Do you like buying anime and manga physically, or digital versions?

Pretty recently I have kind of wanted to support the industry more, the media industry as a whole. I am growing up now I guess and have money of my own so I don't need to be pirating things all the time. So I decided to get subsriptions to everything, so I got Netflix, Crunchyroll, the lot so I can watch it all legally and I feel much better about it 🙂 Although I want to know your stance on supporting the media, like whether or not you really care about paying as you know it won't make much of an impact or that you pay because its easier or just because it clears your conscience, idk. I like everything in the highest quality possible and I like everything about legally obtaining media; but that is not why I made this thread.

I was wondering; do you prefer watching anime online, or buying the dvd's?
I love buying the DVD's, especially if it isn't on crunchyroll or the blu ray includes cool features. But it isn't always the best economic decision, so I don't always. But I do if it isn't on Netflix or Crunchyroll

Do you prefer buying manga eBooks or physically? Same for LN's?
I love physical books, never got around ebooks and stuff

Do you buy anime merch? And why? To support the industry, or because you like the characters? Or both 🙂
I do it for both tbh

Books, I'll buy. Mostly 'cuz they're cheap, and I hate reading off a screen.

As for anime... While I'd love to support the industry and buy BDs, I'm a total poorfag; and Crunchyroll isn't nearly enough to satisfy my slightly-esoteric tastes (plus I prefer dubs). The way I see it, I'll pay 'em back with interest after I secure a source of disposable income.

I would buy anime on BD, but it's just too damn expensive - so I stick to torrents and XDCC.

I've kinda fallen in love with figures, so I have a few of those, but again, they're pretty expensive.

I don't really read anything - lack of time.

I was wondering; do you prefer watching anime online, or buying the dvd's?:

I usually watch anime online (from a legitimate source like netflix and crunchyroll) and if I like it and I have the cash to support it I'll buy the DVD's/Blu-ray's of the series.

Do you prefer buying manga eBooks or physically? Same for LN's?:

I love buying manga I get 3 manga volumes for like $30 so <3 I hate reading it online though, there is just something off about reading it online and not having the feel of paper in your hands and the smell of paper coated in ink.

Do you buy anime merch? And why? To support the industry, or because you like the characters? Or both:

I rarely will buy anime merchandise however when I do I usually buy it because I like to support the industry, I'll rarely buy some merch just because I like the character.

Tenshi wrote

I was wondering; do you prefer watching anime online, or buying the dvd's?:

I usually watch anime online (from a legitimate source like netflix and crunchyroll) and if I like it and I have the cash to support it I'll buy the DVD's/Blu-ray's of the series.

Do you prefer buying manga eBooks or physically? Same for LN's?:

I love buying manga I get 3 manga volumes for like $30 so <3 I hate reading it online though, there is just something off about reading it online and not having the feel of paper in your hands and the smell of paper coated in ink.

Do you buy anime merch? And why? To support the industry, or because you like the characters? Or both:

I rarely will buy anime merchandise however when I do I usually buy it because I like to support the industry, I'll rarely buy some merch just because I like the character.

This is the most similar to me 🙂 But I am trying to start buying more anime merch <3

5 days later

i'm pretty much the same, i wish i could buy more dvd's or bd's but they're really expensive, so i just watch everything online.

sinner wrote

i'm pretty much the same, i wish i could buy more dvd's or bd's but they're really expensive, so i just watch everything online.

I buy from amazon :c I get them pretty cheap.

Just buying figures and shit, i bought only my fav series' manga and it came to an end pretty much 5 years ago.

I usually buy BDs of series that i like/previously watched so i can revisit them. I recently got Gunslinger Girl and the HD remake is gorgeous.
Manga is usually expensive and oftenly they're imports from Mexico/USA so that doesn't help. I usually read them online or in Crunchyroll.
Figurines are a hassle to get here since the customs are ALWAYS on strike, plus, the mail service is so shitty here that anything not priorital is oftenly stolen. You heard me right, stolen.

yumiyacchi wrote

the mail service is so shitty here that anything not priorital is oftenly stolen. You heard me right, stolen.

The fuck? Where do you live again?

I buy them all. I'll go for figures and books primarily.
For the mangas I'll import them and then if they get brought over I'll also support the translation.

Anime on the other hand, I'll only buy series that they bring over if I really enjoyed it and if it came out in BD. But otherwise I don't really bother.

malmon wrote
yumiyacchi wrote

the mail service is so shitty here that anything not priorital is oftenly stolen. You heard me right, stolen.

The fuck? Where do you live again?

Chile, IIRC. Which is rather surprising.

Backlash wrote
malmon wrote
yumiyacchi wrote

the mail service is so shitty here that anything not priorital is oftenly stolen. You heard me right, stolen.

The fuck? Where do you live again?

Chile, IIRC. Which is rather surprising.

Fun Fact: There's a law that that frees from any responisbilities on the dudes, supposedly to check on anything that came into the country during Pinochet's regime. You know what's funnier? The regime ended more than 20 years ago.

Weird, i live in Paraguay and we don't have that, not if you use the national courier (even more weird).

yumiyacchi wrote
Backlash wrote
malmon wrote
yumiyacchi wrote

the mail service is so shitty here that anything not priorital is oftenly stolen. You heard me right, stolen.

The fuck? Where do you live again?

Chile, IIRC. Which is rather surprising.

Fun Fact: There's a law that that frees from any responisbilities on the dudes, supposedly to check on anything that came into the country during Pinochet's regime. You know what's funnier? The regime ended more than 20 years ago.

Looks like it's time to run for office

9 days later

I like to buy manga if it isn't a series I plan on binging. I read all of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure digitally because, one, it isn't all officially translated, two, there are colored scans available, and three, the USA versions are 20 dollars a book.

Anime I can't afford. There is no doubt about that.

2 years later

Hmm... To buy Blu-Rays, or drop two-hundred bucks on a hard drive and pirate literally everything under the sun?

Decisions, decisions.

The answer is figures and posters and other goods

Anything else is a waste of money that could go toward buying those.

I buy light novels and some manga more for decoration of my room. I read and watch all in my machine.