Anime fans?

[J.D.]

blue dragon is nice.... its same author as dragonball Z... anime is aldy license... but still avaliable... do your own sourcing....and its also avaliable on XBOX 360... Cool game... same producer for FF....

[FOXY]

nothing to watch now anime come out so slow

[tt6389]

i finished Bleach ep 1 to 115 within 3 weeks - its worth it

 

Seems that our princess chiaki is MIA for many weeks oledi

 

Any anime fans/riders want to go to Pulai Waterfall next week? 2B bikes are welcome

[gohjohan]

i finished Bleach ep 1 to 115 within 3 weeks - its worth it

 

Seems that our princess chiaki is MIA for many weeks oledi

 

Any anime fans/riders want to go to Pulai Waterfall next week? 2B bikes are welcome

 

She's still around but doesn't log in often now.

[tt6389]

She's still around but doesn't log in often now.

 

lol...must be busy watching anime.

Can tell her the thread got many ppl missed her ? Invite her to come pulai waterfall next sat also leh

[FOXY]

will she go ?

[tt6389]

blue dragon is nice.... its same author as dragonball Z... anime is aldy license... but still avaliable... do your own sourcing....and its also avaliable on XBOX 360... Cool game... same producer for FF....

 

Your got your xbox 360 from starhub or buy yourself? I contemplating of getting the xbox 360 from starhub but not sure whether it can be easily modified to play games from jb.

[Hondaman]

Bro anime that I watch,

 

1)Kekkaishi

2)Toppa gureen Lagaan

3)Gakuen Alice(funny)

4)Lamune

[FOXY]

any more anime other then those ?

[gohjohan]

any more anime other then those ?

 

Plenty more, ^FOXY^, plenty more

[J.D.]

I've sign up with maxonline to get the Xbox.but still waiting for my xbox to come.. i haven't played the game yet but i saw the game demos from utube... very anime kind of game...

 

U can "do" it in JB since u got there so often and get them to test the "compatible" games b4 bringing back... but remember once u "do" it, it void your warranty and cant play online anymore... microsoft will bann u...

 

Your got your xbox 360 from starhub or buy yourself? I contemplating of getting the xbox 360 from starhub but not sure whether it can be easily modified to play games from jb.

[chiaki]

Currently watching:

 

D. Grayman

Kiba

Ouran High School Host Club

Darker than Black

 

Finished:

 

Akayashi Ayashi

[gohjohan]

We have to go to Taman U to get our stuff now. I dunno, but I think some of us are robbing Stephen Sing of his income.

 

June 1, 2007

 

Getting anime illegally online? Beware

 

Japanese animated cartoons distributor sending letters to culprits warning of legal action

 

By Chua Hian Hou

 

PRICES of anime DVDs here are the world's lowest, but fans of these Japanese animated cartoons prefer to get them online - for free.

Now they may land in the soup because a crackdown has been launched, and they are the targets for downloading these English-subtitled cartoons through file-sharing networks.

 

Local anime distributor Odex, which brings in the DVDs from Japan, has sent out letters to culprits it has identified as having downloaded these 'fansubs' using the Internet and peer-to-peer systems like BitTorrent.

 

'Fansubs' are the works subtitled by bilingual fans of anime as a service to the community of non-Japanese-speaking anime fans.

 

Odex spokesman Stephen Sing would not say how many legal letters have been issued.

 

A copy of one such letter obtained by The Straits Times announced that Odex would take legal action against the alleged downloader unless he settled the issue. Odex did not say what constituted a settlement.

 

The letter to this particular alleged downloader - a SingNet subscriber - came attached with a three-page listing of alleged downloads.

 

Mr Sing said that Odex, together with the Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore, had no choice but to take legal action, because 'pirates' here download more anime files than any other country except the United States, which was 'ridiculous, considering our population'.

 

Anime fansubs, around since the 1980s, used to come in video cassettes, but the Internet and BitTorrent have made it cheap and easy to get hold of the cartoons.

 

An anime fan here, who declined to be named, said the community was downloading fansubs because original anime works were of poor quality and overpriced.

 

Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'

 

Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.

 

Mr Sing added that on a per-DVD basis, prices here were the world's lowest, and that even when Odex bundled three DVDs for a $9.90 trial offer, fans did not bite.

 

In the US, the price of a two-DVD set costs between US$15 and US$20, depending on the anime title.

 

The anime fan was dismissive of the crackdown and said it would not stop fansub piracy. The community is tech-savvy and will find ways to continue downloading without getting caught, he said.

 

Under Singapore's Copyright Act, users found guilty of 'wilful' and 'significant' downloads face fines of up to $20,000 and up to six months behind bars.

 

The Act does not specify what constitutes a significant number of downloads.

 

[email protected]

[raphael]

odex can go to hell man!

fansub is for fans by fans!

[tt6389]

We have to go to Taman U to get our stuff now. I dunno, but I think some of us are robbing Stephen Sing of his income.

 

Seems they can trace the IP address of people downloading anime. I rather buy from taman U - about 20-30 episodes in one dvdrom; so cheap some more.

 

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Sure nobody from this thread wants to join me tomorrow for a trip to Pulai Waterfall, Seafood dinner & DVD top up at Taman Perling? Give your poor eyes a break, stop watching anime, go outdoors to see the waterfall & forest lah. 2B bikes also welcome coz its very nearby only

[selphie]

So when you all going Tmn U?

