UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

I've had a little Google and have seen that it's been confirmed to play on PS3 and PS4. Would it be the same on a PS5? I can't seem to find any confirmation.
Yes, it will work on PS5 too.

If you're just getting started with Patlabor, it's worth knowing that there are two continuities, but the differences between them are negligible.

1: 1st OAV series - movies
2: TV series - New Files

The only real differences are the ways people join the team initially, and that the TV continuity has a lighter tone overall. It's all great stuff though.
 
The geoblock on Patlabor is only triggered if country code is set to Japan.

I recommend the Japanese Movie 1+2 set which goes for around £40 before shipping. Has the original Japanese Dolby Surround track, Japanese Renewal redub, Bandai dub and English subtitles. It will go out of print in August because it's a limited time offer.
Yes, it will work on PS5 too.

If you're just getting started with Patlabor, it's worth knowing that there are two continuities, but the differences between them are negligible.

1: 1st OAV series - movies
2: TV series - New Files

The only real differences are the ways people join the team initially, and that the TV continuity has a lighter tone overall. It's all great stuff though.
Thank you very much for the info.
 
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I went with Patlabor Movie 1 and 2. Don’t like the 3rd film very much. On the Anime Limited site it says release date 29th of this month for all of these so that’s pretty cool.
 
Sent them messages through the usual channels. Maybe someone can ask on Discord if their reps still use it?

But yeah given it was released about 5 years ago I've got low expectations.
a very similar question was asked very recently (last couple of months or so), the answer was no to a standard edition of Angelic Layer happening etc.
 
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I bought the DVD, the new files.
Watched the first episode and gave it up
But I bought the third film for a dollar and really liked it.
I do feel that the film was more a detective story than a mecha story so I'm sure that helped.
 
Honestly baffled that when I asked on this thread, gosh nearly 10 years ago now, about Patlabor that I was told it was unlikely because it would be difficult to top the existing releases. Didn't think we'd wait all these years just to get repackaged discs!
 
Has anyone who bought kids on the slope had any subtitle issues? I’m not getting any dialogue subs on episode 4, just signs and lyrics.
Yes, I've just checked my copy and there are also no dialogue subtitles on episode 4, there only seems to be subtitles for the OP and ED. I had a quick look at the other episodes on disc 1 and the dialogue subtitles do appear present - it just appears to be episode 4 with the issue. Although, I only checked several lines or so of dialogue, I didn't watch the entirety of each episode.

I checked the first several pieces of dialogue on each episode of disc 2 and they appear fine.

Another Anime Limited masterclass in quality control then by the sounds of things.
 
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Patlabor
I bought the DVD, the new files.
Watched the first episode and gave it up
But I bought the third film for a dollar and really liked it.
I do feel that the film was more a detective story than a mecha story so I'm sure that helped.
For what it's worth, The New Files is a direct continuation of the TV series while the third film isn't part of any continuation. You’ve basically started at the worst possible point.

I’d recommend at watching watching The Early Days OVAs before diving into Patlabor the Movie 1 & 2
 
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Patlabor
I bought the DVD, the new files.
Watched the first episode and gave it up
But I bought the third film for a dollar and really liked it.
I do feel that the film was more a detective story than a mecha story so I'm sure that helped.
yeh I love the 3rd film. a lot of people don't like it as they are expecting a mecha film with the usual Patlabor cast, and I suspect it would be enjoyed more if it wasn't saddled with the Patlabor name. to me the way it is put together feels much closer to a "real" film than an anime film if that makes any sense. the editing in particular really wowed me when I watched it, and looking it up the guy in charge of the editing (Takeshi Seyama) worked on a lot of Ghibli & Kon movies from Castle In The Sky right up to The Boy and the Heron, which makes a lot of sense to me now.
 
yeh I love the 3rd film. a lot of people don't like it as they are expecting a mecha film with the usual Patlabor cast, and I suspect it would be enjoyed more if it wasn't saddled with the Patlabor name. to me the way it is put together feels much closer to a "real" film than an anime film if that makes any sense. the editing in particular really wowed me when I watched it, and looking it up the guy in charge of the editing (Takeshi Seyama) worked on pretty much every Ghibli & Kon movie right up to The Boy and the Heron, which makes a lot of sense to me now.

I'm not the biggest fan of the third Patlabor film (that doesn't mean I didn't like it, just not a big fan) but I do get what you mean about how realistic it feels and the animation on the creature is phenomenal, for me the first two films are better but I won't be double dipping on these new AL sets as they lack the original Japanese sound mixes and the Manga Entertainment English dubs :)
 
Why am I still waiting on an order I made on the 11th of december? I suspect alot of you are used to this but I find it insane that they do this holiday sale every year, they obviously expect a large volume of orders and then they seemingly just disappear for a month plus on their holidays with zero communication. I have had not a single email about this unfulfilled order. I mean I ordered from Sentai and CR in america after the 11th and both orders came earlier this week. This delay is unacceptable imo, to just take the money and go radio silent for so long is not good enough. To run such a sale and not put in infrastructure or extra hours to fulfill as many of those orders as quickly as possible also I find surprising, as I said they must at this point expect the volume of sales they get but seemingly haven't put in place the infastructure to deal with it better.

Like I sound more mad than I am, I can wait but it has bothered me greatly that I haven't got a single update about this order. And over a month to send something inside the uk is not good enough, end of.
 
Why am I still waiting on an order I made on the 11th of december? I suspect alot of you are used to this but I find it insane that they do this holiday sale every year, they obviously expect a large volume of orders and then they seemingly just disappear for a month plus on their holidays with zero communication. I have had not a single email about this unfulfilled order. I mean I ordered from Sentai and CR in america after the 11th and both orders came earlier this week. This delay is unacceptable imo, to just take the money and go radio silent for so long is not good enough. To run such a sale and not put in infrastructure or extra hours to fulfill as many of those orders as quickly as possible also I find surprising, as I said they must at this point expect the volume of sales they get but seemingly haven't put in place the infastructure to deal with it better.

Like I sound more mad than I am, I can wait but it has bothered me greatly that I haven't got a single update about this order. And over a month to send something inside the uk is not good enough, end of.
I only recieved my final Xmas sale order from them yesterday. It took 18 working days to arrive.

I imagine they will carry on this practice until it affects their sales. I mean, where else are you going to go if you really want a particular product? It's not like there are a plethora of other UK anime distributors providing an alternative. Sure you can import US or Japanese releases of the same AL series or film, but they can be more expensive once you account for shipping and any potential customs cost.

We pay premium prices for 'boutique' anime blu-rays, so I would expect a timely delivery - even during a sale period. I wouldn't mind paying a small delivery fee if it meant they could get shipments out quicker over sale periods.

Like you say, if they are truly inundated with orders, then they must be making money, so why can't they improve their infrastructure to help deal with the increase demand? If they can't because the profit margins are that slim and are unable to reinvest, then it doesn't sound like a particularly viable business (although I'm no expert). I could deal with the longer wait over sale periods if they just communicated that it could take up to 20-30 days for your delivery to arrive and some orders are likely to arrive after the new year - instead the customer is left in limbo, not knowing what is going on unless they contact alltheanime directly. It pretty much seems like luck of the draw as to whether you'll get an order arrive before Christmas.

Anime Limited use a fulfilment company called Limewood Media - which I believe distribute a variety of boutique TV/film products, so who knows how many other companies use Limewood Media as well for shipping services. The fact that AL don't seem to have a dedicated fulfilment centre is probably why they can't get orders out quicker, especially during sale periods. I imagine it's a lot cheaper for them to use a fulfilment company than to handle shipping themselves.
 
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