Bandai Entertainment cancels all new DVD and Blu-Ray anime releases on North America as of February 2012, new upcoming animes like GoSick, Turn A Gundam and My ordinary Life won't reach the NA retailers.
This decision, announced this Tuesday by the Japanese content SBU (Strategic Business Unit) of Namco Bandai informs that this decision was made due to the heavy decay of the anime business on North America in the past 5 years. Having the huge returns and loses, and more sales at reasonable prices over the intended price of the publishers has lead SBU come to this decision.
Namco Bandai still informs that previously released content will remain including all new releases for the month of January will remain being released on NA, and when stock depleted, the retailers can order more from the publishers, as of this decision comes only to new anime releases.
The company is looking into the sub license of these animes to be taken unto online redistribution as of internet broadcasters and publisher may now add English subtitles into the Blu-Ray discs for these to be imported world wide, Bandai thinks that evan tough they won't sell as many copies, they will still create enough revenue with little addition costs.
The manga releases also has short future as of many titles will be cut short, titles like Code Geass, Gurren Lagann and Kannagi won't be finished by Bandai, as of another publisher will take it's end is still unknown.
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