Our objective is to help the fansub orginazations out there
to distribute their fan subbed animations to hundreds of
thousands anime fans. We are to help them be patient and
wait for the title(s) to become licensed. We digitally distribute
fan subbed titles without charging a cent. All applications
that we work with are freeware, no illegal applications
are used in the process of distributing the titles. Once
a series is licensed all distribution is halted.
Do Fansubs Influence What Gets Licensed?
Article by John @ AnimeNation.net
"I can't speak on behalf of the domestic translating
companies, but I can provide what information I've gathered
in the past. Fansubs do have a significant influence on
what does and doesn't get licensed in America. In fact,
the connection between fansubs and licensed translations
is one of the fundmental reasons for the existance of fansubs.
Anime fans fluent in Japanese or having altruistic devotion
to anime create fansubs in an effort to promote the Western
release of deserving titles. Fansubs allow fans to see anime
they otherwise wouldn't have access to, and generate interest
in particular titles. Professionally licensing, translating
and distributing anime is an expensive undertaking. To be
successful, domestic anime companies have to select titles
to translate that they're certain will have a market in
the US. The best way to do this is to look to the fan community.
If a particular anime series is widely disseminated in the
fan community, there's probably a good chance that these
fans will buy a professionally translated and mastered licensed
version, and an equally good chance that mainstream viewers
will also enjoy the series. ..."