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anime_andrew said:*snip*
Not really a point either way there but figured folks would be interested in the mindset .
AP
Thanks for the insight.
anime_andrew said:*snip*
Not really a point either way there but figured folks would be interested in the mindset .
AP
Because you would not do this with, say, an art dealer, but you would make that kind of comparison with someone selling you popcorn at the cinema. I think it is a nasty symptom of the now near-total spread of consumerism, although by no means the only (or even worst) one apparent in anime fandom.britguy said:As mentioned before, a lot of it is comparing what this set is with what anime limited usually put out and not perceiving much difference in value. Exactly what is hideous about that?
ilmaestro said:Because you would not do this with, say, an art dealer, but you would make that kind of comparison with someone selling you popcorn at the cinema. I think it is a nasty symptom of the now near-total spread of consumerism, although by no means the only (or even worst) one apparent in anime fandom.britguy said:As mentioned before, a lot of it is comparing what this set is with what anime limited usually put out and not perceiving much difference in value. Exactly what is hideous about that?
Of course I agree, but not because of "how many episodes" it is. ^^; At least, not in many conversations worth having.britguy said:ilmaestro said:Because you would not do this with, say, an art dealer, but you would make that kind of comparison with someone selling you popcorn at the cinema. I think it is a nasty symptom of the now near-total spread of consumerism, although by no means the only (or even worst) one apparent in anime fandom.britguy said:As mentioned before, a lot of it is comparing what this set is with what anime limited usually put out and not perceiving much difference in value. Exactly what is hideous about that?
But to some a piece of art is worth millions. To others nothing. Same situation here.
Perhaps vulgar is a better word than hideous, then. I am not "really" interested in whether people want to buy this show (or any show), more the fact that discussion of "value" (and by "value", I actually mean "price per minute of animation GODDAM I NEED MY POUND OF FLESH BACK") so often seems to override discussion of literally anything more interesting.britguy said:I get if you think this price is fair but to call someones views hideous and may, purely because they don't see value, is wrong.
That's a far more interesting angle to the discussion, but I think easy to lose in amongst anything other than a more dedicated topic.britguy said:and that a release like this bombing could ultimately ( no pun ) hurt Anime Limited and then even put an end to ultimate editions.
ilmaestro said:Perhaps vulgar is a better word than hideous, then. I am not "really" interested in whether people want to buy this show (or any show), more the fact that discussion of "value" (and by "value", I actually mean "price per minute of animation GODDAM I NEED MY POUND OF FLESH BACK") so often seems to override discussion of literally anything more interesting.
I would say this is a large and intrinsic problem for the Western anime market as it has operated to this point. It is certainly being worked against by the giant strides being made in streaming services, but there is still a very long way to go.Buzz201 said:How can you comment on the artistic value of something you've never seen?
Robbl said:I could somewhat justifiy the pricing if the soundtrack had been included because it was simply amazing but it is quite rare to see anime soundtracks included in CEs compared to German, US and Japanese releases.
Buzz201 said:Robbl said:I could somewhat justifiy the pricing if the soundtrack had been included because it was simply amazing but it is quite rare to see anime soundtracks included in CEs compared to German, US and Japanese releases.
Andrew has said that soundtrack licensing is very difficult to pull off. In the case of TIR, the series was licensed by Fuji Creative Corporation, whilst I believe the soundtrack was released by Aniplex, so that probably made it very difficult for AL to do.
Robbl said:That's why I said I could've somewhat justified the price if they had pulled it off. In Germany we had soundtracks for Fate/stay night, SAO II, Akame Ga Kill, Garden of Sinners and Shingeki no Bahamut. so I'm surprised that getting soundtrack rights is hard.
NormanicGrav said:In other news, my Mobile Suit Gundam package has arrived. However I can't open it until Christmas Day.
I requested it to be ordered via Shop AllTheAnime and I won't be able to check the contents until that faithful day. But I can tell you that they got the address wrong - they sent it to 34a instead of 36a. :lol:
anime_andrew said:NormanicGrav said:In other news, my Mobile Suit Gundam package has arrived. However I can't open it until Christmas Day.
I requested it to be ordered via Shop AllTheAnime and I won't be able to check the contents until that faithful day. But I can tell you that they got the address wrong - they sent it to 34a instead of 36a. :lol:
Oops! Must have been a manual error on our fulfilment side because it's definitely correct on the order slip we sent their way...
Glad it arrived safely!
AP