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An AKIBA PASS simulcast finale does not restart the rental clock

AKIBA PASS TV’s FAQ says its rental period follows the rental purchase date, rather than the date when the final simulcast episode is added.

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A growing package can have an already running period

A simulcast season is not delivered in the same way as a complete box set. New episodes can arrive while an existing rental continues. The moderator FAQ describes a ninety-day rental and says the relevant date is the purchase, not the final video being added. That makes the transaction date important when deciding how much of a rolling season remains available.

Work backwards from your own transaction

Consider a viewer who rented near the start of a season and returns after the finale. The later episode appearing in the package does not demonstrate a fresh ninety days for all the episodes. Compare the transaction and the account’s current availability before planning a long rewatch. Do not substitute the Japanese broadcast date, the upload date or the day you first noticed the finale for the rental transaction.

Distinguish this from a purchased edition

The same FAQ treats buying and renting as different products, with downloads associated with purchases. A purchased package and a rented package can therefore look similar in a catalogue while having materially different access conditions. Check the receipt’s product type before reporting an expired rental as a missing purchase. Historical shop pages are useful for identifying an old package, but their release names and offers should not be read as today’s seasonal line-up. No transaction or expiry was tested here.

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