Forum - View topicNEWS: CDJapan: Avex Pictures Restricts Overseas BD, DVD, CD Shipments
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theshillito
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just so it's clear that it's not just CDJapan, Amazon JP is apparently cancelling orders for Avex stuff, so not even honouring orders already placed like CDJapan :<
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simona.com
 Posts: 332 Location: Tokyo |
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how totally demented. it is obvious that anyone who goes through the bother to order something in Japanese would buy the localized version AS WELL when it comes out.
I really hate this anal attitude. |
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residentgrigo
 Posts: 2433 Location: Germany |
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Yuri!!! on Ice and Mr. Osomatsu seem to the big TV anime successes if this decade, so i get why they want to "control" the product. So far so good. But will these really make big money on the US Blu-ray and especially CD scene in the officially licensed form
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"Figures and other character goods" are still OK though. I really don´t get the logic here. |
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Ergzay
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Completely wrong attitude. We are paying for their product. They're not "sharing" it with us. They should feel lucky that foreign fans are actually buying their product. We're under no obligation to buy it. They're under obligation to continue production if they want to stay in business. And as to the topic at hand. This is exactly how you create rampant piracy. If you restrict supply then people will just get it some other way. If I can't buy it then I will pirate it (not these specific shows, but talking about the concept in general). |
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Kadmos1
 Posts: 13567 Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP |
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While they are well within their rights to do this, I say it is stupid to put it nicely. Closing off more legit import sites means they are almost asking for piracy to happen. vb
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AJ (LordNikon)
 Posts: 504 Location: Kyoto |
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Part of me speculates this may have more to do with how Oricon publishes its chart results than anything else. I suspect that other companies have different mechanisms in place to weed out domestic vs international sales.
This is not the first time AVEX has done this. A few years back they yanked everything off iTuens outside of Japan. I use to buy a lot of Ayumi Hamasaki CDs via iTunes in the states while on vacation of temporary reassignment for work till one day AVEX yanked everything off the US iTuens store. Luckily, a few weeks later, I was sent back to Osaka again (I spent 9-10 months a year residing in Japan for the better part of the past thirty plus years) so it didn't impact me all too bad since I just switched back to my iTuens.JP account. But, this should also be a reminder that Japanese companies always put themselves first and the international markets as a distant second or even third in priorities. And considering the Japanese utter fear of piracy, I'm astonished than any company in Japan ever went along with simulcasts. I really do not see BD sales having much to do with piracy unless we're talking about special one off OAV episodes. Even with the simulcasts, and anime that aired last night will be on the streams and often times fan-subbed within six hours; and I am not even talking about a Funimation simulcast being ripped and streamed, but physically an ATX or a MBS broadcast here. That aside, IMHO, it feels more like more of the same paranoia from AVEX that they have always shown, and don't expect it to change in my remaining few years. |
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iamtooawesome
Posts: 351 Location: Thailand |
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Will this include digital dowloads like the YOI soundtracks in Itunes? This is saddening now specially how YOI and specially Osomatsu san ate popular overseas, maybe it's because of the bootleg products from China? I just wish that future anime titles dont fall on Avex.
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Beltane
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Sakuga Blog has written an article on this. According to the writer, this move by Avex mainly has to do with their music-related products, and anime got caught in the crossfire as a result.
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/02/14/avex-pictures-and-music-import-restrictions/ |
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Proud2bPnoy
 Posts: 33 Location: Philippines |
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But why? ...
Do they have anything against the western fans(or the universe)? why are they pulling weird shz like Avex Against Humanity does it have anything to do with Abe shaking hands with Trumph and receiving distress signals? clarification still nah? These conspiracy theories are just theories unless Avex justifies it. They will kill Avex-Jpop and One Piece... what the actual trashcan Avex. |
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lys
 Posts: 1010 Location: mitten-state |
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I assume the digital downloads available now on iTunes/Spotify are there BECAUSE Avex specifically approved and made them available to an international market like the US iTunes store. It's not the same as CDJapan or Amazon JP allowing international customers to import a product from their online store. And if, as many are suggesting, this really is more about music sales than anime and other miscellaneous items, then keeping the digital access in places like iTunes/Spotify would be exactly what Avex wants. I haven't yet experienced an indication of Amazon JP canceling orders but I guess I'll know in about 9 days when Yuri on Ice vol3's out... (I got the CD and the first two DVDs just fine in Dec/Jan.) |
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michaeltanzer
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But the point is, There has to be a way to make J-Pop know internationally like they did it with K-pop, right? But how?
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meganinja
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They are doing a international offices on USA to deal about it |
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jymmy
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I'm not sure that's true. I'd naturally assume the opposite is more likely. If you have the more legitimate original release from the country that produced it, which cost you more money and effort, what's the attraction in owning the local version? You're promoting the licensor, I suppose, and there are valuable things they can provide even if you don't care about localised releases, like arranging guests, events, conventions, theatrical screenings of anime movies, etc. There are series where I own the Japanese and local (or, more commonly, American) versions, but it's really only English-language manga where I feel having a localised version of what I already own would be worthwhile. Unless the licensor put together a release that was particularly attractive, that is. |
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TarsTarkas
 Posts: 5847 Location: Virginia, United States |
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This has been discussed many times in the forums. Surprised our K-Pop fan hasn't been talking aready. If you want J-Pop to be as popular as K-Pop, then you need to break the Japanese Talent Agencies. |
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