UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

I suspect they put more focus on Vinyl mainly because of the recent delays on their upcoming Blu-rays, since Vinyl is normally scheduled for many months ahead or came from a different publisher, so it was probably easier to promote.

I can also imagine Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 2 is also among the 12 Days of Christmas line-up given the hold-up.

We know that Digimon Kizuna is also due for next year so that's probably another one to the list as well as Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 1 and the various films GKIDS have released (Deer King, Goodbye Don Glees, Inu-Oh).

For new licenses - my guesses are Burn the Witch, City Hunter Season 1, El-Hazard Wanderers, and Gundam 0080.
 
The problem with these listings is that they (at least for me) don’t appear to ship to UK addresses. Hopefully some of these newer sets will be part of the 12 Days of Christmas deal later this year.
 
My 12 days of anime predictions 😝

Gundam Related
Gundam Build Fighters
Gundam 0080
G Gundam
Victory Gundam

Non Gundam Related
Jujutsu Kaisen Part 2
El Hazard Wanderers
My-Otome + OVA
Love Live Superstar
Burn The Witch
Tower Of God
The God of Highschool
SK8 the Infinity
86
 
I'd also add, while not to my interest due to its whats not included, Kakegurui XX appearing then seems like a decent shout.
 
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TakamakiJoker said:
My 12 days of anime predictions 😝

Gundam Related
Gundam Build Fighters
Gundam 0080
G Gundam
Victory Gundam

Non Gundam Related
Jujutsu Kaisen Part 2
El Hazard Wanderers
My-Otome + OVA
Love Live Superstar
Burn The Witch
Tower Of God
The God of Highschool
SK8 the Infinity
86
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Spoil sport O'clock (sorry) Tower of God & God of High School are literally 'Crunchyroll Originals' so I'd say there's 0% chance of any sub licence.
Crunchyfun also own Viz Europe so I'd say Burn The Witch is out unless they pass on it and SK8 & 86 are Funi big hitters so I'd say they're off but not 0% as they're not Shonen 🤷‍♂️

And we don't predict Gundam around here... the heartbreak is always to strong 💔
 
Jon O Fun said:
Spoil sport O'clock (sorry) Tower of God & God of High School are literally 'Crunchyroll Originals' so I'd say there's 0% chance of any sub licence.
Crunchyfun also own Viz Europe so I'd say Burn The Witch is out unless they pass on it and SK8 & 86 are Funi big hitters so I'd say they're off but not 0% as they're not Shonen 🤷‍♂️

And we don't predict Gundam around here... the heartbreak is always to strong 💔
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I think Funi only had the streaming rights to Sk8 the Infinity as it is licensed by Aniplex of America and the blu ray was released by AoA.
 
The final blu-ray volume of 86 was only released in April of 2022 in Japan.

It won't release in the US before January, possibly later. Also I'd be skeptical of them not releasing it themselves. 86 is a major title.
 
Jon O Fun said:
Spoil sport O'clock (sorry) Tower of God & God of High School are literally 'Crunchyroll Originals' so I'd say there's 0% chance of any sub licence.
Crunchyfun also own Viz Europe so I'd say Burn The Witch is out unless they pass on it and SK8 & 86 are Funi big hitters so I'd say they're off but not 0% as they're not Shonen 🤷‍♂️

And we don't predict Gundam around here... the heartbreak is always to strong 💔
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I would argue with titles like Tower of God, Jujutsu Kaisen, Iruma, Burn the Witch etc were given to different distributors prior to Funimation & Crunchyroll merging so in a sense Anime Limited would be able to get those same issues without issue.

On the topic of SK8 the Infinity & 86 - the former is Aniplex of America as someone mentioned so it can go to MVM & AL, while the latter is licensed by Crunchyroll so they'll be the ones distributing it.
 
