Gundam Unicorn - 7 minute streaming preview!
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HdE
Comic Book Guy
Re: First 7 Minutes of Gundam Unicorn
I've had the same difficulty finding it.
To be honest, if the UK release plan is the same as the USA, I won't be falling over myself to pick it up. 6 volumes on 6 blu ray discs - and, oh yeah. I'll have to BUY a blu ray player - hmm.
It's a skip for me until the complete collection is available in one box. I gather that'll be some time away...
afoia said:
I've had the same difficulty finding it.
To be honest, if the UK release plan is the same as the USA, I won't be falling over myself to pick it up. 6 volumes on 6 blu ray discs - and, oh yeah. I'll have to BUY a blu ray player - hmm.
It's a skip for me until the complete collection is available in one box. I gather that'll be some time away...
Re: First 7 Minutes of Gundam Unicorn
I can't see the plan being that different, unless the reason that we haven't got it yet is that Andy is planning to surprise us in october with gundam unicorn vols 1 & 2 on one disc with similar releases to follow in the coming years.
Still i saw the first 7 mins ages ago when the jap got to see them, just had no idea what they were talking about. I've seen unicorn now like and once i've got a blu-ray player i'm getting it, its that good.
HdE said:
I can't see the plan being that different, unless the reason that we haven't got it yet is that Andy is planning to surprise us in october with gundam unicorn vols 1 & 2 on one disc with similar releases to follow in the coming years.
Still i saw the first 7 mins ages ago when the jap got to see them, just had no idea what they were talking about. I've seen unicorn now like and once i've got a blu-ray player i'm getting it, its that good.
HdE
Comic Book Guy
Re: First 7 Minutes of Gundam Unicorn
Much as I love Gundam, I find the whole span of time it's going to take to get the entire series released really frustrating.
Of course, I don't really know exactly how it's being handled. It's just that having to wait until Autumn for episode 2 as is being suggested elsewhere seems... a test.
Still, seeing as I AM looking at buying a blu-ray player just for this show, I guess that gives me plenty of time to save for a good 'un!
BlackWolf said:
Much as I love Gundam, I find the whole span of time it's going to take to get the entire series released really frustrating.
Of course, I don't really know exactly how it's being handled. It's just that having to wait until Autumn for episode 2 as is being suggested elsewhere seems... a test.
Still, seeing as I AM looking at buying a blu-ray player just for this show, I guess that gives me plenty of time to save for a good 'un!
ayase
State Alchemist
By 'grapevine' you mean 'Beez Blog' right chaos? 
Here it is in France, expected in 2-3 days, apparently. I'm guessing it's the same release (it would be unusual for Beez to produce different versions for France and the UK, especially as far as Blu-ray is concerned) so as to why it's not available here yet...
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Here it is in France, expected in 2-3 days, apparently. I'm guessing it's the same release (it would be unusual for Beez to produce different versions for France and the UK, especially as far as Blu-ray is concerned) so as to why it's not available here yet...
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beez_andrew
Great Teacher
BlackWolf said:
It's not my choice it isn't up and the reason is that it has not been submitted to the BBFC so my hands were tied on this. As we are merely a distributor for this product too I had no choice on the topic if it was to receive a UK release than to do it this way. I am afraid and am very sorry about that but I prioritized the fact and strongly defended that it is not a worldwide release if not all territories are covered. That makes it clear why HMV and Play etc are not possible in this case I hope
?There will be a UK version of the Beez shop up and online in the very near future, there have been a few teething problems getting it established just as I am sure you can imagine!
This is not a planned trend for all or any other Beez products though of this nature and should be treated as a special case (i.e. a Beez shop-only title). It's something I certainly have no plans to do for any title I license directly anyway you can rest assured
.beez_andrew
Great Teacher
ayase said:
That really hangs on the decision regarding SD rights - for BD sadly I won't be able to at least presently based on the unit numbers I'm being sent and the decision to not BBFC the first OVA.
The important point is regardless of this I am still fighting in your guys corner for worldwide releases and taking all the comments on board as well
. They matter to me and I'll push to see them realized where reasonable of course! For example I'd love to include life-sized functional Gundams in releases too - but something tells me no matter how many people ask for it that it's not going to happen...;_;.I should be able to take it to London Expo with me as a special case and conventions though which will mean something for some people too
.beez_andrew
Great Teacher
BlackWolf said:
If it is then yes I'd ensure it hit standard channels too and I realize none was meant, just wanted to explain it wasn't in my hands on this one based on the fact it's not a direct license
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ayase
State Alchemist
Sadly I wouldn't really be interested in a DVD release, so that's a bit of a blow.
It's great that you can sell through the Beez shop without BBFC certification (presumably because it's based in France?), but I really can't justify spending £30 on the Blu-ray either. Still, thanks for your efforts Andrew and I'll keep watching to see what transpires.
It's great that you can sell through the Beez shop without BBFC certification (presumably because it's based in France?), but I really can't justify spending £30 on the Blu-ray either. Still, thanks for your efforts Andrew and I'll keep watching to see what transpires.
beez_andrew
Great Teacher
ayase said:
It's sellable only because of the fact it's based in France so a UK version of the site will be up soon. However I believe the potential for the Beez Shop website is actually far more than allowing a way to occasionally not BBFC a title (which merely limits sales revenue and options for the consumer and is not beneficial to Beez or the consumer in general) it has some far more interesting options.
One of them I plan to test out in the near future all going well so watch this space...
- Andrew
HdE
Comic Book Guy
Just a word of thanks to you for taking the time to stop by and post here, Andrew.
I really personally appreciate how you've addressed our questions and kept us informed. Speaking as somebody who's guilty of venting his spleen about the situation with Unicorn - and UK Gundam releases in general - I hope you'll understand that I'm aware you're doing your best to work things out for us.
I'll be watching with interest!
I really personally appreciate how you've addressed our questions and kept us informed. Speaking as somebody who's guilty of venting his spleen about the situation with Unicorn - and UK Gundam releases in general - I hope you'll understand that I'm aware you're doing your best to work things out for us.
I'll be watching with interest!
Cloud Strife
Vampire Ninja
I'm not to bothered about where it is sold from but i really am looking forward to this, especially in the blu-ray format
ayase said:
Is that how much it's going to cost? That's a bit steep. I pick up most of my new release Blu-rays for between half and just over half of that amount. And there are going to be 6-7 volumes? Colour me disappointed.
I do however, have no issues with the release only being available on Beez's Shop, aslong as they keep plenty of stock around release and they don't charge silly amounts P&P.
I look forward to the opening of the UK version of the shop, and hope costs are kept reasonable. I honestly think the most I'd go would be £25 delivered. Unless there is something special about the package.
Thanks for following this up Andrew, I was beginning to think we'd been forgotten
It's an interesting way of doing it, to get the UK involved even when it's probably not viable to force a full release through the BBFC. All I need to know now is whether the blu-ray is region locked or not since I still haven't picked up a local blu-ray player. Please let us know when the shop's ready and whether the disc is locked if possible!
I assume a set will come a long way down the line if it sells well enough, but I'd rather see Unicorn now and make sure of the latter than wait.
R
It's an interesting way of doing it, to get the UK involved even when it's probably not viable to force a full release through the BBFC. All I need to know now is whether the blu-ray is region locked or not since I still haven't picked up a local blu-ray player. Please let us know when the shop's ready and whether the disc is locked if possible!
I assume a set will come a long way down the line if it sells well enough, but I'd rather see Unicorn now and make sure of the latter than wait.
R