Hello, new Lowyat member here. Great to see true anime fans who want to support the creators. I'd like to do the same, but as everyone knows, quite hard to do in Malaysia. But are there any legitimate anime being sold that aren't imported? Obviously the title of this topic tells me no, but thesecond seems to suggest otherwise. I think a Sticky listing all the truly legitimate releases/distributers would be really useful. Any way to get that information easily? Check the official company's sites for each anime? O.o I'm aware of the "how to spot bootlegs" (or something) topic but I'm looking for official confirmation (for example, listing on the official sites).

According to thesecond:



Those are okay, so does that mean all mediamax, innoform and HVN DVD/VCDs are legitimate? If not, which are legitimate and which are not? I just bought Paprika (VCD) at RM15.90 O.o Too good to be true. It says "pastikan yang asli", "stop piracy" and "hapuskan cetak rompak" on the back >_> Also, I got Advent Children from AnimeTech at RM60 (no indication of who's the distributer). Looks like I have to re-buy from Alliance Entertainment to give Square some money. Waitaminute, special edition (or something) Blu-ray coming out soon, maybe I'll get that Even though I don't have any way to play Blu-rays : ( Maybe I'll buy and download. Yessssssss.

Looks like buying online from official sources is the only way to be sure. Even then, phishing abounds.... sigh.

As for the bump, i thought a new topic would be rather strange since I want to quote thesecond's post. There needs be a stickied topic on this issue!

This post has been edited by rtg: Mar 22 2009, 01:37 AM