History Main / NoExportForYou

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* NoExportForYou/LightNovels

* ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' has a second season known as ''Tooba Tooba Noonbory'', which was never released outside of South Korea due to the first season failing internationally.

->''"Somebody made a good ''Back to the Future'' game, and it was only in Japan? What the fuck is wrong with this fucking world?!!"''

* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' has no blatant ties to its home country of India, the show's been popular in various foreign markets (such as Asia, Brazil, etc.), there's nothing to translate or dub, and episodes are very short so they don't need to dedicate a lot of air time to the show. Clearly, there's no good reason ''not'' to release this in America, but it hasn't aired there yet.

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* ChineseAnimation were never received releases outside China nor dubbed in English or other European languages, but a few of them, like ''Animation/BoonieBears'', were able to subvert [[note]]aired in Taiwan and Hong Kong, or Southeast Asian countries[[/note]] (or barely avert) this.
* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' was never see release on European countries, and it was subverted as season 7 and 8 were only saw limited release (and it was dubbed in English) in North America and Southeast Asia, but it was only available on Miao Mi, an educational service for ''preschool and kintergarten-aged children,'' which taught them to learn Chinese.

** The franchise also never saw release on European countries (except Disney's LicensedGame), but subverted as ''Dear Little Wishes'' season and as well as ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class'' season were only saw limited release (and it was also dubbed in English) in North America and Southeast Asia (and probably South Korea, since that service was also available there), but it was also on Miao Mi.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' was never see release on European countries, and it was subverted as season 7 and 8 were only saw limited release (and it was dubbed in English) in Southeast Asia and North America, but it was only available on Miao Mi, an educational service for ''preschool and kintergarten-aged children,'' which taught them to learn Chinese.

** The franchise also never saw release on European countries (except Disney's LicensedGame), but subverted as ''Dear Little Wishes'' season and as well as ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class'' season were only saw limited release (and it was also dubbed in English) in North America, but it was also on Miao Mi.

* Chinese animations were never received releases outside Chinese-speaking Asian countries nor dubbed in English or other European languages, but a few of them, like ''Animation/BoonieBears'', were able to subvert (or avert) this.

** The "Goat Olympics" were only broadcasted in China and Taiwan.

See also BadExportForYou for a less extreme, yet more insulting version; also NoDubForYou if a title ''is'' released without a native dub track. Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). See also UsefulNotes/ImportGaming for a way around this.Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

See also BadExportForYou for a less extreme, yet more insulting version; also NoDubForYou if a title ''is'' released without a native dub track. Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). See also UsefulNotes/ImportGaming for a way around this. May lead to fans deciding to KeepCirculatingTheTapes. Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

See also BadExportForYou for a less extreme, yet more insulting version; also NoDubForYou if a title ''is'' released without a native dub track. Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). See also UsefulNotes/ImportGaming for a way around this, which may involve fans deciding to KeepCirculatingTheTapes. Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

See also BadExportForYou for a less extreme, yet more insulting version; also NoDubForYou if a title ''is'' released without a native dub track. Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). See also UsefulNotes/ImportGaming for a way around this. Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

Still, with today's primary distribution point being online for music (iTunes, Creator/{{Amazon}}), games (Steam), movies (Creator/{{Netflix}}), books (Amazon) ''and'' television (Creator/{{Hulu}}), you gotta wonder about the motivation behind regionally restricted release when manufacture and shipping costs ''simply don't apply.'' Plus, as is often cited in online discussions related to the issue, if consumers cannot obtain work via legal means - i.e. buying a ticket, purchasing a DVD or CD, or through subscribing to a streaming service or cable network - they will often turn to download and other methods, resulting in the producer of a work getting no revenue for it at all.

