John's talking about Windy Tales, an all around exceptional series. I agree that an R1 release is not likely and I even voted with my money by buying R2s.

Nonetheless he continues to play "guess which one doesn't belong":

However, in the present American market in which even exceptional and popular titles like Lucky Star, One Piece, and Moribito are getting lessened exposure and releases delayed or canceled [...]

One Piece is the 200+ episode series that bored SDB after 2 DVDs. That's sure exceptional, for certain values of.

In years past, when the American anime distribution industry was able to sustain unusual, unconventional, and niche releases like Alexander, Dead Leaves, Spirit of Wonder, Risky Safety, Bottle Fairy, To Heart, and Someday’s Dreamers, Windy Tales may have been a viable potential American release.

It's hard to think of To Heart as "niche" series. For crying out loud I bought R2 reprints: the interest is sufficient to sustain continued releases.

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam :: Furthermore it is my opinion that Mahoraba must be licensed.