This item is currently unavailable in your region

[Takami]

I found an anime i wanted to buy through a browser, when i clicked on it it said "This item is currently unavailable in your region" i there any way to bypass this? i tried using a vpn and the page fully loaded and gave me the option to buy it, can i buy it using a vpn will it get me banned?

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by maks9:

Originally posted by 999999999:

Not at all. Happens all the time. A lot of them are only N&S America streaming only.

wouldn't they make more money if they released it to other countries? im sure there are people willing to pay though crunchyroll or steam.

Sure, yes. The problem with movie studios is rhat their execs tend to be braindead and nkt get the basic premise of "If there are people willing to buy it, then bloody hell let them buy it". I get regularly pissed trying to watch movies on Netflix or Amazon (where i indeed could pay to get a specific movie) bjt the movies i wamt are either unavailable in my region, or just unavailable.
Movie studios execs are morons.

[Takami]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by maks9:

wouldn't they make more money if they released it to other countries? im sure there are people willing to pay though crunchyroll or steam.

Sure, yes. The problem with movie studios is rhat their execs tend to be braindead and nkt get the basic premise of "If there are people willing to buy it, then bloody hell let them buy it". I get regularly pissed trying to watch movies on Netflix or Amazon (where i indeed could pay to get a specific movie) bjt the movies i wamt are either unavailable in my region, or just unavailable.
Movie studios execs are morons.

This thing sucks i tried to find movies and series and they were unavailable in my region too,most of the stuff i can watch is the stuff i dont want to watch and dont care about, What the hell? im paying a subscription every month so i want to have everything ,the same with crunchyroll. The sad thing is you cant do anything about it even if you complain they dont care..

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by maks9:

Originally posted by 999999999:

Not at all. Happens all the time. A lot of them are only N&S America streaming only.

wouldn't they make more money if they released it to other countries? im sure there are people willing to pay though crunchyroll or steam.

Very few anime are tied to one company for distribution globally sadly and thats where the issue lies. While we may want to pay for these shows they aren't legally allowed to accept payment from us for them as either another company owns the rights and should be getting paid or they are forbidden to sell them outside the area they operate in.

[Takami]

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

Originally posted by maks9:

wouldn't they make more money if they released it to other countries? im sure there are people willing to pay though crunchyroll or steam.

Very few anime are tied to one company for distribution globally sadly and thats where the issue lies. While we may want to pay for these shows they aren't legally allowed to accept payment from us for them as either another company owns the rights and should be getting paid or they are forbidden to sell them outside the area they operate in.

damn all this is super complicated.. The thing is im sure they lose alot of money by not selling them to other countries because the guy who cant watch this anime on crunchyroll or this movie on netflix they're gonna stop paying the monthly subscription and they will go to websites like kissanime (and others that stream movies for free).

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by maks9:

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

Very few anime are tied to one company for distribution globally sadly and thats where the issue lies. While we may want to pay for these shows they aren't legally allowed to accept payment from us for them as either another company owns the rights and should be getting paid or they are forbidden to sell them outside the area they operate in.

damn all this is super complicated.. The thing is im sure they lose alot of money by not selling them to other countries because the guy who cant watch this anime on crunchyroll or this movie on netflix they're gonna stop paying the monthly subscription and they will go to websites like kissanime (and others that stream movies for free).

They can lose a lot more money from being taken to court for contract violations or breaching another companies exclusivity rights.

Don't get me wrong they know theres money available from fans that want it but don't have it available its why those sites available exist in a grey limbo area as long as they respect the legal status and remove anything they are asked to the rest is allowed to stay to build an audience that even if they can't directly support the streamed archives or live shows will tend to pick up physical DVDs or merchandise.

[999999999]

Originally posted by swagerdager10:

Originally posted by maks9:

I found an anime i wanted to buy through a browser, when i clicked on it it said "This item is currently unavailable in your region" i there any way to bypass this? i tried using a vpn and the page fully loaded and gave me the option to buy it, can i buy it using a vpn will it get me banned?

Try VPN.
if that dosen't work,
Anime sucks anyway.

Licensing rights are a thing and bypassing the restrictions can lead to an account deletion.

Do not suggest such things on Steam.