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 there is no original anime selling in malaysia

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nhb555
post May 5 2011, 05:43 PM

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QUOTE(thesecond @ May 5 2011, 05:35 PM)
How dare you doubt me...?  cry.gif ~ Just joking...  laugh.gif

First of all, those company don't 'sell', they produce\manufacture\distribute. If you want to get them, try finding them at either Yesasia, books.com.tw or jsdvd. They are much more affordable than the North American release, but beware the pricy shipping fees though. And yeah, sometimes their packaging especially the repackage price down edition are really 'cheap' looking...

Well, there's one thing about legit distributors that is completely opposite of illegal ones - legit distributors often have a much more limited catalogue, they only distribute what they can afford to get (japanese licenses are never cheap), and sometimes some of them are official sole distribution which means that the other company won't be releasing products from the same japanese production company if it's belong to that sole distributor.

So, you won't see the same title release by two or more company at once, unless the original license had expired (most likely after more than 5 years - maybe, according to their contract of agreement.) and transfered to another new licensee.  - This is not the same with the local release, where you can see two company compete with each other by releasing product of the same title.  laugh.gif

And yeah, you can put all the faith in Madman since they are pretty much the biggest anime\japanese series distribution company in Australia (probably the only one, if I remember correctly).
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Thanks haha smile.gif . Yeah i just realised it as well . They produce manufacture and distribute so the price is lower compare to the Japan . If they import from Japan and distribute in Australia and other places i think the price of the anime will be doubled because of the shipping fee haha . Prowaremedia is quite good coz they ship internationally and if buy more than a certain shipping fee is free . Others i check it i think they only ship within Taiwan only sad.gif haha .

Australia anime is cheaper if u compare to Taiwan coz Taiwan out for 1 volume which max consist of 3 episodes for around 435NT . In Australia around 55aud average for a 1 collection which consist of 12 episodes in 3 or 4 DVD . haha

Australia blu-ray and DVD is like only few dollars differ . lol... If i upgrade my laptop player tat would be like so great ! able to watch blu ray version of anime ! haha

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post May 5 2011, 06:32 PM

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QUOTE(nhb555 @ May 5 2011, 05:43 PM)
Thanks haha smile.gif . Yeah i just realised it as well . They produce manufacture and distribute so the price is lower compare to the Japan . If they import from Japan and distribute in Australia and other places i think the price of the anime will be doubled because of the shipping fee haha . Prowaremedia is quite good coz they ship internationally and if buy more than a certain shipping fee is free . Others i check it i think they only ship within Taiwan only sad.gif haha .

Australia anime is cheaper if u compare to Taiwan coz Taiwan out for 1 volume which max consist of 3 episodes for around 435NT . In Australia around 55aud average for a 1 collection which consist of 12 episodes in 3 or 4 DVD . haha

Australia blu-ray and DVD is like only few dollars differ . lol... If i upgrade my laptop player tat would be like so great ! able to watch blu ray version of anime ! haha
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Yeah, don't forget to add in duty fees and sale taxes... tongue.gif

Wait...? So prowaremedia ship internationally...? drool.gif I never knew that...

Well, the taiwanese tend to follow the japanese release strictly during the first press run, sometimes their artbox and even gift item are the same as the japanese counterpart.

I tried to order stuff from Madman before, I tried but never actually done it. tongue.gif

Bluray is the future, man. Well, atleast for the next 5 years maybe...
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post May 5 2011, 07:12 PM

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QUOTE(thesecond @ May 5 2011, 06:32 PM)
Yeah, don't forget to add in duty fees and sale taxes...  tongue.gif

Wait...? So prowaremedia ship internationally...?  drool.gif I never knew that...

Well, the taiwanese tend to follow the japanese release strictly during the first press run, sometimes their artbox and even gift item are the same as the japanese counterpart.

I tried to order stuff from Madman before,  I tried but never actually done it.  tongue.gif

Bluray is the future, man. Well, atleast for the next 5 years maybe...
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If u like english Sub can go to Madman or Siren Visual . Taiwan version main advantage over Madman is that Taiwan split into different volumes means that u get to have different kind of cover for each volume which is kind of neat . Madman u only get 2 differ some juz 1 cover . If u like to have differ kind of cover and prefer Chinese then u have to pay more that is the main disadvantage sad.gif haha
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post May 6 2011, 12:13 PM

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QUOTE(nhb555 @ May 5 2011, 07:12 PM)
If u like english Sub can go to Madman or Siren Visual . Taiwan version main advantage over Madman is that Taiwan split into different volumes means that u get to have different kind of cover for each volume which is kind of neat . Madman u only get 2 differ some juz 1 cover . If u like to have differ kind of cover and prefer Chinese then u have to pay more that is the main disadvantage sad.gif haha
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I buy according to favour, if I like the title so much, I would probably pay more. I might even double dip just for the sake of the packaging or bonus content, if I have the money of course... laugh.gif

PS: Mind PM me how you get Prowaremedia to work? There's nothing about international customer on their site. Thank you very much. notworthy.gif
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post May 6 2011, 03:57 PM

