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How bootleg VHS tapes helped bring anime to the West
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The foundation of modern streaming empires was built on copyright infringement and terrible tracking lines. Before Crunchyroll existed, dedicated nerds operated underground tape-trading syndicates, painstakingly timing subtitles via dual-VCR setups and mailing physical cassettes across continents just to ensure teenagers could watch uncensored magical girls fight without terrible English dubs.
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