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Just Passing Through said:
I'd go for the 47 episodes of the TV series first. then the 16 episodes of the second OVA series.
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I don’t have either of those!

And as I understood it the movies are one continuation of the story following the 7 episode OVA and those you mentioned are a second path?

(I’ve got some other things liked up, SAC 2nd GiG and Solid State Society in my Pile of Shame before I want to commit to 60+ episodes of a series I don’t have and seem expensive to acquire!)
 
sirijo said:
Patlabor fans help me decide!

I recently found the original 7 episode OVA on YT which I watched preceding Patlabor: The Movie but now I have a debate, do I go in release order and watch Palabor The Movie 2 or WXII?
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I would recommend leaving Patlabor 2 until last. It acts as the culmination of the team's story and is a fantastic capstone to the whole franchise. WXIII is pretty good, but it's a side story where the regular cast barely appear, and is set before Patlabor 2.
 
Dai said:
I would recommend leaving Patlabor 2 until last. It acts as the culmination of the team's story and is a fantastic capstone to the whole franchise. WXIII is pretty good, but it's a side story where the regular cast barely appear, and is set before Patlabor 2.
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My inclination was to go in timeline but wanted to be sure I wasn’t going to get some weird spoilers for 2!

Thanks 🙏
 
Has anyone signed up for HBO Max (UK) to peruse the offerings and see what/if anime offerings they have? Their site doesn't seem to let people see the catalogue without paying them
 
sirijo said:
Has anyone signed up for HBO Max (UK) to peruse the offerings and see what/if anime offerings they have? Their site doesn't seem to let people see the catalogue without paying them
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had a quick look, just the new FLCL and Rick & Morty shows
a lot of Adult Swim & CN and .... behold the new anime, animated tennis matches?!?!

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As I don't frequent as much as I used to and also don't follow the anime physical release market up close I have a question regarding

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Season Three

Is it so that Crunchyroll UK will not be releasing a Limited Edition Part Two for this, like what happened in the US?
 
You need to import that LE from the US, it's Region A+B

If Crunchyroll UK plans to release a LE for a title, they'll announce and release it usually at the same time as the Standard Edition. And as the Standard Edition went on sale in December there won't be a UK LE
 
sirijo said:
Yes and I poke around every now and again for one at a price I can stomach (same with Ping Pong) but we didn't get a standard edition!

*My collection is all Blu-ray and region B compatible only (thus far...a couple of things only in A have had me tempted)
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It makes me very glad I got the CE of A Lull In The Sea when it was released but even then it was expensive-if I remember correctly about $120 or so. Cheapest listing on ebay-YIPES!!
A Lull in the Sea Premium Edition (Blu-ray, NIS America)
Pre-Owned · Blu-ray · A Lull In The Sea NIS CE set.
$499.99
Buy It Now
+$19.50 delivery
Located in United States
 
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Hi everyone,

I've got Disney plus UK today and tomorrow.
I thought I would try I'm an Inept Villainess.
Is it only dubbed? I'm trying to find a way to change languages like on Netflix but failing.
Same for the Korean drama A Shop for Killers.

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Solved it. Jeez that wasn't easy.
 
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Does anyone know if the movies of Galaxy Express 999 are continuations of the tv series, or alternate retellings? I already own the series and think the movies are a bit expensive, but I would not want to miss a sequel, if that is what they are. Many thanks:)
 
Herano said:
Does anyone know if the movies of Galaxy Express 999 are continuations of the tv series, or alternate retellings? I already own the series and think the movies are a bit expensive, but I would not want to miss a sequel, if that is what they are. Many thanks:)
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The first movie is a retelling of the story of the TV series. It was directed by Rintarou so the experience is fairly different. I think the tone is much darker and there really isn't any comedy relief like there is in the series. Since it's obviously shorter than the series, all of the important story is here, but it does not have all the stops at numerous planets where Tetsurou learns some lesson like the series, and there aren't any lonely women that try to kidnap him as far as I remember. :p The animation quality is better than the TV series.

The second movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, is a new story that takes place sometime later.

The third movie, Eternal Fantasy, I have never seen and I chose to not buy after reading some reviews and comments.
 
cfx said:
The first movie is a retelling of the story of the TV series. It was directed by Rintarou so the experience is fairly different. I think the tone is much darker and there really isn't any comedy relief like there is in the series. Since it's obviously shorter than the series, all of the important story is here, but it does not have all the stops at numerous planets where Tetsurou learns some lesson like the series, and there aren't any lonely women that try to kidnap him as far as I remember. :p The animation quality is better than the TV series.

The second movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, is a new story that takes place sometime later.

The third movie, Eternal Fantasy, I have never seen and I chose to not buy after reading some reviews and comments.
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I see, thank you! Would you recommend the second movie even when I would not watch the first movie? Does the series feel complete without Adieu Galaxy Express 999?
 
The second movie is pretty standalone. My personal bias is I like both movies more than the series. I own the movies but do not own the series. I have watched all of it but felt it was too expensive to buy for how I feel about it.

I missed getting the complete series from DiabolikDVD when they had it for a significantly lower price than the US $150 it is at MediaOCD's store. I probably would have bought it from DiabolikDVD for the price they had it for but it was already sold out when I found it, and they do not restock Discotek as far as I can tell as it's been removed from the site now.
 
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cfx said:
The second movie is pretty standalone. My personal bias is I like both movies more than the series. I own the movies but do not own the series. I have watched all of it but felt it was too expensive to buy for how I feel about it.

I missed getting the complete series from DiabolikDVD when they had it for a significantly lower price than the US $150 it is at MediaOCD's store. I probably would have bought it from DiabolikDVD for the price they had it for but it was already sold out when I found it, and they do not restock Discotek as far as I can tell as it's been removed from the site now.
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Thanks for the info! I'm going to think about it. I have not seen any of it yet, but did buy the series when it was a bit cheaper. Looking forward to watching it^^.
 
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