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Galaxy Express 999 TV DVD boxsets

We're just holding back on the release date for the time being, analyzing sales and if sales on part one justify release of the balance of the series. With the advent of digital streaming and downloads, it's often difficult to justify the costs involved in releasing 4 DVD box sets.

- The listing for box 2 of Galaxy Express 999 on Right Stuf is gone...I was going to order it on the 15th...did you push back the release date again?


- we did push it back, based on the poor sales for the first volume....the dvd market has gotten very tight so we must carefully evaluate our costs vs. sales and at this juncture, it's not making financial sense to rele

- 10 years ago, maybe ever 5, releasing the entire series would have been a slam dunk but given the costs of bringing a 4 DVD box set to market and to sell less than 2,000 units is a money losing proposition. and while it's easy to look at a company not having a lot of experience in anime, it sometimes pays to look deeper at the people who manage the company.sadly, decisions we make today are based on a much different business paradigm than 10 years ago. we want to release the next 2 boxes and are still evaluating options.

- we worked off the master elements that Toei provided and we were offered no viable options (and going back to film elements, restoring film, doing new film to video transfers was not financially viable). we provided 38 episodes for $49.98. if the other surviving anime specialist companies felt the series was worthwhile, they'd have entered into a license....and they didn't. i have dealt in the anime and fanboy/girl market for years, have a deep appreciation for the passion of the fans but i have also learned their passion isn't always based on business realities. they rightfully want what they want but it's sometimes, just not feasible.

- and frustrates the hell out of me too...LOL....just proves the old adage "no good deed goes unpunished". thanks for your support, both in business and otherwise.

What a waste of a good license. I really hope this doesn't scare off one of the better companies from doing the show properly. Fingers crossed that by the time Discotek finishes Captain Harlock, the GE999 license is up for grabs again.

how old it was is completely irrelevant in this instance.