Lucky_Deity
Pokémon Master
Should had got it sooner myself but put in an order for it on UP1 so fingers crossed I can secure a copy, thanks for the update.
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Should had got it sooner myself but put in an order for it on UP1 so fingers crossed I can secure a copy, thanks for the update.
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
Amazon UK still have copies in stock just bought it from there (it will be imported from Amazon US ofc but it does say they have it at least)
TakamakiJoker
Hunter
Glad I ordered it from Day 1.
Dear Brother is a one of a kind series that should be owned by most anime fans especially the experienced ones.
Dear Brother is a one of a kind series that should be owned by most anime fans especially the experienced ones.
Discotek's March 2023 line-up was revealed. No new surprises as these were revealed during their last panel. UPDATE: Lupin title also added which is a new announcement.
UPDATE - and one of them is actually for April lol
| Anime | SRP | Audio/Subs | Content | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another (2012 film) | $24.95 | Japanese with English Subs | Live-Action Film NIHON NIGHTS | Blu-ray |
| Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo (aka Stolen Lupin ~ The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~) | $24.95 | Japanese with English Subs | TV Special | Blu-ray |
| Mononoke | $39.95 | English & Japanese with English Subs | 12 episodes | Blu-ray |
| Treasure Island (1978) | $49.95 | Japanese with English Subs | 26 episodes | Blu-ray |
UPDATE - and one of them is actually for April lol
| nime | SRP | Audio/Subs | Content | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunbuster | $39.95 | English & Japanese with English Subs | 6 OVA episodes | Blu-ray |
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Dai
Death Scythe
It's good that Gunbuster finally has a release date, though after all the hype Discotek have been giving this release I'm surprised that the packaging just looks like the standard amaray and slipcase they use for everything.
Now comes the awkward question of whether to import this or wait for AL to announce their version. Considering that they don't seem to be planning any new title announcements until March, plus the inevitable three delays after something is announced, I'd be surprised if the UK gets it before the tail end of the year, at the earliest.
Dai
Death Scythe
'Tis the fate of the UK otaku to bear the slings and arrows of outrageous release schedules.
fabio de lunatico
Claymore
I imagine it'll be at least an additional four months before AL get around to their release. Pompo still hasn't been officially announced or given a date and that's been out in the US since July.
Since I have the Bandai Visual DVD box set, I might just go Discotek in this case and swap the disc into that.
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, the second film in the franchise and directed by Mamoru Oshii, is now 'no longer available for purchase' on Rightstuf after it went into 'Last Chance' status last night.
This film is a different licensor to the others in the franchise and was also released on Blu-ray & DVD back in 2018 (with its license announcement in 2017), so I consider this to be a natural license expiration than something like what's happened with the J9 trilogy. Could it come back? It's possible, but it depends on whether Discotek is allowed to renew the license or if they're even interested given their massive backlog.
Meanwhile Dear Brother and Space Warrior Baldios are both still available despite also in the same status.
Lucky_Deity
Pokémon Master
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, the second film in the franchise and directed by Mamoru Oshii, is now 'no longer available for purchase' on Rightstuf after it went into 'Last Chance' status last night.
This film is a different licensor to the others in the franchise and was also released on Blu-ray & DVD back in 2018 (with its license announcement in 2017), so I consider this to be a natural license expiration than something like what's happened with the J9 trilogy. Could it come back? It's possible, but it depends on whether Discotek is allowed to renew the license or if they're even interested given their massive backlog.
Meanwhile Dear Brother and Space Warrior Baldios are both still available despite also in the same status.
Saw that it was so put in an order on UP1 but I guess that will be cancelled now it's sold out, dang. I'd always planned to pick up the series, especially recently as I'm enjoying the new series so I'll do my best to track it down unless Discotek re-print / re-release it.
United Publications tends to buy their titles straight from Rightstuf and considering the warning came outside of their working hours unfortunately I am expecting them to not be able to get it in the end. This is something a few of us have learned the hard way after what happened with GoShogun back in September.
Lucky_Deity
Pokémon Master
Exactly
have only had a multi-region player for around 6 months or so now I think so I'm very behind on Discotek titles and with them releasing the series I assumed it would be safe but as you mentioned it was a different license compared to the rest of the series so that wasn't the case in this instance. Hopefully I can find it without having to pay to much.
Dai
Death Scythe
When assessing potential OOP risk, don't forget Grav's excellent list of Discotek titles sorted by release year on the first page of this thread. City Hunter is an unusual case, since they seem to just be phasing out the part sets now that there's a complete series 1 set, rather than it being a license expiry.Exactly
How I’m looking at the OOP situation is that the older the series the greater chance it has to go OOP, especially if it’s a niche and sub-only series. There are exceptions to the rule with unexpected licensing expirations but I’ve been factoring this into my recent Discotek pick-ups. Paying OOP prices last year for the J9 trilogy and GoShogun is a situation I’d like to avoid repeating if possible.