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Originally Posted by Benio
More anime viewers = more potential buyers -> more buyers -> more revenue
More revenue -> more good anime & hopefully better pay for animators, seiyuus, etc.
More buyers -> lower DVD prices -> more buyers -> more revenue
If the market is bigger, theoretically everyone should be better off.
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Not entirely. I would still say that in N. America, more viewers would still prefer to watch via broadcast or other means before dropping a few bills on a DVD. I don't see the market getting any bigger on an international scale as I think it's reached its peak for this generation and maybe future generations, since it's no longer seen as much a novelty and more along the lines of niche fandom aside comics and sci-fi. As far as Japan goes, lowering DVD prices seems laughable.
Oh, and about the 50 new shows issue... I have the semi-official count at 67 just for this April (including OVAs and sequel series). Can you say...KABOOM? I'm guessing .com's 2001 will be 2008 for the anime industry?