Bootlegs?

[Shakugan no Shana]

I'm looking to get myself Darker than Black for Christmas and when I was searching, I heard a lot about bootlegged anime DVDs. I'm a bit hesitant now to put an order in for the product I found on Amazon.

From what I read, the best ways to determine if something is a bootleg is to look at the region and vendor. Anything sold for US should be from Region 1. I don't know the quality of this information though...


What are the features that can help you distinguish a bootleg from a legit copy? How can you tell if something is a bootleg?



What I'm currently looking at: https://www.amazon.com/Darker-Than-Bl...2620488&sr=8-1

It's region 1, which seems right. The reviews are all good and the vendor I believe is Amazon (but don't they act as a middleman for smaller 'companies'?). My biggest concern is that it's a 4 DVD set. That's cramming 6-7 episodes a disk + the special features.

Dunno, this will be the first time I've actually bought something like this so I'd like some help as I want to get the real thing.







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