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That’s… Majorly unfortunate. Wow, I really can’t believe that. It’s like no one on the Fractale team has ever logged on to the internet. Why would you take down the only legal means of obtaining the show in north america?
That aside-- for those of you thinking about seeing “fansubs” as the only alternative, I selfishly ask of you this: Try to support Funi during their dilemma. Try to go without this fantastic series for a while. Supporting Fansubs by watching them streamed or torrenting them only adds to the bigger problem.
Just by visiting the fansubbers site, you’ve given them money from letting them show you adds. That doesn’t sit well with me. If someone’s going to get my money or my time spent watching adds, it should be the creating company, or the company promoting it.
As they say, “Time is money, friend.”
I hope that didn’t offend anyone. That’s just my proverbial 2 cents.[/quote]
If I may, the main site I use to find fansubs has no ads, I really try to avoid the ones with tons of ads(you hear that Reality Lapse, your site stinks)
I will support Funi by continuing to watch shows they stream legitimately, be it Princess Jellyfish, One Piece, or Brotherhood on Adult Swim, I will support them. And if Fractale returns before the series ends I will watch it, even on a delay like I did Shikabane Hime and Baka and Test. Look I am dropping the fan sub of I.S. even though I don’t think I will be able to work the Online Player, as anyone who has known me on this forums knows I believe in ad-based streaming as a major piece of the future of anime, and the American companies have shown they do too. But I do not want to support Fractale at all, I liked the episode, it ended on a cliffhanger, I want to know what happens next.
Everyone always says we consumers don’t deserve anime, I don’t think the Fractale Production Commitee deserves my business if they are that against America streams.[/quote]
(I’m not sure who “everyone” is that says consumers don’t deserve anime. Let me tell you, it’s certainly not the companies selling it to you. I’m pretty sure they want your money lol)
I don’t want to get into a fansub debate here, so I’ll make this short. If you dont want to support Fractale, not giving them your money is the correct way to go about it. However, not giving them money and then turning around and watching it anyway isn’t justifiable in my opinion. (I just thought I’d emphasize that last part.) Also I’d like to add that I acknowledge your want to support Funi (And also willingness to support anime as a whole) and that’s what the Fractale team doesn’t understand. There are fans here that want to support from North America, but are now unable to. An awful business decision indeed.
[quote]News: Fractale’s French Simulcast Still Continues
posted on 2011-01-20 18:34 EST
Fantasy TV anime series’ 2nd episode streaming on region-locked sites
The French video streaming sites wat.tv and wakanim.tv are both now streaming the second episode of Fractale as part of their ongoing simulcast deal for the series. The episodes are region-locked.
On Wednesday, the copyright holders in the Fractale Production Committee halted the North American simulcast of Fractale after one episode and requested that licensee Funimation eliminate unauthorized copies of the series from the Internet before the simulcast may continue. As of Thursday evening, Funimation is still streaming the first episode of the series.
Wat.tv announced its simulcast of Fractale on January 15. The episodes are available for free in 1080p resolution for one month, at which point the episodes are available on a rental basis at a price of 0.79 Euros (about US$1.06) for 48 hours.
Funimation announced its simulcast of the fantasy anime on January 12. The series premiered in Fuji TV’s late-night Noitamina timeslot in Japan and on Funimation’s streaming service in North America last Thursday; Funimation has an ongoing deal in place to simulcast programs from that timeslot. Kannagi and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s Yutaka Yamamoto is directing the anime at his studio Ordet and A-1 Pictures.[/quote]
And this… this is insane! Do they assume that the French and the Japanese don’t torrent or stream? Apparently it’s Funimation’s job to eradicate Fractale piracy single-handedly. I can’t wait to see how this turns out.
SURELY the Fractale team will see the error they’re making.
…surely…
…Right?
Yeah I don’t think so either. :
