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Cardcaptor Takato
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I remember there were also American made BGC comics. BGC seems like one of those titles where it was more popular in the Western fandom than it was in Japan. Back to the subject of Macross, even if HG can't release the later shows for some reason, I don't know why they can't at least re-release the original Macross on DVD. Even presuming the show sold badly for ADV, the original Mobile Suit Gundam did badly when it was first released in the US yet it still got a home video re-release from Nozomi. There are plenty of more older anime that are far more niche than Macross that have been released in the US. Maybe the biggest barrier might be hostility from fandom towards supporting any HG approved Macross DVD. But since they already have the rights to the original, I feel like a new sub DVD release of the original wouldn't be as big of a gamble as trying to release the newer Macross shows.
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Alan45
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@Cardcaptor Takato
For a few years AnimEigo had the license for the Japanese version of Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. They produced a sub only remastered version on DVD. I just checked and the whole nine volume box set is readily available on E-bay. It seems to sell between $150 and $250. Concerning BGC. At one point AnimEigo auctioned off a life sized version on Nene's hardsuit. It was sized to fit a relatively small Japanese girl. |
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Beltane70
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And they had to pay HG licensing rights to do it, which is one of the prime examples of HG’s hold on the Macross name. |
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Alan45
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@Beltane70
While I don't know myself, I don't doubt that they did pay HG a licensing fee. That is how that sort of thing works. My point was that the original Japanese version with a subtitle track was done. The fact that it is still available for not too much of a premium even though it has been out of print for years would probably explain why no one is currently likely to reissue it. My take is that by the time both the Japanese and US licensing snafus are resolved (if ever) no one will care. 
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Cardcaptor Takato
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I don't want to buy somebody else's copy of a decade old release for the same price I could pay for a new Aniplex release. I want to own my own copy of it and at a realistic price for a 36 episode show. And DVDs that old do wear out over time.
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hikura
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Every type of media will degrade over time. Doesn't matter if it's digital or physical copy. A new copy of a series will cost almost as much as a previous viewed copy. |
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Cardcaptor Takato
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