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NEWS: Bandai Entertainment to Continue to Distribute Sola


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Emerje



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:36 pm Reply with quote
Bandai Entertainment will continue to distribute the anime.

Should probably add that Sentai has "retired" it and won't be releasing it after all. The way the article is written it looks like both are still doing separate releases despite the error.

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jmfsilenthill



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:41 pm Reply with quote
Lol, so it was just a clerical error. It would have been interesting to see if Sentai's release would actually sell (I'd guess no).
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PetrifiedJello



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:41 pm Reply with quote
Emerje wrote:
The way the article is written it looks like both are still doing separate releases despite the error.


Quote:
Sentai Filmworks is removing the title from its catalog.


I would think this sentence would indicate SF won't be selling it.
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hissatsu01



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:46 pm Reply with quote
That's a pretty massive "clerical error" for everybody involved.
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Reibooi



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:48 pm Reply with quote
My question is how it actually got this far.

Wouldn't when Sentai was putting up the money someone would have gone "wait a minute doesn't Bandai have this license?" and never have let it get to the point of a announcement from Sentai?

I'm just confused as to how a clerical error can go that far.
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ZenErik



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:48 pm Reply with quote
It's probably better for Sentai to not have it. I hope Shigofumi isn't a clerical error though. Smile
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Daimao Raki



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:49 pm Reply with quote
This release made no sense from SF anyway. Hopefully they'll get something else for their August solicitations.
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Greboruri



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:50 pm Reply with quote
I'm assuming Sentai acquires all of its titles through "clerical errors". Or is "clerical error" an obscure industry term for negotiations between licensor and licensee? Seriously though, this is the best excuse for this SNAFU they could come up with? Quite amusing.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:51 pm Reply with quote
Bandai won that arguement.

That is a big clerical error. You'd think Sentai would have said "Are you sure Bandai Ent doesn't have this?".

I'm waiting to see if there is a Shigufumi "clerical error" also.
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Netstryke



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:51 pm Reply with quote
Looks like another case of FFS (Fat Finger Syndrome) has struck again. At least it didn't bring down the economy this time.
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gartholamundi



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:51 pm Reply with quote
hissatsu01 wrote:
That's a pretty massive "clerical error" for everybody involved.



that's what happens when you let clerics into marketing. Shocked



(ok, sorry, i'm sure now i have to go do penance or something.)
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Asrialys



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Well, despite the Anime Legends release right on ANN's sola page, it does still specify that Bandai Visual USA holds the license. Not saying that they used ANN as a reference for what is and isn't licensed, but it could confuse anyone...
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NJ_



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:24 pm Reply with quote
Bandai Visual = Idiots!

Sentai Filmworks = Bigger idiots!

Even if BEI didn't have Sola anymore, nobody was gonna buy the higher-priced re-release.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:41 pm Reply with quote
Asrialys wrote:
Well, despite the Anime Legends release right on ANN's sola page, it does still specify that Bandai Visual USA holds the license. Not saying that they used ANN as a reference for what is and isn't licensed, but it could confuse anyone...


Except that BV USA was folded into Bandai Ent in a very public manner. It shouldn't have confused anyone.
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:04 pm Reply with quote
This is a fairly substantial error and I still wonder how this problem went this far without really any intervention.

Everyone makes mistakes, but something this large could have become an even larger issue if this was unchecked for a while longer. I am just wondering how this even happened in the first place.

I mean, isn't this type of news fairly common among the anime industry? Well none the less, this doesn't change my option of either company, good or bad.
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