UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
AL applying anime pricing to a live-action film like Labyrinth is a slippery slope for physical media collectors.
They 'just' about get away with it for anime because most understand the licenses are a nightmare and generally high to deter reverse importers in Japan.
But when you're asking £70 for a film you're opening the door to all the others to say 'hell our edition has way more stuff, why are we only charging £50'.
AL came in as THE boutique label for anime and they're steadily heading to be the ones that actual kill the collectors market with their insane prices.
Rant over, I'm sure some people will buy it but if you've got that money to throw away you might as well go balls out and get the one from the Bowie store that comes with a replica crystal
They 'just' about get away with it for anime because most understand the licenses are a nightmare and generally high to deter reverse importers in Japan.
But when you're asking £70 for a film you're opening the door to all the others to say 'hell our edition has way more stuff, why are we only charging £50'.
AL came in as THE boutique label for anime and they're steadily heading to be the ones that actual kill the collectors market with their insane prices.
Rant over, I'm sure some people will buy it but if you've got that money to throw away you might as well go balls out and get the one from the Bowie store that comes with a replica crystal
HellCat
Combat Butler
To be honest, as much respect as I have for Henson, Bowie and both movies, I'm confused why an anime company is releasing them. Yes, I know anime in Japan isn't as insular as 21st century westeners have made it but it feels like a real reach to be applicable.AL applying anime pricing to a live-action film like Labyrinth is a slippery slope for physical media collectors.
They 'just' about get away with it for anime because most understand the licenses are a nightmare and generally high to deter reverse importers in Japan.
But when you're asking £70 for a film you're opening the door to all the others to say 'hell our edition has way more stuff, why are we only charging £50'.
AL came in as THE boutique label for anime and they're steadily heading to be the ones that actual kill the collectors market with their insane prices.
Rant over, I'm sure some people will buy it but if you've got that money to throw away you might as well go balls out and get the one from the Bowie store that comes with a replica crystal
sniper_samurai
Chuunibyou
They're actually normal price points for 4K steelbooks or collectors editions including a steelbook at RRP.AL applying anime pricing to a live-action film like Labyrinth is a slippery slope for physical media collectors.
They 'just' about get away with it for anime because most understand the licenses are a nightmare and generally high to deter reverse importers in Japan.
But when you're asking £70 for a film you're opening the door to all the others to say 'hell our edition has way more stuff, why are we only charging £50'.
AL came in as THE boutique label for anime and they're steadily heading to be the ones that actual kill the collectors market with their insane prices.
Rant over, I'm sure some people will buy it but if you've got that money to throw away you might as well go balls out and get the one from the Bowie store that comes with a replica crystal
Though without discounts the US CEs are slightly cheaper and nicer.
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This was a public event with some invited guests - it sold out before we got to promote it on our own channels though, such is AKIRA's popularity just now! ICA | AKIRA: Past and Present
That's certainly the plan - I need to check in on that for timeframes, but we'll definitely be giving it a home video release.
HellCat
Combat Butler
Ah!
I admit I stumbled on it on Instagram and worried my chickens were coming home to roost...
Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
Honestly doesn't bother me them releasing the movies, again I think we all understand its slim pickings out there in the anime world.
But they shouldn't be treating it like its one of their anime products because its a fundamentally different market.
To be blunt, us anime fans take a lot of sh¡t that just won't fly in the normal physical media space.
Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
Not quite in the UK, normal price point for a 4K steelbook is £30 - £35 (which they're at price wise) but the collectors editions standard is £50 - £55 normally with steelbook, rigid case, posters, postcards, booklet etc.
For ones pushing £70 there's normally 'super tat' like the Labyrinth crystal ball or the Dark Crystal from the one you posted.
A £35 price increase for just the rigid case and 64 page booklet is INSANE.
Googlyhead
Great Teacher
Does one of the requirements of the role involve occasionally kicking the order management server, to prevent the queue from getting stuck?
In case anyone here wants to be a product manager, and enjoy being on the other side of all the "why haven't you released x yet?" complaints
Otherwise @Hanners are you running another competition for who has the longest dispatch time from this sale? What’s the prize?
There didn’t appear to be such a vast quantity of orders, so having one unfulfilled for a fortnight is a little unexpected.
fabio de lunatico
The Wildcard
What's going on with dispatch atm? I had something sent within a couple of days at the start of the sale, but already a week has passed since a rejigged second order. No notice on the site about delays.
Just wondering how others are doing with sale item dispatch times
Just wondering how others are doing with sale item dispatch times
HellCat
Combat Butler
Just got out of Akira. I'd only seen chunks of the Cam Clarke dub on Channel 4/Sci-Fi, so happy to have finally seen the full Japanese original on the big screen.
Admittedly could have done without the 3 guys who arrived 25 minutes late and spent the rest of the movie loudly chatting...
Admittedly could have done without the 3 guys who arrived 25 minutes late and spent the rest of the movie loudly chatting...
Crunchyroll and MVM stock from the sale period is still incoming - there are a few items that we've needed to order additional stock in of (RE:Zero Season 2, Durarara and Cardcaptor Sakura notably), but there shouldn't be anything holding up any orders beyond that so reach out to our usual customer service channel so we can check on things otherwise!
Googlyhead
Great Teacher
This just goes to show that your online store is rather in need of updating to have some form of stock (or eta) indicator.
Or at least some such detail in the orders section (beyond “unfulfilled”/“fulfilled”).
I looked up the aforementioned (RE:Zero Season 2, Durarara and Cardcaptor Sakura), and they all just show the typical “add to cart” option, with no indication that they are not currently in stock or on backorder or even just a showing a text delay eta note.
I expect the third-party (crunchyroll / MVM) stuff might be a little less accurately predictable, but that shouldn’t stop there being some “stock on order” information.
I guess you’re currently winning (losing?)
But the race isn’t over yet!
This is the kind of thing I'd love to be able to handle more seamlessly/comprehensively, but stock management is a complex beast and to do it 100% "properly" from a systematic point of view is, but simply, an absolutely nightmare unless you have a vast infrastructure (or vast manpower to brute force it with boring admin work). I'm constantly looking for ways to make this more accurate / user-friendly, but as I've discussed on here before it's a complex beast with stock held in multiple locations, and potential delays right through that stock delivery chain.
Anyway, in more direct news, any outstanding stock of our own was checked into the system late yesterday, and from my spot checks most outstanding orders seem to be either in the process of being packed up and dispatched, or waiting on third-party stock which should mostly arrive in the next couple of days.
Herano
Dandy Guy, in Space
Cloudstrife7894
Dandy Guy, in Space
At the very least, I think there that would be interest in the ones that had involvement by major Ghibli names like Heidi, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother and Anne of Green Gables, as they were helmed by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. On that note, I think it’d be pretty cool if AL could release some more Osamu Dezaki shows like The Rose of Versailles and Dear Brother, which have received USBD releases by Discotek.
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Unlikely sadly - those shows have a long and successfully history in France, whereas they're practically unknown in the UK. Add in BBFC costs and it doesn't really make a whole lot of sense at this point in time.
fabio de lunatico
The Wildcard
That'll be what's holding up my order then. Jolly good.