×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
NEWS: Funimation Sets September 25 for First Witchblade DVD


Goto page 1, 2  Next

Note: this is the discussion thread for this article

Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
population_tire



Joined: 31 May 2007
Posts: 576
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:00 am Reply with quote
that's expensive.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Brians9824



Joined: 23 Jan 2006
Posts: 281
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:05 am Reply with quote
Not really thats just the MSRP. It will be lower online
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address My Anime
zebbox



Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Posts: 14
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:20 am Reply with quote
i hope they are good dub

/sorry my bad english.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Jedi General



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 2485
Location: Tucson, AZ
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:21 am Reply with quote
population_tire wrote:
that's expensive.


Indeed, according to TRSI it's coming with an artbox, but that price tag really makes me wonder what the extras are going to be. But right now it's only about $34 on TRSI.

I'm a bit hesitant to pre-order this though because I don't know which version of the Witchblade costume is going to be on the DVDs. Will it be the colored-in version that was shown on Japanese TV? Or will it be the much more revealing original version that was on the Japanese DVDs? It wouldn't surprise me if FUNi's DVDs have the original costume, but I prefer the TV version. The trailer on FUNimation's official site for Witchblade does show the TV version, but still I can't be too sure.

But, if it does end up being the version I prefer, I'll definitely be buying this. I hope the dub is good.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
lheiskell
Industry Insider


Joined: 21 Jul 2003
Posts: 233
Location: Fort Worth, TX
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:25 am Reply with quote
Jedi General wrote:
Or will it be the much more revealing original version that was on the Japanese DVDs? It wouldn't surprise me if FUNi's DVDs have the original costume, but I prefer the TV version. The trailer on FUNimation's official site for Witchblade does show the TV version, but still I can't be too sure.


It's the fanboy version - widescreen uncut DVD R2 version.

Skin is in. Click here for the trailer - http://www.funimation.com/witchblade

We'll have a new trailer up shortly.


Lance Heiskell
Your Friendly Neighborhood FUNimation Guy.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address
Jedi General



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 2485
Location: Tucson, AZ
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:30 am Reply with quote
Thanks for the prompt response, Lance!

Darn. The "fanboy version" seems to be a bit too much fanservice for my tastes so I guess I'll have to rent this first when it comes out. But hey, thanks for bringing us Witchblade!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
lheiskell
Industry Insider


Joined: 21 Jul 2003
Posts: 233
Location: Fort Worth, TX
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:42 am Reply with quote
Jedi General wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response, Lance!

Darn. The "fanboy version" seems to be a bit too much fanservice for my tastes so I guess I'll have to rent this first when it comes out. But hey, thanks for bringing us Witchblade!


What I am actively working on is telling everybody that there is a good story and overall plot that starts right in the first episode.

Style and Substance

It's a supernatural detective story along with Masane discovering/controlling/protecting her powers.

It's plotted much like a comic book.

Lance Heiskell
Your Friendly Neighborhood FUNimation Guy.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address
Deltakiral



Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 3338
Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK)
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:09 am Reply with quote
Damn this is sexy, I've been waiting for this for what seems like forever. I am so excited to see this anime, I don't know what's going on about this skin business but I like what I saw on the website.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail My Anime My Manga
Jedi General



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 2485
Location: Tucson, AZ
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:17 am Reply with quote
Deltakiral wrote:
I don't know what's going on about this skin business ....


Allow me to enlighten you:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Coswitchdvdtvpe8.jpg
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
Deltakiral



Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 3338
Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK)
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:37 am Reply with quote
Jedi General wrote:


Ahh I see now, wow that's is quite revealing to say the least. Damn probably not going to watch that when folks are around or when the girlfriend is around. Well September 25 let me mark you on my day planner, busy day seeing as how school starts that same week.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail My Anime My Manga
Dargonxtc



Joined: 13 Apr 2006
Posts: 4463
Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:41 am Reply with quote
Jedi General wrote:
Allow me to enlighten you:


Wow thats an itsy bitsy tiny weenie, no room for polka dots getup...
___________________________________________

I am interested in this as well. Although I have a gazillion open orders right now, mostly pre-orders, and a bunch of new series I am following. So even though I have jumped on the proverbial pre-order bandwagon, I have been trying to hold back on doing that. But this one is slated for wallspace.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
Richard J.



Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3367
Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis.
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:37 pm Reply with quote
I'll be picking this one up eventually, but I'll probably wait until at least two volumes are out (unless the artbox looks like it's going to vanish. In which case, I'll have to scoff it up immediately.)

I've got too many titles right now and too little money. I'm actually slightly in debt at the moment. (Don't worry about me, I'll have things squared away in a month tops.)

Got to admit, that costume is rather skimpy. Not that I'm bothered, but still, it's kind of wow. Shocked Of course, I think Funimation's doing this right by using the uncensored R2 version. (Censorship is bad in my book, censored version would have been a no buy no matter what my view of Masane's costume.)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Jedi General



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 2485
Location: Tucson, AZ
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:45 pm Reply with quote
Richard J. wrote:
Of course, I think Funimation's doing this right by using the uncensored R2 version. (Censorship is bad in my book, censored version would have been a no buy no matter what my view of Masane's costume.)


That's true, good point. I didn't even think of it like that for some reason. Thinking about it now, there's a good chance that there would have been an outcry had FUNi released the TV censored version, so going the uncensored route is the better way to go.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
Sarkozy



Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Posts: 132
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:12 pm Reply with quote
lheiskell wrote:
Jedi General wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response, Lance!

Darn. The "fanboy version" seems to be a bit too much fanservice for my tastes so I guess I'll have to rent this first when it comes out. But hey, thanks for bringing us Witchblade!


What I am actively working on is telling everybody that there is a good story and overall plot that starts right in the first episode.

Style and Substance

It's a supernatural detective story along with Masane discovering/controlling/protecting her powers.

It's plotted much like a comic book.

Lance Heiskell
Your Friendly Neighborhood FUNimation Guy.


Your really pushing this series hard, I haven't seen FUNi rep ever push something so hard. I might change my mind every now and then, but depending on my financial situation in September, I'll probably pick up vol.1 for a test-run, unless NewType or someone has a free episode 1 to try out.

My financial situation should be clear in September, since July and August is a literal slaughter on my wallet - 10+ DVDs - ACK!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Key
Moderator


Joined: 03 Nov 2003
Posts: 18188
Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley)
PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:28 pm Reply with quote
It's about time this finally got put on schedule. It's been licensed for, what, more than a year now? And since nothing more has been said about it, I assume that talks to have it air on [adult swim] fell through?

As for the fanboy costume issue: Enh. That's a lot closer to the way it's depicted in the actual comic book (which, to put it in anime/manga terms, has had rampant fan service as one of its cornerstones since its beginning).
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page 1, 2  Next
Page 1 of 2

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group