Ghost In The Shell: Arise UK DVD

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Gavrev

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Hi peeps, Nice to be here (newbie!).. Sorry if I'm repeating someone else in here (I didn't spot any thread but I can be blind at times hehe), but does anyone have any details relating to any potential UK DVD release date for the new series?
 
No news regarding ARISE yet for UK. Manga UK don't tend to release sub-only releases unless a dub is available which ARISE will most likely have from Funimation. I estimate a possible release sometime in 2015.
 
I thought it might be something like that! haha.. I was hoping for this year, but who knows eh? Thanks NormanicGrav! :)
 
Yeah.. I'm guessing that since there appears to be no official news beyond the rather expensive Japanese import, that it's easier (and likely better) to hang on until 'they' announce an official date for release. It is quite frustrating that these things don't happen a little quicker - UK DVD releases of Evangelion, Steins Gate (the film) and the works of Makoto Shinkai spring to mind when I contemplate such finger-tapping exercises..
 
Shiroi Hane said:
Not to mention that the US sub-only release is an import.
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I have to wonder how that actually did for Funi.
I imported Funi's Import for Border 1, yet they never did anything with Border 2, so I had to get that from Japan.
What bugs me even more is that the case Funi used is much cheaper and thinner than the JP one, so the two are inconsistent already.
 
Yeah.. I've noticed that sometimes releases don't seem to do too well and they just stop.. Very ungraciously. I don't have any such examples of anime to the fore of my mind (unless you count the horribly mismanaged and bastardised Urotsukidoji.. lol) but off the beaten track, the last series of the BBC spoof satellite show KYTV (and there were only three) simply never got released, even though they put the first two out! Management huh?!
 
I can see us getting it in 2016.

I think this because episode 3 of 4 doesn't come out in Japan until 8/6/2014. They are about 6 months apart, so add the last episode and the long time it takes to dub, then add more for us to get it.
 
Yeah, this could similarly be right - Am I right in thinking that there are just four 1 hour (or so) episodes, or did I dream that bit? It would make sense that they'd finish the thing as a boxset before packaging and distributing!
 
I agree.. A much better way to acquire your anime, so long as they're reasonably priced.. (this is why I regret missing grabbing a new copy of Planetes and why I'm glad I got Gurren Lagann when I did. This always makes me think a few times before deciding "later..")
 
The Mardock Scramble movies were sold separately despite also being 50 minutes long.
With a higher profile title like Ghost in the Shell, why would they not release them individually? Why would the licensor allow Funi/Manga to?
In people's minds Boxset usually = Cheap, and I doubt people would buy the boxset for ~£60 at once.
You know how ****** the UK industry can be sometimes. I'll once again refer to the people on facebook who stated they would only buy Stand Alone Complex on BD if it was in complete season sets for £25.
 
Mangaranga said:
I'll once again refer to the people on facebook who stated they would only buy Stand Alone Complex on BD if it was in complete season sets for £25.
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Seriously? Cheapskates. Each series is 24 episodes. Steins Gate for example is 25 episodes and that's about £40-45 at the moment for both parts.

I don't mind paying a bit more for a decent release or a bit more still for a limited edition/collectors edition. I personally am not willing to pay Japanese prices though, I mean £400 odd for a 24 episode series. Madness. One off purchase like a film that's more than what it is here, maybe, depends on the price, what it is and some other circumstances.
 
Heheheh they probably will sell them separately, and I agree about the ****** UK industry. It's just a personal preference for myself when considering what to look at. I mentioned before that pre-film Evangelion looked like a good series, but at about £15 per disc and about a million discs for the series I'd previously missed out on it, not least because of expense. By example I got Love Hina, Azumanga Daioh, Ergo Proxy and Paniponi Dash, to name but a few, in boxsets for very reasonable cost. This made it cheaper, and ultimately the individual discs can sometimes be hard to acquire because of stockist issues. Under those circumstances boxsets become a welcome thing since they usually guarantee you get the whole series. Another thing to bear in mind is that Japanese discs tend towards being expensive because they don't have the archivist mindset that we have in the west, and tend to view the anime scene as a passing thing, or at best something to be accessed online these days, hence the expense to import. On the basis that SAC can be bought for a very reasonable sum these days, I'd hope that four 1 hr GITS discs would come in a smidge cheaper than £60, but I guess it's all pie in the sky until it's released anyway.. Let's just hope they DO see the light of day over here..
 
