It really feels as though Revelation ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time with regards to Funimation's strategies. They picked up a lot of "B" series and put them out in the unpopular singles format just when things had swung heavily towards series sets and their slowing down after biting off more than they could chew initially meant that even the people who had put money into buying their expensive singles were left waiting a ridiculous length of time for an ending. Meanwhile being so backlogged trying to finish up even those old shows (which will cost less for a full season R1 set than for the last volumes, by the time they come out) stops them making any new, exciting announcements, so people who weren't after their current shows lost interest too.
Then Manga swooped in and started putting out half season Funimation show sets for the same (or less) than Revelation's single volumes. Given how many anime and manga series have been cancelled lately, the value of knowing the whole thing will be released in one or two sets is a great comfort to me as a buyer so I'm more likely to get behind this kind of release for what might be to me a "B" series.
It's interesting that in the US, I really feel that Funi's aggressive strategy has pushed them far into the lead (almost out of nowhere) in anime distribution. And here in the UK, it seems to be Manga calling the shots and pushing everyone else towards higher episode counts. The little guys seem to be responding in various ways. I hope Revelation manage to sort themselves out and carve out their own niche in the market here again.
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Then Manga swooped in and started putting out half season Funimation show sets for the same (or less) than Revelation's single volumes. Given how many anime and manga series have been cancelled lately, the value of knowing the whole thing will be released in one or two sets is a great comfort to me as a buyer so I'm more likely to get behind this kind of release for what might be to me a "B" series.
It's interesting that in the US, I really feel that Funi's aggressive strategy has pushed them far into the lead (almost out of nowhere) in anime distribution. And here in the UK, it seems to be Manga calling the shots and pushing everyone else towards higher episode counts. The little guys seem to be responding in various ways. I hope Revelation manage to sort themselves out and carve out their own niche in the market here again.
R
