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NEWS: Madman to Release Code Geass: Akito, Cowboy Bebop BDs in Australia


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dragonrider_cody



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:01 am Reply with quote
Galap wrote:
Most North Americans can't import these, since Australia is R2 for BD.
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It's Region B for bluray, and region 2 for DVD.
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Vracer111



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:06 pm Reply with quote
Galap wrote:
Most North Americans can't import these, since Australia is R2 for BD.


But if you have the money to spend on importing JP or Region B titles, you probably should invest and get a region free BD player (which will play all DVD regions as well). There are excellent region free DVD players available for under $60 and BD players for $150, which is not expensive when talking about $300-$500+ series....

I'll definitely be picking up this Cowboy Bebop BD release!
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Ahiru



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:49 pm Reply with quote
dragonrider_cody wrote:
It's Region B for bluray, and region 2 for DVD.


I think Australia is Region 4 for DVD:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DVD-Regions_with_key-2.svg
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:48 pm Reply with quote
Australia is definitely Region 4 for DVD.
The video format there is PAL however, like the UK (which is Region 2), so you also need equipment which can display PAL or convert to NTSC.

Australia and Europe are both Region B for BD.
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ZeetherKID77



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:30 pm Reply with quote
So is Akito being dubbed or is that unconfirmed?

Also would someone for the love of god rescue Bebop!? It's going to get subjected to scalping at this rate due to it being out of print! Same with Big O and Outlaw Star!
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:58 pm Reply with quote
It's been confirmed to be subtitle-only (and hence DVD-only).
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Calibrator



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:23 pm Reply with quote
With Bandai burned out in the shithouse, and still cockblocking all their properties stateside, it's fair to say we won't be seeing that dub for a very, very long time. If ever.
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