UK Anime Distributor Animatsu Discussion Thread
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Mangaranga
Za Warudo
Whilst it's nice and unexpected that Index comes with a chipboard slip, I don't see how that alone constitutes a "Deluxe Blu-ray" as their twitter banner makes it out to be. I own the Funi BD releases which were like, half the price, so I'm unlikely to buy the series again anytime soon. I hope it sells well though.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
A tad off topic but is Index required viewing for Railgun or are they separate? From what I've seen I'm more interested in Railgun than Index though I'd like to watch both eventually.
Mangaranga
Za Warudo
The characters and at least one of the story arcs cross over between the two, but you don't have to watch both. If you don't like Index you can solely focus on Railgun or vice versa.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
That's good to know, thanks.
Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
Ah thanksTitan said:Jon O Fun said:How do you know? Has anybody got this yet? (pics?) I've got it ordered from Amazon on prime delivery and I haven't had a shipped email yet...Titan said:
I received my copy on Friday, from United Publications.
to be honest my experience with Prime one day or day of release delivery is it'll show up in time 2 out 3 I am actually really looking forward to this release tho as it'll be my first Animatsu release and since swearing off anything Manga branded for the forseable future it's kinda make or break
ConanThe3rd
Railgun
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ons/.93003
So yeah, the fat lady is singing on this venture.
So yeah, the fat lady is singing on this venture.
Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
The only difference to the consumer is the logo on the packaging.
Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
I wonder if Manga will now adopt the Animatsu approach of chip board art boxes for some releases ala Index, Sidonia, & Chunibyo or go back to the crappy cardboard 'deluxe' boxes of FMA & Titan...
Also, purely my opinion but it seems kinda silly from a business standpoint for Animatsu to build a good reputation for themselves over the last 12 months or so without any real release problems to then just throw it away and become the company that might have been great in the past but is now the industry standard for f'ing over fans and botched releases.
Manga had its day but now it'd make more sense to just rebrand Manga as Animatsu and try to work to build upon that reputation than become Manga outright and have to build up that reputation as that's gonna be a bigger challenge.
edit: sorry, I didn't mean to rant lol
Also, purely my opinion but it seems kinda silly from a business standpoint for Animatsu to build a good reputation for themselves over the last 12 months or so without any real release problems to then just throw it away and become the company that might have been great in the past but is now the industry standard for f'ing over fans and botched releases.
Manga had its day but now it'd make more sense to just rebrand Manga as Animatsu and try to work to build upon that reputation than become Manga outright and have to build up that reputation as that's gonna be a bigger challenge.
edit: sorry, I didn't mean to rant
lol
mrclt1994
Hunter
Jon O Fun said:I wonder if Manga will now adopt the Animatsu approach of chip board art boxes for some releases ala Index, Sidonia, & Chunibyo or go back to the crappy cardboard 'deluxe' boxes of FMA & Titan...
Also, purely my opinion but it seems kinda silly from a business standpoint for Animatsu to build a good reputation for themselves over the last 12 months or so without any real release problems to then just throw it away and become the company that might have been great in the past but is now the industry standard for f'ing over fans and botched releases.
Manga had its day but now it'd make more sense to just rebrand Manga as Animatsu and try to work to build upon that reputation than become Manga outright and have to build up that reputation as that's gonna be a bigger challenge.
edit: sorry, I didn't mean to rant
and to think, they've only just released their first big wave of titles - I think since Animatsu has only been gaining traction for the last twelve months, I don't think it's too late to go back to Manga entertainment just yet. it's not like Animatsu built a big bridge between themselves and Manga anyways. I guess all they have to do really is hope that fans can trust Manga to bring out decent releases.
Jerome is having a discussion on Twitter about Sentai's Beyond the Boundary Collector's Edition and whether or not fans in the UK would want something similar.
In response to some of the folks he also mentioned these:
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Given the way Sentai have been treating their Collector's Editions, as long as Animatsu can keep the important stuff (On-Disc content including the exclusive CE ones like OVAs, and the better physical goods like Artbook and OSTs) then I'm happy to go for the UK version. The pricing on Beyond the Boundary is pretty ridiculous because a lot of the physical stuff is just weak - the only worthwhile pieces are the artbook and OVA.
In response to some of the folks he also mentioned these:
Overall:
Given the way Sentai have been treating their Collector's Editions, as long as Animatsu can keep the important stuff (On-Disc content including the exclusive CE ones like OVAs, and the better physical goods like Artbook and OSTs) then I'm happy to go for the UK version. The pricing on Beyond the Boundary is pretty ridiculous because a lot of the physical stuff is just weak - the only worthwhile pieces are the artbook and OVA.
Just Passing Through
The Wildcard
Come on, if NISA and MVM can sort out an Eccentric Family Collector's Edition for £50 RRP, and the 2-cour A Lull in the Sea Collector's Edition for £120 RRP, then no way should a single-cour show like Beyond the Boundary be asking over a hundred for its RRP. And if they're seeking to emulate All the Anime, their Tokyo Ghoul is RRP ing at £60
Just Passing Through said:
Well the US CE is about $179.98, around £118.36.
Jerome mentions the removal of some physical things like Key-chains then it should bring the price down by about £10-20. About £99.99 SRP sounds about right by me (that way people can end up paying about £69.99 or £79.99 when the discounts come in).
Why is the DVD-sized box such a big issue? I don't see why it matters at this point; anyone who has been collecting anime for a while will have a messy collection full of all kinds of oddly-shaped boxes by now. I'd say it's less of an issue than printing BBFC logos on the box, personally. In fact I'd prefer they did a DVD-sized box if it means they can use the US artwork without tampering with it at all.
I'm not sure that stripping down the Sentai releases will ever be a path to great success, though. It puts the UK CE in that weird zone between being cheap (the regular edition) and being complete (the US CE). Then with a several month delay added into the mix, it's a sort-of-expensive, slower, less deluxe version; I can't help but feel most of the hardcore collectors are still going to buy from the US and they'll only shift a small number of copies of the UK CE unless they find a way to differentiate it beyond a small saving, because once you're already paying around £100 for something paying a little bit more seems like less of a big deal than when you're comparing smaller figures.
I'm not ever going to buy this as I didn't like the show, but I have a general interest in UK CEs and Jerome's complete turnaround from making fun of premium editions and those who buy them a while back is interesting to watch.
(I was confused at first because I thought BD cases could also be amarays which makes the question make no sense.)
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I'm not sure that stripping down the Sentai releases will ever be a path to great success, though. It puts the UK CE in that weird zone between being cheap (the regular edition) and being complete (the US CE). Then with a several month delay added into the mix, it's a sort-of-expensive, slower, less deluxe version; I can't help but feel most of the hardcore collectors are still going to buy from the US and they'll only shift a small number of copies of the UK CE unless they find a way to differentiate it beyond a small saving, because once you're already paying around £100 for something paying a little bit more seems like less of a big deal than when you're comparing smaller figures.
I'm not ever going to buy this as I didn't like the show, but I have a general interest in UK CEs and Jerome's complete turnaround from making fun of premium editions and those who buy them a while back is interesting to watch.
(I was confused at first because I thought BD cases could also be amarays which makes the question make no sense.)
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