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The Lunar New Year: (12) The RAW Problem

Some denizens of the #animeblogger channel were talking yesterday, and they seemed to be distraught with the lack of raws on WinNY and Share. I believe this was a repercussion from this incident, where the people instrumental in producing anime RAWs have been arrested by the police.

It is very understandable that a lot of RAW providers have disappeared from the scene. Is this the end of fansubbed anime as we know it?

I believe William Faulkner said it best: ‘I decline to accept the end of (m)an[ime] … I believe that man will not only endure, he will prevail.’ This was proven true with the ODEX fiasco: I believe this will remain true despite this debacle. :)

To everyone, cheers to anime!

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6 Responses to “The Lunar New Year: (12) The RAW Problem”

  1. Nagato Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am

    Go sit down and watch your Bus Gamer, mike.

  2. sage Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am

    (m)an[ime]

    Should have used manimal instead.

    I loved that show.

  3. bluemist Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    3AM: Where’s my Da Crapo II!
    3PM: NOOOOO it’s the end of the world!
    3AM: Nico Nico Douga is a savior!
    Shortly after: Torrent is 1 day late. We shall prevail!

  4. Ryan A Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    \Awsh … in the words of many a fictional loli …. どうしよう

    Cheers to it all!

  5. Michael Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    Hello guys!

    sage: Stop trolling me!

    Nagato: I already did :|

    bluemist: WE SHALL PREVAIL, INDEED.

    Ryan: Doushiyou? D:

    Cheers to everyone, of course.

  6. Karasuhebi Says:
    May 25th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Hey Michael. I have been reading the backlog of your blog for days now, and this is as far as I’ve gotten for now.

    I must say I’m really enjoying all of your posts so far. Some of them go way over my head, I must admit, but for the most part I understand what I’m reading. :-)

    I decided to comment on this post specifically, because I actually have something to say (and because it’s 4:55AM here and I want to go to sleep, so I’ll read the other 5 blog posts from your backlog later):
    I think the whole arrest thing will affect in a short-term matter, but after a while it will all go back to normal. You cut off one head of the hydra, two will pop up back in it’s place. :-P

    Keep up the good work,
    -Karasuhebi

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