this really a common thing here.. before, I'm also type of people who bought anime here cos I thought it was original.. :facepalm:

thinking of buying them in Amazon but the price really quite high and you must wait for it to arrive.. really hate that

actually those malaysia version anime usually pack hundreds of episodes into a box, while original anime takes a whole shelf for a series...

This post has been edited by greatgreedyguts: Nov 7 2011, 08:43 PM

very nostalgic indeed ..
I never managed to get any original BDs (only have 1 free dvd got by buying figma)
might buy brs tv animes though ...that is ..IF its good (and if have cash to do that of course)

your point?

I think what he meant was it's cheaper to buy bootlegged ones since it's cheap and comes in a whole series in a box. But he miss the fact that single episode disc were fun too. It's just like manga where you need to wait for the episode. And sometime, they throw in some treats or goodies you would not expect. Also, Original disc are much better in quality. My old collections mostly gold DVDs >8 years are still running good and clear on today's sharp LCD screens.

I still remember during the 80s, don't have money so I just rent. We can only get dubbed ones. But it's ok, since we're still young.

you would think that being a posted of this thread in its early pages (2010) and also amongst those "nostalgia" threads, i wouldn't be able to figure it out. that, or 3 years time to figure this whole deal out.

really?

and-

>DVD quality
>good and clear on today's sharp LCD

ISHYGDDT

and for the sake of it, i hope you're referring to the brand sharp, so i can just condemn to that one brand, instead of the entire LCD technology as a whole.

http://canta-per-me.net/2011/10/%E3%80%8Ef...st-1-announced/

That's approximately RM 1,600, amounting to about RM 125+ per TV episode. Let's assume you can afford to pay for it - would you value an anime enough to pay for it at this price? If you were the owner of such content, how much would you charge for each episode, taking business sense into account and all?

Another example is the Kara no Kyoukai BD box, retailed at JPY 52500 for 8 movies, that's approximately RM 2100+, or RM 260+ per theatrical movie.

Depends. This for me is how they think Japanese fans would value the work that they did, and are willing to pay for it. Then again, you are not counting that this also includes extra stuffs eg: scenes/audio/behind the scene/artbook or such which would be a collectors item.

For me even if I have the money it's not worth it since I don't treasure the extra stuffs that they include with the set, but if a local company would license the series, and release a cheap version without the extras, then why not?

for an english subtitled officially from japan bd with all its japanese goodies/collector's item, and from a person who does buy these sorta things on a *rather frequent* basis, i can dare say its DAMN CHEAP.

again, thats from my perspective
hell, was actually considering to buy the bd box myself, but then i really need to get my priorities straight and fulfill some pending things thats been in the back burner for far too long than it should be. so that's that.

Dunno for Naruto, but VBG is official licensee for One Piece.

official?... they are using downloaded anime for the dvd.

VGB was never official
there's no official license for anime in malaysia unfortunately

not exactly true, however, it wont be any of the recent anime, and the % of legit license, are too rare to bother.

Somehow i doubt whether the "original" DVD package offered in retail shop is officially licensed by Japan company.
So far i haven't found any original blu-ray anime sold in video retail shop (Speedy, town records) in Malaysia. correct me if i am wrong.

translation?

even if they are legit at buying the license. they might only purchase one season... and claim every other season at legit

the design of the box is not official pictures, they are those floating in the internet... they even use pixiv artist artwork on the dvd design.
same problem with the dvd menu... they use pixiv artwork and internet pictures.
the video content is tv version, you can see announcement like earthquake, storm.. etc , this confirm they download the anime to release on dvd.
the dvd don't have makings, special, extras that original dvd will have listed.

currently there's 535 episodes of one piece...

the latest VBG dvd release episode 528 - 531
retail price at MYR 16.90



compare with the official dvd release date from japan...

Seventh DVD release from anime series "ONE PIECE 14th Season Marin Ford Hen." Features episodes 483 through 486. (04/04/2012)
retail price at MYR 173.01

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVBA-49485

This post has been edited by rainy~days: Feb 18 2012, 02:31 AM

how's the quality from those like

1. Funimation http://www.funimation.com/
2. Anime Legends (Bandai) http://www.bandai-ent.com/ (store at http://astore.amazon.com/bandaientert-20 )

In Malaysia, VBG is the licensee. Licensing is done per country/region basis. Packaging and number of episodes of original product for each country/region may vary.

I'll try asking about that next time.

Although given the rights to copy and distribute One Piece episodes, they won't necessarily produce the same DVD as the licensee in Japan (avex movie) does. In fact, if they want, they can have two licensees in Japan, each with their own style of packaging, with different bonus contents. It's just that it doesn't make sense to do so.

Hmmm this might spell trouble. Copyright of Pixiv artwork is owned by both pixiv (for only on pixiv.net) and the artist (for anywhere else). And if the video is taken from tv airing, then the tv station holds partial copyright (IANAL so I can't confirm this) for any overlays.
If Toei knows their license is being used for infringing copyright of others, they might revoke it.

I think I'll send the next e-mail next Monday. I'll ask about:
1) How many episodes/seasons the license is valid for,
2) Usage of content from third party without permission (I don't have my own proof for this though), including fan-arts and TV airings,
3) Sale to other regions

Got anything else to ask?

LOL! you people talk like working for our government.

are you guys trying to catch pirated company or finding an excuse to buy or download pirated stuff?

Mostly anime title that you guys see on the internet (except Malaysia product) are from companies like Crunchy Roll or Funimation. These companies are legit licensee from various countries but does not & never covers Malaysia.

I dunno the rest, but VBG & Lambaian Filem is under same company & they're currently one of the copyrights holder for some anime.

Anyway, its useless to argue if they're really legit or not..it's only matter if you trust them. If you don't , you can support foreign companies & there goes our country's currency flow.

BTW, do you guys know that many Japanese started to buy anime products from Malaysia seller? cos i got fren selling to them via online personal websites specially for selling anime.

is 1080 from crunchyshit enough to satisfy you? if yes, then you wont have any problems with funimation or even bandai US license as they recently have 1080 bluray releases
eg: maiwaifu release season1 was in DVD and season2 they finally got bd. thinking of getting season 1 but then i would have so many "copies" of it and i don't exactly print money

funimation is also re-releasing some old titles into 1080 bluray.
so long its bluray i don't think it will be of any problem in terms of picture quality.

DVD as we alll know, is in abysmal resolutions especially when you have a 46" 1080 at home, or even on a 23" 1080 computer led monitor as you're sitting much closer to the screen.

basically, professional subs (tend to be more literal/dumbed down) and... that's it. in fact, for the *MOST* part unless it is original 1080 source from jpn, american encoding is actually better than Japanese up-scales rofl
Japanese cannot into modern encode/upscale

fact: even on bluray and even on 1080, most "slice of life shows" even until today, are just 720p up-scales.