>>20
>The main reason that buying anime is so unpopular in north america is because of the pricing discrepancies. The price of the anime DVD releases in north america are artificially inflated in order to have comparable prices to the native japanese prices.
I'll assume you're comparing anime dvds to regular american dvd releases. Anime dvds aren't artificially inflated, they cost more than other non anime dvds because of the licensing costs + extra costs it takes to churn out the dvd. Translations, voice actors (assuming the show is being dubbed), authoring the dvd, QC, extras on a dvd, etc. all costs money. Anime companies have to make that money back and turn a profit, otherwise it wasn't worth licensing the title in the first place. On top of that they have to work with less exposure than say a non anime tv show because most anime does not get aired on tv in North America. Non anime dvds can be priced cheaper because they've essentially made the cost of production back by running on the tv networks. DVDs in most cases are for pure profits, and they don't have to pay for licensing, translations, etc. which is why they can price the dvds at a cheaper price.
>>19
>because most anime aren't meant to be dvd releases, I don't pay for shit I can see on free tv.
Japanese tv works differently than tv networks in North America. In North America, the network pays for the show and earn it's money through commercials and tv ratings. This is why when a show gets low ratings it can be pulled off the air for another tv show. In Japan, it's the television show that pays the network to get a given timeslot. This is why many anime shows end up with a shit ton of sponsors to help pay for the production or acquiring a given timeslot. This is also the reason why many niche shows can air on tv, despite getting low viewership. Anime companies don't make anything off of getting a show on tv, but they do it because it's been proven that it helps dvd sales. DVDs sales is how anime companies earn a profit. Also saying "I don't pay for shit I can see on free tv. " is false because the Japanese are technically paying for it when they watch the advertisements of the sponsors from a given timeslot. They don't have the option of skipping ads, choosing when to watch it, etc. which a lot of people who view fansubs take for granted. If you want an accurate comparison to how Japanese are able to watch it on tv, a good example would be watching streams through Crunchyroll because advertisements pay for the show when you watch it.