Piracy in Japan

>>158092812
Majority of the Nyaa userbase is japs.

>>158092812
They stream on niconico.

>>158092870
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>>158092812
Generally BDs are only bought after somebody has finished watching a show and they want to keep/support the series

>>158092812

Only hardcore fans or people who want tickets and/or other extras buy BD.

>>158092812
I´m not a jap, but i bet there are plenty of tv channels with reruns over there. Else they would just watch the shows when it runs or record it like you said. That´s what i would do atleast.

>>158092812
Pirating is obviously a thing there, but it's a lot more risky since they're actually within the reach of the ones who would punish them. Basically, it's like torrenting Hollywood movies in the west.

>>158097423
So there's no risk basically

>>158092812
They watch it on TV, Anon.
If it's so old/obscure that there's no rerun in any channel, then they rent the DVD.
And only if they absolutely liked it, they'll buy it.

>>158097423
>it's like torrenting Hollywood movies in the west
Has anyone ever been arrested or fined for this?

>>158092870

>downloading anime when you can just turn on a TV

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>>158092812
Several times more people watch anime than BDs are sold. You can easily verify this just by looking up various stats online. Stop making threads asking really stupid questions.

>>158099991
Japanese lives are very busy. You might have 1 hour a day to watch anime, but it might not be the hours when your favorite anime airs.