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In bad news:
We are sorry to inform you that Funimation are not offering this title to us:

Exclusive collectors edition of Attack on Titan Part 1

This appears to only be available from there web site at this time.

We are upset that publisher has taken to offering exclusives directly and we will be lodging a protest, as this will effect what we stock and how many we order in the future.
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In good news:

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Welcome to the 21st century Viz.
 
Mangaranga said:
In bad news:
We are sorry to inform you that Funimation are not offering this title to us:

Exclusive collectors edition of Attack on Titan Part 1

This appears to only be available from there web site at this time.

We are upset that publisher has taken to offering exclusives directly and we will be lodging a protest, as this will effect what we stock and how many we order in the future.
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According to a mod on The Fandom Post it's probably cheaper to get the pins and stuff separately from the Titan CE anyway. It's not ideal, but it's a possible solution.
 
The BD sizes for Kamisama Kiss are 27gb for disc 1 and 17 for disc 2.
It seems strange to me that Funimation are compressing these episodes far more than usual (each episode other than the first is ~2.6gb), rather than maximizing the space they have.
The same thing also applied to Psycho Pass and the video quality was pretty lacking. I'm guessing this is the sort of thing which Sentai are going to start pulling with their single disc releases...
 
Mangaranga said:
In bad news:
We are sorry to inform you that Funimation are not offering this title to us:

Exclusive collectors edition of Attack on Titan Part 1

This appears to only be available from there web site at this time.

We are upset that publisher has taken to offering exclusives directly and we will be lodging a protest, as this will effect what we stock and how many we order in the future.
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Was that a reply from UP1?

Oh well, I'll just get the LE version then.
 
Ath said:
Mangaranga said:
In bad news:
We are sorry to inform you that Funimation are not offering this title to us:

Exclusive collectors edition of Attack on Titan Part 1

This appears to only be available from there web site at this time.

We are upset that publisher has taken to offering exclusives directly and we will be lodging a protest, as this will effect what we stock and how many we order in the future.
Click to expand...
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According to a mod on The Fandom Post it's probably cheaper to get the pins and stuff separately from the Titan CE anyway. It's not ideal, but it's a possible solution.
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Well this is certainly an instance of TitanFail!

Try the Steak!
 
Emulsion said:
Mangaranga said:
In bad news:
We are sorry to inform you that Funimation are not offering this title to us:

Exclusive collectors edition of Attack on Titan Part 1

This appears to only be available from there web site at this time.

We are upset that publisher has taken to offering exclusives directly and we will be lodging a protest, as this will effect what we stock and how many we order in the future.
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Was that a reply from UP1?

Oh well, I'll just get the LE version then.
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Sounds like a UP1 reply, they tend to be quick and open with their responses.

It does sorta sound like Funi are keeping this one to themselves to reap extra profits.

Also if it's only available in one store how can it be discounted? They claim it's $128.98 dropped by 25% to $96.74 but if it's never been on their store at full price and it's not being sold by anyone else the price is $96.74 and should in no way imply there is a discount.
 
Rosencrantz said:
Also if it's only available in one store how can it be discounted? They claim it's $128.98 dropped by 25% to $96.74 but if it's never been on their store at full price and it's not being sold by anyone else the price is $96.74 and should in no way imply there is a discount.
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Is there a possibility of it rising to the full price at a later date?
 
UP1, all I can say is:
"*their"

I'm really not liking FUNimation's business direction though, I mean the whole Eva 3.33 delay thing, then this....
 
kuuderes_shadow said:
Rosencrantz said:
Also if it's only available in one store how can it be discounted? They claim it's $128.98 dropped by 25% to $96.74 but if it's never been on their store at full price and it's not being sold by anyone else the price is $96.74 and should in no way imply there is a discount.
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Is there a possibility of it rising to the full price at a later date?
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I suppose they could argue that but we'd have to look at other items they offer to see if they have ever gone up/back to full price.

This is a situation similar to where UK supermarkets and other shops claiming an item was discounted/a deal and it'd never really been sold at the price they claimed they were dropping it down from. You'll notice now they have to add extra info about when and for how long the higher price was charged.
 
Just Passing Through said:
Viz has posted an unboxing for 'K', their first Blu-ray DVD combo...

Note that it comes on 2 Blu-rays, and it has extra features.

Important to reiterate. It comes on 2 Blu-rays and has extra features...
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I've been keen on the set for quite a while, but that trailer after the unboxing has made up my mind (*adds it to April Shopping List alongside about 5 others*)
 
The English Viz Media trailer for Berserk Golden Age: The Advent is available on Facebook.

Funimation have announced home video rights to Ben-To for a Summer 2014 release (July or August).

It's unknown whether the home video release will be uncensored when the show was given a TV-14 plus the streaming version is the broadcast edit.

Apparently Assassination Classroom is apologising over bra sizes..

KINMOZA! is getting a sequel

Another manga is reaching it's end, this time being BTOOOM! for starting the final arc in the series. This is a Battle-royale style series so it shouldn't have last too long (anime is really good though).

English subtitled trailers for the two Rurouni Kenshin sequels are up and found via ANN
 
SnowWolf said:
Monster Farm/Rancher subtitled preview from Discotek media.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=814152288613867
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Oh I really want that boxset but it's going to be redonk price wise and will be lacking in the hilierty of Brian "Treize" Dummond screaming "DELICIOUS!" in that serious voice he used.

NormanicGrav said:
Apparently Assassination Classroom is apologising over bra sizes.
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This strikes me as a typo error rather than a offensive manouver. That said the dood should still go back to Ass Class for a while
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ConanThe3rd said:
SnowWolf said:
Monster Farm/Rancher subtitled preview from Discotek media.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=814152288613867
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Oh I really want that boxset but it's going to be redonk price wise and will be lacking in the hilierty of Brian "Treize" Dummond screaming "DELICIOUS!" in that serious voice he used.
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True, but we get a scene where Tiger get tipsy instead and Hare jokes that Tigers can't hold their liquer instead.
 
I should put this as a full on news post but i'm in a bit of a rush. So Lupin III: A woman called Mine Fujiko is getting a spin-off sequel film based on Jigen Daisuke called Gravestone. Will get a limited screening in the Summer. Koike says that he'd love to make more spin-offs based around the lupin world of Mine Fujiko if he can get the chance.

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