Joey Curry
19th March 2004, 04:00 AM
5parrow wrote:
> jdso wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to the anime scene and am getting quite
>> addicted to it. If anyone knows where bittorent sites are for
>> downloading anime please help me out. I need my fix. :)
>
>
> Hi,
>
> - You could try posting on rec.arts.anime.misc, which is where most of
> the discussion on anime happens. r.a.a.fandom is usually for discussing
> fanworks (like fanfiction, fanart etc). No one's stopping you from
> posting here, but you'd probably get a better response there.
>
> - You probably want to be aware that most anime fans and fansubbers have
> an "ethical code" of sorts. If a title has been licensed for release in
> your home country (Canada, I assume), it's recommended that you buy or
> rent the DVDs (older stuff is often available on VHS too) instead of
> trying to download it. Most people won't put licensed anime up for
> download.
> However, stuff that hasn't been licensed by a Western company is usually
> considered fair game (which is what you'll find on most of the
> bittorrent sites). It's illegal, of course, but most of the anime fans I
> know of don't consider it immoral as such. After all, it's kind of
> difficult (read: impossible) to get English versions of those shows
> legally.
>
> - And finally, the best bittorrent site I know of is www.animesuki.com.
> Enjoy.
>
Thanks, 5parrow. I just started using bit torrent and I was looking for
a site with a good selection.
> jdso wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to the anime scene and am getting quite
>> addicted to it. If anyone knows where bittorent sites are for
>> downloading anime please help me out. I need my fix. :)
>
>
> Hi,
>
> - You could try posting on rec.arts.anime.misc, which is where most of
> the discussion on anime happens. r.a.a.fandom is usually for discussing
> fanworks (like fanfiction, fanart etc). No one's stopping you from
> posting here, but you'd probably get a better response there.
>
> - You probably want to be aware that most anime fans and fansubbers have
> an "ethical code" of sorts. If a title has been licensed for release in
> your home country (Canada, I assume), it's recommended that you buy or
> rent the DVDs (older stuff is often available on VHS too) instead of
> trying to download it. Most people won't put licensed anime up for
> download.
> However, stuff that hasn't been licensed by a Western company is usually
> considered fair game (which is what you'll find on most of the
> bittorrent sites). It's illegal, of course, but most of the anime fans I
> know of don't consider it immoral as such. After all, it's kind of
> difficult (read: impossible) to get English versions of those shows
> legally.
>
> - And finally, the best bittorrent site I know of is www.animesuki.com.
> Enjoy.
>
Thanks, 5parrow. I just started using bit torrent and I was looking for
a site with a good selection.