Shangri La

[cercia]

Any idea when Gonzo's Shangri La comes out in UK? Looks real good.

 

[Otaku-san]

Depends when an American firm will licence it, and that can also depend on how popular the series in question is.
If anything I reckon FUNi would pick it up in a years time

 

[Ryo Chan]

if you want to watch it, it's available to subscribers on cruchyroll

 

[sic vita est]

^ I don't think you even need to subscribe or be a member to watch it any more.

Think I saw the first episode of this - seemed like an interesting premise, then I read mostly average-to-bad comments about it so I never got round to picking this up again. They dropped the last six single-DVD releases in favour of a box set in Japan, and the commentary on it I've seen indicates that wasn't entirely a "state of the market in general" thing. Doesn't bode well for a physical US/UK release any time soon.

 

[Just Passing Through]

I watched it all the way through... It's a nice premise, executed well, and it's interesting to see Global Warming, environmental collapse, and how humanity reacts to it, explored in anime. There's a carbon trading subplot that I found quite intriguing...

But come the end, it all goes totally Gonzo. Not a fulfilling ending at all.

 

[Shiroi Hane]

I liked it, although it definitely went rather wrong towards the end.
I'm a big fan of Range Murata so would have imported it for the coverart if nothing else, had I had the money to spare, which I didn't. Still rather surprised FUNimation have never touched it given their relationship with Gonzo.

 

[chaos-unleashed]

After watching the first episode, I found it rather interesting, buuuuttttt a little too randomishhhh for my liking!

 

[ilmaestro]

Wow, was quite excited when I saw this thread as I thought someone had finally licensed it. Like Shiroi, can't understand why Funi never got involved.