UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

[Just Passing Through]

Went for Tylor too...

Don't think I'll ever spend so much as to trigger the money off voucher again. Is it just me, or was there a time when there wasn't a minimum spend for the vouchers?

 

[Sengoku]

I think its a decent sale but then I have quite a few titles to catch up on and spent over £300

Also went for Tylor and particularly looking forward to watching Garden of words and Lady Nikuko

 

[PlaySushiUK]

Still waiting for Bleach

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

Literally just finished watching something and was trying to decide if I should watch Gundam Wing or Tylor… guess I know what I’m watching now… damn you all for making me walk upstairs to get the box set

 

[TopHat]

Kind of disappointed about the Free Shipping thing for international. I wonder if they are feeling the need to cut costs from Embracer. Just ordered a few things for now that I knew I wanted and I will save the rest for the holidays and hopefully they figure out their shipping thing.

Wait, did I miss something? Did they completely scrap the free international shipping after 150GBP?

 

[sniper_samurai]

That, and going from Kyoto Animation to Xebec

I went for Sister New Devil LE. It's trash, but it's cheap trash in a sturdy art box.

It didn't help that they turned the 6th novel into an audio drama and skipped it in the anime. Dancing Very Merry Christmas is my favourite of the novels and would work well as a movie considering it plays like a parody of Die Hard.

 

[sniper_samurai]

Wait, did I miss something? Did they completely scrap the free international shipping after 150GBP?

They only offer free shipping outside the UK and Ireland during the Christmas sale.

 

[Googlyhead]

Went for Tylor too...

Don't think I'll ever spend so much as to trigger the money off voucher again. Is it just me, or was there a time when there wasn't a minimum spend for the vouchers?

I can certainly say that it’s been a minimum of £50 for at least a couple of years now, for any sale (Xmas, spring, summer…) - for the standard newsletter codes.
(un)limited OTOH has never had a minimum spend for the 15%
Its not normally a problem for me, as I tend to just dump half the sale page into my basket in one go anyway. This last Xmas may have made it a bit more complex, but worst case is dropping a mystery box or two in.

 

[Mr_Nice_Username]

Hi all. Apologies if this is a very silly question, but does anyone know if the 15% Anime Unlimited discount code should work on sale items? I tried it, and I get a message saying that the code "couldn't be used with your existing discounts."

Did I read the marketing incorrectly for this? I thought the codes were specifically for this event. The T&Cs say you can't use it on preorder and early bird stuff, but it doesn't say you can't use it on sale/BOGOF items.

I don't mind if I can't use it. The discounts are nice! I just don't want to click order before I know that I could have saved an extra £30.

 

[RonJB]

Still no emails with discount codes. Not even an email about the sale. It's like they've lost me on their member database. Luckily, there's nothing that I want (that I don't already have). Any this way, I'm not tempted to pick up the mystery box on a whim. Phew!

 

[Scavenger]

Figured I should finally register here instead of just lurking from the shadows since there are a lot of people from the BD forums here already.

Kind of disappointed about the Free Shipping thing for international. I wonder if they are feeling the need to cut costs from Embracer. Just ordered a few things for now that I knew I wanted and I will save the rest for the holidays and hopefully they figure out their shipping thing.

Doubt it. Afaik only the gaming side is doing bad.

Q3 2023 report

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increase of 12 % compared to the same period last year, or –2 % organically and 5 % pro
forma in constant currency. The organic growth was primarily driven by PLAION Partner
Publishing & Film, which saw a notable release of a FPS game, a solid back catalog revenue
as well as a solid performance for its films business. The higher pro forma growth is driven
by Middle-earth Enterprises within operative group Freemode

 

[sniper_samurai]

Hi all. Apologies if this is a very silly question, but does anyone know if the 15% Anime Unlimited discount code should work on sale items? I tried it, and I get a message saying that the code "couldn't be used with your existing discounts."

