st_owly (witch)
Time-Traveller
Loved that show but sadly can't afford to shell out that much money for it. Don't forget it streamed on Crunchyroll too.
Upcoming Overseas Anime DVD Artwork
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As I understand it, adding a DVD is negligible additional cost for the distributor while saving on the costs having to stock and manage two separate products. And it makes their LEs look more full even if you aren't using half of the items, I guess 
I imagine they only sell a tiny number of these single volume LEs so splitting that across separate DVD/BD listings would make it even more difficult to manage, especially on a title like this where so much is unknown. It's obviously aimed at the female audience but that demographic tends to be slower to adopt BD and harder to market to (since nobody ever does in the west) so I doubt they know how many people out there will be after each format. I hope it does ok - completely understand anyone who is waiting for a more budget-friendly release down the line, though.
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I imagine they only sell a tiny number of these single volume LEs so splitting that across separate DVD/BD listings would make it even more difficult to manage, especially on a title like this where so much is unknown. It's obviously aimed at the female audience but that demographic tends to be slower to adopt BD and harder to market to (since nobody ever does in the west) so I doubt they know how many people out there will be after each format. I hope it does ok - completely understand anyone who is waiting for a more budget-friendly release down the line, though.
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Lutga
Mad Scientist
I do wonder how these Pony Canyon titles do - obviously I imagine the numbers are naturally higher in the States, due to the higher population, and the fact the similarly priced Aniplex of America titles seem to do well too. But they can't be massive either, especially on shows like this, which are hardly major league titles.
At the end of the day, these releases wouldn't get put out if people weren't buying them - but I do find it slightly dispiriting that because the casual market is potentially evaporating in favour of streaming, those 'loyal' few that remain buying physical essentially have to subsidise the releases by paying more (though I suppose you could argue that no-one is forcing them to buy them, either).
At the end of the day, these releases wouldn't get put out if people weren't buying them - but I do find it slightly dispiriting that because the casual market is potentially evaporating in favour of streaming, those 'loyal' few that remain buying physical essentially have to subsidise the releases by paying more (though I suppose you could argue that no-one is forcing them to buy them, either).
Pre-order Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Box 1 before June 30th and you get this:
Super-deformed Battle Lovers character cards illustrated by the chief animation director, Yumiko Hara!
Meanwhile over at Yuki Yuna land:
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Box 3 [Collector's Edition]
Release Date: August 10th | Region: ABC | Format: Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack | Languages: English/Japanese | Price (SRP): $89.98
Collection of ten sheets of key frame drawing reproductions showing Itsuki Inubozaki transforming into a Hero!
Super-deformed Battle Lovers character cards illustrated by the chief animation director, Yumiko Hara!
Meanwhile over at Yuki Yuna land:
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Box 3 [Collector's Edition]
Release Date: August 10th | Region: ABC | Format: Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack | Languages: English/Japanese | Price (SRP): $89.98
Pre-order Yuki Yuna is a Hero Box 3 before June 30th and you get this:
Collection of ten sheets of key frame drawing reproductions showing Itsuki Inubozaki transforming into a Hero!
animelytical
Hikikomori
Lutga said:
I don't think cost of the BD/DVD combo packs for consumers was the reason. The actual extra cost isn't a prohibitively large amount. I could have gotten a BD/DVD combo of a show released on BD here for a couple of pounds more. There are BD/DVD combos for under £30.
They used examples such as Tiger and Bunny, which was BD/DVD but split over four parts which hare now available for a total of £62 on Amazon but initially had an RRP of £135 but was available for about £100 until recent reductions.
BD/DVD combos do not always have to cost this much. However, when they do, it is difficult to justify dropping them completely when some BD/DVDs are quite reasonable.
However, if a releasing only a BD as opposed to to a combo will allow companies to release shows with more freedom with the release such as less parts (Kill la Kill), then it makes sense.
Newer, clearer image for the upcoming release:
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Complete Season 1
Release Date: July 15th | Region: 1 | Format: DVD | Languages: English/Japanese | Price (SRP): $49.98
And also updated images for two more Sentai titles:
The Familiar of Zero F - Complete Collection
Release Date: July 14th | Region: A | Format: Blu-ray (also released for DVD) | Languages: Japanese | Price (SRP): $59.98
Is the Order a Rabbit? - Complete Collection
Release Date: July 14th | Region: A | Format: Blu-ray (also released for DVD) | Languages: Japanese | Price (SRP): $59.98
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Complete Season 1
Release Date: July 15th | Region: 1 | Format: DVD | Languages: English/Japanese | Price (SRP): $49.98
And also updated images for two more Sentai titles:
The Familiar of Zero F - Complete Collection
Release Date: July 14th | Region: A | Format: Blu-ray (also released for DVD) | Languages: Japanese | Price (SRP): $59.98
Is the Order a Rabbit? - Complete Collection
Release Date: July 14th | Region: A | Format: Blu-ray (also released for DVD) | Languages: Japanese | Price (SRP): $59.98
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Looking more and more likely that ugly JoJo box is going to be the final one.
Mangaranga
Za Warudo
I'm interested in hearing the dub for Jojo, but as always it ultimately falls in to the "no Bluray, no buy" category for me. I'm not going to buy an HD native show on DVD.
Is there any particular reason why it wouldn't be? I'm with you - it doesn't look the best, but it gets the job done and shows the protagonists of both arcs.IncendiaryLemon said:
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
I thought it might have just been placeholder art. It does get the job done, but JoJo is so much more stylish than the box. As someone else said on here, it makes it look kind of like a kids show. Also, I really want to be with you with the whole No Blu Ray, no buy but I want to support JoJo in the west as much as humanly possible so I'll definitely be buying a copy.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
I wouldn't exactly agree. JoJo can get pretty violentilmaestro said:
http://i.imgur.com/fVjzfss.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fQf31vg.jpg
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
There is a difference between slapstick violence and quite visceral violence. If I'd seen stuff like that in a cartoon when I was a kid, I would have freaked out. I dunno, maybe I was just a wimpy kid...
DragonBlaze67
Combat Butler
I haven't watched any of JoJo yet but from those two images it doesn't look like a kid friendly show to me.
Don't forget that there's undoubtedly a marked cultural difference between what would be acceptable for a younger audience in Japan to what would be acceptable here.
I originally came here to post the cover of a pirate Jojo set that had much nicer artwork, but annoyingly I can't find it now. In any case, I feel it's one of the few situations where one of those terrible shiny foil/hologram effects would actually be appropriate.
I originally came here to post the cover of a pirate Jojo set that had much nicer artwork, but annoyingly I can't find it now. In any case, I feel it's one of the few situations where one of those terrible shiny foil/hologram effects would actually be appropriate.
ilmaestro
State Alchemist
JoJo was running in Weekly Jump not just at the time of Stardust Crusaders, but all the way up until Steel Ball Run. It's definitely a kids series, although Prof makes a fair point about what constitutes "for kids" in different cultures.
Well, obviously, if he was dressed as a pirate.Professor Irony said:
Looks like both of these might arrive from United Publications next week if we're lucky, TRSI have theirs now.
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