Cowboy Bebop Perfect Collection. Import or US made?

FirestormXIII · Post by **FirestormXIII** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 9:15 am

Bandai handled the individually packaged DVDs, but Pioneer handled the Box sets.

ErMaC · Post by **ErMaC** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 7:30 am

No Bandai handled the Box Set...

Here's how it works:

Bandai is the producer/licensor. They license the shows, hire dubbing houses to dub the show, hire a translator to do subtitles, then hire an authoring house to make DVDs (and previously a different authoring house to do VHS). They then send it to their distributor.

Pioneer has been a big distributor ever since the days of Laserdisc (remember their Japanese parent company is Pioneer LDC or Pioneer LaserDisc Company) and Bandai's distributor is Pioneer. Therefore Pioneer handles the distribution to various retail outlets of Bandai's product, but they have no input into what those things being distributed are.

Gaikotsu · Post by **Gaikotsu** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 7:36 am

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