Mr_Nice_Username
Brigade Leader
I've ordered Macross Plus UE too. Very excited for it!
UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
AL France has a CE so seems like some weird licensor restriction with the U.K. version
Jon O Fun
Combat Butler
Played right into their hands
I'm calling BS on no edition like the French one (blu ray sized rigid box, 2 scanavo cases, 64pg artbook! That's literally perfect).
They just wanna pump the sales on the ultimate.
IF it hits the October date they'll announce the collectors for the Xmas sale.
RaeDra
Straw Hat Pirate
The UK has a lot assigned to it (much more than the 100 the French have), the CR Store announced it was limited to 5,000 copies. I'd take it wanting to shift that.Played right into their hands
I'm calling BS on no edition like the French one (blu ray sized rigid box, 2 scanavo cases, 64pg artbook! That's literally perfect).
They just wanna pump the sales on the ultimate.
IF it hits the October date they'll announce the collectors for the Xmas sale.
RaeDra
Straw Hat Pirate
the other comment about is that a standard will be available eventually in the coming months, for the movie.
if you're like me and want the OVAs (and their extras), its the UE or nothing for the time being.
I would like to the see the disc holders first before anything else, in a few months.
if you're like me and want the OVAs (and their extras), its the UE or nothing for the time being.
I would like to the see the disc holders first before anything else, in a few months.
BrokenPhoenix
Hunter
Played right into their hands
I'm calling BS on no edition like the French one (blu ray sized rigid box, 2 scanavo cases, 64pg artbook! That's literally perfect).
They just wanna pump the sales on the ultimate.
IF it hits the October date they'll announce the collectors for the Xmas sale.
It's like what they do with hardback books sometimes. They will release the hardback version first as it's more expensive and won't release the cheaper paperback version for 8-12 months or so to get sales up on the hardback.
Most people would go the cheaper option if they had a choice.
Jon O Fun
Combat Butler
It's what they did with Evangelion, UE only! what's that it's sold out? Well would you look at that we've already got a CE signed off ready to go
I could possibly see it being something that's tied to the US part of no English version for the poors yet
I 100% believe if this sells out you'll get a 'did I say no CE for 12 months? I meant 12 weeks...'.
You'd literally be pricing out all but the most hardcore fans in the biggest sales period.
But AL do make some baffling decisions sometimes
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
I’ve never seen either, so probably a dumb question… is the OVA version much different from the Movie? Is there a generally preferred watching option?
RaeDra
Straw Hat Pirate
the movie is shorter, but has new animation in places and such. The OVAs are longer and are dubbed (the movie was never dubbed).
BrokenPhoenix
Hunter
It's what they did with Evangelion, UE only! what's that it's sold out? Well would you look at that we've already got a CE signed off ready to go
I could possibly see it being something that's tied to the US part of no English version for the poors yet
I 100% believe if this sells out you'll get a 'did I say no CE for 12 months? I meant 12 weeks...'.
You'd literally be pricing out all but the most hardcore fans in the biggest sales period.
But AL do make some baffling decisions sometimes
Yeah if it's a high demand product and it sells out, why wouldn't they make a regular CE? It'll print money if that many people want it.
It's not like AL are known for producing super limited runs of things, are they?
Jon O Fun
Combat Butler
The only thing i could think of was the way Hanners phrased it of 'No English collector's edition for at least 12 months' kinda implies it's a contractual thing.
Probably tied to preventing reverse Japanese imports of a cheaper version
if they're gonna reverse import they want the big bag dammit!!
Dai
Death Scythe
IMO, the OAVs are better, since the pacing has the breathing room to spend more time with the characters. Despite having some of the best aerial action scenes ever animated, Plus is primarily a character drama.
The one exception is the final OAV, since most of the new and replacement material in the movie is added to that. I tend to watch the first three OAVs, then switch to the final quarter of the movie. That said, I have mixed feelings about one scene they changed near the end of the movie version. Without getting into spoilers, it's a pivotal moment that plays in a sombre, understated way in the OAV and becomes jarringly gruesome in the movie.
Scrambled Valkyrie
School Idol
I really wish it had been a regular CE as well. Sick of these giant irregular boxes. While it's annoying that they don't fit on the shelf it's far worse that the discs don't have a standard case. Really dislike the "discs in a book" method or worse yet the stupid spindle things like in the Eva ultimate edition. Every time one of these odd sized ultimate editions come out without a standard Amaray inside people complain and yet they don't listen. At one point they did that Wolf's Rain ultimate edition which had the smaller "standard sized" collector's box inside.
Hunter_Killer
Straw Hat Pirate
It's already sold out. But they only had 200 copies. Still, it was quick. We don't know, how many it is in UK. But oh well, just to be safe I ordered my copy.
burtkenobi
Dandy Guy, in Space
Too rich for my blood and wallet, sadly. I watched my old dvds last year and it's still great, obviously, but 4 episodes and a movie edit? I can't justify it in today's view of my bank balance
fabio de lunatico
Claymore
Unless AL outright come out and say the absence of a CE is for contractual reasons, I'm going to assume that instead it's because they're playing on FOMO to ensure the UE sells. At that price the profit margin must be larger than a CE at half the price and they know a lot of fans don't really want massive squares.
Aeon
Student Council President
The idea of UE or even CE only releases always rubs me the wrong way, the collectors sets are fine when they are optional but forcing people to buy a CE just to watch the show is taking the mick, let alone an ultimate edition that costs almost the same as 3 AAA games or a boatload of indie games that’ll offer far more value than a few episodes of an anime, however good it may be, not to mention how much space it takes up and the fact that it’s limited nature puts pressure on people to buy it for the ridiculously high price.
All this wouldn’t be an issue if a standard edition was made available as well; at that price I’d honestly recommend finding a different anime to watch at a price that won’t empty your wallet and take the wallet itself for good measure.
All this wouldn’t be an issue if a standard edition was made available as well; at that price I’d honestly recommend finding a different anime to watch at a price that won’t empty your wallet and take the wallet itself for good measure.