Comments on: Donation Button Removed

By: Dantarion

Dantarion — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:54:28 +0000

Bishca, it is a well known fact that fansubs are illegal, and I am sure Chihiro knows that.

However, I would hardly call it “swindling the industry”. There is absoutely nothing to purchase in the US for most of these series, and for some of them, there never will be. There is a high demand for a non-existant product, and Chihiro delievers.

If the anime companies really really cared, Cease and Desist Letters would be sent out, and I am sure, like many other groups that recieve them, Chihiro would stop distributing that series.

However, this isn’t happening. Chihiro is providing a service, and we are using that service. It is costing the members of Chihiro money to provide that service, and we are helping them out. We are helping pay for the server, not for the time they spend TL’ing the show.

I support fansubs, because just like the existance of Napster before iTunes, its only a matter of time before some company takes advantage of this demand and profits.

One of a few things is gonna happen to fansubs.

1 ) Things will continue as they are, with japanese companies generally not doing anything, and american anime companies sending Cease and deisist letters when they obtain the license.

2 ) Japanese companies will use their copyright powers to end public distribution of fansubs, forcing fansubbers to be treated like warez distributors.

3 ) #2, and somehow Japanese companies turn providing subtitled anime as it airs in Japan into a buisness, and it either succeds, or the people who would have spent their money on such a service continue to use fansubs.

By: Bishca

Bishca — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:21:04 +0000

I am I the only one who sees the inherent irony in being honest in removing the donations button when the funds were provided, while at the same time using the money to fund illegal fansubbing?

Not that I really care about legalities or anything like that, it just seems vaguely hypocritical to swindle the industry, while stopping short at draining the pockets dry of those who feel obligated to give something back

… just a thought

By: reese

reese — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:55:31 +0000

Read a previous post : Monochrome Factor’s too gay (aside from being major suckage), probably why others dropped it, don’t go near that shit. There are plenty of other good unsubbed/under-subbed anime to consider (of course October brings us fresh meats)…

By: zerjo

zerjo — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:18:29 +0000

no, ef a tale of melodies is the sequel to the first one. I hope you guys don’t mess up the encode and do a decent job actually at it…

guess I’ll try your zkc

By: Shinkay

Shinkay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:07:41 +0000

Chihiro kicks other fansubs asses xD. you all are the best

By: Shinkay

Shinkay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:02:59 +0000

wasnt it called Ef -A Tale of Memories- ? ef a tale of melody’s is another anime :p if im right.
btw whats the 2nd season of ef a tale of memories called? looking forward for it hehe

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:33:09 +0000

February is more than a few months…

By: inachan

inachan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:17:32 +0000

ohhhh, nooooooooo!! I’m so sad you won’t do Vampire knight!! I was looking forward to your releases of this!!! So saaad, I really preferred your subbing over the others groups!!!!
But thank you for all your work!! It’s really appreciated!

By: ascend

ascend — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:37:23 +0000

ef is ef- a tale of melodies. The second ef series, from which chihiro got it’s name.

Can’t wait for you to sub it. But i do expect quality =D

By: koga88

koga88 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:38:36 +0000

might seem a bit out of the loop but what anime does EF stand for? haha