CommanderZx2
Magical Girl
What manga are you looking for that is out of stock? I sometimes buy manga from Blackwells,
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Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
also try wordery and speedyhen
Oldmario
Thousand Master
umaru Vol 11, i've heard blackwells also send in jiffy bags tho
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Think I've only ever had books come in some form of cardboard container from Wordery, but that volume is OOS there as well.
Seems to be the case with a lot of manga during the current situation. I think none are printed here in the UK and thus need shipping in and currently not many are being sent.
Of course shipping and getting damaged isn't a concern when you go digital
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CommanderZx2
Magical Girl
True, but I've not had any arrive damaged and you can collect it from a store instead if you live near one. I see they have it in stock.
SkwigglesWorth
Magical Girl
I have a few questions/ (maybe just confirmation that this is the case).
What is the differnce between the 2 version of flying witch US imports? One has a green border and the other has a darker scene? Is it just a differnt cover image and basically an idential reprint?
Have we had any announcements on "Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast Sprits" for the UK or even are we expecting any, I've seen the US and Australia have blu ray releases already. I think Australia was the end of last year (So I'm guessing it could be a bit longer to wait).
And lastly in regards to US Funimation digital codes, I take it they do work just requires VPN, I was planning on getting round to using a few I have.
I'm assuming the best methord is VPN to create a new/ seprate Funimation account based in the US (Or does everyone just use there UK one and VPN out to get the the US content that they've purchased and if it is this methord does it cause any problems?)
And VPN to watch any US based downloads.
What is the differnce between the 2 version of flying witch US imports? One has a green border and the other has a darker scene? Is it just a differnt cover image and basically an idential reprint?
Have we had any announcements on "Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast Sprits" for the UK or even are we expecting any, I've seen the US and Australia have blu ray releases already. I think Australia was the end of last year (So I'm guessing it could be a bit longer to wait).
And lastly in regards to US Funimation digital codes, I take it they do work just requires VPN, I was planning on getting round to using a few I have.
I'm assuming the best methord is VPN to create a new/ seprate Funimation account based in the US (Or does everyone just use there UK one and VPN out to get the the US content that they've purchased and if it is this methord does it cause any problems?)
And VPN to watch any US based downloads.
RebelNotorious
Student Council President
Can confirm that UK FUNi account is usable on US site via VPN, digital codes should work via VPN also iirc. For best VPN, I couldn't give you anything other than a recommendation based on one I personally use which is ExpressVPN, I used to use Nord in the past but had endless problems and they don't come too highly recommended anymore.
Also, Express works for Netflix, Crunchyroll and HiDive too, all with UK accounts so no extra subs needed, just the Express sub.
The 2021 re-release of Flying Witch will be a new author. Sentai likes to redo the discs to improve the encode or any quality control issues that were in the original releases. For instance the re-releases for titles like CLANNAD, Elfen Lied, Higurashi, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and K-On! (plus Kids on the Slope) fixes different issues from their original release for the better. In other words, its better to go for the re-release as much as possible on Sentai titles.
As for the Gonzo show Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast Spirits, no one has any plans to release the series for the UK.
Dai
Death Scythe
I think it was used in one of the Legend of Galactic Heroes movies, but I couldn't say for certain. Not anime-related, but it was famously used as temp score for the opening scene of the original Star Wars, and that inspiration is all over the final John Williams cue.
RebelNotorious
Student Council President
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
I had the full album of Host: The Planets in my LP collection years before Star Wars came out - it was always one of my favorite Classical pieces. I never considered that Mars the Bringer of War sounded a lot like the Star Wars theme until you guys brought it up here, though. Interesting!
Dai
Death Scythe
It's the opening scene with the blockade runner and the star destroyer specifically. There's an album called John Williams Conducts Music From Star Wars that includes a complete performance of Holst's Planets suite conducted by Williams. You can hear the influences clearly in that.
Anyone who's interested in a deep dive into the music of Star Wars should look up an excellent podcast called Star Wars Oxygen from Rebel Force Radio.
Oldmario
Thousand Master
i've never seen LoGH and i think i saw maybe 1 or 2 of the star wars movies and don't really remember anything from them music apart from the aliens in the bar because i've seen it referenced a lot so i don't think it's those but thanks for the response
Dai
Death Scythe
Does anyone know if Discotek's US blu-ray for the Goshogun: The Time Etranger movie has the English dub that was on the Manga Video VHS in the 90s (ie. the one where Remy has a French accent)? There are at least two English dubs for that movie, since the old US Manga Corps DVD had a different one.
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
TBH I don't know but god that is such a good movie I have one of the old CPM DVD releases (can't remember if under their US Manga Corps imprint or not but it probably was) and I love it. I'm hoping to import that Blu-ray at some point
While I'm here can I ask anyone who might know: Does the Marmalade Boy SD-BD look really crummy or were people just being overly picky with picture quality and not understanding that it's an SD on BD release? I wanna own a physical copy and the SD-BD would be more convenient for not switching discs as much
Discotek's official Facebook page references both English dubs which I presume are the Manga UK and Central Park Media (US Manga Corps) dubs.
Dai
Death Scythe
Thanks. I remember some mention of it having two, but wasn't sure if there might have been more than that. Wording it as 'both' sounds like that's all the dubs that exist for it.
It's such a weird movie. Hard to believe it's the sequel to a super-robot show.
If it helps, Discotek generally tries to find virtually every major dub that exists for their titles, and even the interesting stuff like the long lost international dub for A Thousand and One Nights, the Harmony Gold dub for Galaxy Express 999 or their long journey of trying to secure every dubbed episode for Ninja Robot Tobikage.