direct2drive

The main reason why I rarely buy download-to-own episodes of anime or TV shows in general is often DRM lockdown preventing me from watching the content how I want. However, I feel the need to try out a system and blog about it; previous examples are ADV Universe, iTunes, and AnimeNation’s PPV. So when I was admitted to the new Amazon Unbox beta and also read that Pretty Cure was added to Direct2Drive along with Digimon Adventure 02, I decided to give each system a try. (To tell the truth, I previously used Unbox to watch NBC pilots last season but there is now a streaming component to it so it’s new in that sense.)
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