<h2>No, <em>Future Boy Conan</em> has not been licensed within the US.</h2>

<p>Although, there has been plenty of speculation as to why this never happened. </p>

<p>Reasons people speculate include:</p>

<ul>
<li>being too expensive to produce</li>
<li>fear of it not selling</li>
<li>it being too old </li>
<li>general licensing hell</li>
</ul>

<p>Apart from these speculations, there has never been a conclusive answer, nor has it ever been said that it will never happen.  </p>

<p>So it might still happen some day.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-07-14/.90419" rel="noreferrer">Answerman</a> from  Anime News Network also stated the following:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>We have no idea what's holding back the show from the US. I used to think a show like this would be a slow seller -- it didn't exactly blow up the fansub scene back in the day, either on VHS or via Bittorrent. But then again, Discotek just hit a home run with their Castle of Cagliostro Blu-ray so who knows -- it might do OK. Regardless, it's not going to happen in the foreseeable future. Throw another one on the "licensing hell" pile, and hope that, someday, something might change. </p>
</blockquote>

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<p>With the popularity of all things made by Miyazaki, has Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?  </p>

<p>I know it wasn't created by Studio Ghibli; are there some legal issues that might be preventing it from being released in the US?</p>

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In the US, it was released on blu-ray on November 16th, 2021. You can find more information about this release by going to the following page on blu-ray.com:  https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Future-Boy-Conan-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/299664/
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Has Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?
# Has Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-01-14
With the popularity of all things made by Miyazaki, has Future Boy Conan ever been licensed for US release?

I know it wasn't created by Studio Ghibli; are there some legal issues that might be preventing it from being released in the US?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In the US, it was released on blu-ray on November 16th, 2021. You can find more information about this release by going to the following page on blu-ray.com:  https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Future-Boy-Conan-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/299664/  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-01-14. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
## No, *Future Boy Conan* has not been licensed within the US.

Although, there has been plenty of speculation as to why this never happened.

Reasons people speculate include:

* being too expensive to produce
* fear of it not selling
* it being too old
* general licensing hell

Apart from these speculations, there has never been a conclusive answer, nor has it ever been said that it will never happen.

So it might still happen some day.

[Answerman](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-07-14/.90419) from Anime News Network also stated the following:

> We have no idea what's holding back the show from the US. I used to think a show like this would be a slow seller -- it didn't exactly blow up the fansub scene back in the day, either on VHS or via Bittorrent. But then again, Discotek just hit a home run with their Castle of Cagliostro Blu-ray so who knows -- it might do OK. Regardless, it's not going to happen in the foreseeable future. Throw another one on the "licensing hell" pile, and hope that, someday, something might change.
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