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GNPixie
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And people said this wasn't a monopoly.
**** sakes. |
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Top Gun
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Also, a friend just pointed out that RightStuf currently serves as the actual distributor for Sentai's own store. So where does that leave them now?
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Kadmos1
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If the powers that be at RS, counting those that are the biggest voting share-holders, said "No" and tempted by the power of the great dollar, this would have not happened, I think.
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MarshalBanana
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While i agree this is bad, i can't see much else being brought from here on. Sony own: Dubbing studio(Funimation), streaming service (Crunchyroll) and now physical media seller (Right Stuff). Sentai, GKids, Discotek etc, would just be stuff they already have.
There is no reason why they can't sill sell over companies titles, it wouldn't be in their benefit to sell less stuff. Last edited by MarshalBanana on Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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L'Imperatore
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Well, to be fair, Sony's Hollywood branch (Columbia, that is) is rather lagging behind its competitors. So I guess they'd at least want to consolidate their dominance in this part of entertainment industry called.... anime
Not in SE Asia, yo 
....At least, not yet. And I hope I'm not jinxing it. |
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Greed1914
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Yeah, same here. It was kind of off putting to see Funimation quickly get wiped away as a brand and replaced by things like Crunchyroll Dubs. The FAQ says it'll be the same store, but with new branding, which, I don't know, just loses the charm of going to a niche retailer that has kept itself going for 35 years. |
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Aresef
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Yeah, I've had affection for them going back more than 20 years, when I got into Boogiepop Phantom. I said something like this around the time of Funimation's rebrand but it doesn't seem fair that a brand built not just on piracy but on exploiting fansubbers is now almost synonymous with anime as a whole. Last edited by Aresef on Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:57 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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cyberdraco
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The news article says that "Right Stuf will continue to sell products from different companies". |
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PipimiOden
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this is getting ridiculous nyo
Last edited by PipimiOden on Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:56 am; edited 1 time in total |
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paulchaested
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I’m also guessing that it is operated by Rightstuf as well but both companies are probably not going to disclose because they have a “friendly image” to maintain. The target audience and market for 18+ material is much bigger today than it ever used to be so why wouldn’t Sony want to pass up on additional revenue? Who knows though. |
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MagicPolly
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According to the faq
But who knows if that'll change in the months/years to come |
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Ishida_Akira(fake)
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I do not trust SONY at all with anime, considering how the love censoring anime style games. Also.... what erotica did RightStuff sell? I must have missed this.
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Top Gun
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I don't mean just selling them; I mean that RightStuf actually handles the packaging and shipping for all items placed through Sentai's website. If you order something from Sentai, what you get shipped will come from Grimes, IA (RightStuf's location) under a label like "Anime Distribution Center." RightStuf also selling Sentai's products in their own store is completely separate from that.
RightStuf has sold hentai stuff for as long as I've been shopping there. Their physical catalogs used to have an adult section that you'd have to specifically unseal to see. Last edited by Top Gun on Thu Aug 04, 2022 1:06 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Beatdigga
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I’m with everyone else, I am not a fan. Especially as now all roads go through Crunchyroll, except erotic material which is on that sister site. No single company should have all that control.
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cookiemanstah
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Should you cancel your CR sub now? I admit I kept one for the convenience of airing programs to save money or space.
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