* NoExportForYou/{{Other}}

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* Asus generally do not sell their Mini-ITX AMD Ryzen motherboards in Malaysia, claiming that there is no market for AMD-based Mini-ITX boards in the country. The sales figures of Asrock and Gigabyte's Mini-ITX AMD boards say otherwise, but Asus is just plugging their ears and pretending that they're not hearing anything...
* Export control involves preventing the export to some countries of techonologies being able to be used in military applications. This includes, for exemple, material useful to produce nuclear weapons. There is difficulties in case of dual use items (basically, which has applications with military ''and civil'', such as missiles, useful for warfare and space exploration, and cryptography).
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Still, with today's primary distribution point being online for music (iTunes, Creator/{{Amazon}}), games (Steam), movies (Creator/{{Netflix}}), books (Amazon), ''and'' television (Creator/{{Hulu}}), you gotta wonder about the motivation behind regionally restricted release when manufacture and shipping costs ''simply don't apply.'' Plus, as is often cited in online discussions related to the issue, if consumers cannot obtain work via legal means - i.e. buying a ticket, purchasing a DVD or CD, or through subscribing to a streaming service or cable network - they will often turn to download and other methods, resulting in the producer of a work getting no revenue for it at all.

See also BadExportForYou (a less extreme, yet more insulting version), NoDubForYou (when a title ''is'' released without a native dub track) and UsefulNotes/ImportGaming (a way to get around this trope). Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

See BadExportForYou for a less extreme, yet more insulting version; also NoDubForYou if a title ''is'' released without a native dub track. Compare to OfferVoidInNebraska and BannedInChina (which is essentially "[[InvertedTrope No Import for You]]"). See also UsefulNotes/ImportGaming for a way around this. Contrast ShortRunInPeru, and GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff. For a possible subversion, see LateExportForYou.

* Asus generally do not sell their Mini-ITX AMD Ryzen motherboards in Malaysia, claiming that there is no market for Mini-ITX boards in the country. The sales figures of Asrock and Gigabyte's Mini-ITX AMD boards say otherwise, but Asus is just plugging their ears and pretending that they're not hearing anything...

* Many video games never get released outside of their home market, for the same reasons as television shows. Video game examples can be included only if one or more installments of a franchise have already been released in a [[UsefulNotes/RegionCoding different region]].

If there's little likelihood of strong market demand for work, it is fair for a company not to export it to a foreign region. Movies made in Europe from the 1920s-'50s usually weren't released in the U.S., unless the starring actor/actress was a really big, recognizable name - Sophia Loren, say. Otherwise, the commercial release of said movie there wouldn't have been financially viable.

A work can be very well received in its country of origin without being famous elsewhere. [[CashCowFranchise Some franchises]] seem to churn out tons upon tons of [[TheMerch merchandise]] and special content. Internationally, the majority of this stuff sees limited release, if any.

This is when a work was ''not'' released in a country ''even though there were good reasons'' to export it there. It has to meet at least one of the following conditions:

* It is part of a franchise which has previously proven to be successful in other regions (e.g. ''Franchise/SailorMoon'').

* Its genre and/or sensibilities make it the sort of thing that would be exported in the absence of foreign fans clamouring for it.

* TV series -- by nature, most television is made explicitly for domestic consumption with little intention of exporting it. The only exception would be if it has already been released in some markets and proven successful.
* Works which are released only in very similar markets, such as Canada and the US. Because these two share so much in common, it isn't a big indicator of success in the rest of the world.
* Many video games never get released outside of their home market, for the same reasons as television shows. Video game examples can be included only if one or more instalments of a franchise have already been released in a [[UsefulNotes/RegionCoding different region]].

If there's little likelihood of a strong market demand for a work, it is fair for a company not to export it to a foreign region. Movies made in Europe from the 1920s-'50s usually weren't released in the U.S., unless the starring actor/actress was a really big, recognizable name - Sophia Loren, say. Otherwise, the commercial release of said movie there wouldn't have been financially viable.

Still, with today's primary distribution point being online for music (iTunes, Amazon), games (Steam), movies (Netflix), books (Amazon), ''and'' television (Creator/{{Hulu}}), you gotta wonder about the motivation behind regionally restricted release when manufacture and shipping costs ''simply don't apply.'' Plus, as is often cited in online discussions related to the issue, if consumers cannot obtain a work via legal means - i.e. buying a ticket, purchasing a DVD or CD, or through subscribing to a streaming service or cable network - they will often turn to downloading and other methods, resulting in the producer of a work getting no revenue for it at all.

This may overlap with UsefulNotes/RegionCoding, especially where [=DVDs=], Blu-rays, gaming media and web media is involved. May also invoke ScrewedByTheNetwork if it's only later seasons of a show that is not being exported and the show has been taken off the air in said markets where the show had been screwed, which may result in a case of KeepCirculatingTheTapes.