sniper_samurai
Railgun
Not exactly fair there. Nozomi have pretty much released nothing but Gundam since the partnership with Sunrise. Anime Limited on the other hand are releasing a good 1/3 of the UK output.
UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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Temujin26S
Brigade Leader
Yeah true it's me just being paranoid
though with Sunrise they are unpredictable and with their backwards thinking sometimes anything happen. They have the last say when it comes to gundam titles being released.The boxes and booklets are basically the main incentive of waiting and it's the advantage we have over the US releases so I'm grateful for AL picking Gundam up. Apparently after ZZ release we won't be tied to waiting for the French side hopefully that will make a difference and we won't have big gaps between releases which is annoying and frustrating.
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SpaceDandy
Student Council President
Lol, got burned by japanese licensors like some french & us distributors?
HellCat
Death Scythe
Try was rushed out very quickly after the surprise hit of the first season. As often happens with unexpected successful Gundam shows this means the execs took over and missed what made it work. BF is a fun meta spin off, welcoming new fans while making good natured shots at existing ones. Try is just a typical toyetic kids show, trying to tell you its product is amazing.
00 is the opposite in my mind. Season 2 and the movie are shifts but intentional and planned. Go back and watch season one and a lot of what happens later is subtly foreshadowed.
Temujin26S
Brigade Leader
Fair enough I'll probably give it a watch it been awhile, but season 2 felt so weak compared to Season 1.
mrclt1994
Hunter
It is fair. It was their choice to take on that partnership and make those promises of the UK keeping up with the US - they created that expectation not me. If they weren't going to give us Gundam in a timely manner, they should have said so from the beginning. If AL cannot keep up with demand of their other products then maybe they need to invest in more staff.
It's called managing customer expectations, keeping your consumer base informed and keeping up with demand - something all businesses should be aiming to do.
Jaysgba
Combat Butler
Which is exactly what they're doing.
mrclt1994
Hunter
Yeah NOW they are. How long has it been since we knew they were struggling with keeping up with what they were taking on?
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
But how long have they been able to afford it?
HellCat
Death Scythe
Speaking as a huge Gundam dork, as much as I wish we were further ahead by now I do respect that AL as a whole are trying to do things that UK fans have long pined for overall. Obviously other companies like Manga are also stepping up but look at the stuff they do like collector/ultimate editions, getting a continuous string of Japanese titles into UK cinemas, the guests they bring to cons and make available for fans to meet, etc. It's rather clear that they're staffed by fans who know what it's like to enjoy anime in a country that has long been left out in the relative cold. I mean for Gundam itself, I was long envious of the panels/screenings that America was constantly getting. AL are responsible for us finally getting similar over here. I'm hugely appreciative of that and I think each year they push further. Hell, with all the isolating crap in the world I think it's brilliant they're out there being effective ambassadors for those of us in the UK who want to be open to other cultures like Japan.
Nah, actually it's just we'd rather focus on actually getting stuff out than announcing things years ahead (simulcasts being the exception) so we're aiming to keep stuff within the year in some form where possible (theatrical obviously has it's own holdbacks for after screening etc).
It's a trend across the entertainment spaces, even in videogames you're seeing more E3 focus on what is coming within the year than in 2018 from the big companies (take Bethesda's press conference for example today). It's smarter and all part of managing customer expectations as discussed before.
Things can and will of course go wrong still, but every little bit of effort helps.
AP
Yami
Thousand Master
@anime_andrew
I'm really looking forward to seeing Lu Over the Wall and The Maiden Galaxy on the big screen later this year. (If you could manage to put together a screening of Mind Game for Scotland Loves Anime, that would be mind-blowing as well!) With you now having the bulk of Yuasa's work, is there any chance of you licensing Kemonozume as well? Discotek announced a Kaiba Blu-Ray yesterday, so I think Kemonozume will soon be the only one of his works without a Blu-Ray (or English-friendly) release
I'm really looking forward to seeing Lu Over the Wall and The Maiden Galaxy on the big screen later this year. (If you could manage to put together a screening of Mind Game for Scotland Loves Anime, that would be mind-blowing as well!) With you now having the bulk of Yuasa's work, is there any chance of you licensing Kemonozume as well? Discotek announced a Kaiba Blu-Ray yesterday, so I think Kemonozume will soon be the only one of his works without a Blu-Ray (or English-friendly) release
crashmatt
Death Scythe
I second this, its a perfect fit for an Anime Limited title
Peachy
Bumpkin
I third this. The Manga's beautiful & if the series adaptations as good as the OVA's .... <3
msgeek
Magical Girl
A (potentially) controversial piece of speculation, not aimed at anyone in particular;
The number of people complaining about UK Gundam Availability > The number of people that are up to date (have watched all of) the UK Gundam releases so far.
Whilst I can understand complaining about availability of a series that you are up to date on, complaining about one that you are not up to date on (IMHO) is kinda rude. Given that the releases so far are mostly quite long series I find it hard to believe so many people are up to date. Of course there will be those who are, and those people are (IMHO) entirely entitled to be frustrated with delays, but for those who are not, perhaps you need to consider your own rate of progress (Again IMHO) before complaining.
The number of people complaining about UK Gundam Availability > The number of people that are up to date (have watched all of) the UK Gundam releases so far.
Whilst I can understand complaining about availability of a series that you are up to date on, complaining about one that you are not up to date on (IMHO) is kinda rude. Given that the releases so far are mostly quite long series I find it hard to believe so many people are up to date. Of course there will be those who are, and those people are (IMHO) entirely entitled to be frustrated with delays, but for those who are not, perhaps you need to consider your own rate of progress (Again IMHO) before complaining.
thedoctor2016
Mushi-shi
I dont want to watch mine till I get up to chars counterattack cos they are all connected. So I can moan
Jaysgba
Combat Butler
I'm in this boat as well. I can't start watching if it could then be years waiting for a part.
Jaysgba
Combat Butler
And this is irrelevant. We've bought all the AL releases thus far even if we haven't watched them. They're just released too slowly.