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Anime Limited have sent out an email update about how the returns process is starting to look for duplicate items etc:

Good afternoon.

I hope all is well today.

You're receiving this message as you are currently waiting on information regarding a product requiring a return that you received as part of our 12 Days of Christmas 2018 sales.

We today finally have some information we can share with you about returns. We have previously alluded to the fact that the process may differ to how it normally works and we've now had it confirmed that it will be the distribution centre that the are handling this. All through this week they have been getting the necessary paperwork together - as there's a lot involved given the volume of orders - for this to be actioned.

From what we're to understand, for UK orders the distribution centre will be issuing free post return labels that can be used to send the parcel directly back to them. (Though as a quick note, for any orders outside the UK, the process may differ.)

Once the labels have been booked in and generated - which all going well will be during the coming week - we will be sending you a return label and have more concrete details of how the process will work. (Though not definitive, we expect it to be a case where you'll need to take the parcel to a post office and give it to them.)

I appreciate this isn't as definitive an update as we were hoping to bring you today, but we felt you should know things are progressing with this process. As soon as we have all the details we'll be in touch. Once again we really appreciate your patience and understanding on this.

If you have any questions though please don't hesitate to ask.

Kind regards,

Jeremy Graves
Marketing Executive, All The Anime / Anime Ltd.
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Seems simply enough, I'm happy to slap a label on something and drop it off at the post office. :)
 
Tomino wrote an official statement on Hathaway's Flash. It's one of his kinder pieces and I agree with the heart of it.
I'm looking forward to the movie - Original author, Yoshiyuki Tomino

As the original author, I am very pleased and surprised that a novel I wrote almost 30 years ago would get a movie adaptation, let alone a trilogy. When I heard from the people involved with production that the themes in it are ones necessary for the current world, I went back and took a look, and was just stunned.

The real world may very well have regressed instead of progressed. That is why there is meaning to show these themes to the real world here and now, and this is happening thanks to the Gundam fans leading the way.
I have nothing but thanks to everyone pulling the series along.

At the same time, I can imagine that each and every one of you also wishes for the hope of the message of this work, to let the next generation pioneer the solution.

In other words, I imagine that because the generation of Gundam fans that has become adults has realised that the power of fans alone do not have the power to break the stagnation and regression of realism, they have passed it on to this work.

I believed that while there is no need for anime to be realistic, if it is something to be shown in a public place such as in a movie, it should be something that resonates widely with youths.
I believe with the generations of creators being younger, and the audience being younger, these younger generation will one day blaze a trail to the innovation of man - Newtypes.
 
I discovered a fun fact today, the guy whose writing the script for the Hathaway's Flash films, as well as being responsible for scripting Gundam Unicorn, Afro Samurai and Deadman Wonderland amongst others, also scripted Bible Black. This guy's really moving up in the world, or perhaps down, depending on your outlook.
 
Neil.T said:
Do you know if it's on the slate for this year or is it still TBA? Any ideas?
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Looks to be TBA now. The last update was that they couldn't get the Animator Expo shorts to go with the release due to licensing (it will have to be separate *FYI AL only have the rights to the Dragon Dentist before anyone takes my post out of context*).

I know AL have been quiet as of late, but hopefully they start off with the Perfect Blue Ultimate Edition details as February would be the perfect month to release it.
 
HellCat said:
Tomino wrote an official statement on Hathaway's Flash. It's one of his kinder pieces and I agree with the heart of it.
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I love Tomino. Regarding his unkinder pieces, the old directors are my favourite people in the industry, it's like they got to a certain age and level of fame and decided there's no point in being diplomatic any more. They can be scathingly critical in a way that Japanese society generally seems to avoid, and I appreciate that. But Tomino I do particularly like. He's either inspiringly optimistic or verbally Bright-slapping the entire human race, seemingly dependant only on what mood they catch him in on any given day. And he rambles wonderfully into totally unrelated topics (maybe I see a kindred spirit in him, I dunno).

