New Anime Releases 28/04/2013

I do love Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, but as I own it all on DVD anyway, I'll wait for the blu-ray boxset (or boxsets).
 
Not buying this or anything else FMA until the Boxset(s). There's no point buying the individual volumes this far after it's release, and to be I honest I think it was a stupid move on Manga's part to do so. Nobody will buy it, and it's just more costs for them to pay.
 
Mangaranga said:
Not buying this or anything else FMA until the Boxset(s). There's no point buying the individual volumes this far after it's release, and to be I honest I think it was a stupid move on Manga's part to do so. Nobody will buy it, and it's just more costs for them to pay.
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I think they're doing this purely for those who bought Part 1 and 2 before the original BD release was canned.
 
Joshawott said:
I think they're doing this purely for those who bought Part 1 and 2 before the original BD release was canned.
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Yeah, I'm one of those people and I still don't see the point. It's just an unneccesary cost for them, especially when the two half sets will probably be the same price or cheaper.
 
Joshawott said:
Mangaranga said:
Not buying this or anything else FMA until the Boxset(s). There's no point buying the individual volumes this far after it's release, and to be I honest I think it was a stupid move on Manga's part to do so. Nobody will buy it, and it's just more costs for them to pay.
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I think they're doing this purely for those who bought Part 1 and 2 before the original BD release was canned.
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of which most of us changed over to the region 1 release so it's a little too late
 
Ryo Chan said:
Joshawott said:
Mangaranga said:
Not buying this or anything else FMA until the Boxset(s). There's no point buying the individual volumes this far after it's release, and to be I honest I think it was a stupid move on Manga's part to do so. Nobody will buy it, and it's just more costs for them to pay.
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I think they're doing this purely for those who bought Part 1 and 2 before the original BD release was canned.
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of which most of us changed over to the region 1 release so it's a little too late
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I think you underestimate the proportion of anime fans that are Blu-ray capable but are still trapped in Region B.
 
Just Passing Through said:
Ryo Chan said:
of which most of us changed over to the region 1 release so it's a little too late
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I think you underestimate the proportion of anime fans that are Blu-ray capable but are still trapped in Region B.
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And how many of those are dumb enough to buy singles? Hell, I'd bite the cost of the two singles and get the set
 
Just Passing Through said:
I think you underestimate the proportion of anime fans that are Blu-ray capable but are still trapped in Region B.
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Are we forgetting about Australia? They're also region B and got the whole thing released there. I honestly do feel bad for people who are trapped in region locks still.
Very few people seem to realise that some US releases are AB as well, as a friend of mine recently found out when I told him the Spice and Wolf S1+2 BD/DVD collection was.
It's his first import, I'm so proud!

elixEideJ said:
Waiting for the complete set in June.
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Have fun waiting, by the looks of it there's now going to be two half sets. Can't wait for the 5 DISC SET Banners and 32 EPISODES ON 5 DISCS bloat ;)
I'm not annoyed that it's looking to be two half sets now, what's annoyed me is that it's now MORE expensive to buy. There's looking to be zero advantages to me having waited for the UK release, since it's not going to be any cheaper to buy here now than it is to import.
The complete box was something like £54. The first half set on it's own is £33. I could go and import it now for that, and it'll look nicer too.

How long until they cancel parts 4 and 5?
 
Well, it's about blummin' time! I have bought the other two sets, though I only had to pay a total of £10 for the both of them... gotta love those second-hand shops :D
 
With sub-£100 unlocked / unlockable / region A BD players long available, why anyone would remain trapped in region B remains a mystery to me. If you're prepared to invest in an HDTV and BDs, a little extra for another BD player is hardly going to break the bank.

Like many, I bought Vols 1 & 2 originally, stuck them on eBay after 3-5 were cancelled and imported Funi's instead. The resumption of single volume releases seemed bizarre at the time they were announced (especially when a cheaper, collected set was also announced at the same time). As Mangaranga says, now that it's two sets and more expensive the entire situation seems bizarre. If license agreements really do have a part to play in the change in release strategy, I have to wonder if Manga actually read the agreements they sign or whether they're just easily pushed around by the licensor. If it's entirely Manga's decision, it strikes me as a very odd one.
 
You don't even need a multi-region player. There are so few regions this generation that a single-region foreign player is more than adequate to get you into the 'optimal' zone (this is particularly convenient if you watch on a computer, less so if it requires importing a foreign standalone). I haven't seen the point in multi-region for BD so far when our home region is so weak - waiting for Anime Limited to fix that!

(I also have the two Funimation sets and I'm perfectly happy with them. I was collecting the UK DVDs originally in a half-hearted show of support until Jerome said something rude on Twitter and I sold the partial set I had in disgust - glad I did as the BDs are nicer.)

R
 
Rui said:
I haven't see the point in multi-region for BD so far when our home region is so weak - waiting for Anime Limited to fix that!
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If I didn't also buy a number of live action movies and TV series on BD, I would agree.
 
ilmaestro said:
Rui said:
I haven't see the point in multi-region for BD so far when our home region is so weak - waiting for Anime Limited to fix that!
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If I didn't also buy a number of live action movies and TV series on BD, I would agree.
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Bizarrely most of the ones I buy tend to be region-free (presumably to facilitate worldwide distribution and keep BD mastering/replication costs sensible). I don't buy that many, admittedly, but the big studios have me buying locally that way while the niche anime companies have me importing due to region silliness. A crazy world ^^;

R
 
Well, no.

You're being receptive to companies who will, generaly speaking, not interfeer with your watching of thier product for exchange of cash with the added bonus of making thier numbers match on the spreadsheets when it comes to terotries.
Aniplex (Or anyone else) starts honking like geese about how only people in Sherbert Land can enjoy I can't believe my Online is So Sword and the impetus to act in a way that is respectful to their wishes goes right out the window.
 
Rui said:
ilmaestro said:
Rui said:
I haven't see the point in multi-region for BD so far when our home region is so weak - waiting for Anime Limited to fix that!
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If I didn't also buy a number of live action movies and TV series on BD, I would agree.
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Bizarrely most of the ones I buy tend to be region-free (presumably to facilitate worldwide distribution and keep BD mastering/replication costs sensible).
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I agree with this, but the ones that weren't annoyed me enough that buying a new model UK PS3 seemed like value if I was going to use it for BD playback as well as other things. Being able to blind-buy UK releases without having to check that they would work on my JP machine was a decent level of relief when I made the purchase.
 
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