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How long do you guys estimate before Code Geass is license saved?




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SummerofLove



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:13 am Reply with quote
I've been reading around that Bandai's completely out of the business in March 2013 (that means now) so there licenses should expire or the licenses should revert back to Japan right at least?

Just curious because Code Geass got a blu-ray release in the UK and I'm wondering how long it will take for it to get released on blu-ray in the US.

[Moved - this had nothing to do with retail -t]
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potatochobit



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:06 am Reply with quote
well, code geass movie in japan is coming out before this summer
so I don't think they will throw around the license anytime soon
don't hold your breath for a US blu-ray release
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DuelLadyS



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:40 am Reply with quote
Bandai isn't out of business- they've simply stopped making dics. It's not quite the same thing.

What it means is, Bandai is sitting on whatever liscenses they still have until the contracts expire. They can sub-liscense to someone else who wants to make discs, if another company makes an agreeable offer.

I wouldn't hold your breath for a Code Geass BD. Getting Blu-rays released to the US market is still kind of tricky, and having that extra step of dealing with a sub-liscense means any interested company might just be waiting for the contracts to expire so they can start over with the rights holders in Japan (assuming there is an interested company in the first place.) It's hardly an impossible thing, but it's not coming tomorrow.
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WTK



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:12 pm Reply with quote
If FUNimation gets Code Geass, the chance of it getting re-released this year is minimal.

If Sentai Filmworks gets it, the chance goes up. If they do have it, they probably won't announce it until it's ready to be solicited soon.

In terms of Blu-ray, the probability is high once it's license rescued. BD has been released in AU, UK, FR, and DE.

It's a wait and see. Whomever picks up Akito the Exiled should have the leg-up on the TV series.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:46 pm Reply with quote
DuelLadyS wrote:
Bandai isn't out of business- they've simply stopped making dics. It's not quite the same thing.

What it means is, Bandai is sitting on whatever liscenses they still have until the contracts expire. They can sub-liscense to someone else who wants to make discs, if another company makes an agreeable offer.


Sorry, but this is incorrect. BEI relinquished a lot of its licenses, IE: gave them back to the Japanese licensors. BEI is closing completely right around now (either end of February, or end of March). They aren't sub-licensing anything.
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