UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

IncendiaryLemon said:
For me, I only buy things in HD now because I've gotten so used to how things look in HD that it is quite jarring and distracting for me to go back to inferior picture quality. A DVD is better than nothing, I get that, but in this day and age, DVD only should be unacceptable.
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I am in agreement. I shall not be purchasing the DVDs, not sure why we are treated to DVDs as if we are second class Anime fans, I get Sunrise etc don't want reverse importation but that's not gonna make me think 'yeah, that's fine, I'll settle for the inferior platform' - I'd rather just stream the series if that's the case.
 
Wouldn't being treated as second class mean nothing at all? I appreciate the difference between DVD and Blu-ray but give me a choice between DVD and nothing and I'll take the DVD. I'm not even fully sure how much a Blu-ray release would benefit some of the older shows and that's a factor that goes even for the new stuff. I have the AGE Blu-rays and when that show goes off model....well there's lovely depth to the visuals but it still means the MS look like someone made them from painted sausages.
 
HellCat said:
Wouldn't being treated as second class mean nothing at all? I appreciate the difference between DVD and Blu-ray but give me a choice between DVD and nothing and I'll take the DVD. I'm not even fully sure how much a Blu-ray release would benefit some of the older shows and that's a factor that goes even for the new stuff. I have the AGE Blu-rays and when that show goes off model....well there's lovely depth to the visuals but it still means the MS look like someone made them from painted sausages.
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Second class as in we only get DVD rather than blu-ray and better than nothing doesn't cut it for me, why in 2015 are we still getting DVD only releases? Also, re your point about the AGE BDs doesn't make me want a BD less. Why am I paying for a physical products like a DVD which takes up space when streaming platforms would be able to offer the same quality?

Anyways, as I said, I won't be buying the DVDs, and I express my disappointment that we are not getting a BD release
 
It's BD only for me too I'm afraid. I'm sure AL understand the need for BD better than most - they've even been quoted something to that effect, however, I don't want my purchase of a DVD to count towards sales figures that say DVD is an acceptable format. If Blu-Ray releases sell double the DVD-Only releases maybe Sunrise (and others) will come to their senses and realise that it does not make commercial sense to limit releases to DVD - thus encouraging wider Blu-Ray releases.

I could understand them blocking Blu in America due to sharing region A, but for the UK, if they were to stipulate region B locks then I can't see the issue, the region lock should reduce reverse importation to minimal levels. I guess the only explanation is wanting to keep parity between the UK and US releases... but from what I understand, the Gundam crowds in the two regions are very different anyway...
 
As with a lot of other people here, the DVD-only Gundams are a no buy for me. I can pretty consistently stream at DVD-quality (and often easily at 720p) anime. If I'm going to pay for physical discs of anything, it needs to be better quality than what a stream can give me.
 
msgeek said:
It's BD only for me too I'm afraid. I'm sure AL understand the need for BD better than most - they've even been quoted something to that effect, however, I don't want my purchase of a DVD to count towards sales figures that say DVD is an acceptable format. If Blu-Ray releases sell double the DVD-Only releases maybe Sunrise (and others) will come to their senses and realise that it does not make commercial sense to limit releases to DVD - thus encouraging wider Blu-Ray releases.

I could understand them blocking Blu in America due to sharing region A, but for the UK, if they were to stipulate region B locks then I can't see the issue, the region lock should reduce reverse importation to minimal levels. I guess the only explanation is wanting to keep parity between the UK and US releases... but from what I understand, the Gundam crowds in the two regions are very different anyway...
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Yeah the US and Uk Gundam markets are different as it was big in the US like Wing which has created a lot more fans than in the UK i do believe that is a series we will be getting a BR set of due to all the US fans
 
thedoctor2016 said:
I also expect andrew will see this forum tomorrow and have somewords to say hopefully to explain why we can't get a BR set
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I think we already know why, "sunrise don't want to release it on bd outside of Japan". Expecting anything other than that response and I wager you'll be disappointed :p
 
thedoctor2016 said:
I also expect andrew will see this forum tomorrow and have somewords to say hopefully to explain why we can't get a BR set
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I am sure many of us will be able to both predict what he is going to say and will sympathise with his position in this situation but it won't change my position on the matter. I love AL for all they do, the events they put on and the products they offer thanks to their relationships with the rights-holders in Japan, (my shelf full of their titles can attest to that), but I cannot support a DVD-only release in this era.
 
britguy said:
thedoctor2016 said:
I also expect andrew will see this forum tomorrow and have somewords to say hopefully to explain why we can't get a BR set
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I think we already know why, "sunrise don't want to release it on bd outside of Japan". Expecting anything other than that response and I wager you'll be disappointed :p
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On the basis that Andrew has already explained this, I believe he'll talk about how Sunrise want consistency in the West, rather than not releasing it outside of Japan. Subtle difference, I know, but there's a reason they've chosen that wording...
 
I still buy the occasional DVD (very occasional these days it would seem) so I might consider the Turn A Gundam DVD release if I enjoy what I see of Gundam when the first set is released. I think my standards for how much I want a show before I'll consider a DVD release are getting higher now, especially since they don't always end up significantly cheaper than a Blu-ray release (at least initially).

I think Anime Limited tend to put more effort into offering Blu-rays than some so I think if they could realistically do a Blu-ray release they probably would. I hope they do manage to get the opportunity at some point, maybe being behind on some of the releases could work in their favour there.
 
Mrclt1994 said:
I don't really buy the whole consistency of the West argument, based on what Italy received for their MSG release
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No. Andrew clearly deliberately fed us a plausible but false response.* If he didn't want to tell us something, surely he'd have just not told us?

*Sarcasm intended.

britguy said:
Yes but why go dvd only in the English markets sunrise? I can understand consistency, but not the choice.
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From what Andrew is saying, RightStuf are helping Sunrise set policy, and sub-only releases tend not to sell well in the US. Combine that with the fact most of these titles are very niche, and you can see why RightStuf aren't willing to gamble...
 
britguy said:
BlackStrat said:
Consistency of the English market then.
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Yes but why go dvd only in the English markets sunrise? I can understand consistency, but not the choice.
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My guess is because the shows weren't dubbed and therefore Sunrise would think they wouldn't sell without one. Reconguista in G is probably an experiment.
 
Buzz201 said:
Mrclt1994 said:
I don't really buy the whole consistency of the West argument, based on what Italy received for their MSG release
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No. Andrew deliberately fed us a plausible but false response. If he didn't want to tell us something, surely he'd have just not told us?
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Deliberately lied to us? I think you're being extremely unfair here.


Edit - @ the two above posts - Damn you trsi and sunrise. When the dvds sell less than expected they can only blame themselves, and then if they release the bd a year later and they still sell under their targets then it's a situation of their own making as not everyone will want to double dip.
 
britguy said:
Deliberately lied to us? I think you're being extremely unfair here.
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That was sarcasm, hence why the second half contradicts it. I was trying to question why Andrew would bother coming up with something plausible when he could a) not tell us or b) blame aliens...

I've edited the post now (before I read your reply), because I realised that didn't come across.
 
There's still something wrong feeling about that... OK, I get the Language is the same but being told I am more American than Italian...?
 
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