UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

Wicker said:
I mean the prices are outrageous and I feel kind of bad that it looks like they are just relying on uninformed people buying from them.

MHA S1-3 £44 on Amazon vs £112 from AL.

I'm not sure if there is such a thing as "ethical" pricing but this certainly does not feel right.
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I'd say the only time pricing at the retailer end could be considered unethical is if they exceed an item's RRP. The item you mentioned has an RRP of £130, for example, so AL have still discounted it, but not by nearly as much as other retailers. I'm certainly not saying it's a good price, but it's more a reflection of the eyebrow-raising RRP than anything on AL's end.
 
Dai said:
I'd say the only time pricing at the retailer end could be considered unethical is if they exceed an item's RRP. The item you mentioned has an RRP of £130, for example, so AL have still discounted it, but not by nearly as much as other retailers. I'm certainly not saying it's a good price, but it's more a reflection of the eyebrow-raising RRP than anything on AL's end.
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I did a little search, and it’s £64 on Az (and £69 at AoL), so that £44 is a little of the cheaper / promotional example than the norm. But we do know that Anime sets are something that you shop around for, and occasionally find good prices.

I’m not saying that AL being almost double the price is particularly good / acceptable, but it’s a bit less extreme than it first appears.

However, I can’t disagree with the original comments, partly because I know from experience that AL isn’t even price competitive on their own products outside of promotional periods, and charging at the high end for everything does seem a little insulting.
I think they’ve said before of their own srp numbers that they don’t expect retailers to charge anything like those prices, with offers and promotions bringing it down further.
 
Hunter_Killer said:
www.alltheanime.com

Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water Ultimate Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Bo

NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER is a sci-fi adventure on the high seas from Hideaki ANNO. The classic series is a preview into ANNO’s early directorial vision before creating NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and returns with an all-new 4K restoration.
www.alltheanime.com www.alltheanime.com

BD-cases but A4 artbook? So this artbook will be not put inside of this box? How it works?
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Probably the same way Eureka Seven and Wolf's Rain UEs did - big disposable box with everything inside, but the book is separate to the blu-ray slipcase.
 
João Gomes said:
Probably the same way Eureka Seven and Wolf's Rain UEs did - big disposable box with everything inside, but the book is separate to the blu-ray slipcase.
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Both the E7 and WR sets came with a rolled poster in the box as well.
I‘m not a particular fan of the mini-posters, but if it turns out to be the same (outer) box, then that’s even more wasted space.
Indont see any other way of packing an A4 book in though*.


*could really annoy people by packing two disc cases side-by-side in an A4 outer sleeve!
 
NormanicGrav said:
Anime Limited's May 2023 news has been revealed.

Two films and one series (plus vinyl stuff) for the early birds.
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Some decent titles, enjoyed The House of the Lost on the Cape but I can wait on it, if I am to pre-order one it will be Princess Jellyfish as I've always wanted to check out that series.
 
I'll definitely go for all 3 BD Collector's Edition sets. And regarding Junk Head, the Early Bird commences the day before I'm going to watch it at my local arts centre.
 
I may eventually get the House of the Lost on the Cape CE during the Christmas sale, but that's it from the May slate. I have the US standard release but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, so it depends how much I like it. Princess Jellyfish I had owned the Funimation Limited Edition box set but sold it off many years ago; I just didn't care for the series. Too much of that panic yelling in it that I guess is supposed to be funny but isn't.
 
Hunter_Killer said:
www.alltheanime.com

Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water Ultimate Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Bo

NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER is a sci-fi adventure on the high seas from Hideaki ANNO. The classic series is a preview into ANNO’s early directorial vision before creating NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and returns with an all-new 4K restoration.
www.alltheanime.com www.alltheanime.com

BD-cases but A4 artbook? So this artbook will be not put inside of this box? How it works?
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This is explained in the product description:

"This Ultimate Edition release also features an individually bundled standalone materials archive book of approximately 136 pages"

So this is something we're experimenting with, where the art book is effectively a standalone entity, bundled with the rest of the package that sits on your shelf in a normal-sized slipcase. If anyone remembers the bonus Kiznaiver book we did, something more akin to that. We're open to feedback on people's preferences for this kind of thing though!
 
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