Upcoming UK Anime DVD Artwork!
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qaiz said:Yeah I guess I'm going to pass now that I've seen it, I prefer the Bandai Visual copy I have, with the white keepcases etc. Seems to have the same booklet too. Glad people will be able to get it on Blu-ray here in the UK too however.
Given restrictions faced, we went with the safer options there - so if you have the original Bandai Visual USA version then there's no need to buy ours objectively unless you really love the film
. Not complaining if folks do but no point beating round the bush I figure on it!AP
Just Passing Through
The Wildcard
anime_andrew said:qaiz said:Yeah I guess I'm going to pass now that I've seen it, I prefer the Bandai Visual copy I have, with the white keepcases etc. Seems to have the same booklet too. Glad people will be able to get it on Blu-ray here in the UK too however
Given restrictions faced, we went with the safer options there - so if you have the original Bandai Visual USA version then there's no need to buy ours objectively unless you really love the film
AP
Does that mean that you used the same transfer as the Bandai release? Image slightly windowboxed to protect from overscan on old CRT HD TVs, and PCM 2.0 Stereo, Dolby True HD 5.1 Japanese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English?
qaiz
Pokémon Master
anime_andrew said:Given restrictions faced, we went with the safer options there - so if you have the original Bandai Visual USA version then there's no need to buy ours objectively unless you really love the film
AP
Yeah if I didn't have the Bandai Visual version, let it be known that I would have no qualms purchasing your version of the film, it does look to be a nice package overall, and like I said, I'm really glad that it was picked up by yourselves for UK release. I suspect that overall this will mimic the KLK set, apart from the box being a bit slimmer due to the slimmer book? That seems fine to me, although I do in the end prefer the keep cases that came with the US release, specially as the art that came with them was gorgeous
I know when you started with your Bebop release, you was met with some criticisms specially from the Blu-ray forum in regards to the product design (for example the rectangle with FILM written on the front, and boxes/circle on the spine etc) and you replied stating that you'd done some research and that's how the design came to be (I even saw someone ask if Royal Space Force itself was a film or series on your Facebook page with a funny Professor Layton skit of sorts magnifying said box
), but would you ever consider a brand change of sorts as far as your template goes, or are you happy with that overall? Minor stuff, but I do feel that it hurts the otherwise clean presentation. You do seem to have cleaned the covers up a bit, with the Obi with KLK and such (I assume this comes with an obi too?) but little things like that could help in making them look that much sharper, especially for the more expensive releases.Obviously a little bit ignorant of myself since you have to have some info somewhere on the box, and I'm sure you've done your research on it and how it makes your sets easier to discern etc. Just wondering I guess. Also, surprised that the name of the film isn't on the front of the box, guessing that would be on the Obi? I'm fine with that, just from the perspective of a general anime buyers view, pointing out that it's a film but not the name itself on the front seems interesting
Look forward to future releases, keep up the good work! I really do appreciate effort in the packaging and such, its a big part of the anime experience for me so that effort doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.
qaiz said:I know when you started with your Bebop release, you was met with some criticisms specially from the Blu-ray forum in regards to the product design (for example the rectangle with FILM written on the front, and boxes/circle on the spine etc) and you replied stating that you'd done some research and that's how the design came to be (I even saw someone ask if Royal Space Force itself was a film or series on your Facebook page with a funny Professor Layton skit of sorts magnifying said box
Obviously a little bit ignorant of myself since you have to have some info somewhere on the box, and I'm sure you've done your research on it and how it makes your sets easier to discern etc. Just wondering I guess. Also, surprised that the name of the film isn't on the front of the box, guessing that would be on the Obi? I'm fine with that, just from the perspective of a general anime buyers view, pointing out that it's a film but not the name itself on the front seems interesting
Look forward to future releases, keep up the good work! I really do appreciate effort in the packaging and such, its a big part of the anime experience for me so that effort doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.
(using this quote just to ensure people know what I'm on about)
I like the brand template too but I can understand the criticisms that many people have, given the US sets are just simply the title of the show with some small details for company & format (a la Funimation).
If Anime Limited had the option to change the design template (or as I would like to call it, Season 2 or 'the next phase'):
- Have it similar to Giovanni's Island's Ultimate Edition (pretty much a plain spine) but have the title on the spine
- Make the slipcase slightly bigger to include format ('Blu-ray and DVD'), BBFC, type of edition (say 'Limited Edition') and logo (@)
- Everything else stays the same (I do love the Kill la Kill sets, which started this new trend)
This would basically mean that it would look like a Funimation Limited Edition set but has the Anime Limited slipcase to go along with it.
Also, I did find the Professor Layton comment pretty hilarious when I saw it on the Facebook page.
