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Came home expecting SAO II unboxing, got something even better :)

I haven't watched Second Raid yet, but Fumoffu is definitely my favourite of the first two! Great dub too.
 
Does Fumoffu count as a spin-off? It mostly features the same characters (though perhaps with a slightly different balance and more time with side characters) and I think at least most of the events could be "canon" without posing any major problems. It's really just another season that focusses more on the "lighter" (and school) side of the show, with Second Raid focussing more on the other aspects of the show.

I don't know what the official line is though, it's quite possible that it is counted as a spin-off (or something along those lines).
 
Smeelia said:
Does Fumoffu count as a spin-off? It mostly features the same characters (though perhaps with a slightly different balance and more time with side characters) and I think at least most of the events could be "canon" without posing any major problems. It's really just another season that focusses more on the "lighter" (and school) side of the show, with Second Raid focussing more on the other aspects of the show.

I don't know what the official line is though, it's quite possible that it is counted as a spin-off (or something along those lines).
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I was thinking that even if it isn't, surely it's got to be in AL's interests to play it as one, because it doesn't look good if you release the first season of a show on blu-ray and the third season of a show on blu-ray, but not the second, especially not when the US release is AB friendly. And I would have thought "the spin-off series is exclusive to the set" works just as well as "the second series is exclusive to the set", without sabotaging their standard releases.

Looking on their Facebook, the £100 pricetag is putting a lot of people off. As somebody who's never seen the series before, that's not a price I would be comfortable paying, especially when you pick up longer US TV series for much lower prices. I should clarify, I don't expect AL to match US TV prices or get anywhere close, but when you can pick up more than three times the playable content (not including extras) for half the price, it gets a tad ridiculous. So I'd imagine a standard release would probably do quite well.
 
It really depends on how much you like a series. I would easily pay 100 if not more for a complete zetsubou collection for example (not that I think it's ever going to happen but I would). Also I would go for katanagatari for about 100 and tatami galaxy would be awesome (why do most of my 10/10s have to be not available in the UK XD).
 
FMP is one of my favorite shows, so am so excited for this. I'll keep my Zavvi order for now, as it's cheaper than the AlltheAnime store. Plus, it's not out for 3 months, and prefer to pay closer to the time. (If you can get it to £100 on your webstore, I'll move my order! :))

I've sold off my standard Funi Blu-Rays for this. Thanks so much for giving one of my favorite series such a special release.
 
The new FMP ultimate edition looks pretty fantastic honestly, i think i'll be pre-ordering it as soon as i get my pay in, just so i know i have the funds available. My favourite series shall get my support, easily, hah.

On the note of Fumoffu, it's the side-story novels, it's not so much a spin-off series. It's covering the lighter aspect of the series, the school life. Though the other chapters that never got animated cover sagaras past, some of kurzs and the mithril cast. So it's fairly broad in what it covers, the series just covers the majority of the school life material. Shame we never got the monty python skit animated D:
 
Ive had enough of moaning about price you get something I would pay £150 for and I haven't seen the show I know I pay for UBW from Japan and that release showed me Digipacks make it look 100x time more Collectors three amaray cases are going make it look worse than a digipack would imo as I love my GL set even with the dodgy tray
 
Buzzkillington said:
anime_andrew said:
Fear not! Zavvi has it at a tasty £99.99 if you're that way inclined....link here.
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Having just checked my Amazon order and seeing it's sitting at £105, I think I'd rather pay that extra £5 than risk Zavvi sending it in a jiffy bag or something lol.
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As I said before my Gurren Lagann UE was sent from Zavvi in a cardboard mailer. For the £5 difference I'll be sticking with Amazon too though, I don't want to potentially be saddled with an additional €30-€40 tax bill due to Zavvi shipping from outside the EU.
 
The amarays/cushioned box sounds interesting, especially considering that it directly addresses an issue that they previously had with one of the Kill la Kill sets. Good to see AL continuing to learn and adapt on the packaging front.

Price-wise, absolutely fine with me. FMP is a very good show. Nearly 50 episodes, a nice looking art book and premium packaging. Nadia was what, about £50? 30 odd episodes and a chipboard box. The Japanese set is currently going for c£250. The US sets are the cheapest of the lot, but then there's no complete collection box set, and the individual releases don't look anywhere near as nice IMO.

With the level at which the premium packaging is operating now, I can't wait to see what AL have in store for Escaflowne!
 
I'll be interested to see the quality of the transfer - I presume when it says upscaled it's because the show wasn't animated in HD to begin with?
 
Lavigne said:
The amarays/cushioned box sounds interesting, especially considering that it directly addresses an issue that they previously had with one of the Kill la Kill sets. Good to see AL continuing to learn and adapt on the packaging front.

Price-wise, absolutely fine with me. FMP is a very good show. Nearly 50 episodes, a nice looking art book and premium packaging. Nadia was what, about £50? 30 odd episodes and a chipboard box. The Japanese set is currently going for c£250. The US sets are the cheapest of the lot, but then there's no complete collection box set, and the individual releases don't look anywhere near as nice IMO.

With the level at which the premium packaging is operating now, I can't wait to see what AL have in store for Escaflowne!
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OMG, I forgot about Escaflowne - i really hope they take that show's release in a similar direction
 
Yeah I can't say im too disappointed we're losing the oversized digipacks. Amarays can look nice especially if they use good design and layout like these. In a perfect world we'd get standard sized digipacks (from their other releases) inside the larger box but I think what they've done is great.

After escaflowne I don't think we know of any ultimate editions. I wonder if it's a line we'll see sparingly now like once a year or two, especially as AL said they don't really want see it being used for new shows. Let's think of shows AL should give the Ultimate treatment to ;)
 
I'd love to see them picking up something like Super Dimension Century Orguss - it got a beautiful JP LE release. Discotek are bringing it out in the States but DVD-only for now.

Beyond Escaflowne I'm not sure any of the other shows that we know AL have would warrant the UE treatment. Perhaps Bebop at some point if they could get the movie and/or the OST.

I agree with the general stance of limiting pimped-up editions to 'classic' shows.

Another show that springs to mind is El Hazard, although BV have only released the original OAV on BD so far.
 
britguy said:
Let's think of shows AL should give the Ultimate treatment to ;)
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Future Boy Conan :p Or Space Runaway Ideon, Gunbuster, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Lupin III...

There are a bunch that I'd like to see get an Ultimate Edition but out of those that AL have rights to the Makoto Shinkai collection could well be one. Or Perfect Blue, if a new transfer is ever done. Or, indeed, Mobile Suit Gundam though I have the feeling that AL would have done one first time round if they could have.
 
I think an Evangelion Ultimate Edition is an obvious one. It's hard for me to say, all my favourite shows are already owned by other UK companies. Stuff like Madoka, Steins;Gate, FMA:B, K-On, etc are all shows I'd want a really great UE of but are all owned by Manga. I guess Kiniro Mosaic but I think I'd be the only one buying that haha.
 
black1blade said:
AL would do good to nab LOTGH and make an ultimate ed from that even if it's DVD.
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I don't know, the general consensus seems to be people are happy it's been picked up, but nobody's convinced it'll be successful.

I've never seen it before, but everyone seems to think it's a cult affair and there may very well be a reason it's only just been picked up.
 
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