I guess it all depends on your definition of legal *sweat drop appears on forehead*. If you rather have official release, by all means, drop money on the R1 set's. There's usually no difference in quality if that's the only thing your worried about. If it's the legal issue, then I guess hk imports aren't for you. Hope I helped.
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Crud... Suzakuseikun anwsered before I did.
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Crud... Suzakuseikun anwsered before I did.