pipboy_warrior t1_iyclp1h wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:04 PM

Reply to comment by leonden in Disney Expands Partnership With Japan’s Kodansha to Release More Anime Originals by HumanOrAlien

Because Japan still had a weekly release. Basically Japanese watchers could be up to episode 9, while fans overseas still wouldn't be able to watch a single episode until after episode 12 had come out.

Ellathecat1 t1_iycydms wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:04 PM

I think that's a pretty standard distribution model for streaming media, to have an "exclusive release" in the original country and then wider. For example, Better Call Saul aired weekly in the US for AMC, but whole seasons would drop later on Netflix in other markets

Razorhead t1_iyczi8y wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Not for anime though. Most every other streaming service is able to simulcast anime worldwide, so deviating from this norm is unusual and seems to be on the distributor rather than the original producer.

pipboy_warrior t1_iyd0w53 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:24 PM

It's still kind of crap, especially if spoilers are a concern. Imagine if House of Dragons pulled that, where one country was discussing new weekly episodes while another didn't get to watch anything until after the whole season released.