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So I know a lot of you guys here probably don't care, but the real anime community is freaking out over this now and rightfully so. Site was shut down recently and word is it's for good this time. According to HS's twitter feed they're saying it's due to a recent EU ruling. Up side is some groups are in the process of making mirrors and alternatives as we speak. - https://twitter.com/HorribleSubs/status/859693915720474624

Well, BakaBT is around but they only do fully completed content; i.e. no random single TV episodes of stuff. However the site owner is trying to sell it because it too can't stay afloat for much longer with the ever increasing server costs. You can always try the fansubber's homepage or IRC chat. Both Japanese IP copyright holders and licensors have been coming down harder on groups who infringe on their copyrighted material. We might see the death of fansubs [groups] for major IPs in 10 years (just a guess). This is all thanks to how anime is now done in Japan. In these modern times, they secure foreign licensor rights to allocate capital to even produce anime now. This has come from the mouths of those in the industry in the USA who localize anime IPs. Also simulcasting is bridging the gap of when anime is even released in more than one country. Streaming is also a major contributor. Though fansub groups will not fade away entirely, the anime industry is changing to a model to where there wouldn't even be a need for fansubs to exist. Again, this is most likely be for bigger IPs that have the intent of being exported out of Japan. As mentioned by daggerfella, both Crunchy Roll and Funimation Now are reasonably priced. I tend buy anime I watch so if I wanna try out an anime before spending $$$$$$$$$$$ because it's an Aniplex release, I'll join an anime streaming service for which best suits my needs. Other anime streaming services are: https://www.theanimenetwork.com/Images/Shared/ano_logo.png http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/ http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/daisuki-logo-2.png http://www.daisuki.net/us/en/ Plus there's anime on Netflix and Hulu but of course not all sites/services and library will be available in all territories.

I doubt fansubs would last another ten years, it's almost completely dead as is as far as English subs goes. Many of the major groups have already given it up. It's a very time consuming process with little/no reward, and fans are likely to just bitch you out instead for taking too long with releases. There's still a demand for subs for shows that those streaming sites wont pick up. For instance, as far as I know they don't support the long running precure series in spite of it having a decent sized following outside of japan, along with other similar anime. >theanimenetwork As if I'd touch them and their hard coded piss yellow subs with huge ass watermarks. >anime on Netflix lol, Not after what they did with "glitter force". Maybe it's just my old stubborn ways but I'll never turn streaming. I like being able to watch my stuff any time anywhere with good quality video, which isn't possible if I'm away from home and don't have access to a good wifi signal. That and I have no intention of supporting western licensors.

Well, you can't have it all. Even after all these years, Funimation hasn't produced a faithful DBZ release that contains ALL the original music intact and with no added dialogue in their English dub. Even fansubbers get stuff wrong in translations. Most they simplify the translation which I'm not a fan of. It's sometimes hard to find a middle ground that doesn't butcher the original Japanese dialogue when it comes to translating something that doesn't work fluidly and naturally in English or any other language. The Netflix app will let you download content to view offline. @neet_one I totally get the quality aspect. I find Funimation's streaming capability below acceptable. When I tried it, the video steam would freeze while the dialogue continued. You could rip and encode your own anime library into a mobile friendly format. https://handbrake.fr/