It's lucky for you that prosecuting torrent users is so rare, as I really can't see that one holding up in court.
If you can't afford it, don't steal it. It's as simple as that.
Prices in Norwegian kroner (NOK)
Apple Music 99 / 149
Spotify Prem. 99
iTunes Movies 49 to rent 24 hours
159 to buy (~same as DVD in supermarket)
Netflix 79 99 129
HD? x y y
Nr screens 1 2 4
As an anime fan too, torrenting is literally the only way to obtain content. THE ONLY WAY. There are 2 good free streaming sites I can think of that are not blocked in my region, and one of them daisuki.net doesn't support flash on Linux (groan) so I have to use the 'wrong' PC at home for that.
The state of legal streaming and content availability was a laughable disaster 5+ years ago. Now it's a case of being indignant and feeling righteous about giving these idiots the middle finger. The entertainment distributors are their own worst enemy.
This is one of the problems with copyright laws - creeping scope to make normal sensible actions illegal. Why is it illegal for me to modify my DVD player to play a DVD I've had to import (at great personal expense) and that is not available (and probably won't ever be available) in my region?
There's a bunch of these.