by SarahtheBoring » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:04 pm
It's not usually so direct as "watch video, buy DVDs," but it's a factor. I might watch the video, read up on the series, check some fansubs if it isn't out yet, rent it if it is out, and buy it. Or... sometimes just buy it. :p It might be as simple as calling my attention to a series I hadn't noticed much before.
Series bought after watching AMVs (as above): Azumanga Daioh, Descendants of Darkness, Kaleido Star, Princess Nine, Read or Die.
And I do watch anime for the fun of it; there are series I like quite a lot that I have no AMV ideas for at all, and probably won't for quite some time, if ever. FMA, for instance.
AMVs are a factor. Word of mouth is a big factor. Connection to other series is a minor factor (by the makers of...). So yes, definitely.