@ainsoph9: that analogy with crunchyroll was actually tasty food for thought.. back when crunchy had yet to license and prune most of its titles, imo it was mostly a rag-tag project with lots of involvement from fans and the big-time fansub groups out there.. after the legalities and licensing crackdown, crunchy may have lost a big piece of their fanbase, but it actually turned out to be a better venture over-all.. perhaps another analogy could be the issues with Animax Asia from even further back.. (though seriously, K-drama alongside anime??)
as for B-T's potential in the big bad world of licensed merchandise, i am also of mixed feelings.. i mean, LNs and VNs can be rightfully decent contributions to literature as say, some of the more sensationalized western fantasy fiction names out there. (Neil Gaiman, and some other lady writers who favor magic and vampires..
) also, it would be a GREAT opportunity for exposure, if we're talking about the promise and potential of the japanese manga-anime-game sub-culture.on the other hand, we as fans are wary of the long hand of the law, not to mention those persistent "moral" vanguards. all in all, legitimacy sounds like a good thing, but the negatives are certainly to be thought over..
