14 Illegal Things You're Probably Doing on the Internet

[RinoaHeartilly]

Of course, as a fan of Japanese anime, manga, and music, there’s a lot of stuff that you can’t get legally here because it’s not licensed for release or streaming in the States. That presents another set of problems, but I avoid fansubs and escalations at any rate. The legal sources pick up more than enough.

As a fellow fan of Japanese media, I feel your pain. Hulu used to be where I went to watch anime legally for free, but now they charge for everything, so I’ve moved to Crunchyroll. It’s all legal and mostly free (I think you need a monthly subscription to the website to watch certain anime), and they even have manga and dramas, too!

 

[Midwest88]

I’m a rebel. An independent; a free thinker. I don’t let society determine what I can and can’t do.

/sarc

 

[suko]

As a fellow fan of Japanese media, I feel your pain. Hulu used to be where I went to watch anime legally for free, but now they charge for everything, so I’ve moved to Crunchyroll. It’s all legal and mostly free (I think you need a monthly subscription to the website to watch certain anime), and they even have manga and dramas, too!

Are u sure Hulu charges for everything now? I was on there recently and it seems like it’s the same to me. Of course, most of the things I checked were just anime series, and it looks like there are still many available to watch for free, on a PC or laptop anyway.

On CR, I remember researching on the ones that u do need a subscription for, and it’s mostly the ones Licensed by NIS America (Toradora, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Kimi ni Todoke, etc.). But yeah,
thankfully, most stuff is for free.

I’m a rebel. An independent; a free thinker. I don’t let society determine what I can and can’t do.

/sarc

I think u mean:

/thread

 

[ironchapman]

Are u sure Hulu charges for everything now? I was on there recently and it seems like it’s the same to me. Of course, most of the things I checked were just anime series, and it looks like there are still many available to watch for free, on a PC or laptop anyway.

On CR, I remember researching on the ones that u do need a subscription for, and it’s mostly the ones Licensed by NIS America (Toradora, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Kimi ni Todoke, etc.). But yeah,
thankfully, most stuff is for free.

I think u mean:

/thread

There’s loads of stuff Hulu doesn’t charge for. I watch Funimation series on there when Funi’s player doesn’t work for me. I also watch a British show called The Thick of It there as well.

 

[RinoaHeartilly]

Are u sure Hulu charges for everything now? I was on there recently and it seems like it’s the same to me. Of course, most of the things I checked were just anime series, and it looks like there are still many available to watch for free, on a PC or laptop anyway.

Really? I may have been confusing regular Hulu with Huluplus… :doh2:

Should probably get back on Hulu soon then, I’m so behind on Naruto Shippuden!

On CR, I remember researching on the ones that u do need a subscription for, and it’s mostly the ones Licensed by NIS America (Toradora, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Kimi ni Todoke, etc.). But yeah,
thankfully, most stuff is for free.

Yeah, luckily most of the anime I’m interested in is free.

 

[twf]

I pay Netflix for their service. I would gladly pay 3 or 4 times what I currently pay to have access to the full US content. Netflix outside of the USA is severely lacking, though the price is the same across the board. As a result millions of non-Americans, while still paying their monthly subscription fees, use a VPN or other tools to view US content. It’s incredibly easy to do and Netflix can obviously tell that millions of customers are “hopping across boarders” on a daily basis. I find it difficult to feel guilty about this one. I discovered not too long ago that if I am using my company laptop, the US netflix content is available regardless of what country I’m in as it connects me to a US company server via VPN. It is an unintended side effect.

It is frustrating that they won’t even take my money- there are other services that are simply not available outside of the US- even if you wave huge stacks of cash (metaphorically) at the vendor.