UK Anime Release Schedule -Updated-

I'm sick of the constant push back on Durarara!!! (!!!!!!!!!!!). I preordered it back on the 3rd Feb for it's May release and it's doing my head in now how it keeps getting pushed further and further back. It's the DVD version I want, I've never seen the Anime before an I'm dying to! Really really not happy :(
 
-Danielle- said:
I'm sick of the constant push back on Durarara!!! (!!!!!!!!!!!). I preordered it back on the 3rd Feb for it's May release and it's doing my head in now how it keeps getting pushed further and further back. It's the DVD version I want, I've never seen the Anime before an I'm dying to! Really really not happy :(
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Well to be honest they haven't had the time to re-author the Blu-rays (GURREN LAGANNNNNN!!!) and in fairness it's better to wait for a more definitive/fixed release than have the same problems as the Blu-ray. At least we know that it'll be here sometime in Early 2015.
 
I hope if it's ready before they've done what they must with the BluRay, they release the DVD instead of waiting for both to be done/finished before release. Most of the hold up sounds like it is on the BluRay side (let me know if I'm wrong :)) so I don't think it's fair on us DVD users lol :p

I might just have to end up going on Crunchyroll or something for it but then that might take away my temptation to purchase it at all so I duno :(
 
I'm in the same position Danielle. I actually asked about it a few days ago on Anime Limited's fb page. Someone else answered me, mentioning the problems with the Blu-Ray (which to be fair I think I'd just forgot about). It's been a long wait though, but if it means there being no problems, then I suppose it's worth it.
 
They always said it wouldn't be till the end of this year at the earliest (not sure why Amazon never had the Sept release date edited as it was never going to be the case in the first place) but now it's looking like it might be the first quarter of 2015 (it was mentioned somewhere on social media that they could start the process around the time of the airing of season 2) ...Once the surveys come out for disk replacements I would presume the DVD release would be imminent though I have no idea how long it takes to author disks.

I think what they're doing is re-authoring the Blu Rays then using said Blu Rays to re-author the DVD's? & I think someone said it's a bit more expensive then they had hoped too so they might be trying to budget the cost/gain more income from releases.

Was the issue just no subs on the online chat parts? in dub or sub? or was there more? Either way, it's shocking how it wasn't fixed in the Aus (Was it Aus they got it from? Thinking it was) release tbh.

I'm gutted for you twin (I hope you don't mind me calling you that haha, it's just so strange writing out my name towards someone else lol) I hope they get them out soon so you don't have to wait much longer though it's looking to be a year wait (from the time you placed your order) :|
 
Dannielle said:
Was the issue just no subs on the online chat parts? in dub or sub? or was there more? Either way, it's shocking how it wasn't fixed in the Aus (Was it Aus they got it from? Thinking it was) release tbh.
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The issues (AFAIK) were:
- No sign/lyric subtitles for the English dub (includes Celty's Phone, Online Chat conversations and Russian dialogue).
- Dozens of subtitle issues from various episodes.
- Mix up with the Opening/Closing options on the main menu.
- Region free when it's supposed to be region locked.
 
Ah dammit, that's a shame. Being a dub fan, the first two issues don't bother me but the last two, well, yeah. Dammit, genuine wait I have to force myself to be patient with *shakes fist* lol.

Dannielle, that's fine to call me that hehe. Better that than you or us lot thinking you now refer to yourself in third person or thinking that you're loco ;) :p
 
-Danielle- said:
I'm sick of the constant push back on Durarara!!! (!!!!!!!!!!!). I preordered it back on the 3rd Feb for it's May release and it's doing my head in now how it keeps getting pushed further and further back. It's the DVD version I want, I've never seen the Anime before an I'm dying to! Really really not happy :(
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It's not much better if you bought the Blu-rays and are waiting on the replacement disks to be able to watch it. ^_~
And as Durarara season 2 will have aired by the time the Blu-rays are authored I might as well wait another year to watch it completely with season 2. Not sure yet.

