UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread

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So what was the point of taking over Rightstuf. I though the whole idea was they wanted the biggest chunk of the market

Instead they killed off the well known brand after saying they wouldnt....

And now (pretty much) killing off their own store....

I would almost bet this time next year CR will say theyre closing the store completely due to "lack of demand" or whatever

I know the gaming/playstation side is a different compay. But it does seem like Sony are going out to kill off physical media

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Edit - Wasnt this whole CR x Funimation thing down to CR wanting an easier way to get physical disks in peoples houses rather than having to work with other companies?

Seems like theyre doing the complete opposite over the last 5 years

My theory is that sony came to Kleckner and he was starting to have doubts about the viability of Rightstuf and sony told him you can let us buy you out and you can retire or we'll run you out of business. So guess what choice Kleckner made? Basically he tucked his tail between his legs and ran away like the scared mangy cur he is leaving all the faithful RS customers holding the bag.