Announcement + Roundup from the May MCM Expo

[MaxonTreik]

Nothing catches my eye there. Disappointing.

 

[Reaper gI]

I guess the Samurai Champloo thing was more of an issue of it selling exceptionally well over here in comparison to the US where its just doing a little better than OK.

No it did exceptionaly well over there too. I'm guessing this just means the atrociously bad BD FUNi put out didn't sell.

 

[fabio de lunatico]

Very interesting! I shall eagerly await reviews/screenshots.

It was the screenshots on this review that first alerted eagle-eyed fans to the possibility that it was a new encode. Note the grain; the previous release had scrubbed it all away with DNR.

 

[ilmaestro]

So, the new version is just randomly "out there"? It's not actually been advertised as such/no way of knowing if your set will have it or not?

note: I started actively avoiding anything involving the words "Champloo" and "Funiamtion" as soon as I saw the screenshots from the original "effort", so feel free to just kick me in the general direction of google. ^^;

 

[Just Passing Through]

So, the new version is just randomly "out there"? It's not actually been advertised as such/no way of knowing if your set will have it or not?

note: I started actively avoiding anything involving the words "Champloo" and "Funiamtion" as soon as I saw the screenshots from the original "effort", so feel free to just kick me in the general direction of google. ^^;

The new release is out under the Anime Classics label, it was released on May 24th

 

[ilmaestro]

Cheers!

Funimation sure are some dumb ****s these days, it almost beggars belief.