"Dragonrider1227" wrote:I'm more than willing to buy an anime series and support the producers. Or import a DVD I can't watch. I've got no clue how to unlock region codes nor do I have the funds to a universal DVD player. Call it "excuses" if you want, I am currently unable to buy.
And can I see these websites, please? Are they selling these second hand? If so, then the Producers still don't get anything out of it ;p
They are excuses though, when it is all possible. I don't know any specific auction sites currently offering the Korean DVD sets, but it is easy to set up a specific search at eBay for example, which emails about any related items.
I managed to hunt down several rare items (video games only released in Japan) myself, it only requires patient and money.
"Dragonrider1227" wrote:for example, I am perfectly willing to (and am planning) to pick up the American 80s series boxset because I am capable of finding it easier, it can play in my players, and has the Japanese versions that I want (minus the 2 first episodes) do the producers really lose out if I download content from a DVD not intended to be sold in my area?
Yes, because it is available to buy, and that content is still licensed from the Japanese company (Tezuka Productions) that produced the series.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the prices on the Australia Deluxe DVD set of the Astro Boy 1980s series reduced another quarter or even half, if you wait long enough. And could always just keep the extras disc, and re-sell the actual series, which would reduce overall cost even more.