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QUOTE(thesecond @ May 6 2011, 12:13 PM)
I buy according to favour, if I like the title so much, I would probably pay more. I might even double dip just for the sake of the packaging or bonus content, if I have the money of course...  laugh.gif

PS: Mind PM me how you get Prowaremedia to work? There's nothing about international customer on their site. Thank you very much.  notworthy.gif
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when u register you choose ur country Malaysia and type Malaysia address and they will send to ur address haha .
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post May 6 2011, 06:05 PM

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QUOTE(nhb555 @ May 6 2011, 03:57 PM)
when u register you choose ur country Malaysia and type Malaysia address and they will send to ur address haha .
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Ah, Okie dokie. tongue.gif

What do they opt for shipping? Standard Airmail? EMS? Courier? Thanks again. nod.gif And an obvious question - debit\credit card payment accepted, right? tongue.gif
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post May 9 2011, 03:38 PM

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Hey look what I found from my old anime vcd I stupidly buy years ago
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Over the years I have found thos cover actually come froom hentai doujin... WTF?

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post May 9 2011, 04:15 PM

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QUOTE(fifthtouch @ May 9 2011, 03:38 PM)
Hey look what I found from my old anime vcd I stupidly buy years ago
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Over the years I have found thos cover actually come froom hentai doujin... WTF?
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Ffffff...Asuna from Negima!! And a screen cap from Fruit Basket!! doh.gif
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post May 9 2011, 04:36 PM

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QUOTE(missingNo @ May 9 2011, 04:15 PM)
Ffffff...Asuna from Negima!! And a screen cap from Fruit Basket!! doh.gif
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Also.. the character name all in chinese name. wtf.
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QUOTE(fifthtouch @ May 9 2011, 04:36 PM)
Also.. the character name all in chinese name. wtf.
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yes, and bad subtitle also. I have no idea how these pirated DVDs can be sold like original when it's not.
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post May 10 2011, 02:51 PM

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QUOTE(NicoRobinz @ May 10 2011, 01:02 PM)
yes, and bad subtitle also. I have no idea how these pirated DVDs can be sold like original when it's not.
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now, you know.
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post May 10 2011, 03:22 PM

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I knew this long time ago. I like to download first and then buy later if that series/anime is worth watching. I was shocked to see that some "original" Japanese DVD series give credit to fansub groups of the free download sites

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post May 10 2011, 04:08 PM

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post May 10 2011, 04:09 PM

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lol.. lucky i never buy my anime tongue.gif
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Only buy those American animations.
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QUOTE(paranoid @ May 10 2011, 04:09 PM)
lol.. lucky i never buy my anime tongue.gif
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And that's something to be proud of? :/

BTW:
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post May 11 2011, 08:07 AM

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QUOTE(Pr1me_Minister @ May 10 2011, 05:47 PM)
And that's something to be proud of? :/

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Nice ! Blu-ray !
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post May 11 2011, 02:24 PM

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post May 11 2011, 08:50 PM

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QUOTE(NicoRobinz @ May 10 2011, 01:02 PM)
yes, and bad subtitle also. I have no idea how these pirated DVDs can be sold like original when it's not.
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Simple, they are not licensed, but they are authorized to sell... ~ those stickers are pretty much permit for selling.

So the local company do it in two ways, I guess... *This is just an analysis though.*

1) Produce the dvds themselves. Since they are licensed and legitimate production company, the products that they produced are automaticly 'legit'. Afterwards, they only need to apply for the 'authorization' stickers for selling and do some screening and stuff and ect...

2) Import them from outside the country. Essentially they are just using the loophole for third-party importation which is pretty much what normal people (like me) who purchase DVD and BD online are doing. Pay the duti fee and the sale tax, apply for importation permit, and get the authorization stickers. Voila, they are now legit...

In reality, official or licensed release of DVDs and BDs in other country are not consider legit in our country unless authorized and acknowledged by our local government... Which is a nice loophole for turning imported pirated dvd into legit dvd... tongue.gif

Vice versa, all those legit, official and licensed foreign release of DVD and BD that people buy online and keep in their house could be consider not legit or even smuggled stuff, if a government officer of a related department declared as such... tongue.gif

Furthermore since there is no one to challege them regarding the license or copyright to their release, there's pretty much no obstacle at all and pretty much easy money.

And one will noticed that once a title is actually license locally, the previous *ahem* will be pulled from shelves and fade away. - Like when certain Kamen Riders series is picked up by Speedy (for official broadcast on TV), that title will start to disappear, not all but most. And people will find it hard to find them...

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post May 11 2011, 11:17 PM

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Furthermore since there is no one to challege them regarding the license or copyright to their release, there's pretty much no obstacle at all and pretty much easy money.

there's no benefit for us to challenge them because i have checked the price of a japanese series on internet. It's 200 USD ++. How many of us can afford that? I can get a japanese series with RM20 or RM50 (with a beautiful box like moon cake box) at local shop. It's not really original but 'original' though.

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