Re: [UK Anime Distributor] Manga Entertainment Discussion Th
With the chaptering thing, I fully understand why it's annoying (and I've been religiously adding all reports to the defective/disappointing release list) but I personally don't think I have ever used DVD chaptering often enough to notice something like that as I don't skip through shows. Maybe it's because I'm old but I'm in the habit of just putting a disc on and watching it through, or pausing it at a precise spot then coming back another day, so I never need to skip. I also never skip openings or endings because I like them!
Now, while I'm not saying this is normal I do think it's possible (and even likely) that the kind of person who buys releases with out-of-sync audio, bad video and the like without ever feeling cheated will also never notice the fact that the chapters are placed at illogical points. So Manga's usual audience is probably not rising up with pitchforks because they don't know that other companies manage to release discs without horrible usability flaws.
In other words, while I personally boycott Manga UK releases due to having been ripped off way too many times now (and not once have they attempted to fix any of those problems), I doubt their brand has especially been 'damaged' by their appalling antics. Many people will buy the discs to add to their collection and simply never watch them - online streaming exists - and it's not like Manga has had a perfect record historically either. Even back in the VHS days people would shake their heads over the wildly inaccurate dubbing designed to make shows more 'edgy' and they dragged their feet with subtitled releases. The brand power is strong enough to survive stupid decisions time and time again.
R
With the chaptering thing, I fully understand why it's annoying (and I've been religiously adding all reports to the defective/disappointing release list) but I personally don't think I have ever used DVD chaptering often enough to notice something like that as I don't skip through shows. Maybe it's because I'm old but I'm in the habit of just putting a disc on and watching it through, or pausing it at a precise spot then coming back another day, so I never need to skip. I also never skip openings or endings because I like them!
Now, while I'm not saying this is normal I do think it's possible (and even likely) that the kind of person who buys releases with out-of-sync audio, bad video and the like without ever feeling cheated will also never notice the fact that the chapters are placed at illogical points. So Manga's usual audience is probably not rising up with pitchforks because they don't know that other companies manage to release discs without horrible usability flaws.
In other words, while I personally boycott Manga UK releases due to having been ripped off way too many times now (and not once have they attempted to fix any of those problems), I doubt their brand has especially been 'damaged' by their appalling antics. Many people will buy the discs to add to their collection and simply never watch them - online streaming exists - and it's not like Manga has had a perfect record historically either. Even back in the VHS days people would shake their heads over the wildly inaccurate dubbing designed to make shows more 'edgy' and they dragged their feet with subtitled releases. The brand power is strong enough to survive stupid decisions time and time again.
R
