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The Japanese branch of Bandai Visual didn't like the prices we had (too low) and ended up shutting them down as a publisher.
No more new releases after February but you can still buy existing titles, we lost Nichijou, Gosick, and Turn A for distribution in the US and Gundam Unicorn ep 4-5 (but you can get those dubbed at Amazon Japan, remember anime can be shipped internationally without a proxy service). Many manga have been left incomplete here as well.
Japanese anime studios are also starting to add subs to their BD releases there (Gundam Unicorn has subs, Dog Days has subs in vol 1, Sacred Seven has subs), this is a double edged sword as the main problem is the cost, they still haven't realized that our pricing system is superior and efficient and still price their anime volumes at $70-100, I know this system has been in place for decades but still they need to get wake up and see that the price system for anime in Japan is terrible, but having subs would be good for BD sales in Japan which would increase chances of second and third seasons. If Japan even wants to successfully conduct this practice, they need to lower the price for people who aren't regulars in importing to obtain it because only serious importers and the most hardcore of fans will spend $600-$1000 on an anime.
The Japanese branch of Bandai Visual didn't like the prices we had (too low) and ended up shutting them down as a publisher.
No more new releases after February but you can still buy existing titles, we lost Nichijou, Gosick, and Turn A for distribution in the US and Gundam Unicorn ep 4-5 (but you can get those dubbed at Amazon Japan, remember anime can be shipped internationally without a proxy service). Many manga have been left incomplete here as well.
Japanese anime studios are also starting to add subs to their BD releases there (Gundam Unicorn has subs, Dog Days has subs in vol 1, Sacred Seven has subs), this is a double edged sword as the main problem is the cost, they still haven't realized that our pricing system is superior and efficient and still price their anime volumes at $70-100, I know this system has been in place for decades but still they need to get wake up and see that the price system for anime in Japan is terrible, but having subs would be good for BD sales in Japan which would increase chances of second and third seasons. If Japan even wants to successfully conduct this practice, they need to lower the price for people who aren't regulars in importing to obtain it because only serious importers and the most hardcore of fans will spend $600-$1000 on an anime.
