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Vata Raven
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http://www.funimation.com/the-familiar-of-zero/forum/funimation-shows/and-more/the-familiar-of-zero/what-up-with-familiar-of
There, they talk it about there, or should anyway |
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Rukiia
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I am only see people posting statements Sophie personally made about how they let go of the licenses of the ones that sold poorly. Not seeing anything about Geneon not allowing them to re-release those titles. She said they look at other criterias but did not say what exactly. You shouldn't post false info if you don't know if it is true or not. |
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One-Eye
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As far as the link I didn't see anything about Geneon stopping them from putting titles on the classic or save lines. The moderator quotes Funimation saying:
Once again, what I'm seeing reported and what I heard on one of the podcasts was that the licenses on these titles were not renewed because they didn't sell well. Paradise Kiss, When They Cry, Familiar of Zero all had Viridian releases but did not make it to classic or save line. If Funimation felt that sales were not going to cover the costs of relicensing or manufacturing new DVDs for a classic or save line it makes sense that they would drop these titles. On the other hand, we have Ergo Proxy coming out on the Classic line and it was part of the Funimation-Geneon deal. It must be because Funimation has some confidence that it can still sell. |
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Vata Raven
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*rolls eyes* If you click on the links inside the forum, they DID and WERE planning a SAVE edition of FZ.
Geez, so what if there isn't a direct source. I wonder if people ALSO know that CCS was FULLY dubbed and uncut, but they refuse to think so because the US never got the damned thing, but sure enough Madman sold it. |
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WTK
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Too many posts to quote...
- S.A.V.E.: It can be last ditch effort to release a series (before it goes OOP or lose license). It can apply to a series that has sustained many re-releases over the years (usually including single volumes). It can certainly apply to select series that have performed poorly. - Spiral is definitely way OOP. The last release was back in Sept 2007. That's pretty much the equivalent to FUNimation not having the license anymore. - Viridian Collection label...it initially started off as a environmentally sound packaging. The flimsy digipak had issues as the disc holders may scratch the DVDs. That setup was ditched fairly quickly. The next phase is just seeing the Viridian Collection label on select single volumes and boxsets. Later this developed into a "silent label" (as I call it). It's solicited as a Viridian release, but the label is not printed on the release. Now the label is pretty much defunct. - Paradise Kiss was solicited as Viridian release. I personally don't consider as such as the Viridian label is nowhere to be found on the release. This applies to all other Geneon properties that were distributed by FUNimation. So your personal preference may vary. - Rumbling Hearts Viridian was repriced and rebranded to a S.A.V.E. release (no new SKU). Select series have gotten a repackage re-release like Aquarion and Jyu-Oh-Sei. It's not clear if Rumbling Hearts will do the same in the future. - When They Cry in Viridian...yes and no (see Paradise Kiss response). The series is currently in-print in Australia (via Siren Visual; they also have the 2nd season). - Geneon title were renewed without stating the reasons. One could argue sales. Another could be does it fit into the mold of your current and future licenses. Cost could be another factor. There is no way to know for sure. - Familiar of Zero originally was planned as singles with artbox releases. That's why the initial boxset had a chipboard packaging with three keepcases. - Geneon titles technically were never part of the S.A.V.E. line [EDIT: to make it more clear...of what's released]. Familiar of Zero (re-release) was "accidentally" solicited as such and with the wrong MSRP. It's not 100% clear if it was some sort of clerical error or not on FUNimation's end and/or Geneon. Last edited by WTK on Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:13 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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jlaking
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Actually there is a link to RACS about the S.A.V.E. FoZ in the post I made in that thread. Also, in FUNimation's April/May 2010 Anime Source pamphlet Rozen Maiden is listed under the upcoming S.A.V.E. releases. I can provide an image of it, if any one wants it. |
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WTK
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Good memory. That release was released just under a S1 & 2 set (no label) with the same date from '10. |
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Rukiia
Posts: 1897 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Guys.....Re-read my posts.
Note the part I bolded. I spoke nothing about S.A.V.E editions. My post for a source was referring to the part I have bolded. I wanted a source of a rep from Funimation saying that Geneon was not permitting Funi to re-release things like Familiar of Zero. And since there was no such thing said in the link my post above was referring to that. |
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WTK
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The boxsets for Season 1 and the OVAs are considered to be the OOP releases. TRSI removed their Season 1 listing on July 4th (the release had in-stock issues with most online retailers). Sometime this week, WBshop.com (Warner Home Video is Viz Media's distributor) has removed all of its Ranma ½ listings.
Does it really mean that the entire franchise will (soon) go OOP? Whatever it may mean, it may be a good idea to pick up the series sooner rather than later. Here is what's OOP.:
These are not OOP (for now?):
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Mesonoxian Eve
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@WTK:
A little off topic, and I hope I'm forgiven, but I'm curious to know how much time, per day, you spend hunting this information down. It's been stated before, but I'll re-iterate: what you do is greatly appreciated and a very hearty "Thank you" goes with that. Of course, I don't want to leave anyone else who helps out, either, so kudos as well. My curiosity, by the way, comes from the thought "If WTK spends so much time digging for anime deals, does he ever watch it?" |
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Vata Raven
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Season 2 and & 7, RightStuf doesn't even list they they're in-stock or anything. |
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Bargain Hunter
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What series is WTK referring to?
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OldCharlieStoletheHandle
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I believe he's talking about Ranma 1/2.
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Bargain Hunter
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Oh yeah, he did cite the series name in his post, I just missed it for whatever reason.
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CheechMonger
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WTK doesn't watch anime. Anime watches WTK (apologies to Chuck Norris). |
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