Category Archives: Anime Industry

Embrace the Stream

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Because download-to-own is dead at Crunchyroll: As Crunchyroll continues to evolve, we add new features and remove ones that don’t perform well. Recently we’ve made a decision to discontinue our Download-to-Own service, which lets users purchase DRM-free, downloadable videos of … Continue reading →

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It isn’t looking pretty

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Ubu Roi

From Chartfag’s Den of Lesbian Enterprise: # Kuroshitsuji is in July. # Strike Witches is not airing this season. # Sekirei is not airing this season. # Even if movies are apparently released on a certain date, they are usually … Continue reading →

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Railgun x 24?

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Ubu Roi

ANN now claims Railgun is a 24 episode series, though they have only air dates for the last ten. Raws of ep. 14 are out, but the Nyaatorrent link was bad when I tried it. Not that I understand enough … Continue reading →

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And a few shows more….

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Continuing with some snap reviews of first episodes, below the fold:

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Not Good News for Anime

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Well, it’s not looking good for quality anime anytime soon. I say that based on the theory that in bad times, “quality” = risky, and “lowest common denominator” = higher likelihood of sales. On Tuesday, the Japan Video Software Association … Continue reading →

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A.D. Vision, RIP? (update 7)

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Edit: After discussions with Omo, linked in the above article, I saw his point and decided a “?” should be appended to the headline. I noticed a reference to Sgt. Frog being licensed by Funi, and remembered that it used … Continue reading →

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Random Collection of Thoughts and Anime

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Ubu Roi

I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, so despite the fact that I’ve been an anime-watching fool for the last week, and have a lot of thoughts about what I’ve seen, I haven’t done much to organize my thoughts … Continue reading →

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