In this video Kyle Herbert a well known Voice Actor and industry veteran speaks his mind about several subjects. This is his reaction to the news about Bandai going all digital, I agree with him on several points and his thoughts are mostly complete. He understands the situation better then most, and his stance on piracy and fan subbing are also fair. If you lost your job today because you were laid off due to piracy and or a massive shift in the market you would also be upset.
I have spent time with voice actors, producers, and directors and they all have the same feelings on the subject of of digital content, and most of them agree that digital content is the future but you have to build it in such a way that the anime industry can make money. Publishers and licences holders also need to get paid, so it’s a very complected subject to tackle.
We at AnimeRoot have put on a few panels about this subject and personally I wish the industry would shift towards using something like STEAM. With a system like STEAM in place people would only have to create one account, all their content is attached to it and it could be accessed like Netflix, on your pclaptoptabletgaming consolesmart TVect. That type of system is also great because many different publishers and companies can put products on this service. You could stream both standard definition and HD content, and it would be a good place for marketing, sales. At the same time it would speed up publish dates to combat piracy and fan subbing. Just my thoughts, check out what Kyle has to say on the matter and leave your thoughts below.
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