UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

HellCat said:
I do have to wonder if it's linked to them merging the event with EGX and simultaneously focusing on viral influencers. Suddenly having to add the EGX crowd to the tentative accepted list and changing the criteria to be more demanding.
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That's the most common theory out there. X number of passes and likely a rule where Y number must go to EGX related people.
 
sniper_samurai said:
Surprised it isn't the City Hunter: Angel Dust steelbook seeing as the French, German and Italian releases of that were just announced and the discs are English friendly.
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City Hunter: Angel Dust is currently in a weird limbo at the moment, I tend to agree that chances are thats the disc we'll get (though, rip for fans who wanted the dub continued, one downside of not having Discotek handle it in the US). It's already had its run in France and such, but its a much, much bigger thing over there.

Really has had a somewhat weak appearance here, to my knowledge, its only appeared at a Cardiff film festival and was skipped over for SLA (franchise film, granted), same in the US, with a single festival appearance as far as I know.
 
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bakura said:
Why are they even combining them? I'm not interested in EGX.
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Willing to bet part of it is the difference in MCM post Brexit and the height of the pandemic. If you attended prior to those it's hard not to notice how MCM has kinda scaled back and no longer gets big announcements (bar Hasbro). Combining with EGX adds a bit more oomph and probably also helps split the cost of hiring out the ExCel.
 
BrokenPhoenix said:
Give me an amaray case over a steelbook any day. Although, I am aware I'm probably part of the minority in that department.

Also not a fan of this increased habit for distributors/licensors to lock the 4K behind a steelbook or deluxe edition for a year or more, before the standard edition 4K is eventually released.
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With you on this one, its the main thing stopping me picking up Paprika, Godzilla -1 and Arcane on 4k as well as the Witch from Mercury sets. I'll just be miserable when they sell out and no standard edition is made available instead.
 
Loonabit said:
Find it a little odd they didn't do a 4k steelbook for Missing Link wonder why that was left out?
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Anime Limited currently don't have the rights to Missing Link. I don't know any more with certainty, but it's possible that Lionsgate (who originally released it) might still have the rights. Similarly, when Anime Limited announced the Hosoda catalogue, it was missing The Boy and the Beast (which Plaion were only able to get for Germany and Italy)- presumably because StudioCanal still have that.
 
HellCat said:
Willing to bet part of it is the difference in MCM post Brexit and the height of the pandemic. If you attended prior to those it's hard not to notice how MCM has kinda scaled back and no longer gets big announcements (bar Hasbro). Combining with EGX adds a bit more oomph and probably also helps split the cost of hiring out the ExCel.
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Exactly this. It took a few MCMs just to get a large amount of manga back. They obviously want to increase its profile as a result.
 
Takei Daloui said:
Exactly this. It took a few MCMs just to get a large amount of manga back. They obviously want to increase its profile as a result.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see it continue. Reedpop effectively only own MCM now because of Brexit. The original founders announced a year or so before 2016 that they were turning MCM into a cross European franchise but the referendum basically killed that and they unloaded it on a bigger convention power. And clearly between that and the pandemic (plus the impact of both on the entertainment industry as a whole) the twice yearly event is somewhat struggling. I can see a future where a bunch of events fall under the MCM event to soften costs and attract more attendees.
 
HellCat said:
I wouldn't be surprised to see it continue. Reedpop effectively only own MCM now because of Brexit. The original founders announced a year or so before 2016 that they were turning MCM into a cross European franchise but the referendum basically killed that and they unloaded it on a bigger convention power. And clearly between that and the pandemic (plus the impact of both on the entertainment industry as a whole) the twice yearly event is somewhat struggling. I can see a future where a bunch of events fall under the MCM event to soften costs and attract more attendees.
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Which is definitely a shame in some regards. The more tagged in, the more it has to be with likely the same space. The stuff being sold either needs to draw in the niche audience well or appeal to so many different areas and thus become very generic.
 
Takei Daloui said:
Which is definitely a shame in some regards. The more tagged in, the more it has to be with likely the same space. The stuff being sold either needs to draw in the niche audience well or appeal to so many different areas and thus become very generic.
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And I think they've lost some manga at this one, just checked and viz media aren't listed as exhibitors, nor could I find the one that sells a lot of manga (who's name I can't remember), someone at work who has game dev friends told me that the industry pass is no longer free and they have to pay now.
 
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Funnily enough, from what I can see on my end the stuff like schedules and exhibitor directory no longer works on the app unless you've bought a ticket.
 
bakura said:
Never mind I was thinking of traveling man limited and they are going (still can't find viz though)
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I can't remember if Viz was the small stall of volume 1s or if that was Forbidden Planet. It'd be terrible losing Travelling Man or ones like YenPress as they have most of the manga there, especially for a range of titles. Square Enix has a decent manga presence too usually.
 
Jon O Fun said:
Looks like HMV are breaking out the 'standard' 4K with an exclusive cover before AL have even announced one.
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Godzilla Minus One (hmv Exclusive) | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Free shipping over £20 | HMV Store

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Wait, so did AL lie when they said that were was no standard 4K release scheduled currently? Seems like they were being very careful with their wording on social media. Although, if that HMV listing is true, the standard edition may be releasing along with the other editions in December. Then again, perhaps an "alternative" cover art edition doesn't constitute a "standard edition" in AL's eyes.

However, if that is the case, then it reeks of "wait for sales of the deluxe edition and the steelbook to die down" and then announce the standard edition. Their social media responses could easily be interpreted by customers to mean that a standard edition was some time away, like we've seen with other 4K releases. Bit of a scummy marketing tactic if we are actually getting a SE in December, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

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I suppose the "future" is 3 weeks in Anime Limited time.

Going by this statement on their Twitter, I suppose we can also expect the minus colour version in a standalone release at some stage:

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And yes, I keep receipts. Be careful, AL :cool:
 
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BrokenPhoenix said:
Wait, so did AL lie when they said that were was no standard 4K release scheduled currently? Seems like they were being very careful with their wording on social media. Although, if that HMV listing is true, the standard edition may be releasing along with the other editions in December.

If that is the case, then it reeks of "wait for sales of the deluxe edition and the steelbook to die down" and then announce the standard edition. Their social media responses could easily be interpreted by customers to mean that a standard edition was some time away, like we've seen with other 4K releases. Bit of a scummy marketing tactic, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

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I suppose the "future" is 3 weeks in Anime Limited time.

Going by this statement on their Twitter, I suppose we can also expect the minus colour version in a standalone release at some stage:

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And yes, I keep receipts. Be careful, AL :cool:
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'No current plans' is AL speak for 'let's see how the pre orders go' 😂

If not they're gonna be pretty shocked by this blatant knock off!!!! (also available on HMV)
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Godzilla Minus One | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Free shipping over £20 | HMV Store

Godzilla Minus One 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Free shipping over £20
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