User blog comment:Danijo/The Return of Godzilla DVD/Blu-ray by Kraken Releasing/@comment-24734624-20160520202736/@comment-25285745-20160520204308

New World's Godzilla films were acquired by Anchor Bay in 1997 when New World went bankrupt, only to revert to Toho that same year. Anchor Bay tried to release Godzilla 1985 on DVD in the early 2000's, but Toho prevented them. The dispute over who owns Godzilla 1985 is the reason the film hasn't been released until now. Toho just decided "screw it" and allowed Kraken to release the Japanese and international versions and leave Godzilla 1985 in rights limbo.