Some companies may not have a part in the creation and production of anime, but they still do the important task of
distribution, without which you would have no legal (and cost-effective) means of getting anime domestically. Remember
that as much as people may complain about how much anime costs in the United States, as a whole, anime costs more
per-episode in Japan than it does here, and I imagine a similar state of affairs exists in Europe, Australia, and
elsewhere.
However, increasingly, US companies have been co-producing series along with Japanese companies because with the costs
of production as they are and with the increasing number of US viewers, US consumption of anime and the financial
support of US-based companies is one of the things that is keeping the anime industry afloat in Japan.
So, the bottom line is that when you buy an anime DVD, you're helping to ensure both that the anime you enjoy will
continue to be created in Japan and that it will continue to come to the US (or wherever you may live).
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