New Anime Releases - 24/11/2014
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robot monkey
Hunter
Big week this time; Bayonetta, Ghost in the Shell & Kill La Kill.
Agent-347
Student Council President
Can't confirm nor deny: the November 2014 edition.
► ANIME LIMITED:
◄ Kill La Kill volume 1 BD CE: Can't confirm nor deny currently! There's an Anime Ltd battle going on in my head featuring this title.
It's still early days for Kill La Kill on the UK shores and little is known about the next volume as of yet as well, I just hope volume 1 won't sell out in the next few months.
However, I'll repeat after myself that €150-ish will be a lot for me to put down in total for the amount of episodes I'd be getting. And I have no hope for Christmas presents, so don't tell me to ask it for Christmas.
► MANGA ENTERTAINMENT:
◄ Ghost in the Shell ARISE part 1BD: I really don't know, Funimation's set is locked to A and I'm more likely to watch the dub anyway. But since this is Ghost in the Shell something better will come out eventually.
◄ Bayonetta Bloody Fate CE: You can take that offer somewhere else, Manga. *choir in the background singing the unspoken* (Not targeting Jeremy of course)
◄ Dragon Ball season 5: "I Really Don't Care" - season 5.
► MVM ENTERTAINMENT:
◄ Blast of Tempest part 1 DVD: No, thanks. Kind of expecting Aniplex to pull an Aniplex on us, because they're Aniplex. Not complex at all.
◄ Nekomonogatari White BD: I hope Aniplex release a Monogatari Second Season boxset down the line so MVM can release it as well ... Until then Monogatari will be an unlikely acquisition of mine sadly.
◄ Samurai Champloo BD: I'm on the fence about this one. I loved Samurai Champloo! I definitely want to buy it. But even though there's no disc count logo on the spine/front, the cover itself isn't to be called great either way. (I know the Japanese didn't allow the usage of a different cover though) Yet ... I don't know about importing it either (as was the original plan before MVM announced it). I'm fairly convinced this is a title that definitely will get relicensed by Anime Ltd or somebody else giving it more what it deserves in the long run.
► STUDIO CANAL:
◄ Spirited Away combopack: Never watched anything Ghibli, don't have any plans either.
► ANIME LIMITED:
◄ Kill La Kill volume 1 BD CE: Can't confirm nor deny currently! There's an Anime Ltd battle going on in my head featuring this title.
It's still early days for Kill La Kill on the UK shores and little is known about the next volume as of yet as well, I just hope volume 1 won't sell out in the next few months.
However, I'll repeat after myself that €150-ish will be a lot for me to put down in total for the amount of episodes I'd be getting. And I have no hope for Christmas presents, so don't tell me to ask it for Christmas.
► MANGA ENTERTAINMENT:
◄ Ghost in the Shell ARISE part 1BD: I really don't know, Funimation's set is locked to A and I'm more likely to watch the dub anyway. But since this is Ghost in the Shell something better will come out eventually.
◄ Bayonetta Bloody Fate CE: You can take that offer somewhere else, Manga. *choir in the background singing the unspoken* (Not targeting Jeremy of course)
◄ Dragon Ball season 5: "I Really Don't Care" - season 5.
► MVM ENTERTAINMENT:
◄ Blast of Tempest part 1 DVD: No, thanks. Kind of expecting Aniplex to pull an Aniplex on us, because they're Aniplex. Not complex at all.
◄ Nekomonogatari White BD: I hope Aniplex release a Monogatari Second Season boxset down the line so MVM can release it as well ... Until then Monogatari will be an unlikely acquisition of mine sadly.
◄ Samurai Champloo BD: I'm on the fence about this one. I loved Samurai Champloo! I definitely want to buy it. But even though there's no disc count logo on the spine/front, the cover itself isn't to be called great either way. (I know the Japanese didn't allow the usage of a different cover though) Yet ... I don't know about importing it either (as was the original plan before MVM announced it). I'm fairly convinced this is a title that definitely will get relicensed by Anime Ltd or somebody else giving it more what it deserves in the long run.
► STUDIO CANAL:
◄ Spirited Away combopack: Never watched anything Ghibli, don't have any plans either.
Just Passing Through
Titan
Agent-347 said:
Let's throw some fuel on the fire...
Region B and Not Mangled
I doubt very much that MVM will let this go. They've renewed the licence on it at least once already. It's a perennial strong seller for them.
Agent-347
Student Council President
I should start reconsidering importing from Australia, indeed. Nice price as well.Just Passing Through said:
I'll leave the title on my backburner notice for now though.
They can't keep the license forever. And even if they do keep the license for tens of years they should realize the series deserves a better treatment at some point.Just Passing Through said:
In that regard I'm also disappointed in Funimation. Samurai Champloo is a top notch anime and never got a Blu-ray release it deserves in any English-speaking territory.
I'm not saying I won't ever watch anything Ghibli, just that in the current state of the market and my current position as a human being I won't be buying and thus won't be watching anything Ghibli.qaiz said:Agent-347 said:My favorite studio bar none.
The best estimate I currently have to watch something Ghibli is 2019 as it is. That's keeping in mind a buffer year and a year to focus on backlog purchases and backlog watching.
Also, keep in mind that Andrew's sales charts he posted until fall 2013 clearly show Ghibli movies perform really well and thus I conclude anything Ghibli is unlikely to be out of print for a long period of time.
Because of that I don't feel pressure to buy them before they're gone forever. And neither do I feel pressure to support the industry there. Anime Ltd needs me way more than Studio Canal/Ghibli.
Get what I'm saying? So essentially you could perhaps blame my statement on the popularity of the studio/franchise.
I have little worries that I won't be able to consider buying Ghibli movies in 5 years from here. But first I will have to find out which ones interest me next to Princess Mononoke.
PS: Also, what I say now doesn't necessarily reflect my opinion, stance and/or actions in 6 months from here. Keep that in mind!
I said around MCM May 2014 that Perfect Blue didn't pique my interest all that much either. I bought it recently and the plan is to watch it in 2015, maybe as early as February.
