UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread

Shadow Cat said:
So what was the point of taking over Rightstuf. I though the whole idea was they wanted the biggest chunk of the market

Instead they killed off the well known brand after saying they wouldnt....

And now (pretty much) killing off their own store....

I would almost bet this time next year CR will say theyre closing the store completely due to "lack of demand" or whatever

I know the gaming/playstation side is a different compay. But it does seem like Sony are going out to kill off physical media

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Edit - Wasnt this whole CR x Funimation thing down to CR wanting an easier way to get physical disks in peoples houses rather than having to work with other companies?

Seems like theyre doing the complete opposite over the last 5 years
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My theory is that sony came to Kleckner and he was starting to have doubts about the viability of Rightstuf and sony told him you can let us buy you out and you can retire or we'll run you out of business. So guess what choice Kleckner made? Basically he tucked his tail between his legs and ran away like the scared mangy cur he is leaving all the faithful RS customers holding the bag.
 
I'm not sure when it was uploaded but Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest is available to stream on Crunchyroll now.

Outside of a limited U.S. theatrical release this is the first time it's legally available to watch in English (Japanese with English subtitles to be specific, there is no English dub).

This takes place prior to S3 which originally aired with this missing so I'm glad to see all the series is available to watch now.

The movie, Our Promise: A Brand New Day is only available via blu-ray though which may or may not be OOP, I'm not so sure on that one.
 
Sailor Moon Steelbooks Delayed.

New release dates are as follows according to Amazon.co.uk listings.
  • Sailor Moon: Season 1 – 26th October 2026
  • Sailor Moon R: Season 2 – 30th November 2026
  • Sailor Moon S: Season 3 – 28th December 2026
  • Sailor Moon SuperS: Season 4 – 25th January 2027
  • Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars – Season 5 – 22nd February 2027
 
Looking at their store and whats for sale almost feels like they looked at Zavvi and thought "You know what, lets copy that"

Again, to my point of why... All they've done is change a once great rightsuf into one of those stores where you think you could get everything and more from literally any other site so why use it lol
 
sniper_samurai said:
Who wants a Frieren branded vintage Leeds United jersey, yours for €71 plus shipping.
The new stuff on there is obscenely priced.
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Dai said:
Oh no, they went full hipster. £44 Chainsaw Man t-shirts? £70 shorts? Who is this rubbish for?
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Jeez... like say what you will about Shein and Temu (haven't shopped on either for a while now for ethical reasons so not disputing there are valid criticisms to be made)... at least they have some rly nice all over print t-shirts at much cheaper price points and not so much "it's got a logo on a plain boring background, now shut up and let us take all your money" 😅
 
Looks like CR is trying to make sure no one will be able to buy physical releases of anime and trying to force people to stream anime on their streaming service. Are they self-sabotaging or just dumb? Or do they just love to piss people off?
 
Shadow Cat said:
Looking at their store and whats for sale almost feels like they looked at Zavvi and thought "You know what, lets copy that"

Again, to my point of why... All they've done is change a once great rightsuf into one of those stores where you think you could get everything and more from literally any other site so why use it lol
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I imagine they paid a significant amount to buy Rightstuf too, and to what end, killing the successful business as it existed in less than three years? :confused:
 
I only buy anime from Crunchyroll, no manga or merch, and they are down to 374 titles now. Rightstuf generally had 2000+ titles in their listings. My annual Ultimate Fan subscription runs out at the beginning of January, so if the store continues to drop their physical releases, I'll probably drop my sub to the regular fan tier for streaming access only. At least I'll be able to participate in any Holiday sales they may have this year before my subscription is done.
 
I'm just glad I decided to use my 20% off voucher I got after a complaint.
Annoyingly the title I ordered soon came down to the same price in the regular sales through HMV etc.
So I didn't really gain.
Not even going to try to work out their motive.
 
Heck, I may not even buy any more anime at CR before my subscription runs out - not only did I lose my 15% discount on everything, but there is no free shipping any longer, so basically that will add $15-$20 more to each title I would order. It would probably be cheaper for me to import Blu-rays from the UK!

EDIT: I'm going to have to bite my tongue on this thought, as I just now saw Crunchyroll is releasing 5 anime steelbooks in November. Grr! 😮‍💨
 
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zrdb said:
My theory is that sony came to Kleckner and he was starting to have doubts about the viability of Rightstuf and sony told him you can let us buy you out and you can retire or we'll run you out of business. So guess what choice Kleckner made? Basically he tucked his tail between his legs and ran away like the scared mangy cur he is leaving all the faithful RS customers holding the bag.
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A the risk of repeating myself the final dissolution of Rightsuf has occured and a lot of posts over at ANN concur with my own opinion and Kleckner DID leave all the RS customers literally holding the bag. RIP RS-you were the best place to buy anime on the internet by far.
 
It took ages for DBZ Kai to come to blu ray, do we think DB Super Beerus will take as long, or will be more like a standard current release that comes out a year or earlier after airing
 
RinzlerRedline said:
It took ages for DBZ Kai to come to blu ray, do we think DB Super Beerus will take as long, or will be more like a standard current release that comes out a year or earlier after airing
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Given we still don't have a release date for a DB Daima blu-ray in this country, I wouldn't hold your breath on a Super: Beerus release being particularly timely...
 
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