NormanicGrav said:
I would argue with titles like Tower of God, Jujutsu Kaisen, Iruma, Burn the Witch etc were given to different distributors prior to Funimation & Crunchyroll merging so in a sense Anime Limited would be able to get those same issues without issue.

On the topic of SK8 the Infinity & 86 - the former is Aniplex of America as someone mentioned so it can go to MVM & AL, while the latter is licensed by Crunchyroll so they'll be the ones distributing it.
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Very true, let's hope they got on the licenses very very early especially as with Crunchy having been beaten to the post with Demon Slayer & Jujutsu Kaisen I imagine they'll be quite aggressive going forward (I'd put money on them having licensed Chainsaw Man before the Anime was even announced 😂)
I'd also say its probably only a matter of time before AoA is folded into the Crunchy "family" as their high end off shoot or something.
 
Jon O Fun said:
Very true, let's hope they got on the licenses very very early especially as with Crunchy having been beaten to the post with Demon Slayer & Jujutsu Kaisen I imagine they'll be quite aggressive going forward (I'd put money on them having licensed Chainsaw Man before the Anime was even announced 😂)
I'd also say its probably only a matter of time before AoA is folded into the Crunchy "family" as their high end off shoot or something.
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Personally I'm expecting the next one to be kidnapped by Sony to be Viz Media so they can then dominate the manga space and also own some of the biggest shonen IPs.
 
NormanicGrav said:
Personally I'm expecting the next one to be kidnapped by Sony to be Viz Media so they can then dominate the manga space and also own some of the biggest shonen IPs.
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Yup, said the same thing a while ago on here and people thought I was crazy 😂
They're locking down all corners of the fandom: streaming, physical, cinema, merchandise and distribution the next logical step is the manga arena.
 
Jon O Fun said:
Yup, said the same thing a while ago on here and people thought I was crazy 😂
They're locking down all corners of the fandom: streaming, physical, cinema, merchandise and distribution the next logical step is the manga arena.
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I suspect they're using KAZE manga to test the waters and see if the manga distribution works for them before kidnapping Viz US.
 
Jon O Fun said:
Yup, said the same thing a while ago on here and people thought I was crazy 😂
They're locking down all corners of the fandom: streaming, physical, cinema, merchandise and distribution the next logical step is the manga arena.
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That'll be interesting to see since Kadokawa have invested quite a bit into the overseas market already. They own Yen Press and J-Novel Club and Bookwalker is a major digital manga/LN retailer that is experimenting with exclusives.
 
bigzgod said:
That'll be interesting to see since Kadokawa have invested quite a bit into the overseas market already. They own Yen Press and J-Novel Club and Bookwalker is a major digital manga/LN retailer that is experimenting with exclusives.
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Sony already has a "corporate alliance" with Kadokawa.
www.playstationlifestyle.net

Kadokawa Corporation Forms Alliance with Sony and CyberAgent, Plans to Enhance IP Development - PlayStation LifeStyle

Kadokawa Corporation forms an alliance with Sony and CyberAgent Plans to expand their IPs across the globe. The company also wants to enhance their IP development.
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I'm sure the move to the manga and Light Novel department wouldn't be too much of a stretch.
 
It might be a bit early for Evangelion 4.0 blu ray to be announced (seeing as it was only just announced for Japan) but I think we might see 2.0 and 3.0 in the 12 days.

They always announce a UE during these christmas announcements so I would expect that to be Gunbuster as the US release is due soon.
 
Wicker said:
They always announce a UE during these christmas announcements so I would expect that to be Gunbuster as the US release is due soon.
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I'm hoping for a Gunbuster announcement too, but there's always a possibility that their next UE could be another total curveball like Blood-C.

Some more 90s OAVs would be great. The likes of 3x3 Eyes, The Cockpit, Rumik World and Ultimate Teacher have languished in obscurity for decades at this point, which is a real shame.
 
i doubting it'd ever happen cause i bet mangamationroll still has the unexpired licence but it would be nice if AL could release Naruto on blu-ray
 
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