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I had also planned just to swap discs from a standard set, but then I saw the new art work on the box - and for less than £18 with VAT removed, 15% AU discount, and free international shipping, I decided to toss a copy of the new CE release into my order.
 
Dai said:
Yikes, Gainax/Khara sure have a high opinion of themselves. I presume it's licensing costs that cause the Eva and Nadia UEs to hit such price points. I'm starting to dread what Gunbuster will cost.
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Gainax don't own the rights to Gunbuster anymore. Iirc they sold off the series to a law firm to service their debts, Gainax pretty much became a zombie company when all their best talent left to form Trigger.
 
Magical Senshi said:
Thanks, but knowing myself, if I were to get the series, I'll probably get the movie for completionists sake.

And judging by your comment, I'm guessing you didn't like the series?
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The series is great, the film isn't terrible either. The film in isolation is fine, but as a continuation of the series it falls flat with a jarring change in direction of narrative and being overly serious for a sequel to what is essentially a comedy.
 
Thanks, and secondly, I'm debating about whether I should get the UK release of Space Dandy, or import Funimation's release. The UK release didn't subtitle the insert songs or the OP and ED, but the musical episode had the songs subtitled, plus the subs are locked (although that's not much of a deal-breaker for me as it used to be). I'm not sure if Funimation's US BD release has the same issue in terms of subtitling the insert songs (I know that the subs are optional on their release).
 
i watched Nadesico earlier this year and to be fair jarring changes are a pretty big part of the series! one scene will have people dying, next scene will be some daft comedy which ends with the kuudere girl calling everyone idiots. it's a fun show but it's all over the place.
I just got the film in the sale, looking forward to more whiplash.
 
Magical Senshi said:
Thanks, and secondly, I'm debating about whether I should get the UK release of Space Dandy, or import Funimation's release. The UK release didn't subtitle the insert songs or the OP and ED, but the musical episode had the songs subtitled, plus the subs are locked (although that's not much of a deal-breaker for me as it used to be). I'm not sure if Funimation's US BD release has the same issue in terms of subtitling the insert songs (I know that the subs are optional on their release).
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Personally, as long as it's region B compatible, I would have gone with the US release (if I didn't have the UK DVD already) as long as the subs are unlocked on that version as it's not right to have to pay lots of money for a show and then be unable to toggle the subtitles, I don't have that version myself though so I can't say what the subs during songs are like.
 
sniper_samurai said:
Gainax don't own the rights to Gunbuster anymore. Iirc they sold off the series to a law firm to service their debts
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Well that's the most depressing thing I've read for a while.
Magical Senshi said:
I was looking at the BOGOF section, and I have a question. Is Martian Successor Nadesico any good for a blind-buy?
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I have mixed feelings about Nadesico. The first three episodes are great. But 25 years later I still haven't come to terms with what happened at the end of episode 3. It's a good show, but as others have mentioned it has major tonal whiplash. That said, the current mecha landscape is pretty much a wasteland, so Nadesico is well worth getting.

Avoid the movie though. The series has a decent ending and the movie pisses all over it by being both miserable and inconclusive.
 
I might be a little late but Nadesico is not a good show IMO; it has a tonal inconsistency that would not entirely be out of place in Shrek the Third, the fact that the only character I thought was entertaining (I can't remember his name sadly) dies at the end of episode 3 and the rest of the crew treat it like a joke is simply ruinous to any more serious parts the show has; if the characters don't take events like that seriously why should the viewer.
I was honestly forcing myself to finish it from that point, I don't even remember what happened in the movie, I only recall finding the Gekigengar OVA's to somehow be more enjoyable than the show itself but it's been a while since I saw it.
 
HellCat said:
Sees a lot of people complaining about a release

So is this where I start insinuating you all want AL to lose its licenses and fold? Or is that only when I'm critical?
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I'm pretty sure no one on this forum wants AL to fold 😂 but that doesn't give them immunity from criticism.
I think if they're asking the price they are, the most expensive of all the products this year, with very little more than an 'its ULTIMATE' then I don't think its unreasonable at all to ask for more info especially a packshot even a none final one.

Like is there a standard blu ray only version or are they just gonna hush that out the door until it pops up on AoL (looking at you Future Boy...).

AL went from the most transparent company to probably the least, these days if you wanna know what they're doing its best to follow their French socials 🤷‍♂️
 
Also on Nadia I looked more closely at their description:
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I put this on me for not reading closely and automatically assuming it'd be an A4 book that houses the discs (like B: The Beginning, Blood-C, Perfect Blue, Tower of God) but going by that I'm picturing more of a Wolf's Rain Ultimate with a normal sized slipcase with discs in amaray or digipack? (Place your bets...) and the book separate to go on a shelf somewhere.
I'll be honest I much prefer this type over the other but again clarification would be very much appreciated.
 
Jon O Fun said:
I'm pretty sure no one on this forum wants AL to fold 😂 but that doesn't give them immunity from criticism.
I think if they're asking the price they are, the most expensive of all the products this year, with very little more than an 'its ULTIMATE' then I don't think its unreasonable at all to ask for more info especially a packshot even a none final one.

Like is there a standard blu ray only version or are they just gonna hush that out the door until it pops up on AoL (looking at you Future Boy...).

AL went from the most transparent company to probably the least, these days if you wanna know what they're doing its best to follow their French socials 🤷‍♂️
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Exactly this; it's perfectly ok to expect better from anime releases, especially as by buying them instead of jumping on Netflix or Crunchyroll, we are supporting the industry in ways that the average person does not; therefore our support should not be taken for granted.

No one in their right mind wants AL to fold but it's important to call out where they do wrong as otherwise they will likely continue to increase prices and likely make their releases still have some strings attached; the same can be said of any company really.
 
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