This is a continuation of my previous blog, and it expresses my thoughts about what is happening in the Anime society in Singapore. I also provide you with two links, the first is an animation on Youtube that was created by a Singaporean. The animation expresses the deep sentiments that the animation society currently feels. The second link is that of an interview with the president of that organisation that is sueing the fans and it gives their reasons for why they are doing what they are doing. Links: 1. XEDO holocaust 2. Interview with Dr. Toh See Kiat It was during the early 80's that I first became an anime fan. Back during those days, there were very few of our kind. We had a deep passion and appreciation of this Japanese entertainment art form. I remember how I used to visit the one shop that sold some pirated anime video tapes, my only source of anime back in those days. Grouping together with other fans some years later, we started ordering originals from overseas to collect. I paid a huge fortune for my collection. I believe that those kids in Singapore are doing the same, they start off by learning about anime by watching those pirated anime videos, but as they grow older, they become avid collectors and begin buying good quality originals. Disallowing people to illegally download them, there will hardly ever be any anime fans forming. All collectors, be it anime, comics, art, even stamp, only want the best quality available in their collection. So we never buy the inferiors. Anime fans in Asia (excluding Japan and Korea), are like bugs that farmers think are spoiling their fields but in truth much of this help to make the land more fertile. But when this farmers in Singapore started to kill some of this bugs, many of the bugs started to swarm them. As a result, most of the bugs do not intend to help the farmers anymore and probably will look to other ways to grow. The bug population will continue to survive, but the farmers won't.