The News Thread (for news that does not need a thread)

[Animefreak17]

I don't trust steamings because I like to own them then download.

It's like if the net goes down for some reason your f*****

Yes I'm sure that there will be a day when DVDs will be no more, but until then I'm going to continue buying them and support the industry,

Actually how will the industry survive cause they sort of rely on DVD sales don't they

 

[Rosencrantz]

If digital streaming picks up to the point it is more profitable than a physical disc we can say bye-bye to them altogether. and it's heading in that direction too. It will be a sad day for me if that happens, but I'm an old git with maybe 18 more years left to live if I'm lucky so it doesn't matter that much to me anyway. If I can live up to the end of the Ah My Goddess manga I'll be ready. :wink:

It'll be a while yet for digital streaming to really take over.

Ah My Goddess however is finishing at Vol 48, with Darkhorse releasing Vol 46 this August, couple of years max I guess for the end. (Which is funny because I sought of assumed it'd go on forever). My big question is will George RR Martin finish a song of ice and fire before he pops his clogs?

I have to say I agree with Mangaranga, a lot of panicking on what is not actually a major problem. I can see the current BD releases selling out slightly quicker than DvD's of old, but only because we are in a period of high costs and therefore lower print runs. Arguably the lower in general take up on BDs might extend the availability of some titles as there are fewer buyers upfront.

Which is why I get the UK releases as soon as I can and as for the US releases its kinda worrying because of two things

One you want them to get cheaper so you wait til they go down in price
Or
You want to get the series you but don't have the cash right now
Or
Your getting something else first then getting that later

And this is the trouble you don't know what will be out of print until it's too late and I know that from experience

But who knows you might get it second hand from somewhere so that's a plus

Has there ever been a US release that went OOP before the UK version hit the shelves?

Funimation Limited Edition art boxes versions perhaps, and those you know you need to import because the UK version will not have a box.

 

[Just Passing Through]

Regarding MVM's Blu-rays. I won't be surprised if when the AU companies release full series collections, MVM get onto that wagon as well to upgrade shows like Fate Zero, the Monogataris, Accel World and the like, the way they are going straight to complete series for Bodacious Space Pirates on Blu.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Has there ever been a US release that went OOP before the UK version hit the shelves?

Funimation Limited Edition art boxes versions perhaps, and those you know you need to import because the UK version will not have a box.

Nerima Daikon Brothers is a good example. Was a Funimation title that ended up in the SAVE line and gone forever in the states while over here it was picked up by Anime Limited who are releasing it very soon I think.

 

[Shiroi Hane]

Considering MangaUK's good relationship with Toei right now (with Dragonball and One Piece), I can see them getting Sailor Moon.

Given that means Kaze releases and Animax Streaming, I will fight this awful future for as long as I draw breath.

Well it doesn't. Since neither of those titles are Kaze licenses and neither are streaming on Animax.

Speaking to Tony he said Aniplex JP won't allow anyone to release a BD of KNK In the west*, including Aniplex USA.

* In English

Tony also stated he declined Girls and Panzer twice before licensing it.

"go on, you know you want it"

What do you mean? It is being revisited. Viz have licensed it for blu ray and are redubbing it uncut.

Ah, didn't realise Viz had picked it up to redub. That's what I was hoping could happen.

They aren't redubbing it; they are using the existing uncut Animax Asia dub.

If escaflowne is getting a bd i dont see how SM is a big risk, even if it is across 10 boxsets, DB was across 16!

Dragonball is a lot more popular. It's FUNimation's oldest title and still their biggest cash cow. Unfortunately Magical Girl shoujo stuff is never as popular as shounen action, at least with the wider population.

 

[SnowWolf]

The Garden of Sinners DVD Box is also on a limited print run under Aniplex's instructions (2k units if I remember correctly?), and will be exactly the same as Madman's now OOP release.

I'm still seeing a few copys of the Madman release in stores, but I think they only printed 1K units. They were really pushing them at coventions.

They aren't redubbing it; they are using the existing uncut Animax Asia dub.

That's the new Cardcaptor Sakura blu ray release by NIS America. Sailor Moon never had a dub by Animax Asia and is definitely getting redubbed by Viz.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... -franchise

Viz is offering the franchise without edits in its original uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, with the original Japanese names, story elements, and relationships. It is also producing an uncut English dub with a new voice cast.

 

[Rosencrantz]

Hmm, latest Patema Inverted update, 5 and a bit days to raise another £8.5k (closer to £7.5k as I write this) to meet the OST stretch goal.

