I know its been so long since my last update, it seems I'm off to a bad start with this column. Oh well, it can't be helped. So today, I'm just gonna rant on a few things that's been going on in the industry.

Saber Marionette J - Ultimate Collection, I was so happy to hear this... until I hear it was limited to 5000 copies.

What I like: The chance to grab the whole series with on purchase

What I don't like: 5000 copies only? That will be sold in the day it hits the streets!

What else I don't like?: Where's Saber Marionette R?

By now you’ve learned that AnimeSuki has been attacked by fierce DoS attacks to their server. And you likely know that their web host has kicked them off because of the attacks. And if you didn’t know that, you now know. Over the last few days, the site has been a victim of DoS (Denial of Service) attacks, done by an unknown amount and group of hackers. However, the question now remains… who did it. And why?

Just a little back info, AnimeSuki is… well more like was, a very popular bittorret fansub distributor. Providing links to bittorrert servers that hosted fansubbed anime to download. The site quickly became popular, so much that someone saw the need to take the site out. AnimeSuki’s web host didn’t like their network being disrupted by the attacks and cut them off.

Some people argue that AnimeSuki got too big. Providing thousands and thousands of people links to easily download fansubs, meaning thousands of people that might not end up buying the series when they are licensed and released. Needless to say some people out there are convinced that it was a (or all) North American licensor continuing their battle to prevent piracy. And although it sounds like an interesting theory, let’s face some of the facts.

For starters, performing ANY type of DoS is illegal, it doesn’t matter if they are doing it for a good or bad reason. DoS is something you just don’t do, just too risky with all the illegal stuff there. Then you have the fact that it will no doubt anger quite a bit of anime fans once they here that X company went all out to do this. With that said, why would any North American companies risk being caught or being linked back to this? There’s other ways on dealing with this legally, if they feel that this service will cut into future sales.

Well in any case, we’ll likely never know who did this and blaming the North American industry isn't exactly the best place to start looking for people.

Well that's my rant for the day, just wanted to get that off my chest.

-- Eddie Hicks, Otaku Aniverse