UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

[Mangaranga]

There's a listing for a domestic release of Blood Blockade Battlefront's OST CD on Rightstuf. Any chance we'll see this over here either as part of the Collector's edition or available separately?

 

[Tind]

Finally the last part of SAOII has arrived...this was really long and painfull to collect with all those delays :/

A well made collection, too bad that there is a chance that I will not be able to get future releases like this due to BREXIT

Btw, I just saw a FMA preorder on Zavvi with this bonus:

Pre-order Bonus:

Enrolment into the Amestris Army as a State Alchemist, with certificate for the buyer with their name and alchemist title as assigned by King Bradley showing their serial number for the release too. (Only applicable for those that order before October)

What does this mean exactly and how is it going to be executed?

 

[Jeremy Graves]

Pre-order Bonus:

Enrolment into the Amestris Army as a State Alchemist, with certificate for the buyer with their name and alchemist title as assigned by King Bradley showing their serial number for the release too. (Only applicable for those that order before October)

What does this mean exactly and how is it going to be executed?

It'll have the buyer's name on the certificate, which is based of the name on the shipping address of the order, and as well as that each certificate will also gave an alchemist name assigned to them!

 

[NormanicGrav]

Anime Limited Unboxing - Ping Pong: The Animation First Print (or whatever) Edition [Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack]

 

[Buzzkillington]

Looks great (bar the spine, I know, you're shocked I don't like it.....). It's not a show that was on my radar tbh but the trailer they put up definitely piqued my interest so maybe one day.

 

[Iluvatar]

Damn that ugly spine again.
I love this show and I will definitely buy it but it will not be the UK version because of that spine.
Vanadis : great CE, Noein : Great CE, Baccano really really great CE, this one... not so much, they should really stop with that type of ugly spine or at least alway put an O-card with all the informations/logos/etc on it, not on the damn artbox.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Damn that ugly spine again.
I love this show and I will definitely buy it but it will not be the UK version because of that spine.
Vanadis : great CE, Noein : Great CE, Baccano really really great CE, this one... not so much, they should really stop with that type of ugly spine or at least alway put an Obi with all the informations/logos/etc on it, not on the damn artbox.

Yeah the spine does feel out of place with this set. I knew this was supposed to come out way before they rebranded their sets with clean art but of course delays happen. I'll still pick it up regardless since I already have a few Anime Ltd sets with this sort of fashion (like Durarara!! for example). I do think the ideal CE would be a slipcover with all of the info/spine stuff on there and then have the box itself contain clean art that resembles the US & Japanese releases (like what they have done with recent films like Expelled from Paradise and Psychic School Wars).

 

[Iluvatar]

. I do think the ideal CE would be a slipcover with all of the info/spine stuff on there and then have the box itself contain clean art that resembles the US & Japanese releases (like what they have done with recent films like Expelled from Paradise and Psychic School Wars).

Yeah an O-card or Obi (Like Kill la Kill or AoA releases) for the Logo/infos/whatever should be mandatory on E-V-E-R-Y CE release.
That's really a Shame, I will go for the US version, sad for the cool digipack.

 

[HellCat]

Pre-order Bonus:

Enrolment into the Amestris Army as a State Alchemist, with certificate for the buyer with their name and alchemist title as assigned by King Bradley showing their serial number for the release too. (Only applicable for those that order before October)

What does this mean exactly and how is it going to be executed?

It'll have the buyer's name on the certificate, which is based of the name on the shipping address of the order, and as well as that each certificate will also gave an alchemist name assigned to them!

Will Alchemist names be randomly attributed or is there some other factor?

Milquetoast Alchemist would be a good fit for me.

 

[SpaceDandy]

Ugh, why would you put such spine on the digipak?! Is it mendatory due to the BBFC rules or something? Because it's really hideous.

I mean, I can understand for the rating but certainly not for the BD/DVD signs, the distributor reference and your logo (that just looks like a blue stain there, why wouldn't you put a more discreet logo, without that blue overall that just doesn't fit at all)… Well that is my opinion but others distributors from different countries do not do that.

 

[Peachy]

Welp, I must be in the minority as I quite like the spine on that Ping Pong set, the blue pops & gives some flare to the tan.

Any idea on when you guys will be posting the sets from your own store?

 

[anime_andrew]

Ugh, why would you put such spine on the digipak?! Is it mendatory due to the BBFC rules or something? Because it's really hideous.

I mean, I can understand for the rating but certainly not for the BD/DVD signs, the distributor reference and your logo (that just looks like a blue stain there, why wouldn't you put a more discreet logo, without that blue overall that just doesn't fit at all)… Well that is my opinion but others distributors from different countries do not do that.

Actually moving to a system where one spine (rigid) may well be clean like what you saw and the digipack spine consistent with branding to keep both options available to fans.

That said, seeing these kind of comments, I'm always tempted to change my mind for the giggles . If I do, know it's because it warms my heart to see everyone care so much about our work and I'd get lonely if I didn't see this every so often!

Andrew

 

[thedoctor2016]

Andrew,
How far behind FUNi are you aiming your Escaflowne to be?

 

[Jaysgba]

That Ping Pong set is the best looking Anime Limited CE for a TV anime I've seen in a while. I really hope that isn't just a one-off because it was delayed so much, and that we start seeing more CEs that actually feel "Anime Limited"-esque again that aren't just for the movie releases.

 

[anime_andrew]

Andrew,
How far behind FUNi are you aiming your Escaflowne to be?

I could have been far sooner without new dub, usage of that comes with officially a 1 month holdback so no slip from where it currently is. We have a really cool announcement for that coming up too that should make our little release definitely the Ultimate one too, watch this space folks, expecting to do a reveal of packaging and contents in the next month .

Very best,

Andrew

 

[anime_andrew]

That Ping Pong set is the best looking Anime Limited CE for a TV anime I've seen in a while. I really hope that isn't just a one-off because it was delayed so much, and that we start seeing more CEs that actually feel "Anime Limited"-esque again that aren't just for the movie releases.

Always depends on the assets we get - but we're striving to do that for sure .

Andrew

 

[mrclt1994]

Was going to maybe pick up Ping Pong but dat spine is *cries*. As for Escaflowne, definitely looking forward to seeing what AL has in store!

 

[Smeelia]

Actually moving to a system where one spine (rigid) may well be clean like what you saw and the digipack spine consistent with branding to keep both options available to fans.

That sounds reasonable, the Baccano release seems to have been quite popular.

That said, seeing these kind of comments, I'm always tempted to change my mind for the giggles . If I do, know it's because it warms my heart to see everyone care so much about our work and I'd get lonely if I didn't see this every so often!

Don't forget to add random numbers that look like they're indicating some kind of collection but really don't mean anything (or do they?).

 

[Robbl]

Actually moving to a system where one spine (rigid) may well be clean like what you saw and the digipack spine consistent with branding to keep both options available to fans.

That sounds reasonable, the Baccano release seems to have been quite popular.

That said, seeing these kind of comments, I'm always tempted to change my mind for the giggles . If I do, know it's because it warms my heart to see everyone care so much about our work and I'd get lonely if I didn't see this every so often!

Don't forget to add random numbers that look like they're indicating some kind of collection but really don't mean anything (or do they?).

I thought they're supposed to be an episode count of the show.

 

[Iluvatar]

That Ping Pong set is the best looking Anime Limited CE for a TV anime

In my opinion the Baccano CE is superior, in fact the Anime Ltd version is the best edition in the world right now, outside of Japan of course.