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Mangaranga
Za Warudo
Jerome said something interesting in the podcast. Around the 55 minute mark he states that Manga will be using Funimation's Bluray AND DVD Masters for Steins;Gate, and that they licensed directly from Kadokawa.
I thought that they couldn't do NTSC DVDs? Maybe it's a perk of directly licensing the show rather than sub licensing it from Funi.
I might pick up Deadman Wonderland just because Manga are authoring it themselves, and I would like to see more of this, especially with the Sentai's nerfed region A Blurays.
Will be interesting to see if it's sub locked. Might have to ask them about it.
I thought that they couldn't do NTSC DVDs? Maybe it's a perk of directly licensing the show rather than sub licensing it from Funi.
I might pick up Deadman Wonderland just because Manga are authoring it themselves, and I would like to see more of this, especially with the Sentai's nerfed region A Blurays.
Will be interesting to see if it's sub locked. Might have to ask them about it.
I do love how I make one criticism on there and I get yelled at like FUNimation are Gods. Like when I complained that the dub of Shakugan no Shana II once referred to Pheles as a Flame Haze when she's a Crimson Denizen...kinda like accidentally referring to Captain America as Red Skull :S.ilmaestro said:
robot monkey
Hunter
That's sad news about Toren Smith I remember him from back in the day of UK anime.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
It could be they're paying FUNimation to run off a PAL version of the masters because it's cheaper to do it that way than to outsource somewhere else when they are already paying FUNi material access for the BD masters. I would assume any licensing restrictions on NTSC would come from Japan not the US - R2 PAL discs aren't a threat to FUNi's R1 market, but R2 NTSC discs would play on anything in Japan (Japanese PS3s refuse to play PAL discs, and I wouldn't be surprised if some DVD players over there weren't the same).Mangaranga said:
VoxPhantom
Stand User
The way I understood it was that Jerome was just making the point that the UK would be getting exactly the same on-disc content as the US.
Shiroi Hane said:
Most standard DVD players from NTSC regions are, from my experience. I question how much of an impact NTSC R2 DVDs would have now though, since most DVD-buyers in Japan nowadays are casual fans who are less likely to import a UK release with missing content months/years down the line. At least for most of the series Manga would be interested in.
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Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
We still don't know the actual "brick wall" Manga hit, and MVM have got away with three NTSC releases recently. I don't think it is possible any longer to be surprised about licensing restrictions out of reverse import fears however. Exactly how much of an impact locked subs have is debatable; there are people in the West who refuse to buy them but I doubt many (if any) are turning to Japanese releases instead...
PS: I've not listened to the 'cast yet. It was released when I was in work and completely slipped my mind in the evening.
PS: I've not listened to the 'cast yet. It was released when I was in work and completely slipped my mind in the evening.
Mangaranga
Za Warudo
Since they seem to be doing a lot with Hanabee lately, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if the announcements were any out of Toradora, Bakemonogatari or Nisemonogatari.Dannielle said:
Peachy
Bumpkin
Had no idea the Mass Effect Anime movie was out here till they posted it on their facebook today, so just in case anyone else was also unaware, here is it:
http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.u ... rce=google
http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.u ... rce=google
Animefreak17
Godhand
yeah thats been out for ages on UP1Dannielle said:
Subtitle only? Hmm...well, I guess that rules out A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun, unless the title they're announcing on Friday is Index (Yes, I can be hopeful. They did only announce Shana II, not III, Movie or S like FUNi did after all). Speaking of which, could it be a Shakugan no Shana title? (III, Movie or S)?
As for the two recent sub-only ones...recent hmm...Beelzebub? (As much as I'd love it to be, I doubt it due to the length of the series. That needs licensing by someone though). Bunny Drop? (Seriously, I'd love it to be Bunny Drop!). Oreimo perhaps?
My personal huge UK license wants tbh, are Bunny Drop and A Certain Magical Index. If either of those gets licensed, I will be a very happy bunny.
If one of them did turn out to be one of the monogataris, I'd wouldn't mind it but I doubt MVM would risk releasing them on blu-ray :S. If it turns out to be Toradora, I'll buy if they have the OVA.
As for the two recent sub-only ones...recent hmm...Beelzebub? (As much as I'd love it to be, I doubt it due to the length of the series. That needs licensing by someone though). Bunny Drop? (Seriously, I'd love it to be Bunny Drop!). Oreimo perhaps?
My personal huge UK license wants tbh, are Bunny Drop and A Certain Magical Index. If either of those gets licensed, I will be a very happy bunny.
If one of them did turn out to be one of the monogataris, I'd wouldn't mind it but I doubt MVM would risk releasing them on blu-ray :S. If it turns out to be Toradora, I'll buy if they have the OVA.
Rosencrantz
Dragon Knight
Joshawott said:
Surely if it was one of the mongataris it'd be bakemongatari? Maybe they don't technically have to go in order but as it's older it'd be easier to secure a liscence surely and it'd make some sense if they kept it in order.
I'd love to see Toradora with the OAV but i'm still holding out hope that maybe Anime Ltd can pick it up and do some kind of BD ltd edition, that might be a pipe dream though.
MrLaserSharkKH
Stand User
Based on statistics and track records my prediction is that MVM will probably have Is This a Zombie? for one of the announcements, I know a few people around here want that one.
For the sub show/s I pretty much have to go with pretty much anything listed above like your doras, gataris and drops, the only other show I can think of that they could have picked up is Arakawa Under the Bridge, it's less likely but could be possible.
For the sub show/s I pretty much have to go with pretty much anything listed above like your doras, gataris and drops, the only other show I can think of that they could have picked up is Arakawa Under the Bridge, it's less likely but could be possible.