User blog comment:Yonkonkaroo/About their hights/@comment-2004850-20100715045033

@FH14 - Nah, I wouldn't think so. They're just different language tracks and no releases from Funimation nowadays lack them. Funimation's prices are always higher because they dub, while plenty of companies do not. For example, 13 episodes (325 minutes) of Eyeshield 21, a series only being released with subs currently, cost around 30 dollars. Now, compare this to 13 episodes of Big Windup!: about 60 dollars.

With the Hetalia DVD, it's 130 minutes and contains a dub track. Also note that Funimation has included special features and a bandanna; the Eyeshield 21 DVD contains only a textless opening and ending, which Funimation always includes anyway (as is the case with Big Windup!).

Thus, that's why Hetalia is around 30 dollars. Its length accommodates for a season boxset as well; releasing 13 episodes would mean less sales. They're hoping to rope in people who wouldn't normally buy.