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The_Libertarian_Otaku
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What about the rest of The Company Formerly Known as ADV's catalog? When are we going to see Section23 release all that stuff in its re-branded form? (It's just not gonna be the same without the almighty ADV logo on there)
Also, is there some law that requires all new anime releases to occur on Tuesdays or what? |
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Ktimene's Lover
 Posts: 2242 Location: Glendale, AZ (Proudly living in the desert) |
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Libertarian, for some reason, Tuesday is the release date forr many non-anime DVDs.
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walw6pK4Alo
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Tuesday is just usually the day a lot of new things are released, DVDs, CDs, etc. |
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Hexon.Arq
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And pressed music for that matter.
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TJ_Kat
Posts: 362 Location: Saskatoon, Canada |
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i sure hope that's not the final version of the logo.
i mean it's clever and all, but as was mentionned, it doesn't really look like anything at first. it's not until you look carefully that you can see what it is. it's much too subtle; if you can't recognize it immediately, it's not going to catch your attention on the spine of a dvd. also, it needs some color, or something. anything to make it stand out. i think they need something a little more eyecatching if they want to develop some brand recognition. |
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mangastudent
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I don't see that. The ADV marks (name, logo, etc.) are assets of A.D. Vision, Inc. that couldn't just be transferred to other companies like the licenses that are the security of A.D. Vision's senior secured lender. A.D. Vision is shutting down, sounds like a voluntary Chapter 7 liquidation. The licenses could exit because in a liquidation they'd go to that secured lender anyway. Things like marks and office furniture have to stay behind and get auctioned off to satisfy the rest of A.D. Vision's creditors, with the share holders getting any crumbs left (unlikely). Heck, if you all want them to use the old logo again, bid for it and win, then arrange for neo-ADV to use it (e.g. work out a deal when they pay you back in anime at their cost of goods :-). (That's a not entirely unserious suggestion, but they might not go for it if it takes so long they've established serious brand equity in their new marks and perhaps just plain want to forget about the old ADV.) |
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_V_
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I kind of fell into calling them "Neo-ADV" as a catch-all term, sort of like Neo-Zeon (the reorganized remnants of Zeon in Gundam) |
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siradix
 Posts: 62 Location: USA |
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Not a bad logo, it's very distinct and will stand out on the DVD spine.
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Emerje
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Despite what you said, I could still see it as a possibility. This is still looking like the SNK situation. In abbreviated form, the SNK founder and most of the top brass left SNK shortly before going bankrupt in 2001 (due partially to their new owner, Aruze) and started a new company, Playmore, while remaining staff started a new company called Brezzasoft. Playmore then successfully secured SNK's assets and licenses and bought Brezzasoft (which was renamed SNK NeoGeo), among other companies, all within months of the bankruptcy. I could easily see one of these new ADV offspring winning the ADV assets at auction and then all of them merging into a new ADV incarnation down the road. Incidentally, Section 23 is probably a reference to either ADV title Megazone 23 or the 23 wards of Tokyo (which is also what the 23 in Megazone 23 was originally in reference to) Emerje |
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Mohawk52
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The Billboard chart is about as relevant as the vinyl 45, with all the self publishing going on for new music on the internet.
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dragonrider_cody
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Actually, it appears that Section 23 is a "tongue in cheek" reference to the Texas law that allowed them to restructure. The law is referred to as "Section 3". |
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KanjiiZ
 Posts: 661 Location: Central Coast |
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I personally like Sentai Filmworks over the ACTUAL ADV stuff because for some reason it seems like they put some effort in it. I just wished the Those Who Hunt Elves set came with a better design and more extras.
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Gewürtztraminer
 Posts: 1028 Location: Texas - Its like whole other country. |
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I will grant the better case art. The first Princess Tutu set art vs the more recent one is a clear example. I loved the show a ton, but... there were mispellings and grammar errors with Clannad. I can let this slide if not too glaring on games (Visual Novels), but a released DVD? Certainly does not seem like more effort. Some of the recent rereleases from them are repacks of (my guess, total speculation) unsold singles, with the original extras, research is called for and there are several series that I would be willing to pick up if I knew they had the single extras. |
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Quark
 Posts: 710 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Woohoo, and there's a Section23 sale at TRSI! Just in time for me to order Clannad After Story, and to try out Ghost Hound and Special A.
Also, not digging the new logo as much as the old ADV logo, but that might be because I started out watching ADV anime almost exclusively and it's going to be a bit of a change. |
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