Looks like it needs a couple of hundred more backers to make it.

 

[Ath]

Hopefully the usual close-to-end-of-the-Kickstarter-bump in pledges will be enough to see it over the line for the soundtrack.

 

[ConanThe3rd]

Considering MangaUK's good relationship with Toei right now (with Dragonball and One Piece), I can see them getting Sailor Moon.

Given that means Kaze releases and Animax Streaming, I will fight this awful future for as long as I draw breath.

Well it doesn't. Since neither of those titles are Kaze licenses and neither are streaming on Animax.

Sailor Moon is a Viz joint so that means the first port of call is Kaze and Animax (UK) and that will utterly bury Sailor Moon in ways that MVM of 2001 could only dream of.

Unless sub locked, badly encoded freebies is the standard for good UK releases these days.

 

[Agent-347]

OH. NO. ARE YOU.... *excessive swearing has been self-censored by Agent-347*
**** just hit the fan. **** just hit this fan. This is terrible news. Especially since there are no counters as in the US (eg. TRSI).

I wanted to have a zero-month in June... I could use a month where I don't receive any acquisitions of my own. Basically the news F/Z CE will most likely be OOP by mid-June forces me into ordering that later today, most likely from Zavvi. (and given Feast of the Ascension is a the first day of an extra large weekend in Belgium it forces this acquisition into June as nothing arrives the day after it shipped, bar once actually.)
I had initially planned to order that after my graduation from high school, when another 10% off deal from Zavvi arises.

I already decided against getting Steins;Gate BD complete collection despite saying before I'd get it.. It'll have to wait sadly enough.
I can't afford it at the time of speaking. Especially with the requests to buy Anime Ltd's Perfect Blue in the other thread I simply can't spend €100~ on anime in June.
And I'll watch Steins;Gate in conjunction with Chaos;Head and Robotics;Notes, despite the small relevance, so I better hold off until there's a Robotics;Notes complete BD collection.

But yeah, to continue... My mind went completely bonkers after reading this:

- MVM Blurays will only be pressed once. Once they're gone, they're gone. (An exception was made in Bakemonogatari's case because it sold so well, and Hanabee agreed to split on a repress.)

Without counters it is nearly impossible to predict what will sell out quick and what won't, especially without Anime Ltd's sales charts. XD
And even though exceptions will arise for sure where a second batch will be ordered, like Bakemonogatari, this causes a lot of stress to me.

So yeah, without counters how can we predict what will go OOP soon, indeed? Let's continue:

I would say the older Blu-ray releases would go OOP first; Broken Blade and Kids on the Slope. The Monogatari series will survive and so will Fate/Zero probably.

Re: Monogatari - Hopefully so, and hopefully each series makes it onto the complete collection stage.

Kids on the Slope is something I don't consider worth a lot. Compare it to what I said in the other thread about certain classics actually...
While different isn't bad, the main reason I feel I should watch this is because of Watanabe. But given a few factors in it all, I don't really want to spend big money on it. :/
Broken Blade, let's say I have great interest in watching it. But a few factors in my policy make it alike Kids on the Slope.

Not every anime fan has cash to splash to every single title released by every company - so it's kinda worrying to think that if you don't pick up certain titles when they first come out, you've probably only got a couple of years' grace period before they go out of print again.

I guarantee you that it ain't fun having a backlog of titles to buy from 2012 & 2013. (Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood BDs for example is among them)

Looking at the Excel file to keep track of release dates and what I want to get, there are still eight 2012 dvd releases and five 2012 BD releases I don't own from the UK.
I just finished getting all 2011 BD releases I had on the list last month (Eden of the East movie 2 being the last one) and I got the last 2011 DVD release on the list this month actually (Bamboo Blade).
Though there are 2 OOP 2010 releases on the dvd list, being Elemental Gelade complete collection and Ah My Goddess S2 complete collection by MangaUK.
(and I never added titles that were OOP already when setting up the list, which basically comes down to any UK dvd release before april 2010. )

And if I have to worry about 2014 releases going OOP in 2015 I think I might as well call it "Game Over" over legally watching MVM's anime releases.

I feel what I said Is being blown out of proportion a bit. You have to remember that a single print run is around 1 - 2k units (I believe for MVM he said it's usually around 1.5k), and for them I was told BDs only make up for about 20 - 30% of their total sales, and the only exceptions where BD has sold more than DVD are GuPAN and Bakemonogatari, so I doubt anything is going to go OOP anytime soon.

