I still do when I can only because its a bit cheaper than blu ray normally, I'm after both series I have just mentioned and there seems to be no dvd option as far as i can see.
UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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Pen Pen🐧
Completely Average High School Student
Did your tracking change to in transit again after a couple of days. I’m thinking it could have been a Royal Mail issue
Magical Senshi
Vampire Ninja
Or in the US, no plans for a Season 2 BD release. And at this point, I don't know if Yohane the Parhelion, which Anime Limited already released, will get a US BD at all either.
Whilest mass producing DVDs might be cheaper than Blu-ray, that's only true as long as the sales numbers are at least somehow equal...
However for many titles, the Blu-rays outsold the DVDs by a huge margin, like 5:1 - with the DVD release struggling to even reach the amount that would equal the minimum print run...
Neither MVM nor Anime Ltd released any Anime DVD this year - however Anime Ltd released Godzilla Minus One on DVD.
Whilest we might(!) see a DVD release for any other larger movie (as they could share the discs with France to avoid that minimum print run problem) it's unlikely that Anime Ltd UK will ever release an anime series on DVD, if an HD master is available.
ussjtrunks
Hunter
Not yet no
Dragon Slayer
Flame Haze
Very true and a valid point. Then again it could be something simple as waiting for approvals from the licensor.
Googlyhead
School Idol
I can’t really see any reason to buy a DVD version of a title if there’s a BR option. I don’t really think saying “I’ll buy it if it’s cheaper” would work for many people either, as the difference is likely to be minimal (especially as a proportion) unless you’re just looking at heavy discounting for stock clearance - which in turn implies demand and profitability issues.
Would there be many potential (physical media) customers who don’t have a BR player (but DVD only) at this point? At the low end, DVD has effectively been replaced by streaming.
One thing I do lament is that we no longer tend to get a dvd version bundled with the BR release.
I know the original justification was to encourage those not yet with a BR player to purchase, but it’s also a nice tangible bonus.
Dai
Dragon Knight
I like having the bundled DVD as a backup, so I do miss that no one seems to include those anymore. Especially considering the horrors on this thread.
Pen Pen🐧
Completely Average High School Student
I’m assuming your order was also to Ireland also. hopefully our orders show up eventually
ussjtrunks
Hunter
Yeah was only 1 order hopefully it gets sent again when Al reopen after ChristmasI’m assuming your order was also to Ireland also. hopefully our orders show up eventually
BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
This is why I sometimes prefer manga - sure, they can yellow, fox, or whatever - but for the most part, I know they'll still be readable in 50-100 years.
Like what is mentioned in that thread; the best way to back up optical media (or any important files) is to rip it onto a hard disk drive. Ideally you should have three copies of anything important (two copies in two separate HDDs and a third copy somewhere else, such as in cloud storage, for example).
Of course HDDs have a lifespan themselves so it's important to regularly check their health and buy replacements to copy over your important files before they fail.
cfx
Student Council President
I prefer that DVDs are no longer included; it's just extra junk I have no use for. I'm glad that Crunchyroll UK never includes them even in cases where the US sets do have them.
gloomranger
Kiznaiver
While the DVD format is going the way of the dodo, I wouldn't be against SDBD potentially taking it's place. Everything isn't going to be upgraded or remastered into high definition. I'm also not particularly wild about AI upscales becoming the new norm either. While the folks at MediaOCD (i.e AnimEigo and Discotek) have seemingly used AstroRes responsibly to upgrade some titles that had no chance of a proper restoration, I fear we'll see other companies take advantage of the technology to produce shoddy AI "remasters" similar to Interstella 5555 and Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend. I think it's an oppurtunity for older anime to get a new lease on life in a more economical package. Perhaps long running shows like Detective Conan or Gintama might find more success if collecting the series on physical media isn't such a daunting and/or expensive endeavor. Just some food for thought I've been pondering about lately.
cfx
Student Council President
I'm fine with DVD or SDBD for things that will never be HD. I object to AI upscaling out of principle; a big part of the appeal of anime is the fact that people drew it and put their artistry into it. The results of AI upscaling, in my view, are no longer those artists' original work but a usually inferior facsimile of it. I can accept it to restore previously cut scenes or other such things where bits of an original are no longer available, but I don't think it should ever be used for an entire work.
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
I would always go bluray over DVD as I wouldnt want to watch shows like Demon Slayer or Attack on Titan in 480/576p
And DVD vs SDBD I would still choose bluray because of the higher bitrate and more storage on the disks
Anything I think I'm not sure I'd enjoy or not worth buying a bluray, I'd just stream with dvd being my last chance choice
And DVD vs SDBD I would still choose bluray because of the higher bitrate and more storage on the disks
Anything I think I'm not sure I'd enjoy or not worth buying a bluray, I'd just stream with dvd being my last chance choice
sniper_samurai
Time-Traveller
Agree. I have both the dvd and sdbd sets of Fist of the North Star and the size difference is insane, going from a massive 20 disc box a few inches thick to a 3 disc standard amaray. Plus the picture is cleaner on the bd due to the better codec being used.
cfx
Student Council President
I'd never buy a DVD if there is an actual HD Blu-ray available. DVD quality isn't really good enough in my opinion. I stop at Blu-ray though; I have absolutely no interest in 4K UHD, and I do not like the revisionist nature of HDR. I'm really irritated when the only way to get a Blu-ray or improved Blu-ray is buying a combo pack with a UHD.
Girls with Guns
Shinki
Yep, it's Blu-ray-only for me, too - I haven't bought any DVDs since about 2008, other than DVD sets of television or anime series that weren't available on Blu-ray. Even before Blu-rays ever became a thing, I was still bothered by the picture quality of DVDs, even though they were a big step up over VHS, so I only ever actually bought a handful of DVDs through the '90s and '00s. Instead I rented all my DVD movies from Netflix or Blockbuster. That's why when Blu-ray first came into being, I was a very early adopter of the format and upgraded all of my electronics to HD by 2007, and left the DVD format in the dust.
And like @cfx, I'm not that interested in 4K, so I never jumped on that bandwagon like I did with Blu-ray and HD - I own a 4K BD Player, but I have no 4K TV or projector to use it with, and I'm in no hurry to buy anything else 4K unless my current TV or projector die. My first-gen Sharp Aquos 52" HDTV I bought in 2007 is still going strong, and my Epson projector in my theater is HD/3D. I'm a huge 3D fan so I still want to be able to view my 200+ 3D Blu-ray movies in my collection.
And like @cfx, I'm not that interested in 4K, so I never jumped on that bandwagon like I did with Blu-ray and HD - I own a 4K BD Player, but I have no 4K TV or projector to use it with, and I'm in no hurry to buy anything else 4K unless my current TV or projector die. My first-gen Sharp Aquos 52" HDTV I bought in 2007 is still going strong, and my Epson projector in my theater is HD/3D. I'm a huge 3D fan so I still want to be able to view my 200+ 3D Blu-ray movies in my collection.