UK Anime Distributor MVM Entertainment Discussion Thread

[Dai]

The logistics of things like the Princess Principal and Girls und Panzer movie series have to make sense to the companies involved; it's just a question of what is going on behind the scenes. There are a few likely scenarios.

For Girls und Panzer I think it's pretty clear cut; these are hour-long, elaborate action scenes that would be difficult to produce to a TV schedule. They probably learnt that lesson while making season 1.

The other possibility is that there's dissent among the production committee. Maybe some members would prefer to do another season, but if they underperformed on their initial broadcast ratings then perhaps no broadcasters will pick it up. I could see that being the case for Princess Principal, which is a bit niche by the heavily skewed standards of modern anime.

In either case, these are probably projects that animation teams chip away at between TV projects that have tighter deadline. Add in all the usual 2020s delays and we end up in this bizarre situation where the cast of Girls und Panzer are spending a decade trying to help one girl get into college.

 

[Relaxo]

Still, it would be preferred if they could release them quicker, like once a year...

Other titles however, like part 2 & 3 of Twittering Birds Never Fly, are likely canceled.

 

[Otomo]

I assumed that a reason for the film format was so they could release in the cinema.
I've been mentally prepared for the 6 to take ages for a while now.

 

[Lucky_Deity]

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[Dave1988]

No deal this week?

 

[Shadow Cat]

No deal this week?

Still not changed

Possible MVM is in MCM signal hell and cant get on the website?

 

[Otomo]

Or still asleep?
Or taken Friday off as it's an English bank holiday?

 

[Dave1988]

Or still asleep?
Or taken Friday off as it's an English bank holiday?

Monday is bank holiday, today isnt

 

[Otomo]

Monday is bank holiday, today isnt

Yes. I know plenty of people who take the Friday off at bank holidays.
It was only a suggestion.
I don't suppose they're obliged to change it every week.

 

[Gemsy-chan]

I don't think they've ever changed the deal of the week when it's been MCM.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Digging deep on the past here but any prospect for re licensing From The New World?

Heard about it recently and would like to watch it but there’s no streaming options, just rare expensive OOP blu rays

 

[Girls with Guns]

Oh yeah, From the New World was really good, I re-watch that series every now and then on the Sentai parts Blu-rays I have from 2014. Sentai did re-release it once in a single complete set in 2016, surprised they haven't done any re-releases since. I would love a Collector's Edition complete box set from MVM and would scarf one up Day 1 for that series!

 

[Lucky_Deity]

I've been wanting to pick up the old MVM blu-rays of From the New World as well, never seen it but looks right up my alley.

Would gladly like to see a re-release of it.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

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[Girls with Guns]

Oh yeah, I went ahead and pre-ordered the EB Ergo Proxy and Lain steelbooks. I already own the Paranoia Agent steelbook released in the US a couple years ago.

 

[Erufailon4]

From the New World isn't on Crunchyroll anymore and BDs on both sides of the Atlantic are OOP, so I think Sentai/Crunchyroll (not sure what the hierarchy in this case is) has probably lost the master license. In that case getting it again would be difficult for MVM, even if they had changed their mind after I asked a couple of years ago and they said they had no plans at the time. Truly a shame, because it's a special anime in my books.

 

[sirijo]

DOTW has changed to The Eccentric Family Season 1

 

[Kite]

From the New World isn't on Crunchyroll anymore and BDs on both sides of the Atlantic are OOP, so I think Sentai/Crunchyroll (not sure what the hierarchy in this case is) has probably lost the master license. In that case getting it again would be difficult for MVM, even if they had changed their mind after I asked a couple of years ago and they said they had no plans at the time. Truly a shame, because it's a special anime in my books.

Another anime lost to the books of time due to not being licensed. No doubt it will be on the 'seven seas' if anybody wants to watch it.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Another anime lost to the books of time due to not being licensed. No doubt it will be on the 'seven seas' if anybody wants to watch it.

Thing that makes it worse is it’s not even that old

 

[Kite]

Thing that makes it worse is it’s not even that old

Maybe it's a worthy topic for an article about highly rated shows which are no longer available legally in the UK (other than with second hand physical copies) as I'm sure it's not the only highly rated title which has vanished due to various licences expiring or even the company which released it going bust (ADV etc)