State Of The Industry Spring 2009

State of the Anime Industry: What are the implications of simulcasting for fansubbing groups? Are dubs sustained by television? How influential is Astro Boy? Our panel, which includes, Sean Russell, J. Moretheil, Evan Minto and Fightbait, tackle these questions, assesses how a single-distributor monopoly would affect the industry and the consumer, and determines how much creative influence foreign media wields over Japan. State of the Anime Industry: What are the implications of simulcasting for fansubbing groups? Are dubs sustained by television? How influential is Astro Boy? Our panel, which includes, Sean Russell, J. Moretheil, Evan Minto and Fightbait, tackle these questions, assesses how a single-distributor monopoly would affect the industry and the consumer, and determines how much creative influence foreign media wields over Japan.