UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

Buzz201 said:
Whether it was good or not was irrelevant, I just found it amusing to see a few posters here that are normally dribbling over fanservice shows suddenly interested in obscure yaoi, just because AoA was releasing it.

Though similar things have happened with AL, a few of us did die laughing at how everyone suddenly became interested in Free! when AL released it.
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So, what you're saying is that AL should release Boku no Pico?
 
Buzz201 said:
I'm not sure I get the whole "owning everything a company has ever released" thing.

I understand if it's a curated collection, like Criterion or Masters of Cinema, and don't get me wrong, Andrew has great taste. I just don't understand how one could spend such insane amounts of money on a title they might not or perhaps don't like, just because a distributor's name is involved.
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I had more disposable income back then - and let's be realistic too, Anime Ltd's pricing isn't quite up there with AoA (yet) - so it was relatively easy for me to do. I had to scale back recently though due to less money available, Anime Ltd releasing more stuff, and some of it not being as much to my tastes. To be fair, I got more selective with my purchasing across the board - and these days I rarely buy shows I've already watched via streaming - so the stuff I really hold out for is films and old anime (like Gundam) which doesn't stream.

So yeah, partly I did it just because I could (retail therapy, maybe? Don't get me wrong though, I enjoyed watching everything) but also I wanted to support the company too - as I firmly believed in both their taste and supporting the UK anime industry as a whole.
 

So AL has released the trailer for their(?) dub of Your Name.

It's very dubby* and I want to know why everybody is doing a dumb whisper-y voice at the beginning of the trailer.

*Not in a good way, I can't stand that American overacty dub style, that sounds like it's physically impossible for them to do anything other than smile.
 
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My Escaflowne still hasn't shipped from Amazon while others have said Amazon posted theirs a few days ago.

Also my Outlaw Star arrived a little damaged from Zavvi, but they're only offering a 50% refund instead of a replacement. Is that normal for Zavvi?
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I think you should still be able to push for a replacement if that's what you want, they're probably just trying to avoid the trouble (though I wonder if a 50% discount would actually be the cheaper option for them in this case). I suppose if the damage was too minor then they could try to argue that they aren't obliged to replace the item but, given that it's a Collector's Edition, visible damage to the packaging would probably qualify as significant.

I don't know the exact legal situation, but I'd be surprised if they didn't agree to a replacement if you press them on it anyway.
 
Zavvi have sold out of Escaflowne as well. It was there on Sunday, but I was waiting until Monday so that I could see if their £10 off £100 code would work (says some Blu-rays and DVDs are excluded). Monday arrived, and Escaflowne was gone. I know it's only £5 extra from AL's store, buuuut ;_;
 
This whole situation would be less annoying if it was just one longer delay; multiple mini-delays just give people false hope and constant dissapointment.
 
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