QUOTE(XeonBox @ Dec 16 2009, 03:48 PM)
Would Malaysian spend RM300 on a DVD?
I would... I've just spent RM300++ buying a Bluray giftset that comes with a metallic replica of a certain ship a while back and another 300++ for a CD soundtrack of a certain japanese movie that comes with golden toy statue (arrived today through DHL from Narita, Japan)...
Anyway, I would rather go for authorized and licensed Region 1(US), Region 2(UK) and Region 3(TW and HK) anime DVD released especially the limited stuff, than going back to localized stickered and unauthorized 'ori' anime dvd which I gaved up buying a long time ago.
I used to spend hundreds on these worthless releases since the vcd era until I learn my way around them and found the 'real' world. The only authorized anime I would buy locally would be Karas which is licensed to Innoform media by Tatsunoko, Appleseseed: Ex Machina which is distributed through Alliance entertainment by Warner Bros and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children which is distributed through Mediamax by Sony Entertainment and yeah maybe, the Kekkaishi series which is released by PMP under licensed by Muse Entertainment TW which in turn is a third party licensing company on behalf of japan, a few kamen rider's theatrical dvd release which is licensed through Medialink HK which is also a third party licensing company on behalf of Asatsu-DK Japan (involved with the production and promotion of Heisei KR series especially outside Japan and heavily involved with the production of Gundam Seed franchise and Gundam 00) and ect. - Atleast these guy actually paid money to get their stuff from the source.
And there's something people probably don't know yet, but there's word (news and rumours and hints) that the Japanese Anime company(studio, distributor ect) are starting to form alliance or partnership with known international distribution giants like Universal, Warner and Sony to help channeling, promoting and distributing their products... They are going to take back what they messed up and missed out - first to stabillize the south east asia market, then the international market. ~ Which is something that these international distribution companies actually help 'created'...
You can see them in action soon enough, with the anime companies grouping up to monitor illegal downloads in south east asia and china, Universal Japan buying up Geneon Japan, Gonzo and ect distributing their BD releases through Sony Entertainment, Gintamathemovie & Ultra Galaxy Daikaiju BattleThemovie distributed by Warner Japan, Sunrise's Gundam Unicorn aiming for worldwide release (the japanese DVD and BD actually comes with chinese and english subs - I've preordered the BD myself through amazon japan).
The wave of reformation will come soon crashing in soon... Well, wishfully, I assumed, since we do have authorized sole distributor and representative of Warner, Universal, Sony and ect here, so just imagine BDs of Gonzo's Samurai 7 distributed through Mediamax by Sony, or an actual DVD\BD release of Gintamathemovie distributed through Alliance Entertaiment by Warner, or well, you get the idea...
This post has been edited by thesecond: Dec 16 2009, 05:44 PM