UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

Googlyhead said:
The titles you ask about did have second CE releases:
Gurren Lagann had a Zavvi version that I believe is slightly more compact (I only have the original, and there’s a lot of space in the digipak!)
Kill La Kill had the slip box ‘LE’ that you picture, which seemed to become the ATA way of doing exactly what you‘re asking about; releasing a second LE. But the thick booklets are certainly lacking.

I don’t particularly consider the practice of putting a couple of Amaray cases into a slipbox much of a LE. But we’ve had a few occasions of this (Charlotte and Silent Voice spring to mind).
But I‘d probably guess that Gurren Lagann is ripe for this kind of treatment depending if/when there’s a Western release of the 4K movie.
And as noted earlier; KLK is already done.
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Thank you for your answer. So there is hope?

I can live with a Slipbox+Amaray release. But in the case of Kill la Kill, neither the Complete Series Collection is available nor the individual Amarays (Vol.1 is also sold out on AL). We don't even need to talk about the digipack version. Impossible to find all three of them anywhere.

To be honest, I'm also put off by zavvi exclusives. I've had really bad experiences with their packaging. My zavvi exclusive collector's edition of NGE arrived destroyed and getting my money back and dealing with zavvi's customer service was a nightmare. The return shipping was also extremely expensive as the UK is no longer in the EU.

I hope that expressions of interest will increase the chance of new Kill la Kill or Gurren Lagann editions.

Buying the French editions and replacing the discs with those of the standard English Amaray editions would also be an option but far too cumbersome and far too expensive.
 
EmanonMidori said:
I can live with a Slipbox+Amaray release. But in the case of Kill la Kill, neither the Complete Series Collection is available nor the individual Amarays (Vol.1 is also sold out on AL). We don't even need to talk about the digipack version. Impossible to find all three of them anywhere.
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I’m reminded of this:
Post in thread 'The Im looking for thread.'
The *Im looking for* thread.
I’m not saying there’s a set available, but possibly worth asking?
 
Dai said:
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Naruto's Blu-ray Delay Not Caused By Past Pot Noodle Subbing Catastrophe (Updated)

Delay to Anime Limited's upcoming Blu-ray release of Naruto is not related to a previous home edition by Manga Entertaiment
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Interesting, I wonder what exactly AL weren't happy with. I'm assuming then, that the English subtitles they initially received were from VIZ.

The fact that AL have decided to delay Naruto because they were unhappy with the subtitles and the fact they are authoring their own discs, suggests that they are at least putting in the effort.

I believe the upscale for the VIZ releases were done by a company with a less than stellar reputation, so hopefully AL believe they can produce something better.
 
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sniper_samurai said:
Re:Zero is the EB next week. AL exclusive storage box with part 1.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1836842699141316701
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Why, why are they doing this to me?! That bloody set looks too nice....and soundtrack to boot!

I give up, time to double-dip......and then to make sure I keep an eye out for news of subtitle errors changing Emilia to Echidna and posters of an Impreza instead of Subaru, given that I will probably not unwrap and watch it for a few years after receiving delivery (and let's not even get started on the ETA for the latter heh).
 
The upcoming German KSM release of Tekkonkinkreet has English/French dub+sub according to the listing on Plaion's site. The UK release details will probably be revealed soon.

PLAION > Filme > Blu-ray > Tekkonkinkreet - Collector's Edition (DVD+Blu-ray)

Tekkonkinkreet - Collector's Edition (DVD+Blu-ray), 1153227,Blu-ray, Farbenfroher, preisgekrönter Anime-Klassiker vom Animationsstudio von ANIMATRIX
shop.plaion.com
 
I still need to watch the first season of Re:Zero that I got from AL a while back. I think I'll wait for the standard editions to go on some sort of offer.

Very nice looking collector's sets though.
 
The Legend of Hei arrived damaged so I've emailed for a replacement.

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It looked like it was damaged before it was even sent out for shipment since there was bubble-wrapping and what not. 🤔

I was hoping to get my unboxing out for the set as the packaging is nice, but don't want to misrepresent what is probably an isolated case.
 
NormanicGrav said:
The Legend of Hei arrived damaged so I've emailed for a replacement.

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It looked like it was damaged before it was even sent out for shipment since there was bubble-wrapping and what not. 🤔

I was hoping to get my unboxing out for the set as the packaging is nice, but don't want to misrepresent what is probably an isolated case.
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Oh no that's such a shame 😔
I really enjoy and appreciate your unboxing posts. I hope you get a replacement soon 🤞
 
@Hanners Never heard back on the french authoring issues. And we got one more trash release this month: Fate Stay Night HF1 with incorrect gamma and gross encoding.

When will this end? This has been going on for years. Are the french customers a joke to you? Furthermore there has never been a replacement for GunBuster (or any other defective title, unlike for the UK customers). Please stop licensing titles if you are not willing to put the bare minimum effort to release them properly, thanks.
 
Triple King said:
Damn, cheaper to just import season 2 from the states.
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You're not actually wrong. Right now, you can get the limited edition from Amazon US for £65 (including UK VAT and shipping to the UK, includes all 25 episodes, and is region A/B). The Anime Limited equivalent is going to set you back £90 for the two sets.

I always try and prioritise region B releases where I can, but instances like that you'd be hard pressed not to go for the import and save yourself £25.
 
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