Has anyone bought LEGAL DVDs out of a sense of obligation?

[Sukunai]

Honestly, it never fails to amaze me how some people simply CAN'T retain any semblance of tangible context or reasonable grasp of meaning in some comments.

I say the word 'needs' and it's translated to mean I can't live without the indicated thing.

Fuck the last thing I am is an otaku.

I prefer real women for starters. Much as I think anime girls are fucking awesome looking, THEIR FUCKING PICTURES.
Anyone seeeeeriously wanting to marry an anime personality literally, is soooo fucking out there I likely wouldn't want to be trapped in the same room with them.
There simply isn't a suitable put down that properly expresses my opinion of them.

And my life is a complex array of interests that extends a great distance from just anime.
Hell I can't even contribute to most anime forum threads all that adequately, because I'm too busy living all the non anime portions of my existence.

But, on the subject of legal dvds. It comes down to, why the fuck should I buy shit 'just because'.
Just because isn't a reason with any value.

I just read a comment on another site. Seems the anime bubble has burst. Oh bummer. Guess it isn't limited to homes in the US.
Whatever will I do if anime isn't churned out in numbers so fast one can't afford to keep up even if one doesn't have to pay for any of it.
I often wonder about all the anime I have yet to watch simply because the day simply isn't long enough.
Maybe if they can't continue to pump out anime after anime, we might actually all finally get to catch up.

I don't 'need' anime any more than I don't 'need' the latest 4th edition D&D book or the most recent model.
Still want the shit, just don't 'need' it.

I don't need the internet. I don't need this computer. I don't need my televison.
There's a shitload of things we don't 'need'. But we sure as hell will bitch about losing if we did.

[Scintilla]

Honestly, it never fails to amaze me how some people simply CAN'T retain any semblance of tangible context or reasonable grasp of meaning in some comments.

I say the word 'needs' and it's translated to mean I can't live without the indicated thing.

No, it's translated to mean that Hasteroth can't live without it. Calm down; Mirkosp's post wasn't directed at you.

[hasteroth]

Anime isn't a need, it's a luxury. For them it's a need, it's what puts food on the table. But it's something you could easily do without.

I'm afraid that for many of us, that's actually not possible.

...you know we're fans of anime, not slaves of anime... even without anime we can go on with our lives without any issue... I think there are very few "real" otakus here, if any.
I mean, seriously, I don't think there's someone in the "I wanna marry an anime character, 3d girls suck, 2d girls are cute" state here... or is there? o_O
As Vivaldi said, anime is a luxury, and people should be able to live without a luxury. If they can't it means they spoiled themselves, cause a luxury isn't a need and as such, as much as a big of an hobby it is, you should be able to go on living without it anyway.
Anyways, however you consider them a need or a luxury, this thread is to discuss whether you'd buy them or not out of a sense of obligation.
And again, I'll basically repeat what I said in my earlier post just to not have this post being a completely OT one: I'll buy them when they'll get out in my country, be it for obligation or not, maybe not the whole series but just a dvd or two, but I will. But if they don't come out, I don't feel bad about not importing the japanese dvds. :\

As usual I forgot that tone of voice doesn't come across in text. Try imagining it in a sarcastic tone.

[Fall_Child42]

PSYCHOLOGY AND SHIT.

[Kevmaster]

I think that pyramid is fucked up.


Or am I?

[hasteroth]

Not really, it makes perfect sense.

And I never said anime was a need (ok I did, but I was sarcastic).

Though entertainment is still important, it's part of what keeps is from going crazy, (there's more but entertainment certainly helps)

Though there are many problems with this statement.

Too name a few (There's probably more):

Explanations for those.... dummies

Addiction - When it becomes difficult to live without it. Most addicts refuse to admit they are addicted. I admit to being addicted to anime but I'm able to go without it for extended periods of time, and I have, sure ain't easy but I get over it after a few days. But I'm not about to quit.

Obsession - Similar to addiction but you can be obssesed without addiction, it's when the source of entertainment becomes your main focus, for well... everything pretty much. This can pass but is usually accompanied by an addiction.

Detatchment - I'm sure there's another word for this but I don't know it. It's when you lose your sense of reality, the line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred or even eliminated altogether. (Ex. Those ronery otakus you see in all the pictures)

There are surely more problems but this is all that came off the top of my head. Now not everyone experiences these, but it still happens (alot).

PS. Don't feel offended if I sound like I'm treating you all like idiots. It's only an explanation for those who don't know it already.

PSS. Not official information, more or less my interpretations.

[Knowname]

actually the reason I buy DVDs is too keep the res/ color conversions (whatever it's called) as a standard. I'm quite picky when it comes to upscale crap or number of processes the thing went through.

It's mostly cuz I can afford to be. So unlike the first poster who buys dvds THAN makes amvs of them I'm just the opposite, I decide I want to make an amv (from watching legal streams and fansubs) THAN buy the dvd for the quality. Just another reason why I'm NOT an anime fan lol I don't have an anime dvd I hadn't used in an amv at least once.

I have bought an anime (DVD) cuz I'm curious than made an amv to it just to be stubborn... so I guess you'd call me a casual fan.

[xexyzl]

Addiction - When it becomes difficult to live without it. Most addicts refuse to admit they are addicted. I admit to being addicted to anime but I'm able to go without it for extended periods of time, and I have, sure ain't easy but I get over it after a few days. But I'm not about to quit.

You cannot become addicted to media.

[BasharOfTheAges]

There's actually debate within the medical community on whether or not strict behavioral addictions (sex, gambling, etc.) are really addictions like chemical (drugs, alcohol, etc.) addictions are or if they're simply an offshoot of psychological dependence that plays into our collective cultural desire to play off personality flaws as medical problems.

[Scintilla]

There's actually debate within the medical community on whether or not strict behavioral addictions (sex, gambling, etc.) are really addictions like chemical (drugs, alcohol, etc.) addictions are or if they're simply an offshoot of psychological dependence that plays into our collective cultural desire to play off personality flaws as medical problems.

I thought there was a connection related to release of the neurotransmitter dopamine? And that levels of said neurotransmitter could provide some insight into why some people are more prone to addictions than others.

But then, this was stuff I read once in a magazine something like 10 years ago.