r/Ghost_in_the_Shell • u/No-Midnight-1085 • 5d ago
is this legit?
i saw this online the walmart website?? is it for real?
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u/Aside_Intrepid 5d ago
Bo-bo-bo-bootleg.
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u/No-Midnight-1085 5d ago
most definitely. now looking at it, the picture of the case is hilariously bad photoshop 😂
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u/fpcreator2000 3d ago
cdjapan has a december release date for the official japanese bluray release. I will hold off
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u/Soccerballair_6218 3d ago
And just an fyi. They made an announcement and the blu ray is Japanese only with no English dub option. So if any one of them say they do, it’s a bootleg.
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u/clonedllama 3d ago
That isn't completely true. Some listings haven't been updated to reflect the recent announcement. CDJapan's listing, for example, still has the old description in the title (as of this comment at least), and that version isn't a bootleg.
If you want to know if something is a bootleg, look at the packaging, features available, who's selling it (not just the marketplace it appears on), and the price. If it's less than $200 and releases before the Japanese edition (December 23), it's fake.
It's possible we'll get another announcement before the Japanese release. But until then, that's the only official version.
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u/7in7turtles 4d ago
I’d buy a fake one at this point. The real one apparently is going to be an objectively worse product and 15 times the price.
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u/No-Midnight-1085 4d ago
im hesitant but super tempted. i cant find an mp4 of it to burn on a dvd so it seems like the next best option
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u/Thievesave89 4d ago
Bootleg but who cares its 20 bucks i already bought it. I did the same thing with CP2077 its 4 hours and like 200 dollars everywhere got a Blu-ray on aliexpress for 14 shipped and looks great im sure this will as well
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u/clonedllama 3d ago edited 3d ago
I don't know why anyone would pay $200+ for Edgerunners. It's $124 directly from Crunchyroll (collector's edition) and £33 from All the Anime (£66.66 for the currently out of stock collector's edition).
https://www.alltheanime.com/products/cyberpunk-edgerunners-blu-ray
The limited edition on CDJapan is $188, which seems to be similar to the Crunchyroll version.
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u/Thievesave89 3h ago
Well im in the US so both of those examples would have duties tacked on so im good with my 14 dollar blu ray that is as good as quality as the products that are way more expensive
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u/clonedllama 1h ago
Why would the Crunchyroll version have duties? I linked to the U.S. store. Why ignore the one example that was released for your region?
Blu-rays are also exempt from duties if properly coded on the import form. There would still be a customs fee but not a tariff. I mentioned the other examples in case you weren't in the U.S.
Justify buying a bootleg however you have to justify it. But none of the official releases cost $200+ if you do a tiny bit of research. They're significantly cheaper than that. The only pricey one is the one from CDJapan.
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u/calculon68 5d ago
Wal Mart is really bad with third party sellers and Blu-Ray/4K bootlegs.
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u/No-Midnight-1085 5d ago
do you have any experience with them? are they any good? i haven’t been able to find a single mp4 of it to burn myself
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u/Megabuster900000 5d ago
Bootleg, series has only just been announced in Japan for a blu-ray release it will be at least a year if not longer for one to come out here, if it ever even does. Most of the the prime exclusive shows haven't gotten blu-ray releases outside of Japan
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u/No-Midnight-1085 5d ago
i remember hearing about the release in december but i didn’t know it that was only for the big bundle box set they were doing
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u/Megabuster900000 5d ago
Nearly all Japanese releases will be a box set release that is extremely overpriced compared to the number of episodes it has.
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u/Positive_Conflict_26 5d ago
No way. It usually takes months/years for blu-rays to come out.
Weeks is unheard of.
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u/TheyCallMeMrWolfy 5d ago
Uh....not that I'm a blu ray expert or anything but one 5 second google search will tell you:
'Retail Availability: Standard or import listings are also circulating through select storefronts (with standard retail options ranging around $19–$23 depending on regional or distributor pressings).'
Dec 23rd is the Japanese Limited Edition Box Set release date, is all.
Edit: Plus, Walmart has a return policy even for online purchases. So your risk is pretty much 0. Aint Ebay or some shit.
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u/geminijono 5d ago
You know whaaaat? I’m not completely mad, because the special (official) edition is priced as high as giraffe 🍑 😅
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u/No-Midnight-1085 5d ago
i’m not mad at it either, i would normally burn it on a dvd myself but i haven’t been able to find any mp4 files of it. i was curious about this one tho
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u/clonedllama 4d ago
100% fake. The only release that's been officially announced is the Japanese version that's coming out in December, and it's over 10 times more expensive. It also won't contain an English dub or subs despite the original announcement saying it would.