UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

MVM said:
Details for set 1 and 2 Collector's and standard edition volumes 1-4 were sent out to all retailers this morning, hence them showing up everywhere including us đź‘Ť
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Really? That's especially surprising then if that's sent out on a larger scale yet they haven't posted anything. Bit odd to not show the details but even if they weren't putting it up for order yet.
But if it was sent this morning, perhaps the details for part 2 got finalised this late in comparison to the original post and they just need to catch up on their own site.
 
Another miscommunication? Anime Limited's marketing email states the EB runs until July 18th:

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While the product page states the EB deal runs until 8th August:

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ussjtrunks said:
Most people buying the CE will probably do it for completions sake the standards will sell badly
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I don't think you fully understand how ridiculously well the Manga DVDs sold, especially with the normies and parents buying for normie children.
As soon as the standard sets drop to ÂŁ20 - ÂŁ25 (which they will) they'll sell loads.
 
Tbh they could have seperate Early Birds just to make sure people dont order them together

And thus dont have to wait 2 months for Part 1 to ship as Anime Limited dont split orders
 
I've decided to go with standards for Naruto but as I'm in no rush I'll wait and get them in sales down-the-line.

Will likely do the same with Bleach (unless I really like the designs of the CE's). I'll let InuYasha be the one long AL series I keep up with the CE's for (and isn't like they're releasing at a rapid pace anyway).
 
I've plonked down my money on Naruto. Not actually sure if I'll like the big box, the spine looks a little too busy to the point where it's kind of hard to see the logo, but I'll wait until I see it in person. At the end of the day I could just put the four volumes in it and turn it around so the four individual spines face outward but they're still in a neat box...

Yes, I'm that picky....
 
bakura said:
I think you should really pay attention to the way they said "miiiiight". I think that means there nit quite sure but a good sign there almost done with committee.
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Would be a terrible marketing choice to cock tease people like that if they weren't actually close to revealing something. Better off keeping their mouth shut in that case.
 
BrokenPhoenix said:
Would be a terrible marketing choice to cock tease people like that if they weren't actually close to revealing something. Better off keeping their mouth shut in that case.
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I also wouldn't assume nessariliy its the OG series first, possible that TYBW begins before that. Sounds like approvals have been holding things up.
 
BrokenPhoenix said:
Would be a terrible marketing choice to cock tease people like that if they weren't actually close to revealing something. Better off keeping their mouth shut in that case.
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I'd agree here. Up till now they tend to be a bit more cagey on news for Bleach. They've said it is close but obviously haven't teased like we'd hear news imminently. Just that it is close to being able to move forward. If they are starting to drop hints though, it likely means it must be about ready to start the process. Ideally I'd imagine next month purely because Bleach and Naruto competing in the same month at that price point might cause conflict.
 
I hope there will be some non-battle shounen and non-shounen romcom stuff soon. The Rose of Versailles would be neat. I would say "gimme Lycoris Recoil and Bocchi The Rock" but I ordered those from CR cause I got tired of waiting for UK/EU release. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 would be cool. It would also be cool if AL WOULD F*CKING FINALLY RELEASE KAKEGURUI SEASON 2!

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BrokenPhoenix said:
That's an intrinsic problem with anime distribution. The only competition that exists is for the licences. Once you have a licence for an anime, it's not like there's loads of other anime distributors putting out the same releases or sets in competition with each other (unless it's years down the line and a new distributor has picked up the expired licence).

It would never happen of course, but imagine if MVM had the licence to Naruto in the UK alongside Anime Limited - Anime Limited and MVM would then have to compete to produce the best set to get people to order their version. Suddenly, quality checking typos, subtitles, video quality, and getting releases out on time becomes way more important.
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If people actually had some respect for themselves and actually stopped pre-ordering evidently flawed sets this would not happen and they would be forced to fix things.

A company needs money to run. No costumer = no money = questionning ****** strategy.

People need to realise that AL is a customer of Sunrise. As a client, you can have expectations, and rightfully ask questions or debate some choices and materials provided. They are not in some jail with duct tape on their mouth.

FWIW, All the Anime France just released what may win the 2024 prize of the most ugly and poorly encoded anime Blu-ray of the year. They just don't care, it sells.

@Hanners you never got back about GunBuster french BD issues btw. Said you would three times. Not nice to put things under the carpet.
 
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SpaceDandy said:
If people actually had some respect for themselves and actually stopped pre-ordering evidently flawed sets this would not happen and they would be forced to fix things.

A company needs money to run. No costumer = no money = questionning ****** strategy.

People need to realise that AL is a customer of Sunrise. As a client, you can have expectations, and rightfully ask questions or debate some choices and materials provided. They are not in some jail with duct tape on their mouth.

FWIW, All the Anime France just released what may win the 2024 prize of the most ugly and poorly encoded anime Blu-ray of the year. They just don't care, it sells.

@Hanners you never got back about GunBuster french BD issues btw. Said you would three times. Not nice to put things under the carpet.
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I mean as someone who has had professional interactions with Sunrise both as low level staff and a journalist they aren't the easiest company to deal with. They can be very standoffish, especially with Gundam, and the nature of the business means a company like AL can't spill the tea for fear of losing the license.

For any complaints I have about the lack of quality once the product reaches consumers, I appreciate AL are likely stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand they've got a very protective rights holder with inconsistent standards and on the other a frustrated domestic fanbase that can only direct it's frustrations at AL.
 
SpaceDandy said:
If people actually had some respect for themselves and actually stopped pre-ordering evidently flawed sets this would not happen and they would be forced to fix things.

A company needs money to run. No costumer = no money = questionning ****** strategy.
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No, you are right. I've been guilty of pre-ordering from AL in the past and I have admittedly pre-ordered the Naruto set. I've only been hit by the Kids on the Slope subtitle issue (which was resolved) and the APFTTU audio error and disc printing error. I don't pre-order a huge amount from AL in the grand scheme of things, unless it's something I really want now.

However, I do feel sorry for all the Gundambros who purchased the 4K set, as by the looks of things, it looks very subpar in terms of the subtitle quality and booklet typos.

There's definitely a balance to be struck between wanting to support a company because they produce things you want to buy and not blindly supporting them to the extent that they no longer care about their standards.
 
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