Well the UK in general is a very price conscious market, just look at UK video game sales for proof. When you compare the price of anime with the price of other TV boxsets on BD, I can see where the £25 argument comes from. Of course anime is a special case anyway, there's many reasons it has to be comparably more expensive compared to more mass market titles.

At this time, I think there's mostly a good balance here with current UK anime price points. There's always going to be that fight between those who are extremely price-conscious and those who are willing to pay Japanese prices and all the various crowds in-between though.

In any case, this has reminded me that I still need to finish Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig.
 
Get that second series finished!!! Haha.. I have to agree that for a niche market such as anime we don't do too bad, particularly when faced with the cost of the imported stuff, but I've also got lucky from time to time (Kenji Kawai's live symphony in the bag for £17 second hand pristine, as opposed to £65 listed as new). I think the biggest bugbear for me is that it can sometimes take so damned long for these things to pop up on the shores here in the UK.. Evangelion 3 and Garden of Words spring to mind..
 
Ath said:
Well the UK in general is a very price conscious market, just look at UK video game sales for proof. When you compare the price of anime with the price of other TV boxsets on BD, I can see where the £25 argument comes from. Of course anime is a special case anyway, there's many reasons it has to be comparably more expensive compared to more mass market titles.

At this time, I think there's mostly a good balance here with current UK anime price points. There's always going to be that fight between those who are extremely price-conscious and those who are willing to pay Japanese prices and all the various crowds in-between though.

In any case, this has reminded me that I still need to finish Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig.
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I can see where you are coming from with this point to be honest. For the most part I don't buy games at full price - mainly because I've lost interest in them for the most part, and don't actually finish them anymore. On the flip side I've imported JP BDs, Most of Aniplex's BDs and US half series at £30-40 per half. I suppose part of it is because I now know a bit more about how the anime market works, therefore I understand why it's priced the way it is and I'm more likely to put money back into it. In my mind the price for the UK TTGL and Durarara sets are ridiculously cheap.

I guess the average fan looks at anime in the same way they would a US/UK cartoon - which is usually sold at a relatively low price point to make it more accessible.


On the Subject of Stand Alone Complex, how is the English Dub?
I've actually never watched it, and I'm contemplating eventually importing the JP sets, but there's no subtitles so I'd be stuck with the Dub.
 
Mangaranga said:
I suppose part of it is because I now know a bit more about how the anime market works, therefore I understand why it's priced the way it is.
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Could you or anyone else care to elaborate a bit. I have always wondered why they charge £40-50 for a Blu-ray with only two episodes on it. It give me the impression that they think their stuff is gold dust and worth a mint.

I read once that the prices are high as the Japanese company's believe only collectors buy anime on BD and DVD and that the average person will just watch it on TV. Whether that's anything to do with the prices being so high, I don't know.

Could you imaging the uproar if one of the American company's decided to do that. Two episodes of ST:TNG, Arrow, Game of Thrones, etc and costing £40-50 per Blu-ray.

Mangaranga said:
On the Subject of Stand Alone Complex, how is the English Dub?
I've actually never watched it, and I'm contemplating eventually importing the JP sets, but there's no subtitles so I'd be stuck with the Dub.
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Long time since I watched it, but from what I recall the dub was pretty good.
 
For my money, the English dub of SAC is up there with Cowboy Bebop as one of the best ever produced. It's the main reason I'm holding off buying any release of Arise until they at least announce the dub cast.
 
Emulsion said:
Could you or anyone else care to elaborate a bit. I have always wondered why they charge £40-50 for a Blu-ray with only two episodes on it. It give me the impression that they think their stuff is gold dust and worth a mint.
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Check this thread out from a couple of years ago where we attempted to collate all the reasons together, that should give some you a fairly good idea of the situation!

The Stand Alone Complex dub is absolutely terrific. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is Major Kusanagi to me just as much as Atsuko Tanaka.
 
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