UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread

So despite the info sheet and AL’s website listing them; Re:Zero Season 2 part 1 doesn’t have any on-disc extras at all.

I haven’t got there yet but I’m assuming that all the extras are on one of the discs in the part 2 set and AL just didn’t bother to check before marketing. Can anyone confirm that Part 2 does indeed have extras?
 
xp_version1 said:
So despite the info sheet and AL’s website listing them; Re:Zero Season 2 part 1 doesn’t have any on-disc extras at all.

I haven’t got there yet but I’m assuming that all the extras are on one of the discs in the part 2 set and AL just didn’t bother to check before marketing. Can anyone confirm that Part 2 does indeed have extras?
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From what I've read on Normanic Grav's blog, Part 2 does include extras, particularly on disc 2. It has both textless openings and both textless closings, as well as promo videos and commercials. I reckon it's because of Crunchyroll US releasing Season 2 as a complete collection, rather than 2 parts.
 
Magical Senshi said:
From what I've read on Normanic Grav's blog, Part 2 does include extras, particularly on disc 2. It has both textless openings and both textless closings, as well as promo videos and commercials. I reckon it's because of Crunchyroll US releasing Season 2 as a complete collection, rather than 2 parts.
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That's correct. Crunchyroll released Season 2 as one complete set whereas Anime Limited split it up into two parts, and since the UK release re-uses the US discs (with AL's intro logo and discs being region locked), those extras are on Part 2 Disc 2.
 
Over on the Anime On-Line site, I cheered when I saw Love Live Superstar - Season 2 available for pre-order only to find out there's no English track.

Why only dub the first season and not the others?
 
adamclark83 said:
Why only dub the first season and not the others?
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Multiple factors come into play when dubbing shows. Licensing costs, numerous voice actors costs/wages, voice actor availability/schedules (possible characters having to be re-cast), studio fees, and most importantly Blu-ray sales figure targets.

All the well-known anime dubbing company studios in the USA eg. (Aniplex USA, Crunchyroll, Discotek, Netflix, Sentai and Viz Media) need to make money and they all have contracts which take into account the (above).

In the case of Love Live Superstar Season 2 as you have stated, while extremely popular in Japan (Love Live franchise) and is guaranteed to make money, in the west however there are fans of the series but not as many unlike in Japan. So taking into consideration that season 2 was never dubbed and the factors above, this is my hypothetical guess - Season 1 sold poorly = No S2 Dub.

Hope this helps.
 
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Are anime limited no longer making dvds and moved to blu ray only ? Just that there seems to be no dvd of eminence of the shadow and no news of a dvd of cyberpunk edgerunners that is out next year.
 
Dragon Slayer said:
In the case of Love Live Superstar Season 2 as you have stated, while extremely popular in Japan (Love Live franchise) and is guaranteed to make money, in the west however there are fans of the series but not as many unlike in Japan. So taking into consideration that season 2 was never dubbed and the factors above, this is my hypothetical guess - Season 1 sold poorly = No S2 Dub.
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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.
 
Kireek said:
Are anime limited no longer making dvds and moved to blu ray only ? Just that there seems to be no dvd of eminence of the shadow and no news of a dvd of cyberpunk edgerunners that is out next year.
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Kireek said:
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.
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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.
 
Relaxo said:
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.
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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.
 
Googlyhead said:
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.
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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.
 
Dai said:
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.
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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.
 
Googlyhead said:
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.
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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.
 
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