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rankothefiremage
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:10 pm |
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| hmmm, interesting pricing, gota give Sony some credit, you save a bit for getting the box. And i'm not normally one to give Sony credit, their prices at least stay in line with industry standard, Reminds me a bit of Bandai Ent's Zeta gundam release. |
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:24 pm |
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| I guess they thought the Bandai Visual pricing was the way to go for the first season. [More like HBO, actually.] They're gonna have a lot of box sets lying around, though. |
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rankothefiremage
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:26 pm |
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| GATSU wrote: | | I guess they thought the Bandai Visual pricing was the way to go for the first season. [More like HBO, actually.] They're gonna have a lot of box sets lying around, though. |
That is the basic price for a non-thin pack boxed set.
-Gabe |
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Veoryn87
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:27 pm |
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| I suspected Sony would release the series like this somehow. Though I haven't seen the series, I'm a big fan of the movie, novel, and manga, so I planned on getting the box. The price makes me reconsider my decision though....... Maybe someday. |
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GATSU
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 pm |
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firemage: | Quote: | | That is the basic price for a non-thin pack boxed set. |
Yeah, if your set is from Geneon! |
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rankothefiremage
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:32 pm |
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| GATSU wrote: | firemage: | Quote: | | That is the basic price for a non-thin pack boxed set. |
Yeah, if your set is from Geneon! |
And i have quite a few geneon boxed sets, and fully perchased shows via single dvd.
Also take a look at TRSI, a Gotanime member could pull it for under 100 and still get free shipping.
-Gabe |
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Xenofan 29A
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:33 pm |
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| GATSU wrote: | firemage: | Quote: | | That is the basic price for a non-thin pack boxed set. |
Yeah, if your set is from Geneon! |
The only reason people complain about a (25 Episode) series costing $110 is because they're spoiled by cheap as dirt re-releases. For a first-run release, it's a very good price, and far below Geneon's comparable length sets (which run nearer to $200). |
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rankothefiremage
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:42 pm |
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MSRP wise the trend is 50-60 for 13 episodes, this falls in that range, and with sales and smart shopping most buyer will pay between 40-50 for every 13 episodes.
120 or what ever discount one might pull on it, might seem a bit steep for a one time fee, but looking at the price of the single discs one will pay MORE in the long run. |
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Dargonxtc
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:35 pm |
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I wonder what kind of stuff comes with the collector's set. If anything, it should at least come with a cool looking box.
This is about $20 more expensive than I thought they would release it as. But it shouldn't be too hard to find it for $85. |
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Cetus-kun
Joined: 30 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:38 pm |
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People were actually talking on Toonzone about how Amazon only listed English for language in the DVD information:
Product Details
* Actors: Blood +
* Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
* Language: English
* Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
* Rating UNRATED
* Studio: Sony Pictures
* DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
* Run Time: 600 minutes
* Average Customer Review:
1 Review
5 star: (0)
4 star: 100% (1)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (0)
See all customer reviews...
4.0 out of 5 stars 1 customer review (1 customer review)
* ASIN: B001152THA
(http://www.amazon.com/Blood%2B-Part-One-Blood-%2B/dp/B001152THA/)
It still says subtitles though. Is this a mistake? |
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tygerchickchibi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:48 pm |
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I'm pretty sure they have a Japanese language track. I don't doubt that one bit.
Other than that, it took them long enough. xD
Death Note already has 2 domestic DVDs out and they're not even halfway through the series yet. I wonder what took them so long.
I'm pondering on the boxed set though, is it a series I can do without buying that is... |
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RogueJedi86
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:29 pm |
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| Finally it arrives. At least they're giving a box set of the first half right out the gate, so we don't have to deal with the inconvenience of waiting 2 months for every 5 episodes, when the show is 3/4 the way over on Adult Swim. If I wasn't so always broke, I'd definitely buy the 25 episode box set. |
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Xanas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:35 pm |
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Well what's the vote from this crowd? I'm thinking about getting this but not sure if it's worth a little more than I am paying for GITS. On the other hand, I didn't do the individual volume thing with it. I am paying a little more than this for Tsubasa, for a comparison on the other end of the spectrum.
Is this better than GITS? Better than Tsubasa? What about Fate/Stay Night or Shakugan No Shana, if I like these am I likely to like Blood+ enough for it to be worth the 85$ price @ amazon.com?
I'm leaning towards a yes since I haven't budgeted my anime purchases up through march yet, but I don't want to jump and notice something else pop up then I'd want more. |
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Jih2
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:48 pm |
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| I'm glad they're starting to come out with the box set or a collectors box set in this case along with the first volume. Then I can just buy the entire thing and not waste my time hunting for every volume. Plus it allows the people who watched it fansubbed and loved the series a chance to get extras and thus it persuades them to buy the LE box. We'll see how Sony handles this whole release. |
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Ctimene's Lover
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:24 pm |
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| To me (I haven't ever really seen the series in terms of whole episodes), just that $100+ for the first 25 episodes doesn't seem special. Entire series may cost the same or similar amount. |
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