Rosencrantz said:
Hmm, so atm the Ultimate Ed is £91.21 on Amazon and the DvD version £24.06.
While discounts have yet to kick in that's a hell of a price gap.
UP1USA will sell me a combi LE US set for about £48, what does the UE have beyond an art book that's going to bridge the price gap?
Nothing else really.
I feel the whole Ultimate Edition treatment seems to have crumbled pretty badly now.
Gurren Lagann started out great but suffered from its digipack problems, damaged video quality (something that Anime Ltd couldn't fix) and was limited to the DVD extras from Aniplex US's release. The additional plus side was the movies and 14 of 15 Parallel Works were included in the bundle. For paying £81 at the time it was a good deal though.
Patema Inverted had the better treatment, and to me is the best Ultimate Edition set by far. £40 for backers to get a combo set, simpler digipack, OST thanks to fan support and a really excellent artbook that has literally everything. The downside was the lack of a title on the side of the box.
Giovanni's Island looks impressive but I felt it was inconsistent with the other two in terms of shelving so I ended up cancelling (the slipcover was different and there was no title on the spine box). The rest is about as good as Patema's from what I've seen.
Full Metal Panic! is probably a series that sounds good for the treatment but after seeing what it is in its final form I just can't justify going for it especially when they're basically the same as the Funimation discs. The artbook looks cool but everything else really is based on whether you are really up for paying a lot for the set. The same goes for Terror in Resonance, but if the OST was available then I would be fine with the price point.
I guess The Vision of Escaflowne can be done better given it's two versions of the same show so it's basically twice the disc content but honestly I don't know at this point. Overall, I feel Ultimate Editions would be better suited for movies from now on.
Sorry Andrew & Jeremy if I end making you upset, it's just how I feel at this point regarding the Ultimate Editions thus far. The Collector's Editions are spot on though.