User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/ANIME SPECIAL: 268: Hatred and Jealousy, Orihime's Dilemma/@comment-1351982-20100504001000

I'm a girl....SHOCK! LOL! They do sell some tankobon on amazon.com They have volume 40 for  $10.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002KICZPS/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new  among others. I bought all the movie osts there I got a brand new and sealed ddr ost last year for $13. Plus the fansub issue is kind of personal for me, yes I watch them(so does Johnny Yong Bosch) but I still buy the dvds and all the merchandise, but as an actor it upsets me that all these great and wonderful people are being put out of work, just because some pissy teenager can't spend $20 on a dvd. I mean in America you can but bleach on dubbed and subbed on dvd, dubbed on itunes, amazon.com, playstation network, xbox marketplace and more! If it is available in the states THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO BUY IT! I am an actor so when people do this it really hurts me deep down. But what is happening with anime is happening with the film industry as well. In fact when you download fansubs you hurt the Japanese voice actors more directly because some of the money from the dub goes back to Japan and less money from the dubs = less anime = less work for Japanese VA. I hate these fansubs purists saying "THE DUB SUCKS WATCH SUB!" if they really loved the show they would buy the dvds (most anime dvds contain both dub and sub) instead of resorting to illegal methods. They are thieves end of story!