Well, the problem with that is that anime doesn't appear out of thin air. There are countless articles around showing how little the actual staff make and Manglobe won't be the last anime company to close down due to financial problems. There's a base cost of production which has traditionally been absorbed in Japan and supported by the Japanese business model. Now, we're getting a taste of that and yearning for the days where licenses were changing hands for next to nothing.
If Manga never do a standard edition for Akame Ga Kill then yeah, that sucks. It's forcing people to get a load of expensive tat just to own the show, as the extras are very weak. I do think there may well come a day when special edition + streaming is the only viable model for niche titles, but this isn't a terrifically niche title and the special edition isn't all that special. There's always the DVD version but that works better as an argument when the only BD edition isn't being padded out with pricey fluff.
Of course, take everything Manga say with a pinch of salt. They have no reason to be open and hint that a standard edition is coming later, because they want the LE to sell out and be a huge success. The fact that Andrew is crazy enough to tell us this stuff in advance is the exception, not the norm.
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