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Re: Manga Entertainment Discussion Thread.
Nothing can really be said about Blue Exorcist either since Aniplex have yet to re-release it, or even announce when they are going to do so.
Aria came out February 20th in Australia, so you need to add at least another three months before it lands here. I'd imagine it'll be released in July or August. To be honest I'm surprised Manga even bothered to pick it up. I've heard it's meant to be pretty naff.
quote="Joshawott"]Speaking of MangaUK though, I just found out that the Kazé France Bakuman release is BD as well (most likely because it has a French dub). Would it have killed Kazé to simply put the English subtitle track on that release for those who would have liked it on blu-ray? I respect that sub-only releases are still new territory so the already risky blu-ray would be a bad idea here and that Kazé might not want to put English subtitles on a French release that they intend to release a few months down the line in England, out of fear of it cannabilasing sales, but...
I just hope that due to the weird situation with Media Blasters and the dub that this kind of thing is only a one-off.[/quoteo
I was wondering about this too. I don't really have any idea what Bakuman is about but is it confirmed that the BD has no Eng subs? Remember that Kaze doesn't usually list all the languages which are included in their releases.
France always gets these sorts of things quickly. They've got the second Berserk movie coming later this month so it's not exactly uncommon. As for the Third Exhaust, you can't really judge when it's going to come out as it depends on when Sentai are going to dub and release it, then you need to add at least another 3 months onto that for the UK date. I'd expect a Q4 release from Sentai or early next year at the latest, with a UK release to follow next year. The same applies to Mirai Nikki seeing as Funi have yet to announce a release date either.Joshawott said:If I remember though, there are some MangaUK titles that we don't have dates for that have come out in the States, like Aria of the Scarlet Ammo. Looking at Kazé's website as well, it seems like the French are getting iiMardock Scramble: The Third Exhaustt/i] in June. Maybe we could get a little poke saying to expect it here later in the year? Or a poke on whether a Blue Exorcist dub boxset is coming or a release date for Kazé's iiMirai Nikkii/i]? (They did pick that one up for physical distribution didn't they? If not, that can be an announcement!).
Nothing can really be said about Blue Exorcist either since Aniplex have yet to re-release it, or even announce when they are going to do so.
Aria came out February 20th in Australia, so you need to add at least another three months before it lands here. I'd imagine it'll be released in July or August. To be honest I'm surprised Manga even bothered to pick it up. I've heard it's meant to be pretty naff.
I'm pretty sure Jerome has said before that Bakemonogatari was in the "too hard basket", then again Hanabee are releasing Bakemono/Nisemono in Australia, so they now could have access to DVD masters. (Why would you watch it on DVD though?)Joshawott said:Due to Comic Con being just around the corner, I doubt we'll see a huge list of new announcements as the biggest will probably be saved for Comic Con (I just hope they can confirm whether or not they are seriously looking into the possibility of a showing of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies later this year. It bugs the hell out of me that the UK was one of the only major countries not to receive one last year). Bakemonogatari seems like one that would be saved for something like that, as it is a pretty high profile release and one of the most requested I've seen.
Ditto on Chuunibyou, so long as it's not being released by Kaze. Is This A Zombie seems very likely, and you'll probably find that someone like Sentai will pick up and finish Squid Girl.Joshawott said:In terms of new licenses though, I'd like to see Kokoro Connect and Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions announced at some point, but they're both so recent that the earliest I can see them coming out here would be 2014 (6 months after final Japanese release for America, then another 3 months for UK). I'd love to see Beelzebub, but I doubt MangaUK will want to risk such a long series that they'd have to release as sub-only. Maybe Bunny Drop? If I remember correctly, in the past Jerome has spoke highly of the series, but I just wonder if something like that will sell (for the record, I'd totally love to see Wandering Son too, but not even the US has picked that one up). Is This A Zombie? might be a possible license. I also wouldn't mind knowing if MangaUK are going to try releasing Squid Girl season 2 as sub only or not.
You'll probably find that a majority of the people that they pissed off with this, (myself included) have already imported at least one of the two, I have Madman's Haruhi BD, well worth the £30 I paid for it. I'm not overly fussed about K-On though since the BD has crappy audio for the JP track, and it's not going to get a BD release here since the DVD release sold poorly. In not doing a BD for any of the seasons though, Manga have lost a sale for the movie since I want everything to be consistent on my shelf.Joshawott said:But really Manga, all you have to do is say the magic words "We will be rereleasing The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya and K-ON! on blu-ray".
quote="Joshawott"]Speaking of MangaUK though, I just found out that the Kazé France Bakuman release is BD as well (most likely because it has a French dub). Would it have killed Kazé to simply put the English subtitle track on that release for those who would have liked it on blu-ray? I respect that sub-only releases are still new territory so the already risky blu-ray would be a bad idea here and that Kazé might not want to put English subtitles on a French release that they intend to release a few months down the line in England, out of fear of it cannabilasing sales, but...
I just hope that due to the weird situation with Media Blasters and the dub that this kind of thing is only a one-off.[/quoteo
I was wondering about this too. I don't really have any idea what Bakuman is about but is it confirmed that the BD has no Eng subs? Remember that Kaze doesn't usually list all the languages which are included in their releases.