-Danielle- said:
I hope if it's ready before they've done what they must with the Blu-ray, they release the DVD instead of waiting for both to be done/finished before release. Most of the hold up sounds like it is on the Blu-ray side (let me know if I'm wrong :)) so I don't think it's fair on us DVD users lol :p
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They wanted to fix the issues of/on the Blu-ray first so the DVD would be "flawless" as well, so while it is possible for the DVD to come out before Blu-ray, I wouldn't count on it.
Truth be told, every disk, no matter the format or what is used for has a flaw somewhere. Even the supposedly perfect Japanese releases have flaws.
(But the only thing a lot of anime-fans see is that the Japanese disks are way better in quality than the English ones which... makes sense, I guess.)

Note bene: take in account the broad/wide definition of "flaw" when I mention every disk has flaws, no matter its origination.

-Danielle- said:
I might just have to end up going on Crunchyroll or something for it but then that might take away my temptation to purchase it at all so I duno :(
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Good things come to those who wait! ~~

NormanicGrav said:
The issues (AFAIK) were:
- No sign/lyric subtitles for the English dub (includes Celty's Phone, Online Chat conversations and Russian dialogue).
- Dozens of subtitle issues from various episodes.
- Mix up with the Opening/Closing options on the main menu.
- Region free when it's supposed to be region locked.
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-Danielle- said:
Ah dammit, that's a shame. Being a dub fan, the first two issues don't bother me but the last two, well, yeah. Dammit, genuine wait I have to force myself to be patient with *shakes fist* lol.
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I believe the first problem will bother you, as that's why I'm waiting.
Apparently there're some vital details to the story being told in the chatbox/texts/... which is why a signs track is so needed for the dub.
And why in the world would it bother you that the release is region free (aka A-B-C or region 0)? It means you can play the disks anywhere in the world.

Dannielle said:
Once the surveys come out for disk replacements I would presume the DVD release would be imminent though I have no idea how long it takes to author disks.
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For what I know it officially takes 6 weeks to produce a DVD from start to finish (so including authoring, replication, encoding, QC, etc).
And for Blu-ray it takes TWICE as long because, as Justin Sevakis explained in an ANN podcast, Blu-rays you need to program/code.
(And there is an awful lot that can go and will go wrong thanks to that)

Nota bene: This reminded me I meant to reply to that Justin Sevakis topic, much like I never thanked everybody for PITUK 1. I'm such a douche at the best of times. XD My apologies for that.

Dannielle said:
Either way, it's shocking how it wasn't fixed in the Aus (Was it Aus they got it from? Thinking it was) release tbh.
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Siren Visual is currently the smallest company in Australia and it was stated they weren't provided a signs-sub track. So yeah, you tally it up.
 
Agent-347 said:
NormanicGrav said:
The issues (AFAIK) were:
- No sign/lyric subtitles for the English dub (includes Celty's Phone, Online Chat conversations and Russian dialogue).
- Dozens of subtitle issues from various episodes.
- Mix up with the Opening/Closing options on the main menu.
- Region free when it's supposed to be region locked.
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-Danielle- said:
Ah dammit, that's a shame. Being a dub fan, the first two issues don't bother me but the last two, well, yeah. Dammit, genuine wait I have to force myself to be patient with *shakes fist* lol.
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I believe the first problem will bother you, as that's why I'm waiting.
Apparently there're some vital details to the story being told in the chatbox/texts/... which is why a signs track is so needed for the dub.
And why in the world would it bother you that the release is region free (aka A-B-C or region 0)? It means you can play the disks anywhere in the world.

Dannielle said:
Either way, it's shocking how it wasn't fixed in the Aus (Was it Aus they got it from? Thinking it was) release tbh.
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Siren Visual is currently the smallest company in Australia and it was stated they weren't provided a signs-sub track. So yeah, you tally it up.
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1st Quote - I'm not particularly fussed on the discs being region free but it can cause some problems if the Japanese find out about it when it shouldn't have been like that in the first place. Then again Aniplex of America discs are region free so it might not be a disaster in the end. In case you're wondering how it was region free in the first place, Siren probably didn't realise the Aniplex sets were region free and forgot to lock the region by accident.