IncendiaryLemon said:
I discovered a fun fact today, the guy whose writing the script for the Hathaway's Flash films, as well as being responsible for scripting Gundam Unicorn, Afro Samurai and Deadman Wonderland amongst others, also scripted Bible Black. This guy's really moving up in the world, or perhaps down, depending on your outlook.
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Maybe one day he can combine the two, there's some good looking Gundam girls.

Seriously though, this is another thing I do like about the Japanese industry - No-one really cares what you've done before. There have been several h-doujin artists who moved into the mainstream - Hell, Kiyohiko Azuma went from drawing porn to drawing Yotsuba, probably one of the most wholesome mangas in existence. It's difficult to imagine someone who's been involved in the production of pornography being allowed the chance to do something similar in UKUSA.
 
ayase said:
Maybe one day he can combine the two, there's some good looking Gundam girls.

Seriously though, this is another thing I do like about the Japanese industry - No-one really cares what you've done before. There have been several h-doujin artists who moved into the mainstream - Hell, Kiyohiko Azuma went from drawing porn to drawing Yotsuba, probably one of the most wholesome mangas in existence. It's difficult to imagine someone who's been involved in the production of pornography being allowed the chance to do something similar in UKUSA.
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Sasha Grey managed to somewhat make the transition to being a traditional actress.
 
I still enjoy Tomino being invited onto a panel of modern Gundam creatives and real scientists to discuss what science can learn from Gundam and just being like "Y'all are dumbasses. This is a kids cartoon I made with influence from magazine articles I half read. Stop over thinking its value."
 
Tomino and gundam these days is weird he just pops up to make a random comment barely helpful and he made in rec in G god knows why its got a recap film. Turn A was good but people dont like these days as it no longer fits and he messed it up more he should have left it fully then. At least it was better ending than Rec in G or Victory were.
 
IncendiaryLemon said:
Sasha Grey managed to somewhat make the transition to being a traditional actress.
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Yeah, but she'll always be "former porn star Sasha Grey" in the way I don't think these guys will always be thought of as "former hentai creators". The difference is the stigma around sex and especially making any kind of money from sex in Anglo-Saxon cultures in particular (massively hypocritical when you consider the rampant use of sex appeal and objectification in marketing in the US and UK - Like the suggestion of sex is fine but people actually involved in porn? Into the bin they go, branded for life). When you're talking about entertainment potentially aimed at/viewed by kids the issue is only compounded - Hell, I know of one European concept artist/character designer for kids' cartoons who also draws gay porn under his own name and afaik it's never been an issue, but can you imagine say, ZONE getting a job on a kids' TV show? All Hell would break loose.

I'm gonna presume, as a fellow known pervert, that you know who ZONE is.

HellCat said:
I still enjoy Tomino being invited onto a panel of modern Gundam creatives and real scientists to discuss what science can learn from Gundam and just being like "Y'all are dumbasses. This is a kids cartoon I made with influence from magazine articles I half read. Stop over thinking its value."
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He's always been entertaining and often thoughtful, but I think I finally knew Tomino was my guy when he started talking overpopulation and global capitalism in this Forbes interview. That and his thoughts about killing fictional characters stemming his genuine murderous impulses, which is equally amusing whether or not he's serious.

thedoctor2016 said:
Tomino and gundam these days is weird he just pops up to make a random comment barely helpful and he made in rec in G god knows why its got a recap film. Turn A was good but people dont like these days as it no longer fits and he messed it up more he should have left it fully then. At least it was better ending than Rec in G or Victory were.
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I think that's also a bit of how things generally are marketed. Look at some random ad here, you'll see something like "from the director of x" or some quote of somebody else saying something about it, hopefully with a big name attached to it.
The Japanese much rather put in quotes or catchphrases of the work itself as ads. That probably also means that success and not success under you belt to give you credibility is much more important than anything else.

Also, don't artists also use a ton of pseodonyms. People over there are shy and withdrawn in general and don't care so very much over other people's way of life, as long as it stays covert. Their whole internet is also way more anonymous than the West is. As long as you're just creating something and it's just a random name tied to that and not so much your face and very person on the flesh most people provenly simply fail to associate that with the person.
.... Is what I'd think why.
 
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