cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/278196

Dear fbi: I’m writing a fanfic and the character has to do this and i want it to be realistic

Ideally not a torrent cause my character is a noob

  • ghost_laptop
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    62 years ago

    The only places I can think of are torrenting sites, otherwise you have to get lucky a find a web site that streams it, but not the best option in terms of quality and security and such.

    nyaa.si is a good one

  • @pizza_is_yum@slrpnk.net
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    12 years ago

    The most true noob way that i can think of would be to rip them from Youtube using a browser add-on. Although that only works if your character is using a PC.

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        2 years ago

        Another way, which was common practice in the mid 2000s, was to use the intitle:“index of” technique to find an open directory containing the item you want.

        There’s still a risk of malware, as malware creators have learned to hide their stuff in their own malicious open directories. When you’re dealing with raw files, you can never completely be safe.

        So your fanfic character will need some antivirus protection for sure. (You can probably make up the name for the antivirus in your story)

  • @Alistaire
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    12 years ago

    animekaizoku let’s you download

  • @s12
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    12 years ago

    It would be nice to be able to download any anime, but also support the anime’s creators.

    Why is that harder than going to a website without solid evidence of it being legal (I’ll just have to assume it is) to watch it for free?

    And why is there so much censorship and region locking on the mainstream sites.

    … that said … I don’t have any time to watch anime right now.

  • @ipkpjersi@lemmy.one
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    110 months ago

    Torrents and usenet would be the obvious choices. Can’t go wrong with either option, although a combined approach would be best.