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Not much there right now but I will be giving it more love going forward!
UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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Not much there right now but I will be giving it more love going forward!
ussjtrunks
Hunter
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Not much there right now but I will be giving it more love going forward!
D1tchd1gger
Shinigami
If there's a US version of a release already out it's much cheaper to just copy what's out there into discs that are branded with AL or MVM. The Haibane Renmei blu-ray I recently watched had the same warning, but the MVM branding and the BBFC rating are on them.
HellCat
Dragon Knight
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
In theatres Feb 28. The first-ever collaboration between studio khara, the studio behind the EVANGELION Series, and SUNRISE, the home of Mobile Suit Gundam.
gkids.com
GKids have licensed the Gundam GQuuuuuux theatrical preview. And given where most GKids presentations end up in the UK....
Takei Daloui
Vampire Ninja
Mine arrived yesterday so just give it a bit of time I'd say.
On that note, it's really good. Nice box for it but even the bluray box inside is a nice touch.
Rob F1UK
Great Teacher
Ironically, I finally got the "we have your parcel" email from Royal Mail yesterday afternoon, advising that it should be here tomorrow. Odd on the delay though still...
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
Kinda offtopic @teetoni and @Hanners
If you ever do an Ultimate Edition Gundam set again (Like your Seed/Seed Destiny)
Would you ever look at talks with Bandai to get some Gundam Workshop kits as an exclusive MCM bonus? (Or even a HG kit for Gundam sale over £100/150?)
Or even work with Gundam Mad like Manga UK used to do and share a stand?
If you ever do an Ultimate Edition Gundam set again (Like your Seed/Seed Destiny)
Would you ever look at talks with Bandai to get some Gundam Workshop kits as an exclusive MCM bonus? (Or even a HG kit for Gundam sale over £100/150?)
Or even work with Gundam Mad like Manga UK used to do and share a stand?
HellCat
Dragon Knight
Gundam Mad seem to have been chased away from MCM by Bandai having an increasingly larger presence. Seriously, actually promoting their anime brands has slowly morphed into their own little village.
Last time I saw Gundam Mad was at TFNation last August. In a dealer room full of Transformers they basically dominated on Gunpla. Reminded of how Kapow Toys used to be regulars at MCM too but haven't been going since Hasbro likewise started doing their own village of them and handpicked UK retailers.
sniper_samurai
Time-Traveller
February Newswire is up now.
BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
Both Bleaches, Naruto CE, and Slam Dunk are pre-orders for me.
Pretty tasty February personally
Some titles there I'll be picking up, but I do wish they extended the early bird windows (from 7 days to about 14-28 days) to take advantage of the £50 free shipping cap. I don't mind ordering multiple items together and waiting longer but that's just me, curious if others have a similar opinion or so.
BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
Some of the EB periods do overlap for the February slate, plus the Naruto CE is over £50 by itself and Bleach (2004) can be had for the cheapest possible price on release if you're an AU member and have purchased the previous sets. However, I can see how it would be a problem if they were just regular pre-orders with no discounts, and if you're not interested in the overlapping offering.
It would be cool if I could postpone my order from shipping until the EB for Slam Dunk CE started, for example (and add it to my existing shipment), but perhaps there are operational and technical issues with doing something like that on AL's end. It is what it is at the end of the day and I'll do my best to combine orders where I can, if not, I'll just have to eat the £3.50 fee on occasion.
I think the biggest issue caused by the postage costs is that it means the value of the 10% off perk for members is reduced, but the yearly membership cost has remained the same. I've said it previously elsewhere; but a tiered membership system like Crunchyroll have could be a good idea for Anime Limited, where the higher tiers of membership get a reduced free shipping threshold as a perk.
It would be cool if I could postpone my order from shipping until the EB for Slam Dunk CE started, for example (and add it to my existing shipment), but perhaps there are operational and technical issues with doing something like that on AL's end. It is what it is at the end of the day and I'll do my best to combine orders where I can, if not, I'll just have to eat the £3.50 fee on occasion.
I think the biggest issue caused by the postage costs is that it means the value of the 10% off perk for members is reduced, but the yearly membership cost has remained the same. I've said it previously elsewhere; but a tiered membership system like Crunchyroll have could be a good idea for Anime Limited, where the higher tiers of membership get a reduced free shipping threshold as a perk.
Lucky_Deity
Dragon Knight
I'll definitely be pre-ordering Bleach (Part 4), Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Part 2) (HMV Ver.), The First Slam Dunk (4K UHD CE) and Spy x Family CODE: White (CE)
