My overall opinion on/of the weekend is that I find the amount of announcements rather disappointing. What are they planning to release this summer?!
Well, for my wallet it's all fine (kind of), but it feels odd that we don't know really "anything" about Q3, and in five/six weeks from here the listings for Q3 are supposed to go live according to a past Manga UK Podcast.
Dannielle said:
- First announcement of the day: One Piece - Strong World. This tenth One Piece movie will be released on June 30th on DVD and Blu-Ray.
- The first nine One Piece films will also be coming to the UK on DVD. The eighth One Piece movie will be dubbed, all other films will be subtitle-only.
I don't give a nickel about One Piece personally, but I think it is a good thing it is licensed and will be released over in the UK.
I am not too confident about the sub-only movies performing well though, but I wish MangaUK the best of luck with this acquisition.
Dannielle said:
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise has been licensed for a UK release. More details in the future.
- The original Ghost in the Shell film will be released as a Blu-Ray Steelbook Edition.
Funimation already stated they are going to give ARISE the "full" treatment later. I think that's what Manga
(Entertainment UK, of course) will be waiting for, which could as well mean that Ghost in the Shell ARISE won't be a 2014 release as I don't really expect the "Mardock Scramble" treatment by Funimation given they are doing the imports.
However. It's a good thing MangaUK announced it before the "full" treatment release by Funimation happens.
Am I excited for ARISE and/or the steelbook? As for the original movie(s) it's in the same boat as Redline, Akira, Ninja Scroll and some other anime movies I just can't figure out whether they are worth watching or buying at all. As for ARISE as things stand I will be buying the new iteration at some point, hoping I can afford it. And then there's the "(culle de) SAC" series I haven't figured out yet how I'll be watching that. I cannot afford the Japanese release, that's for sure. I might resort on "that place everybody knows".
Dannielle said:
- Attack on Titan Part 1 - release date is September 15th on DVD, Blu-Ray and Collector's Edition.
- The Attack on Titan Part 1 Collector's Edition will include a bonus DVD with over 100 minutes of extras, 24-page booklet and a special box. No confirmation of pricing for the Attack on Titan Part 1 Collector's Edition as yet - it will be competitively priced though.
Competitively priced? Compared to what? Cookies?!
Really, either Manga are aware of a certain MVM or Anime Ltd release that might steal everybody's attention
(Toradora much?) or this declaration doesn't make sense to me.
Isn't "
we're releasing everything cheap, but even though authoring/production costs have dropped massively we're not dropping the SRP of Blu-Ray to be equal to DVD" their business model?
And just like Ghost in the Shell I don't know yet what I'll do with Attack on Titan, a classmate of mine has been bugging me quite a bit that I "should watch it
now".
Getting the collector's edition? Maybe. Can't confirm nor deny. It'll depend on the artbox. If it's a flimsy thingy as with FMA:B I might not bother at all and wait for the complete collection, if not longer.
Popular properties often get lower priority from me for a few reasons. So yeah... We'll see what happens. ^_^
Dannielle said:
- Evangelion 3.33 is currently slated for an August release as it stands.
So, when are bets being taken for the next delay?
I AM going to get Evangelion 3.33 LE for sure, I hope on the day of release but it might be some time after depending on other releases that month;period.
(I hope "Wolf Children LE" stays available for a while)
The delays are really annoying though seeing this was meant to be a 2013 release from what I remember from a past Manga UK Podcast.
If this is some mirror for what we can expect for the release date of Evangelion 4.44 we might not see the finale released onto BD until Winter 2017... That is a long wait.
Dannielle said:
- No confirmed date for Psycho-Pass' UK release yet - it'll definitely be before the end of the year.
Well... So I'll be getting it before the end of the decade, I presume. (It's not a lie, assuming Manga doesn't lose the licence before 2018)
Dannielle said:
- Confirmation that as it stands, there will be no complete series collection for Sword Art Online at the request of the licensor.
*scratches head* Well, I am
NOT spending big money on this POPULAR franchise's first season's flawed release method. I might have given in to 2 volumes or an artbox, but like this it's a big no-go! Really, if season 2 also has 4 volumes and the OVA gets a seperate BD release that'd mean it'd take in 9 "slots" on my shelf, which is a lot of space, too much.
Way too much for the amount of episodes versus looks (banner) versus format (singles).
(Sorry Jerome!)
This release of Sword Art Online is most definitely not worth £70, let alone £140/£155 if season 2+OVA get the same treatment.
And I know that "back in the days" everything got released like that, but "back in the days" basically everything got an artbox to hold all parts as well as far as I'm aware.
*cough*
/*takes wallet*/ *start music* Licensor of SAO, this is for you: "YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS" *waves 50 euros at the screen* =P
