UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

Scavenger said:
The Kaze screenshot is not from the same frame. His cheek is moving as he talks.
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Explains that 😹 I always assumed those click to see the comparison shots were of the same frame.

I do wonder how easy it is to spot these things in usual viewing as I usually find things differ quite a bit between dedicated bluray players and using software like VLC Bluray playback. Some seem to work better than others

and the color difference between a Proart Q PC monitor and normal Samsung TV. I dont even need to be fussy about this as the color is completely different

The banding on that Anime Limited release is actually pretty awful, but only because I bothered looking for it. Normally I dont look for things like this and would rather just watch the show for the art/story... not to see if someone has a staircase on their back like the Kaze Bluray

I just decided to pause the youtube video I was watching to see if it had banding issues, and yep, sure does. But even after listing to this for the ?? time over the last few years, its never something I've really noticed before, and not something I would want to look out for as I feel like it would take away from the enjoyment of the show

Thats just my 2 cents anyway
 
Shadow Cat said:
Explains that 😹 I always assumed those click to see the comparison shots were of the same frame.

I do wonder how easy it is to spot these things in usual viewing as I usually find things differ quite a bit between dedicated bluray players and using software like VLC Bluray playback. Some seem to work better than others

and the color difference between a Proart Q PC monitor and normal Samsung TV. I dont even need to be fussy about this as the color is completely different
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You're mising the point. The disc must deliver a faithful representation of what the artists worked on. Then you are free to use whatever terrible playback software or monitor and have it messes with it. You are also free to care and use the appropriate equipement. The main point is, a release shouldn't hinder the second possibility by being flawed.

Shadow Cat said:
The banding on that Anime Limited release is actually pretty awful, but only because I bothered looking for it. Normally I dont look for things like this and would rather just watch the show for the art/story... not to see if someone has a staircase on their back like the Kaze Bluray
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Quite a flex you're doing here.

Shadow Cat said:
I just decided to pause the youtube video I was watching to see if it had banding issues, and yep, sure does. But even after listing to this for the ?? time over the last few years, its never something I've really noticed before, and not something I would want to look out for as I feel like it would take away from the enjoyment of the show
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You do realise you had to check for banding on a low bitrate medium with , and say it compares to what we observe on a highbitrate one? Shrug moment.
 
When it comes to banding issues on anime Blu-rays, the milestone to be measured by is the first Cyber City Oedo 808 Blu-ray. Worse than that, or better than that?

I'm a tolerant guy, and give disappointing discs passes when the experience of watching the show outweighs the experience of watching the disc. You got to remember, I grew up watching my favourite movies on pan and scan VHS on 21" CRT TVs, so I have a high tolerance...

But Cyber City Oedo 808 got me writing an e-mail to complain.
 
HWR said:
A recent tweet suggests that IN/SPECTRE is now low in stock in case anyone else is on the fence about getting it now or waiting for the Xmas sale.
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Uh... Where did this information come from? On their Twitter account?
By the way, until when are the promotions? I guess I won't make it in time :/
 
fabio de lunatico said:
I'd been procrastinating over Silver Spoon for a couple of years. Low stock alert finally prompted me into action.
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That is such a good series, glad you are getting yourself a copy. The series reminds me so much of the Dairy Farm area I live in here in Lancaster PA. Some of my relatives had dairy farms we used to visit all the time when I was growing up, and I loved watching the milking of the cows in the barn and the milk truck come to collect all the milk out of the big storage vat. I chomped on the molasses-based cow feed, played in the corn crib, and climbed all over the tractors and harvesting equiment in the storage sheds. I even got chased by the unfriendly goose down by the farm pond and got zapped by the electric fences around the pastures, lol.
 
There is an anime limited survey that you can still fill out until midnight tonight. I got a link/reminder in my email his morning, so if you are interested then give it a look.

This is the first time in years I just didn't get anything in a big Anime Limited sale. Partly because I couldn't think of anything to go with the buy-one-get-one-free deal with Revolutionary Girl Utena.
 
They're all available... I guess. Meaning most of them were on sale. I only added INU-OH and Gunbuster, but both are already released. But I ordered on Sunday, so maybe they'll ship any moment.
 
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Ascendance of a Bookworm postponded some more (not really a surprise):

"You're receiving this email as you've placed an order for the Ascendance of a Bookworm Collector's Edition from our AllTheAnime.com store.

We're contacting you to let you know that unfortunately the release date of this item has been moved to November 27th, 2023.

Sadly, due to delays with receipt of the Blu-ray masters for this title which are entirely beyond our control, this has necessitated us moving this release to the date mentioned above to allow sufficient time for these delays to be resolved. We're as frustrated at this additional delay as we imagine you will be, and please rest assured that we're working tirelessly to complete production of this product as soon as possible. Needless to say, your order will ship as soon as completed stock arrives at our fulfilment centre, and we apologise for the further disappointment."
 
Joe said:
One step closer to them offering an early-bird price during the Christmas sale two years in a row!
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I know the policy wasn't in place then but if it were, my December 2022 order wouldn't ship until the end of November 2023.

That's pretty ridiculous considering when I ordered it, the original date was what, March? Having my entire order be held back because of a 8 month delay would be maddening.
 
Yeah, that's the last straw for me - I'm contacting AL and cancelling all my remaining Christmas 2022 pre-orders - for Ascendance of a Bookworm CE, Nadia UE, and Tower of God UE. Way too many dang delays. Forget me placing any pre-orders during any future Holiday sales, either. They've pretty much lost my pre-order business for good, now. I'll wait until any CEs are in stock and pick them up on sale some other time.

EDIT: So unfortunately AL got lucky with these three pre-orders from me. The credit card I used to purchase these was cancelled earlier this year due to theft and fraudulent charges, so I can't have my payment refunded back to the card. So I'll just have to let these sit it out to release. Definitely no more pre-orders from AL for me, though.
 
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