Did I read the marketing incorrectly for this? I thought the codes were specifically for this event. The T&Cs say you can't use it on preorder and early bird stuff, but it doesn't say you can't use it on sale/BOGOF items.

I don't mind if I can't use it. The discounts are nice! I just don't want to click order before I know that I could have saved an extra £30.

You can't use the code if you have 2 or more titles from the BOGOF section as that discount code will be automatically applied. This isn't an issue if you're in the UK or Ireland but could end up cost6more due to shipping for international customers.

 

[SkwigglesWorth]

Hi all. Apologies if this is a very silly question, but does anyone know if the 15% Anime Unlimited discount code should work on sale items? I tried it, and I get a message saying that the code "couldn't be used with your existing discounts."

Did I read the marketing incorrectly for this? I thought the codes were specifically for this event. The T&Cs say you can't use it on preorder and early bird stuff, but it doesn't say you can't use it on sale/BOGOF items.

I don't mind if I can't use it. The discounts are nice! I just don't want to click order before I know that I could have saved an extra £30.

The 15% discount code is a one off code and you have to be an Unlimited member (so pay £17.99 I think (and gives you a 10% off code usable for the year as many times as you wish) for a years subscription), and i s essentially linked to your account

I belive can use it on BOGOF but it removes the BOGOF code so usually not a great option unless just buying one item and you really want it to come in one parcel with the rest of your sale item (so pretty much international buyers only).
EDIT: ahh just tested 2 BOGOF titles and yeah it reverts to the BOGOF instead and removes the 15% off

 

[Mr_Nice_Username]

You can't use the code if you have 2 or more titles from the BOGOF section as that discount code will be automatically applied. This isn't an issue if you're in the UK or Ireland but could end up cost6more due to shipping for international customers.

Oh wow yes, you're right! Thank you very much. I deleted the BOGOFs, and now the discount has applied. Which is great, but it also strikes me that this is going to cost them more money, because now I need to put through a second order for the BOGOFs which will be shipped separately. Odd that the code doesn't just apply to the items that it's valid for.

In any case - you've saved me £15. Thank you!

 

[Mr_Nice_Username]

The 15% discount code is a one off code and you have to be an Unlimited member (so pay £17.99 I think (and gives you a 10% off code usable for the year sa many times as you wish) for a years subscription), and i s essentially linked to your account

I belive can use it on BOGOF but it removes the BOGOF code so usually not a great option unless just buying one item and you really want it to come in one parcel with the rest of your sle item (so pretty much international buyers only).
EDIT: ahh just tested 2 BOGOF titles and yeah it reverts to the BOGOF instead and removes the 15% off

Thank you very much for that. Yeah, I'm an Unlimited member, so I got the code by email. Looks like it applies to the collectors box sets, but not the BOGOF.

Very grateful to you for taking the time to reply!

 

[bigzgod]

They only offer free shipping outside the UK and Ireland during the Christmas sale.

They have always offered free shipping outside the UK and Ireland when over £100 during the Spring, Fall and Christmas sales. This is the first time they are not offering it for the Spring sale.

 

[Kite]

Nothing for me in the sale, good for my wallet at least.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Bit meh for me

 

[Pikagreg]

Wait, did I miss something? Did they completely scrap the free international shipping after 150GBP?

Someone asked them on Twitter this morning and all they said was that "there is currently no free shipping for over £100 as we're currently in the process of assessing shipping expenses."

I have had their subscription for the last few years now (whenever they did the Snow White box set) and they have had FS at every sale at least since then.

 

[TopHat]

Someone asked them on Twitter this morning and all they said was that "there is currently no free shipping for over £100 as we're currently in the process of assessing shipping expenses."

I have had their subscription for the last few years now (whenever they did the Snow White box set) and they have had FS at every sale at least since then.

Yikes, that's a big shame. Not doing VAT for EU customers was already a "big" blow in my opinion compared to other retailers doing VAT (both big and small). Seems like the Embracer Group cuts is really digging deep. Might be thinking twice before going with a Mystery Box or smaller orders nowadays, even during sales.