IGN Brings Deathnote To Your Door
One of the worst things about being obsessed with anime, or video games for that matter, is the long wait between Japanese release date and it's arrival in the States. The internet often makes this wait even more painful, with the pictures and videos of said game/anime constantly being shoved in your face each day of the tortuous wait.
Unless, of course, if the internet is the very solution to your problem. Bittorrents and fansubs have created a world where none existed before for many anime fans (cough One Piece cough) and as a result, distribution and translation is now happening faster than ever.
Take, for instance, Deathnote. Published by Viz in the US, Deathnote has been a runaway manga hit thanks to an extraordinary artistic style, strong writing, and an intense storyline. No surprise either, then, that it has been made into an equally successful anime in Japan. Thanks to the efforts of IGN Entertainment and Viz media, Deathnote the anime will be available to US fans in benchmark speed. By visiting Direct2Drive, IGN's online store, one can download the first english subtitled episode as of May 10th. This will be the first time an anime program that is still airing in Japan has been brought to American viewers. Hopefully this is a sign of a changing and growing industry, as anime distributors realize it's growing potential and compete with the popularity of fan-subbed releases. Perhaps we are on our way to a glorious new world with Japanese media releasing stateside faster than one can say, "Deathgods love apples."
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Pirate Prince
Posted to Hot Stuff, Television, Videos on 4 May 2007
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I love the Death Note anime. L rocks with his horrible posture and his constant devouring of sweets.
Now if only we can get the Death Note DS game here.