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NEWS: Kite Sequel to Ship Nearly Simultaneously in Japan, U.S.

Wow, it has a dub and is only $23? This blows apart BVUSA's justifications for charging $40-50 for their sub only titles that are being released so soon (3 years for Gunbuster 2?) after their Japanese date. It is really sad that MS Igloo is from 2006 yet they still use the "brand new" excuse to charge $50.

Anyway, I'm curious to see what if any effect this might have on fansubs since the release dates are so close together and the long wait between Japanese releases and R1 releases is something that's cited often as a rationale for fansubs. (Not that I don't expect to see them up in droves during that short few day window.)

But online purchasers will get their copies before the release date. So in theory, a DVD rip can be available before the official release date. This is now more likely since R1 and R2 release dates are so close.

This can be a repeat of the Akane Maniax debacle. Rip available before release date. The sad extension being that people may return their bought copies because they saw the rip/sub/etc.

Let's not forget the reason that this is happening... It's not "good will" or even purposeful... It's because the Japanese are having production issues on their end which is pushing back the deadline.

If it weren't for that, then this wouldn't be happening. Hell, I bet that they're all worried about this now and are pressuring the R1 company to push back their release date accordingly (but since it was a co-production they probably won't be able to force them).

But online purchasers will get their copies before the release date. So in theory, a DVD rip can be available before the official release date. This is now more likely since R1 and R2 release dates are so close.

This can be a repeat of the Akane Maniax debacle. Rip available before release date. The sad extension being that people may return their bought copies because they saw the rip/sub/etc.

hikaru004 wrote:

But online purchasers will get their copies before the release date. So in theory, a DVD rip can be available before the official release date. This is now more likely since R1 and R2 release dates are so close. This can be a repeat of the Akane Maniax debacle. Rip available before release date. The sad extension being that people may return their bought copies because they saw the rip/sub/etc.

Shops in the UK won't take back DVDs if the wrapper and security tag has been damaged unless it's a technical issue and that will be exchange only, so that won't work here. Can't say what the US shops policy is on returns, but I'd be surprised if it was much different. If a fansub pops up before these release dates that will just prove without a doubt that they are nothing more than scurvy bootleggers who give it away for free, and are not the fan and industry heros they profess to be. I hope that doesn't happen and that the Japanese see a benefit from this and start putting more of their new releases out like this. This does set a precedent that all the other studios will find hard to reject as unworkable.

It's so close that all you really need is a DVD rip. Since the release date is so close, an R1 source for the rip is highly likely before the release date. The purchaser buys the DVD, sees the rip from an online source and then returns the unopened DVD. That's the sad scenario that I was hinting at.

It's so close that all you really need is a DVD rip. Since the release date is so close, an R1 source for the rip is highly likely before the release date. The purchaser buys the DVD, sees the rip from an online source and then returns the unopened DVD. That's the sad scenario that I was hinting at.

Hopefully, MB will do a LE version to hype it up a bit. .