People seem to be forgetting something here -- there's prime time anime and there's late night anime. Don't like Naruto, Bleach, Detective Conan or Pretty Cure? Then you're left with all the post-midnight shows, which have
always been for niche audiences. Let's stop kidding ourselves here. Did you like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya? If so,
you can already consider yourself as part of that niche. You can sputter on how "moe" and the dating sim genre are destroying anime, but you're not fooling anyone.
Another thing: do you seriously believe the Japanese animation industry depends on revenue from overseas audiences to stay afloat? They have their problems, yes, but what fansubbing impacts is the
American licensing companies, and it's partially their own fault for taking on series that simply won't sell (i.e. anything that isn't Naruto).
Think the quality or originality of series has fallen lately? Look, list out all your favorite series and look at the years. Are they seriously that concentrated around a short period? There's 30-50 new shows every
season now. Good shows are naturally hard to come by, and just because the volume of mediocrity has increased (or rather,
appears to be increasing due to the proliferation of bored college students who are willing to sub crap) doesn't mean they're going extinct. Have you watched
Planetes (Ghodbane, if you haven't, you're in luck!)? That's one of my all-time favorites and it came out late 2003. And yes, I bought the DVDs. Thanks, fansubbing!
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