UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

[Vincentdante]

Ugh, the entire reason I started importing UK anime a few years ago was specifically for Anime Limited's CE sets with digipaks... if they are going to release everything in amaray cases, that will be pretty much it for my UK importing. Please say it ain't so...

There's been plenty imo.

Planetes, Oedo 808, Millenium Actress 4k all have digipaks.

 

[thedoctor2016]

I’m waiting for the Brexit price rise that I didn’t vote for and probably will kill me buying there releases. If I have less money which I do plan if I do what I want less AL it is.

 

[Girls with Guns]

There's been plenty imo.

Planetes, Oedo 808, Millenium Actress 4k all have digipaks.

And I bought every one of them, too...

 

[TiagoCosta]

There's been plenty imo.

Planetes, Oedo 808, Millenium Actress 4k all have digipaks.

They went to almost all releases, to some, even big releases are skipping it. Konosuba, Violet, Yaiba, tamako market, WWY., FMP s4,..

 

[xp_version1]

They went to almost all releases, to some, even big releases are skipping it. Konosuba, Violet, Yaiba, tamako market, WWY., FMP s4,..

This is what Hanners said when I queried the decrease in digipaks back in August:

It isn't really about cost effectiveness - we're just not particularly big fans of single-disc Digipaks, as they simply don't work very well, so we opted to go for a Digipak with this one as a single disc release, as it made the most sense.

Definitely not - it's always decided on a project-by-project basis.

 

[Vincentdante]

They went to almost all releases, to some, even big releases are skipping it. Konosuba, Violet, Yaiba, tamako market, WWY., FMP s4,..

This is the 2nd time I've seen someone question why Demon Slayer doesn't have a digipak when I thought it was obvious? Aniplex wouldn't let AL release a better version of it. I think we got the best outcome, we have a copy of the AoA release minus the soundtrack.

Also as xp_version1 said there is no sense for digipaks for single disc releases so that's Konosuba out. And WWY they wanted a steelbook CE to match the rest of the series.

 

[D1tchd1gger]

best outcome

minus the soundtrack

So not the best outcome then because you can't get the soundtrack without getting it with the show. It still isn't out for sale on its own in Japan and certainly isn't on Spotify.
And it's a great soundtrack.

 

[Vincentdante]

So not the best outcome then because you can't get the soundtrack without getting it with the show. It still isn't out for sale on its own in Japan and certainly isn't on Spotify.
And it's a great soundtrack.

Well you could always buy the AoA release

 

[NormanicGrav]

So not the best outcome then because you can't get the soundtrack without getting it with the show. It still isn't out for sale on its own in Japan and certainly isn't on Spotify.
And it's a great soundtrack.

Aniplex also has a track record of releasing the OSTs later as a standalone product if you're patient enough.

 

[D1tchd1gger]

Well you could always buy the AoA release

Don't need to buy the show as it's streaming. It's a pretty good show, but not one I would buy.
I had to use other means to listen to the soundtrack.

 

[Azar]

I'm quite happy just listening to OST's on youtube, that's where I listen to all of my music anyway. The only CD player I have in my house is old Ps3 I never use.

 

[Vincentdante]

not one I would buy

I'm not sure why you would join in on the discussion about the AL release not getting a digipak then but you do you.

 

[kaptajnklaphat]

Related to Aniplex soundtracks

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359521465104818182

 

[Vincentdante]

Related to Aniplex soundtracks

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359521465104818182

Promare has a pretty great soundtrack. I might consider that

 

[D1tchd1gger]

I'm not sure why you would join in on the discussion about the AL release not getting a digipak then but you do you.

Umm, you said we got the best outcome, but we're not getting the soundtrack which isn't available, legally, anywhere else but with the physical release of the Blu-ray in Japan and the States, so patently not the best outcome! Especially for people who do want the soundtrack and the show, but don't want to go through the hassle of importing it/wanting to buy local.

Promare has a pretty great soundtrack. I might consider that

@Ian Wolf posted an article on this already:

PROMARE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – (not being released digitally in the UK)

 

[Vincentdante]

@Ian Wolf posted an article on this already:

 

[Stiivun]

Thank you for letting me know Sucks that they've started making things unavailable for people outside the UK.

It's £32.99 over on up1.co.uk and that price will be even lower when they ship it, as the UK VAT will be deducted.

 

[Girls with Guns]

This is what Hanners said when I queried the decrease in digipaks back in August::

It isn't really about cost effectiveness - we're just not particularly big fans of single-disc Digipaks, as they simply don't work very well, so we opted to go for a Digipak with this one as a single disc release, as it made the most sense.

So then I say, author the discs like the Japanese do, with 4 episodes per disc at high bitrates, so you can have 4 discs per cour in an awesome 4 panel digipak with spanned images across the panels, in a high-quality chipboard CE box.... I would pay double the price for that kind of release.

 

[ussjtrunks]

Are Amazon just not gonna ship new anime limited stuff outside the U.K. anymore, being a prime member that’s really disappointing

 

[Girls with Guns]

You have to wait until release date to order - you just can't pre-order them outside the UK. I never use Amazon UK anyway, I import all my AL releases to the US from AOL.