Epsilon, what Rob said. That, and the response of the Japanese is a pretty good gauge to go by, despite the cultural differences between East and West.
If a company fails to do even this much for research, then they deserve to lose that money. (Maybe the company the licensed the anime/manga from can use the royalty fees to make better stories.)
Yes, production fees are expensive, but I reiterate: what do you expect when you reproduce crap?
If a company fails to do even this much for research, then they deserve to lose that money. (Maybe the company the licensed the anime/manga from can use the royalty fees to make better stories.)
Yes, production fees are expensive, but I reiterate: what do you expect when you reproduce crap?