UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

It's disappointing that they're not announcing the usual stack of 12 new early birds, but their decision to focus on getting their currently announced slate out the door in good shape is no doubt the right move, assuming said products are released with no problems.

I look forward to seeing what OOP items they have unearthed. I have mixed feelings about flash sales though. They're a neat idea for maintaining customer engagement, but if the window is only a few hours for each then people who can't check their phones constantly will miss out. It also seems an odd choice to put extra pressure on the order fulfillment side of things by encouraging people to place multiple orders over a few days.
 
I'm sure the lack of new titles has nothing to do with the fact that the majority of their output is the trash you can pickup from Sentai dirt cheap, and half of the time it's MVM or Animatsu's sloppy seconds.

Silver lining though; at least with the lack of early birds, we won't be bent over and forced to take a daily £3.50 P+P fee.
 
After them changing it so everything in the order ships together, I think no preorders is a good idea tbh. Saves stock being boxed away for ages waiting on one preorder to be released
 
ayase said:
It's come to something when I read through a thread and think "Geez guys, lighten up a bit".

Welcome back, seasonal visitors. Enjoy moaning about AL while giving them hundreds of pounds.
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True true
They dont in theory need to have any sale at all, but i always look forward as i always end up getting stuff myself
 
I think the lack of pre orders is definitely a good thing, most have been stung so much we go into the AL sale with an epipen!
On the almost certainly gonna be a downside I think most will want specific titles that will likely be hidden in one of the many mystery boxes.
 
Jaysgba said:
I'm sure the lack of new titles has nothing to do with the fact that the majority of their output is the trash you can pickup from Sentai dirt cheap, and half of the time it's MVM or Animatsu's sloppy seconds.

Silver lining though; at least with the lack of early birds, we won't be bent over and forced to take a daily £3.50 P+P fee.
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Your trash might be someone's favourite anime.
If you list your favourite anime, I'll happily trash some of them.
 
Otomo said:
Your trash might be someone's favourite anime.
If you list your favourite anime, I'll happily trash some of them.
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Don't get me wrong, I love trash, but AL are releasing them in overpriced editions with nothing to justify the cost, while the same titles are a small fraction of the price in Sentai's constant sales long before we see a finished product.
 
I'm hoping for some Gundam deals in the sale, I have some holes to fill in my collection. That said, I'm worried about stock issues with those titles. Many of the Gundam releases have been out-of-stock for a VERY long time with no sign of replenishment. I sincerely hope they are not out of print. I wish AL would clarify if something is back-ordered or in the process of being reprinted.
 
I regretted selling my old Bandai 0080 DVD set years ago and because Rightstuf version is not in stock atm, I resorted to buying the Gundam Libraries version from Amazon JP.
 
lonelywolf23786 said:
I regretted selling my old Bandai 0080 DVD set years ago and because Rightstuf version is not in stock atm, I resorted to buying the Gundam Libraries version from Amazon JP.
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I had the old BEI single DVDs for years before replacing them with their Anime Legends boxsets, which I then sell off when AL gives us a Blu-ray.

Having the boxsets saved space and in some cases fixed errors. Miller's Report, the 08th MS Team movie, originally had ruined dub audio. The disc in the Anime Legends release fixed it.
 
Looking forward to Eminem in Shadow, people were very positive about it when it was airing.

I also recently did a read-through of my Anime Limited order history over the years. It seems after buying up most of the Gundam I slowed down a lot. Hopefully the Christmas sale re-releases some stuff like Claymore or Angelic Layer.
 
xp_version1 said:
looks back at previous messages from people I see in here all year round 🤨
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I'd argue people who buy product regularly should be listened to and are simultaneously justified in complaining.

You can have a vision for your company but you can't tell customers you're delivering that if they politely and constructively feel otherwise. And indeed most people offering constructive criticism see it as mutually beneficial to customer and company to listen, not because they want to hate.
 
HellCat said:
I'd argue people who buy product regularly should be listened to and are simultaneously justified in complaining.

You can have a vision for your company but you can't tell customers you're delivering that if they politely and constructively feel otherwise. And indeed most people offering constructive criticism see it as mutually beneficial to customer and company to listen, not because they want to hate.
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Oh absolutely. I was responding to the comment about ‘seasonals visitors’ complaining by saying I didn’t see anyone fitting that description in this thread. Some of us just aren’t prolific posters but still have an interest in AL doing better.
 
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