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Message: <blockquote data-quote="qaiz" data-source="post: 429807" data-attributes="member: 177">For me, I just want the superior edition, which is always going to be the Japanese set in my eyes and nothing will sway that, so in that sense true to myself I'm both stubborn and an immovable object. Of course in the end it depends where your priorities exist. For some, the cheaper price makes the UK sets superior, and the English friendly nature of them is a huge boon, or the US may be seen as the way to go due to them being both English friendly, cheaper than the Japanese counterpart but also coming out earlier than the UK sets (generally).For me, I love graphics design, packing and art and the Japanese sets are always better. I'm a part of the niche no doubt, most people just want to pop into HMV (people still do that, right?) and pick something up or purchase a copy on Amazon, but for me if I buy something, its for the packaging and such which is why I buy and import laser-discs and CD's even-though nobody uses CD payers these days and I certainly don't use Laser Discs although I do own a player, but the same could be said in regards to physical media as a whole which is on a downward trend, with digital distribution becoming more viable for many people (although not everybody, many can attest to that).Although time of availability isn't an issue per se, I won't deny that a set coming out months or years later than the US puts a damper on things, but even then there's always a caveat, like The New Files being DVD only, same with Aku no Hana. At that point, if I want an English friendly release, I'm going to go the the US. And I'm not the one to wait for somebody to pick up say Evangelion, Angel's Egg or Millennium Actress on Blu-ray when I can and have imported the sets right here, right now.It's not a complicated issue for me, I just default to the Japanese sets. No English dub or sub? I'd still get it over the UK or US sets. Costs £1000? I'd still go for it, because I only watch and buy series that I care deeply about, I'm not one for having 1000 DVD's and BD's on my shelf, instead I focus on particular series. I've probably spent more on various Evangelion releases than most people have spent on their entire collection, that's ultimately how I roll. I invest in the property and franchise itself, and of course I want the best release possible.</blockquote>

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