- molave ( @mo_lave@reddthat.com ) English21•2 months ago
It was inevitable when they shut down the forums. They can’t be bothered with moderating user interactions.
- Altima NEO ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) English18•2 months ago
It’s surprising YouTube still has them given how notoriously bad they are.
- Jomn ( @Jomn@jlai.lu ) English18•2 months ago
This is a shame… Reading the comments after I watched an episode was part of the experience for me.
- baltakatei ( @baltakatei@sopuli.xyz ) English9•2 months ago
“This show is hot garbage. See you all here next week!”
- MonkderDritte ( @MonkderDritte@feddit.de ) English2•2 months ago
Same for me on allanime.to.
- secret300 ( @secret300@lemmy.sdf.org ) English16•2 months ago
And they wonder why anime is pirated so much. Even the shittiest pirate site is a better experience to use than anything paid.
- Jomn ( @Jomn@jlai.lu ) English6•2 months ago
Indeed. Because of this change, I already cancelled the auto renew of my subscription and I started looking back at the high seas.
- kandoh ( @kandoh@reddthat.com ) English4•2 months ago
Are the comments really that important? The only time I ever went in them was recently to report the trolls wishing people HIV in the twilight out of focus comments
- Jomn ( @Jomn@jlai.lu ) English8•2 months ago
Comments were more of a bonus that I enjoyed looking at after I watched an episode. You could sometimes find some very interesting comments.
However, what they also removed is reviews. And I used that to choose what animes I was going to add to my watchlist. Without that, the website is pretty much useless, I rather watch them elsewhere if I have to use another website anyway to get the reviews.
- SatouKazuma ( @SatouKazuma@ani.social ) English4•2 months ago
Arrgh. To the high seas with you!
- SatouKazuma ( @SatouKazuma@ani.social ) English15•2 months ago
A reminder that the high seas are always there
- shani66 ( @shani66@ani.social ) English7•2 months ago
And are better than Crunchyroll has ever been, if we’re being real.
- SatouKazuma ( @SatouKazuma@ani.social ) English4•2 months ago
Absolutely.
- zero_spelled_with_an_ecks ( @zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ) English13•2 months ago
There were comments?
- Spacehooks ( @Spacehooks@reddthat.com ) English4•2 months ago
On the desktop version. Never saw on mobile.
- holgersson ( @holgersson@lemm.ee ) English5•2 months ago
They’re also very much present on the app
- DoucheBagMcSwag ( @DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English12•2 months ago
I’m sure they did this to avoid criticism and to also stop users from telling others about “unofficial” watching sites in the comments (“harmful” content)
- dvdnet62 ( @dvdnet62@feddit.nl ) English10•2 months ago
reminds me to EGS that does not want to be critized
- moody ( @moody@lemmings.world ) English9•2 months ago
No interact! Only consume!
- ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months ago
So piracy?
- SatouKazuma ( @SatouKazuma@ani.social ) English3•2 months ago
Exactly!
- moody ( @moody@lemmings.world ) English3•2 months ago
Hey I’m not going to tell you not to.
- jherazob ( @jherazob@beehaw.org ) English2•2 months ago
- YourPrivatHater ( @YourPrivatHater@ani.social ) English9•2 months ago
Typical big shithole moove.
- baltakatei ( @baltakatei@sopuli.xyz ) English4•2 months ago
This is like your favorite bar removing all seating and converting itself into a vending machine with “NO LOITERING” signs plastered everywhere.
Edit: I cancelled my 7.99 USD/month subscription. It’s not a big signal, but it’s the only one I have that matters to SONY, the near-monopoly that owns the concern. Half the enjoyment I got was in seeing the immediate reactions of others to an episode. Now, without comments or reviews, I can’t even pretend that I’m not watching these shows alone. What’s the point of enjoying a show if you can’t talk about it with others?
- jherazob ( @jherazob@beehaw.org ) English3•2 months ago
It keeps surprising me how the people managing all these streaming services fail to understand the basic fact that their business model is “Be slightly better than piracy”