American anime industry

The chair of AX says the attendees of Anime Expo is averaging about 20 percent annual growth,
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2005/07/07/apop.DTL

but Ask John mentioned "The contemporary American anime industry is in dire straights. Evidence suggests that many of America's anime distributors are struggling financially."
http://www.animenation.net/news/askjohn.php?id=1123

What's this all about?

>>7

Who'd pay $10-$25 for 4 episodes per dvd?

I would, actually.  I use the fansubs as a sort of try-before-buy thing.  Anime that I like, I save the cash for and buy so as to encourage more anime like it.  Call me an idealist, but I like to think that a lot of people approach it the same way. 

I DL GitS:SAC from the web.  I like it.  I wait for the DVDs to be published and then buy them.  I want more shows like GitS:SAC.

I DL Chobits from the web.  I don't like it.  I don't buy the DVDs when they come out.  I want fewer shows like Chobits.

>>9 returns to happy land