To be fair, getting some of the finest works from Peacock's competitors, especially with Universal's very infamous Dog of Flanders dub, is no small task. If anything, I'd be thankful for what they picked up in the first place.The other problem Sony was having to license material from the libraries of other conglomerates. They have licensed Akko Chan, Candy Candy and Kimba from Fox, Speed Racer and Dragon Ball Z from Warner Bros, Sailor Moon from New Line and Angie Girl from Columbia-TriStar. What Sony really wanted as the centerpiece for the network is Urusei Yatsura, but Fox had already licensed that back to HBO for the 20th Anniversary in 2003 and the license doesn't expire until 2010.
Still, I really don't blame them for wanting Urusei Yatsura as the centerpiece of Animax, especially given how the initial VHS releases were rushed in due to bootlegging in its first year.