qaiz
Pokémon Master
NormanicGrav said:
Thanks for the reply! Now that you mention it, from what I've seen, the Giovanni's Island's Ultimate Edition set is almost perfect in this regard, outside of the omission of the title on the spine. I do see why they decided to keep the spine totally clean there however, as it would disrupt the flow of the art etc but having the name on the spine would help
. Everything seems to be on the Obi on that set, which is great! The framework is there, just a little bit of tweaking and we'll have some perfect releases from AL. I just hope that the current template isn't kept just for legacy reasons, but at the same time, there's more important things that need attention I guess I too laughed at the Layton comment
qaiz said:Yeah if I didn't have the Bandai Visual version, let it be known that I would have no qualms purchasing your version of the film, it does look to be a nice package overall, and like I said, I'm really glad that it was picked up by yourselves for UK release. I suspect that overall this will mimic the KLK set, apart from the box being a bit slimmer due to the slimmer book? That seems fine to me, although I do in the end prefer the keep cases that came with the US release, specially as the art that came with them was gorgeous
Bingo on that mimicking it
!qaiz said:I know when you started with your Bebop release, you was met with some criticisms specially from the Blu-ray forum in regards to the product design (for example the rectangle with FILM written on the front, and boxes/circle on the spine etc) and you replied stating that you'd done some research and that's how the design came to be (I even saw someone ask if Royal Space Force itself was a film or series on your Facebook page with a funny Professor Layton skit of sorts magnifying said box
We're looking at some re-design points actually at the moment so watch this space. Likely later this year to mark what is crazily enough our third birthday so I am keeping in mind what folks say there
.qaiz said:Obviously a little bit ignorant of myself since you have to have some info somewhere on the box, and I'm sure you've done your research on it and how it makes your sets easier to discern etc. Just wondering I guess. Also, surprised that the name of the film isn't on the front of the box, guessing that would be on the Obi? I'm fine with that, just from the perspective of a general anime buyers view, pointing out that it's a film but not the name itself on the front seems interesting
Look forward to future releases, keep up the good work! I really do appreciate effort in the packaging and such, its a big part of the anime experience for me so that effort doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.
Re the person asking if film / TV - I am pretty sure they were being snarky (although I also answered their query to be safe).
We're actually doing a complete O-CARD on this one as it's a FR / UK release so the reason behind the FILM being on the rigid is actually a slip and it'll likely be off on the final release actually as if it's on the O-CARD, no need to have it on the main artbox after all so folks have a choice. We listened and kept the logo etc on the spine though for consistency sakes with other Collector's product we did
.Hope this answers some stuff and definitely keeping stuff in mind
!AP
qaiz
Pokémon Master
Thanks for the replyanime_andrew said:Bingo on that mimicking it
We're looking at some re-design points actually at the moment so watch this space. Likely later this year to mark what is crazily enough our third birthday so I am keeping in mind what folks say there
Re the person asking if film / TV - I am pretty sure they were being snarky (although I also answered their query to be safe).
We're actually doing a complete O-CARD on this one as it's a FR / UK release so the reason behind the FILM being on the rigid is actually a slip and it'll likely be off on the final release actually as if it's on the O-CARD, no need to have it on the main artbox after all so folks have a choice. We listened and kept the logo etc on the spine though for consistency sakes with other Collector's product we did
Hope this answers some stuff and definitely keeping stuff in mind
AP
Ah so this will make use of an o-card, that makes sense overall. I sound like I'm nitpicking, but with yourselves carrying the torch of sorts for high end releases in the UK, and with your releases being very close to perfect I feel like chiming in when I get the chance (especially with you always listening and commenting). I see you experimenting and iterating with each release, whether it's the top loading Space Dandy or the clean Giovanni's Island, the KLK obi or the keep case with Blood Lad, I'm hoping that the feedback from the very vocal but loving community has been of use Also, crazy to think it's been 3 years...I remember the Bebop announcement like it was yesterday. Good luck on future releases, I'm hoping to see a Gunbuster Box art in here one day
A comparison with Hanabee's (since it's likely that they're exactly the same in terms of on-disc and cover wise).
It looks to me that they've removed the logos, changed the colour of the top and bottom with the same colour and added their logos to it. So they're doing the exact same thing MVM are doing. Question is whether the back info will be identical or not.
It looks to me that they've removed the logos, changed the colour of the top and bottom with the same colour and added their logos to it. So they're doing the exact same thing MVM are doing. Question is whether the back info will be identical or not.
fabio de lunatico
Claymore
What was the thinking behind the border around the Honneamise cover art? Because to be completely honest/a tactless ********, it looks like hideously gaudy wallpaper you'd find hanging on livingroom walls 20-30 years ago. Which, I suppose, is roughly when the film was made...
sniper_samurai
Railgun
Some of Mangas upcoming releases now have cover art on Base.com. Haven't seen them here yet so.
Film Z has the same image for both dvd and bluray on the site.
Love how Kaze didn't bother changing Saison to Season for the English release of Nisekoi
The Samurai Bride cover has changed too.
Film Z has the same image for both dvd and bluray on the site.
Love how Kaze didn't bother changing Saison to Season for the English release of Nisekoi
The Samurai Bride cover has changed too.
I can't even describe what to say about the KAZE Nisekoi covers. I like the character choices but wow I'm speechless.
Mangaranga
Za Warudo
What's Marika doing on the DVD cover? She doesn't even appear in the first half of the series.
"Saison One". Kazé gonna Kazé. Also again, they give the better box art to the DVD version.
What really irks me though, is the placement of the yellow info boxes. At the very least, why is a format marker there and why isn't it at the very top?
What really irks me though, is the placement of the yellow info boxes. At the very least, why is a format marker there and why isn't it at the very top?
Probably because Marika was featured heavily in the series' marketing, so they might not have had access to a group shot without her?Mangaranga said:
Jon O Fun
Za Warudo
If they can't even be bothered translating the box I'm fully expecting another 'bakuman' from the Kaze super release team in terms of subs (have they even said it's sub only yet?).
And is it just me or is that Manga logo getting smaller and smaller, to the point they couldn't even be bothered putting it on the Nisekoi DVD.
And is it just me or is that Manga logo getting smaller and smaller, to the point they couldn't even be bothered putting it on the Nisekoi DVD.
Rosencrantz
Dragon Knight
Jon O Fun said:
It's possible they did the honourable thing and shrunk it a little so that it didn't obscure the artwork like it otherwise would of. Odd that it's missing from the BD. I'm a little surprised to see all these Kaze logos, I was under the impression that while they were still releasing titles they were keeping their logos off of things.
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