This was officially recommended by the Japanese culture ministry – the DVDs …

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Comment on Strike Witches Licensed in US by Artefact:

This was officially recommended by the Japanese culture ministry – the DVDs even have a sticker on them saying so. I expect they can always claim artistic merit…

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• Strike Witches Licensed in US:
  

  Sad people. Seems they have nothing better to write about, not surprising really. Or perhaps he just needed to brag about meeting Funimation? Nobody cares.

• Strike Witches Licensed in US:
  

  They do still have to pay for it.

• Strike Witches Licensed in US:
  

  It’s DVD sales which have collapsed, not anime’s international popularity.

• Strike Witches Licensed in US:
  

  Restrict such discussions to the forums, if you would.

• Strike Witches Licensed in US:
  

  Rubbish. This is a best-selling DVD in Japan, if it were marketed correctly to overseas fans it would stand a chance.

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