UK Anime Blu-ray & DVD Bargains

Violette said:
Pretty sure this is like Amagi Brilliant Park and similar Animatsu releases, wherein the collector's editions are long since sold out, but is still listed as such on amazon or zavvi, you just get the standard ama-ray release if you order though.

There was an Elfen Lied CE of sorts, the steelbook release, was the first anime CE I ever bought and still one of my most prized.

£15.50 for the ama-ray release of such a fantastic series is a pretty good deal though, IMO.
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Yes, I did get the Elfen Lied Steelbook - although mine is the US release, since I'm in the States. I may have gotten the UK steel as well, but I'm not sure, I'm at work so I can't look right now. I do have somewhere around 20 UK anime steelbook/steelcase releases in my collection now, excluding any Studio Ghibli steels, which I originally decided not to import.
 
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Jon O Fun said:
Not sure if this is a deal but it's Fate for under £100 so that's normally good right 🤷‍♂️ (I'm not a fate person)

Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Bladeworks Collectors Edition £64.66 (it's currently £89.99 on AoL)

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It’s been offered for £50 from AOL (MVM) with some others price matching, so I’d be optimistic about it appearing again in their next sale if you can wait that long!
 
Going through the Righstuf birthday sale, and this is a very good price for Tsurune Premium box set

www.rightstufanime.com

Tsurune Premium Box Set Blu-ray

About Tsurune Premium Box Set Blu-rayTsurune contains anime episodes 1-14 directed by Takuya Yamamura housed in a Chipboard Box and includes an 88 Page Booklet, Archery Target Poster, and 5 Art Cards.Becoming a great archer requires more than just a steady hand and a good eye. It takes focus...
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Girls with Guns said:
Yes, I did get the Elfen Lied Steelbook - although mine is the US release, since I'm in the States. I may have gotten the UK steel as well, but I'm not sure, I'm at work so I can't look right now.
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OK, I checked my collection once I got home from work, and I actually have 3 copies of Elfen Lied on Blu-ray - The ADV standard release from 2013, the ADV Steelbook release with clear plastic slipcover from 2019, and the UK Steelcase release from 2015, all unopened as of yet. All have the OVA, the two steels have a booklet, and the US Steelbook includes a 37 minute soundtrack CD. So I'm good to go with this series for now.

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I have 2 "steelbooks". These have a different booklet. The one from the USA has a lot of interviews and a manga fragment (I think it was specially drawn on the occasion of the BD release in Japan) and episode descriptions etc.

The UK version focuses on the show, sketches and character descriptions. It is longer, but in my opinion the one from the USA is more interesting.

The Sentai steelbook is better made (it's a real steelbook, not a metalcase, because it has a title on the connector). Additionally, I like these dust jackets with descriptions.

The USA version has a soundtrack, which additionally makes this release more attractive.

The encoding is better for the US version so if I had to choose I would recommend the Sentai edition.
 
Lucky_Deity said:
MVM's Deal of the Week is Granblue Fantasy: The Animation.

Part 1 - £9.99
Part 2 - £9.99

Deal of the Week

Our Deal of the Week changes every Friday between 12-12:30pm.
www.anime-on-line.com www.anime-on-line.com
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Good deal to have both seasons on offer together. Would you recommend this to someone who loooves Re:zero but is not really an isekai fan otherwise and found SAO very meh overall even if the score and animation were excellent?
 
Geriatric hedgehog said:
Good deal to have both seasons on offer together. Would you recommend this to someone who loooves Re:zero but is not really an isekai fan otherwise and found SAO very meh overall even if the score and animation were excellent?
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It's not both seasons, it's both halves of the first season. It's also not an isekai.

As a very invested Granblue Fantasy player I will say that the anime is... fine. It occupies a similar spot in my mind as the Persona 4 anime where taken in a vacuum, it's a pretty average show, but as a previous fan of the source material you can get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing characters you know and love animated alongside music that you're already very familiar with. But if you don't have that base, it's pretty skippable.
 
Joe said:
It's not both seasons, it's both halves of the first season. It's also not an isekai.

As a very invested Granblue Fantasy player I will say that the anime is... fine. It occupies a similar spot in my mind as the Persona 4 anime where taken in a vacuum, it's a pretty average show, but as a previous fan of the source material you can get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing characters you know and love animated alongside music that you're already very familiar with. But if you don't have that base, it's pretty skippable.
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Perfect, that's exactly everything I needed to know. Thank you kindly.
 
Geriatric hedgehog said:
Good deal to have both seasons on offer together. Would you recommend this to someone who loooves Re:zero but is not really an isekai fan otherwise and found SAO very meh overall even if the score and animation were excellent?
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I already have these UK standard releases for Granblue Fantasy; I really like the world setting they are in, I like the artwork, and I like the characters - but my biggest turn-off with this series is the obnoxious "little talking animal sidekick" that always makes me want to vomit when they insist on including one in a show. I tend to drop shows like a rock when one is present, and I basically struggled to make it through about 4-5 episodes for this series before I couldn't stand it any more. The little dragon character is extremely prominent in this series, and has an even more obnoxious voice. If it didn't exist in this show I would definitely have splurged on the Aniplex of America sets, because everything else in the story is really intriguing. Maybe I can force myself to complete the series one day, if someone straps me down in the sofa with a straight-jacket.
 
Joe said:
As a very invested Granblue Fantasy player I will say that the anime is... fine. It occupies a similar spot in my mind as the Persona 4 anime where taken in a vacuum, it's a pretty average show, but as a previous fan of the source material you can get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing characters you know and love animated alongside music that you're already very familiar with. But if you don't have that base, it's pretty skippable.
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Skippable because Gran is the main character and not Djeeta! Give me my Djeeta strapped with 3 landslides on her back!
 
6PieceNuggetMeal said:

Studio Ghibli Multibuy Offer | HMV Store

Studio Ghibli Multibuy Offer | Free shipping over £20
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2 for £25 Ghibli blu-ray sale. Not sure if these are great prices but think this might be enough for me to start collecting.
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The Miyazaki and Takahata movies almost never go for less than that. You can sometimes find better deals on the movies from other Ghibli directors though.
 
Latest RightStuf deal is tempting (for us old people who remember watching it as children), especially when I find someone on Amazon is trying to sell it for £593! There is one other copy on eBay, but even that is £150ish.

Astro Boy (1963)
 
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