I been wanting to go but I dunno the way....

 

I think some VCDs sold in shops, the subbing quality is not up to standard, it's not just perception prob. Even if it is, customers are right. Customers' perceptions should be taken into serious consideration. Some people just dunno how to do business.

 

Let's go Tmn U! When you all organizing?

And... perhaps someone could give me some directions?

[FOXY]

So when you all going Tmn U?

I been wanting to go but I dunno the way....

 

I think some VCDs sold in shops, the subbing quality is not up to standard, it's not just perception prob. Even if it is, customers are right. Customers' perceptions should be taken into serious consideration. Some people just dunno how to do business.

 

Let's go Tmn U! When you all organizing?

And... perhaps someone could give me some directions?

 

tomorrow tim going pulai water fall le

haha

u should join them

 

i think they meeting 12 noon at gp esso

[FOXY]

We have to go to Taman U to get our stuff now. I dunno, but I think some of us are robbing Stephen Sing of his income.

 

June 1, 2007

 

Getting anime illegally online? Beware

 

Japanese animated cartoons distributor sending letters to culprits warning of legal action

 

By Chua Hian Hou

 

PRICES of anime DVDs here are the world's lowest, but fans of these Japanese animated cartoons prefer to get them online - for free.

Now they may land in the soup because a crackdown has been launched, and they are the targets for downloading these English-subtitled cartoons through file-sharing networks.

 

Local anime distributor Odex, which brings in the DVDs from Japan, has sent out letters to culprits it has identified as having downloaded these 'fansubs' using the Internet and peer-to-peer systems like BitTorrent.

 

'Fansubs' are the works subtitled by bilingual fans of anime as a service to the community of non-Japanese-speaking anime fans.

 

Odex spokesman Stephen Sing would not say how many legal letters have been issued.

 

A copy of one such letter obtained by The Straits Times announced that Odex would take legal action against the alleged downloader unless he settled the issue. Odex did not say what constituted a settlement.

 

The letter to this particular alleged downloader - a SingNet subscriber - came attached with a three-page listing of alleged downloads.

 

Mr Sing said that Odex, together with the Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore, had no choice but to take legal action, because 'pirates' here download more anime files than any other country except the United States, which was 'ridiculous, considering our population'.

 

Anime fansubs, around since the 1980s, used to come in video cassettes, but the Internet and BitTorrent have made it cheap and easy to get hold of the cartoons.

 

An anime fan here, who declined to be named, said the community was downloading fansubs because original anime works were of poor quality and overpriced.

 

Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'

 

Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.

 

Mr Sing added that on a per-DVD basis, prices here were the world's lowest, and that even when Odex bundled three DVDs for a $9.90 trial offer, fans did not bite.

 

In the US, the price of a two-DVD set costs between US$15 and US$20, depending on the anime title.

 

The anime fan was dismissive of the crackdown and said it would not stop fansub piracy. The community is tech-savvy and will find ways to continue downloading without getting caught, he said.

 

Under Singapore's Copyright Act, users found guilty of 'wilful' and 'significant' downloads face fines of up to $20,000 and up to six months behind bars.

 

The Act does not specify what constitutes a significant number of downloads.

 

[email protected]

 

but we all go malaysia buy dvd anime also same as at home dl lor

 

at home save cost like petrol to malaysia buy .

[tt6389]

So when you all going Tmn U?

I been wanting to go but I dunno the way....

 

I think some VCDs sold in shops, the subbing quality is not up to standard, it's not just perception prob. Even if it is, customers are right. Customers' perceptions should be taken into serious consideration. Some people just dunno how to do business.

 

Let's go Tmn U! When you all organizing?

And... perhaps someone could give me some directions?

 

Better dun go alone, you never heard about robbers on bike come from behind & kick the victim's bike? They rob the victim after he/she's seriously injured.

 

Every month i also got post trip to Taman U for anime shopping but u never see only.

[selphie]

Hmm... alright then. I wait till you all got org then I join at least go in a grp safer.

But everytime I come in, is either no one org or you all just came back fr the outing.

[tt6389]

Hmm... alright then. I wait till you all got org then I join at least go in a grp safer.

But everytime I come in, is either no one org or you all just came back fr the outing.

hahaha, i think u seldom come to SBF that's why. Like this if I PM u also dunno you can recieve. Why not join our waterfall trip tomorrow, i 'll drop by Taman U if u like, on the way to the seafood place. Got 15 bikes going, very safe one.

 

btw, where's that stunning scenery in yr signature?

[selphie]

Sorry!!!! Just saw ur post only. I couldn't make it to the outing, I just bought this (2nd hand) bike and I not sure whether it is in gd condition to go.

 

My siggy pic is in bintan...

[eeee_1]

hello anime fans.. guys r there any nice animes about motorbikes? can introduce to me? thanks.

[FOXY]

if got intro me too ok

[gohjohan]

hello anime fans.. guys r there any nice animes about motorbikes? can introduce to me? thanks.

 

Around motorbikes, not that I can think of. Has motorbikes, yes.

 

1) You're under arrest (the character Ken Nakajima and his dad rides. Ken rides a V-Max and his father, some kind of sports bike)

2) Golden Boy (Only one episode. Hot female riding sports bikes)

3) Eyeshield 21 (1 of the teams are street bikers)