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And it ended at 12 volumes. Very unusual for a Jump series. Obata wanted it be 108 chapters from the beginning, as that number is special in Buddhism. If they'd really wanted to, they would've made him drag it out.
 
I thought Hajime had the story planned out from the get go and he was simply changing the ending, he had planned on having everyone be killed off, due to the popularity of it?
 
Joshawott said:
GolGotha said:
I thought Hajime had the story planned out from the get go and he was simply changing the ending, he had planned on having everyone be killed off, due to the popularity of it?
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Looking into it, the author has previously stated that the manga is going to last roughly 30 volumes and yeah, he has scrapped plans for a traumatic ending.

Also, Soul Eater NOT is ending.
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Yes it did it stopped a year ago.........lol just joking let's hope it does well then the rushed ending of the original series
 
Ath said:
Woah, big news. NISA are rereleasing Toradora on BD. With their first English dub for an anime!

Press release is here in PDF format.

It'll include the OVA as well. They're releasing their usual Premium edition with all the episodes and a hardback artbook for $129.99, or in two-part standard editions for $59.99 each.

Needless to say, I want this. Add in the usual retailer discounts and it's not too bad at all, comparable to the price of Funi's Psycho Pass release. The transfer is an upscale, but it looks decent from the screencaps at Fandom Post.
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Hell yes, I've been hoping for a long time they'd revisit their 1st release and give it the BD treatment along with the OAV, only fitting that they also upgrade it to 1st dub.

Will be pre-ordering the 1st moment I am able to do so

-edit- wow United Publications already have an entry for it, order placed :)
 
I haven't reacted on any of this week's updates from MVM yet... But I'll recap recent events fast for anybody who's getting confused:
So in 10 days time they announced Blu-Ray releases for Girls und Panzer (series & ova release), Accel World, From the New World, Campione, Familiar of Zero & Toradora. They also said they are looking into upgrading several older titles onto BD, Samurai Champloo & Fate/Stay Night are titles they are looking into upgrading for sure. Also, they said they want to re-license Serial Experiments Lain for BD and on FaceBook they said they're still probably going to licence Shakugan no Shana III. And the Fate/Zero boxset will really have a rigid case.

I'm definitely happy that I'll be able to buy UK releases of all confirmed titles and am interested in all "we are looking into them" titles as well.
I already reacted to a few titles, but I'll also be looking into buying the newly announced BD releases, Campione will most likely be a title I'll get "later" though.
Depending on what other titles get announced for summer release I might be pre-ordering Zero no Tsukaima S1 (aka "Familiar of Zero" of course), my decision will probably be influenced by whatever decision Sentai Filmworks makes for seasons 2 through 4 for the dubbing aspect. A sub-only dvd would definitely be a no-go for me as I really don't like subs on dvds.

My reaction to the Toradora announcement can be found in its respective topic.

Now, I'm looking forward to even more announcements in the next few weeks as I'm sure the storm ain't over yet:
- We know nothing about Anime Limited's Q3. All we have is a few Q2 releases and a bunch of "target" Q4 releases.
- Judging how MVM's release schedules have worked for a while now there's a "14 july" title that yet has to be announced.
- Next to delayed releases and the continuation of earlier releases Manga has pretty much nothing in their catalog that'll likely be released in Q3.

Manga UK via Twitter said:
We will not release on NTSC in PAL territory.
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They are fine with Kaze releasing (crippled) BDs that cannot be played on Panasonic devices via them, but are strongly concerned about two (if not less) anime-fans who can't play NTSC discs in the UK and Ireland?

Manga Entertainment UK, fix your game.
 
More Attack On Titan dub cast:

Levi - Matthew Mercer
Petra - Caitlin Glass
Hange - Jessica Calvello
Daz - Brad Venable
Bertholdt - David Matranga
Franz - James Chandler
Rico - Morgan Garrett
Pyxis - R Bruce Elliott
Nack - Will Short
 
It's nice to see Funi branching out and getting some talent in that they usually wouldn't.
Matthew Mercer as Levi could work out quite well.

I'm dreading to hear who's been cast for the three main characters though...
 
*Status Update*
Kill la Kill #22 delayed + Download To Own update

~Kill la Kill #22
Hi everyone, yes you read that right this weeks episode of Kill la Kill is delayed. Many apologies but we've yet to receive the assets for the episode so our hands a completely tied on this one.

All going well, we're hoping we'll be able to make it available tomorrow at http://Wakanim.co.uk, but that's not for definite at this stage. Stay tuned for more updates.

Don't forget that can you can still watch the past few weeks episodes for free at our website!

~Download To Own update
In an update on our Download To Own announcement of Kill la Kill, we're happy to report that the episodes from the second half of the series are available to download now at http://Wakanim.co.uk

We're anticipating that the first half of the series will be available early next week.
We'll be sure to keep you updated accordingly.
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Drawing a veil over the first bit...

Start your DTO motors for Kill La Kill!
 
Kill la Kill is delayed on Crunchyroll too. I get the impression this has been the case for a while? Trigger must really be finishing these eps at the last moment.

On a side note, maybe I'll make it past episode 1 one of these days :p I really liked the first ep, but the second I lose momentum on a weekly show, I stall. Oh well.
 
Ath said:
Kill la Kill is delayed on Crunchyroll too. I get the impression this has been the case for a while? Trigger must really be finishing these eps at the last moment.

On a side note, maybe I'll make it past episode 1 one of these days :p I really liked the first ep, but the second I lose momentum on a weekly show, I stall. Oh well.
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The English translation has been delayed every week for ages now - and it's only ever the english translation.
All the other translations on Daisuke always go up on time. I suspect this may be a knock on effect due to Madman leaking episodes early before they lost the rights to simulcast it.
 
I completely forgot that Daisuki existed.

Just had a look at it again. The player has improved massively, though the selection for the UK hasn't.

Attack on Titan Dub Cast Day 4:
Mikasa – Trina Nishimura
Hugo – Tyson Rinehart
Ian – Scott Freeman
Milieus – Joel McDonald
Mina – Alexis Tipton
Mitabi – Kyle Hebert
Mobb – Matthew Ham
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I like Trina Nishimura actually. I can see her using her Lan Fan voice for Mikasa.
 
New Sailor Moon anime finally has a title:

Sailor Moon Crystal.

A countdown has begun that will end in 8 days. Hopefully they will unveil a trailer then.

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/ ... ted-online
 
The hilarious thing was that we only got this key visual, which I'm convinced they'd keep locked until that countdown was finished, by URL Skimming "anime.png"

I'd be angry about that but at this point I have accepted my dire fate to be the Squidward to Japan's Spongebob.

And speaking of; Following the leak, they've taken the image off server and removed the "Aonucement in X Days" countdown. I'm not saying to expect sanctions from Japan (because lord knows we can't have anything SM related not wind up a complete farce on Toei's account) but expect the show to be delayed a season or three.
 
Tiger and Bunny: The Beginning delayed again?

Hello,

Unfortunately, the release date for the item(s) listed below was changed by the supplier, and we need to provide you with a new estimated delivery date based on the new release date:

"Tiger And Bunny: The Beginning [Blu-ray]"
Estimated arrival date: March 24 2014
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