretty much ancient for where I am in the storyline. I buy the english versions so that it causes the companies to bring more series to North America.

 

[PixieSunbelle]

i've never seen any anime really around here- though i order manga.
alot of the manga i read i borrow from my friend who has bought it.i read it so fast that i'd rather borrow it to keep me from building too large of a library...haha
i download my anime... if i see it here for sale, i might buy it.

 

[heavensworthit]

youtube when it has stuff...VEOH and various other sites...or the local library...

 

[PixieSunbelle]

i thought i would post this link- it doesnt just contain anime, but also J-drama as well. I tend to look for series through here, because it is easier than downloading and creating a huge library. I just ran across this not long ago.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/

 

[Stacy95]

My brother downloads Anime from BitTorrent for us.