Source: http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9424
I would be going "YAY" and "WOO!!" at hearing that both the TV series of Matsumoto Leiji's works "Captain Harlock" and "Galaxy Express 999" being licensed for distribution in the US, except that it means that there's even less chance of me getting to watch these series legally in English, now. :(
They've been licensed for distribution via Crunchyroll - streaming, downloads, $1.99 per episode with deals for bundled episodes. (NB: GE999 has over a hundred episodes!)
That might not sound too bad, but it's a strict US license. That means they need the viewer must be in the US in order to buy the episode. The same rules apply to DVDs, but it's easier to buy them on import - in most cases the vendor isn't pressurised to restrict sales to North America only.
Anyway, it means that when I go to:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-511702/Captain-Harlock-Episode-1.html
I see "Sorry, this video is not available in your region... :(" and I can't get round it by changing to a North American proxy or whatever, either...
