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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mangaranga" data-source="post: 429800" data-attributes="member: 147">The simple answer for me is that I will pretty much always import. As others have said, why on earth would I wait for an copy of the US disc in ugly packaging? Being "that guy" who wants the best quality possible, it's also better to import as some of the best US releases are downgraded for the UK/AU too - titles from Aniplex, and even some which Justin Sevakis has worked on like Accel World and Blood Lad are examples of titles which don't match up to the US release. I bought a region free BD player back in 2012 and I don't regret it at all. I import pretty much everything. After a miserable few years of BD cancellations and lack of BD releases back in 2011/12, the UK industry was pretty much dead to me. Manga was releasing most titles only on DVD, MVM were still DVD only, Kaze's releases were atrocious. Sure the US releases were more expensive but you got titles earlier, on the format you wanted, had a much larger selection and were sure that they'd work properly. Even today there are still many shows that are unlicensed or DVD only in the UK. Anime Limited are pretty much the only reason I actually care about the UK market anymore. I'm extremely supportive of the model they've followed from the start, and it's quite the rarity to have a company which is so active with the audience, obviously passionate about what they do and yet transparent at the same time - and that goes a long way. That's especially the case after the approach other UK companies have taken in recent memory. I boycotted Kaze ages ago over their BS releases and nonexistent communication, I still take issue with MVM's ugly as hell presentation and occasional defective releases, and I couldn't give a toss about Manga anymore - especially after their string of defective releases last year and their refusal to even acknowledge them let alone do anything about it. TLDR: I import 99% of the time (Excl AL titles) due to a mixture of earlier release dates, equal or better A/V quality, better packaging/presentation and general resentment toward some of the UK distributors over the years.</blockquote>

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