Even so... Whether I have 12, 18, 24, 30 or 36 months is a question and influences me.
Kids on the Slope should be one to sell out rather quickly given I understood everybody likes it.

the hell, damn, kinda want to pick up a bunch of mvm blus now ? what made them decide to this, and which ones are most likely going to oop first ?

It's most likely because they have to partner with someone to split the costs. BD authoring for them alone is out of the question.
For example, with Another it turns out that MVM sent the disc art to Sentai, who then actually printed the discs and sent them over.

It wouldn't surprise if the same will be happening with Campione.

Regarding MVM's Blu-rays. I won't be surprised if when the AU companies release full series collections, MVM get onto that wagon as well to upgrade shows like Fate Zero, the Monogataris, Accel World and the like, the way they are going straight to complete series for Bodacious Space Pirates on Blu.

Hopefully. My current policy strongly prefers complete collections over parts unless a complete collection is unlikely.

I think the worrying aspect at present is the lower BD runs mean some titles will go OOP quicker than in the past as a DvD run would of been larger. I expect this will change as time goes on but there will be a period of harder to obtain titles.

As you say not everyone has infinite cash, thus it's a good idea to prioritise.

Yes, true. I always set priorities for certain titles.
Like ToraDora and Familiar of Zero have priority over Kids on the Slope and FLCL. (partly blame the cover for the last one)

TL;DR for everybody: I don't like this situation at all.

- Bakemonogatari made it's advance back within it's first quarter on sale.

Awesome news there though!

- Unsurprisingly Shangri-La was a complete bomb for them, and was apparently picked up to fill a drought period. (Tony said he literally went back to Gonzo and asked what he could license that he didn't already have)

Yeah? Is it that bad? I'm interested in watching it actually. XD
(Some AUKN members must be thinking: "First Psychic School Wars, now this... What's next?")

 

[GolGotha]

I've PM'd you a 10% off Zavvi code.

 

[NormanicGrav]

I'm actually pretty happy about this, Tenchi Muyo! is back and for 50 episodes (5 minutes each). Entitled Ai: Tenchi Muyo!, the folks of Takahashi are funding the series while the Tenchi Muyo! creator Masaki Kajishima is credited as the original creator and Hiroaki Inoue is attached as the producer for the upcoming series.

While Shonen Jump's World Trigger is getting an anime adaptation.

Oh dear god this better bomb hard on the Xbox One; Chaos;Child, Mystereet F & Psycho Pass Visual Novels are exclusive to the next gen console. They're better off on the PS4.

 

[jonno394]

I was excited when I saw there was going to be a 50 episode Tenchi series, I was imagining a remake of the original OVA series and new storylines.....then I saw it was 50 five minute episodes and my enthusiasm died.

 

[-Danielle-]

I loved the original series of Tenchi that was on Cartoon Network. It would of been nice if the release did have something to do with that. Is the series I speak of even available to buy???

 

[Animefreak17]

Well I guess somewhere in the future my tenchi collection will get a new member then

 

[jonno394]

I loved the original series of Tenchi that was on Cartoon Network. It would of been nice if the release did have something to do with that. Is the series I speak of even available to buy???

The original OVA series (2 really containing 13 episodes) was released on blu-ray in the USA. It didn't include OVA 3 though.

I'd like to see it brought over here at some point.

 

[MVM]

I loved the original series of Tenchi that was on Cartoon Network. It would of been nice if the release did have something to do with that. Is the series I speak of even available to buy???

It's incredibly hard to find and its a title we're actively pursuing to get back, but there's a lot of complications with the license...But we're definitely hoping to have it back at some point.

 

[-Danielle-]

Yeah I can imagine it is seeing as I've never seen it anywhere since I was like "ooooh I'd like to own this" many years ago haha.

Ooooooh you'd be bringing my childhood back for sure if you managed that!

Cartoon Network and CNX used to be so boss for decent anime hehe.

I might try Hetalia first and if I enjoy that, give the 50 5 min episode Tenchi's a look in too :3

 

[NormanicGrav]

Japan's releasing a Fullmetal Alchemist Blu-ray BOX (the original filler series not the Brotherhood manga series) out in October, I wonder if Funimation will release one next year...

 

[Ath]

Japan's releasing a Fullmetal Alchemist Blu-ray BOX (the original filler series not the Brotherhood manga series) out in October, I wonder if Funimation will release one next year...

Oh hello, that's very much piqued my interest. Hopefully it'll be a good looking upscale and not a Q-TEC smear job. Would definitely love it if Funi get this one later on if Aniplex don't decide to release it themselves.