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* It's not just anime and manga themselves: In Japan, EVERY, and I mean EVERY, franchise gets at least one line of collectible statues; then there's additionally one line of candy, jewelery, cosplay accessories, [[Transformation Trinket]] toys, etc., etc., etc. Also, there are countless untranslated manga to popular [[Video Game]] series. (Did you ever know that there were ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' manga? Well, now you know!) Most of this merchandise usually wouldn't leave Japan in a million years. But luckily, there are some export stores for otaku like us, who buy as much of this stuff as they can and sell it to us poor, merchandise-obsessed souls.
* Subverted with the ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' movies; they're being released, but because of the lack of network-airing demands, the company that distributed them doesn't want to bother with dubbing them in English.
* While this was originally the case with most of ''[[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' (Part 3: Stardust Crusaders having been the only part of the series released in the U.S. until 2014), the launch of The Animation in 2012 (and subsequent MASSIVE boost in popularity overseas) ensured that not only have the first two parts been released in both manga and anime form (with both parts getting a dub courtesy of Warner Bros.), but the seasons of the anime that cover Part 3 have been simulcast by Crunchyroll. On top of this, the anime adaptation of Part 4 is ALSO being simulcast on both CR and Viz's Neon Alley streaming site, with dubs of Part 3 and Part 4 (along with possible redubs of Parts 1 and 2) coming later on. Not only that, but the game JJBA: Eyes of Heaven has been slated for release in the West in Summer 2016, with it's prequel All Star Battle already having been released previously in 2014. It's safe to say that this trope is no longer a thing for Jojo.
* VIZ media notoriously refuses to release [[Sequel First|the first two arcs]] of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''--supposedly [[Creator Backlash|at the request of the author]]-- and will not go any further than the end of the third arc. Then there was the [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-22/jojo-anime-manga-sales-halted-due-to-islamic-images Islam controversy] which caused the series to be pulled from the US market for a whole year.<br /><br />Not releasing the first two parts may have been a smart business move by Araki. They greatly resemble ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' stylistically and it's only in Part 3 where the series became a more unique one. Also the reason the latter arcs won't be released is most likely due to the amount of music-references causing copyright issues. So aside of the release of Rohan at the Louvre short story in 2012 it's unlikely there will be any more official English releases for the series.
 
* Speaking of Viz, they are unable to release the last 7 volumes of the ''[[Zatch Bell]]'' manga due to the nasty legal fight between creator Makoto Raiku and Shueisha, which ended with Raiku having complete ownership and control of the series (and no desire to see it republished anywhere, including Japan). The side effect of this was that all international contracts immediately became null and void. Since Viz is partly owned by Raiku's enemy Shueisha, he probably would not even bother to return their calls.
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]''. The anime movie adaption of Wild World may never be dubbed.
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