UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

[Yami]

Re: the price of Conan, I think £50 is a pretty reasonable price as an early bird when you compare it to the price of other 4K UHDs out there. Arrow and Second Sight routinely charge £30 - £40 for a single film on 4K UHD. AL's own Your Name release is currently £35 / £50 SRP.

Zambot 3 ultimate edition?

Well, that would be simply wonderful. But I suppose it's more likely to be something like 0080 War in the Pocket, which is short enough to be slotted in somewhere.

 

[Dai]

Re: the price of Conan, I think £50 is a pretty reasonable price as an early bird when you compare it to the price of other 4K UHDs out there. Arrow and Second Sight routinely charge £30 - £40 for a single film on 4K UHD. AL's own Your Name release is currently £35 / £50 SRP

Re the price, I meant it's pricey for someone like me who has a 1080p TV and won't get any use from the UHD discs.

 

[thedoctor2016]

I was hoping a digipack (but with 4 discs I do understand why not) the price especially when for me HDR is what draws me to 4K is high but I will pay because nothing I like is even slightly coming out and it’s a cult classic so I can stretch. (And the unlimited will save £5).

 

[Yami]

I don't think HDR would have added anything to Conan, but we'll never know. Millennium Actress looks fantastic.

And I don't think there's anything 'cult' about it!

 

[Jon O Fun]

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Any guesses what this mystery title might be?

Being that gkids just announced the release date for Belle I'd assume it was that as they're most likey shared discs.

 

[Yami]

Being that gkids just announced the release date for Belle I'd assume it was that as they're most likey shared discs.

I'd be surprised if AL don't do a UHD for Belle, which GKids don't seem to be doing

 

[Buzzkillington]

I was told that work had started on Belle but that's not what it is. I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a fancy box version containing both parts of Conan or something tbh.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Seeing as something is being "cooked up" it could be Food Wars.

I feel like the hype surrounding Food Wars pretty much died when the anime and manga ended with its direction. Also I would assume Crunchyroll UK will probably want to release the later seasons than AL tbh.

 

[Dai]

Now that the legal issues have been resolved, is Macross: Do You Remember Love too much to hope for?

 

[ActionFaust]

Now that the legal issues have been resolved, is Macross: Do You Remember Love too much to hope for?

If I recall correctly the original series and DYRL are still overseen by Harmony Gold while Big West has control over the rest of the franchise. That said, considering Harmony Gold released Robotech through Funimation I wouldn't be surprised if future Macross releases go through Crunchyroll.

 

[Magical Senshi]

If I recall correctly the original series and DYRL are still overseen by Harmony Gold while Big West has control over the rest of the franchise. That said, considering Harmony Gold released Robotech through Funimation I wouldn't be surprised if future Macross releases go through Crunchyroll.

I believe Harmony Gold only has the original series. If I'm correct, neither Harmony Gold nor Big West has overseas rights for Do You Remember Love, and if I'm also correct, Toho has the overseas rights for that (interestingly, Big West has the overseas rights for Flash Back 2012, which features footage from DYRL, songs from both the original series and DYRL, and unseen footage).

 

[ActionFaust]

I believe Harmony Gold only has the original series. If I'm correct, neither Harmony Gold nor Big West has overseas rights for Do You Remember Love, and if I'm also correct, Toho has the overseas rights for that (interestingly, Big West has the overseas rights for Flash Back 2012, which features footage from DYRL, songs from both the original series and DYRL, and unseen footage).

Huh never heard about Toho's involvement. What a lovely mess

 

[AHA-Lambda]

How quickly do these new vinyl tend to sell out? I’m tempted by the Elfen Lied but won’t be around for when it goes live

 

[Dai]

I believe Harmony Gold only has the original series. If I'm correct, neither Harmony Gold nor Big West has overseas rights for Do You Remember Love, and if I'm also correct, Toho has the overseas rights for that (interestingly, Big West has the overseas rights for Flash Back 2012, which features footage from DYRL, songs from both the original series and DYRL, and unseen footage).

All this makes me wonder how a relatively small operation like Kiseki managed to release DYRL back in the 90s (I still have that VHS).

 

[Magical Senshi]

Huh never heard about Toho's involvement. What a lovely mess

Yep. I quickly looked it up further, and Toho is the distributor for DYRL, so I'm hoping either Harmony Gold or Big West (my preference) gets those rights cleared one day (it's probably a long shot at this rate).

 

[Yami]

Even if that is the case, there's surely nothing to stop one from just licensing the film from Toho?

 

[Hunter_Killer]

I want Gundam!

 

[RadFemHedonist]

I'm rly excited about Future Boy Conan am gonna get both parts, unless the mystery announcement is something I want that's it for me from AL this month (I am a little tempted by the Miyazaki documentary but skeptical that I would ever get around to watching it)

 

[Magical Senshi]

Even if that is the case, there's surely nothing to stop one from just licensing the film from Toho?

Well, judging by the comments I've seen over the years, it seems to be a lot more complicated than that.

 

[Cloudstrife7894]

I'm rly excited about Future Boy Conan am gonna get both parts, unless the mystery announcement is something I want that's it for me from AL this month (I am a little tempted by the Miyazaki documentary but skeptical that I would ever get around to watching it)

if you want to watch the Miyazaki doc it is streaming on NHK, the Blu might be nice for preservation purposes