Apparently Viki has changed its menu structure, at least as it appears via Roku, where you can no longer even filter programs by country of origin. This is intensely frustrating and a huge waste of my time. The only option is to scroll. And scroll. And scroll. And scroll…
So when I go to the Home icon and scroll down to “Viki Picks” and “Latest Releases,” the vast majority are (big shock,) Romances, originating from Korea and Mainland China (the same Mainland China whose totalitarian government is imprisoning and torturing religious and political dissidents, right now as we sit here,) with a few BL shows from Thailand (of no real interest to me because I’m not gay,) and a couple of single-play movies from Japan.
In terms of its content, particularly content from Japan, Viki is getting noticeably worse. Whoever is running Viki does not seem to care what its viewers want to see - which means if new management and a new policy don’t happen, Viki will likely go the route of AZN-TV: straight into bankruptcy.
Why are the people who have the ability and infrastructure to bring streaming Japanese TV to the English-speaking world, so completely oblivious to the pent-up demand for Japanese TV in America and elsewhere? When will these people finally wake up? I’m at the point of wondering whether I should even continue my subscription - if it weren’t as inexpensive as it is, I would already have canceled.
This is just frustrating - and frustration is not something I consider to be a value in life.