2nd Quote - I had a look on the Siren Facebook page and they said they'll be using Anime Limited's discs for their AU replacement program.
 
Ah, didn't realise thats what the subs on stuff would constitute, I very much agree then as I love when it stats what a certain sign of what have you says in anime :)

I know good things come to those who wait but I've been waiting since Feb for May, then since May for Sept etc. Waaaaah *spits dummy out* ;) :p hehe.

I usually have the same reasoning as you, to potentially wait for Season 2 now but eugh, my patience is half way out the window so I won't be with this occasion. Same with The Walking Dead. I usually wait until my Mum has is all recorded so I don't need to have the 3-4 month gap they pull mid season but Season 5 looks to effing omfg super that I'm literally going to have to stream is if the UK release isn't like the next day after the US like it was with Game Of Thrones!!! ha.
 
Working on my project I noticed on Anime-On-Line that:
- Garden of Sinners [DVD] now has a release date of 27 October 2014. (3-week delay)
- From the New World part 2 [BD] now got an aditional one week delay to 06 October 2014. (3-week delay total now)

Already mentioned in other topics:
- Cowboy Bebop complete collection [BD] delayed to early October. (I believe that's another way to word "6 October" for us, 13 October I consider mid-month already)
- Patema Inverted RE and CE delayed to 3 November.
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Ultimate Edition delayed to 20 October. (I wonder whether the RE BD and CE DVD also will get delayed)
 
bakum4tsu said:
Ok thanks for all the dates but i am confused about bebop... AOL says 1 date, amazon uk another, both september and you mention october too :\
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October 6th is set, I have samples and all to prove it!

AP
 
Don't care about the streaming part but I am curious about their bd/dvd plans - will they release shows in a similar manner to AoA for instance and if so will other companies follow suit with a view to cutting out the middleman so to speak (Funimation, Sentai etc).
 
Bakemonogatari Complete Blu Ray has been pushed back till November 24th: http://www.anime-on-line.com/xcart/prod ... =59&page=1
Kokoro Connect OVA collection has been pushed back till October 27th : http://www.anime-on-line.com/xcart/prod ... =59&page=3
From The New World Part 2 on Blu Ray is October 27th (Not sure if that's another delay?)
Devil Survivor: The Animation 2 (DVD) is October 20th
Hayao Miyazaki Blu ray Collection has been moved to November 24th.

From Anime Limited, confirmed physical licenses with no confirmed release date:

Space Dandy Season 2
Tokyo Ghoul
Terror in Resonance
Nerima Daikon Brothers
Giovanni's Island
 
Dannielle said:
Bakemonogatari Complete Blu Ray has been pushed back till November 24th: http://www.anime-on-line.com/xcart/prod ... =59&page=1
Kokoro Connect OVA collection has been pushed back till October 27th : http://www.anime-on-line.com/xcart/prod ... =59&page=3
From The New World Part 2 on Blu Ray is October 27th (Not sure if that's another delay?)
Devil Survivor: The Animation 2 (DVD) is October 20th
Hayao Miyazaki Blu ray Collection has been moved to November 24th.

From Anime Limited, confirmed physical licenses with no confirmed release date:

Space Dandy Season 2
Tokyo Ghoul
Terror in Resonance
Nerima Daikon Brothers
Giovanni's Island
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And we're still waiting for them to announce a date for Escaflowne, which has been labelled Q4 2014 on their site for ages now.

Also, the Places Promised/Voices of twin pack.
 
When the year ends hopefully Wings of Mayonnaise, Blood Lad, Gurren, Hal & Patema, Kill la Kill Part 1 & Giovanni's Island will be out like planned (I'm not sure if Mai Mai Miracle will be out before end of the year), then we should hopefully hear some firm news on the likes of 009:Cyborg (wasn't there issues with the dub with that? the dub being the only thing holding the release back?), Nerima (Extras holding them back with that one?), Momo (I think the US release is out now or at least very very soon so that's a good sign), Escaflowne and the Twin Pack/However they're doing the Shinkai films probably in the new years blog post.

I think the trouble they went through with Gurren held back the plans for Escaflowne tbh, heck issues in general as they've had the worst luck.
 
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