The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted

https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/the-physical-media-selection-at-sonys-crunchyroll-is-even-worse-than-fans-feared-after-store-update-all-books-removed-and-blu-ray-lineup-gutted/

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scytale@piefed.zip · 96 pts · 15d (4 replies)

Wild how Crunchyroll started as a piracy site, worked its way to becoming legal, and is now the very thing it was created as an opposition to.

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 45 pts · 15d (2 replies)

If you can't beat them, buy them -Capitalists

DaveyRocket@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13d (1 reply)

If you can’t beat them, eat them -eat capitalists

CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 14d

I’m not sure that narrative makes sense. There wasn‘t really a thing it was opposed to in most cases. Not that I‘m aware of. There simply wasn‘t a licensed platform for Anime other than the few shows on less than a hand full TV channels, mostly at night. Early anime fansub sites simply did what anime studios or TV networks didn‘t care to do: Localizing a wide variety of Anime in the first place.

thejml@sh.itjust.works · 56 pts · 15d (1 reply)

You'll own nothing and like it!

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz · 29 pts · 15d

Sea shanties intensify

deathbird@mander.xyz · 17 pts · 14d (1 reply)

I don't need physical media, a DRM-free download that I can save on my own will do.

Abyssian@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 13d

Nyaa is the sound a cat makes.

MaggiWuerze@feddit.org · 11 pts · 14d (3 replies)

Out of spite I pirated the anime from the thumbnail

DrPop@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d (1 reply)

I enjoyed it, haven't watched the latest season.

MaggiWuerze@feddit.org · 1 pts · 13d

OK, so I watched the first dozen episodes and its not bad. The animation style is a little wonky, the kids do not really look like kids, especially when close up

Pika@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 13d
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Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 14d

I've already found what I needed while sailing on my ship. Sony can get fucked.

Terrorphin@thelemmy.club · 7 pts · 13d

Sony? Doing something awful? Who'd have thought it?

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 14d (1 reply)

Rightstuf died for this.

nightlily@leminal.space · 1 pts · 13d

As did Madman in AU/NZ.