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Hi folks!

Been a while but have been as ever busy and am just back from Anime NYC. Hope folks are doing well?

Few quick points I wanted to share from feedback I'd read:
Re the titles announced - We realise people are used to brand new titles, but after careful consideration this year we felt it made sense to focus on executing titles we knew we'd have ready about then. This is in part as people have guessed due to how we ship product now as well and our general desire to deliver these products sooner.

Delays are natural - so it'd be wild of me to insist it won't happen but we are working away hard, masters are flowing in and packaging concepts are all approved and in print now. With the new shipping policy it made sense to have product we were comfortable would be available within December (or in case of exceptional issues) January at the latest.

Historically we have brought brand new licenses - but keep in mind we do listen to what people are looking for. While we can't always deliver it on the timeline folks would like (and we would like) I would point out that some of the titles folks are yearning for are on our very own Santa list for the year too. Hopefully we've not been too naughty this year...!
Hope folks are well and regardless of the new titles, you have a great Christmas with the best anime releases at some really good price points!

Very best,

AP

PS - I wasn't on the filming (same as Keith) as we were busy delivering the products! We're doing an Ask Andrew in due course this week so you'll still see me on the old YouTube too .

<blockquote data-quote="anime_andrew" data-source="post: 662072" data-attributes="member: 187">Hi folks!Been a while but have been as ever busy and am just back from Anime NYC.&nbsp; Hope folks are doing well?Few quick points I wanted to share from feedback I'd read:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Re the titles announced - We realise people are used to brand new titles, but after careful consideration this year we felt it made sense to focus on executing titles we knew we'd have ready about then.&nbsp; This is in part as people have guessed due to how we ship product now as well and our general desire to deliver these products sooner. 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Delays are natural - so it'd be wild of me to insist it won't happen but we are working away hard, masters are flowing in and packaging concepts are all approved and in print now.&nbsp; With the new shipping policy it made sense to have product we were comfortable would be available within December (or in case of exceptional issues) January at the latest. 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Historically we have brought brand new licenses - but keep in mind we do listen to what people are looking for.&nbsp; While we can't always deliver it on the timeline folks would like (and we would like) I would point out that some of the titles folks are yearning for are on our very own Santa list for the year too.&nbsp; Hopefully we've not been too naughty this year...!</li>
</ul>Hope folks are well and regardless of the new titles, you have a great Christmas with the best anime releases at some really good price points!Very best,APPS - I wasn't on the filming (same as Keith) as we were busy delivering the products!&nbsp; We're doing an Ask Andrew in due course this week so you'll still see me on the old YouTube too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anime_andrew, post: 662072, member: 187"] Hi folks! Been a while but have been as ever busy and am just back from Anime NYC. Hope folks are doing well? Few quick points I wanted to share from feedback I'd read: [LIST] [*][B]Re the titles announced - [/B]We realise people are used to brand new titles, but after careful consideration this year we felt it made sense to focus on executing titles we knew we'd have ready about then. This is in part as people have guessed due to how we ship product now as well and our general desire to deliver these products sooner. [*][B]Delays are natural - [/B]so it'd be wild of me to insist it won't happen but we are working away hard, masters are flowing in and packaging concepts are all approved and in print now. With the new shipping policy it made sense to have product we were comfortable would be available within December (or in case of exceptional issues) January at the latest. [*][B]Historically we have brought brand new licenses [/B]- but keep in mind we do listen to what people are looking for. While we can't always deliver it on the timeline folks would like (and we would like) I would point out that some of the titles folks are yearning for are on our very own Santa list for the year too. Hopefully we've not been too naughty this year...! [/LIST] Hope folks are well and regardless of the new titles, you have a great Christmas with the best anime releases at some really good price points! [B][/B] Very best, AP PS - I wasn't on the filming (same as Keith) as we were busy delivering the products! We're doing an Ask Andrew in due course this week so you'll still see me on the old YouTube too :D. [/QUOTE]