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NEWS: Urusei Yatsura release changes




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Samurai CDZ



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:39 am Reply with quote
Jeez... I'm glad this came up, I almost missed out on the TV series boxsets. I was wondering why Amazon didn't have them.

Shocked ... 300 bucks ... gone ... Shocked

Oh, well.

Anyway, why wait for a dub, I mean if the giant chunk of the anime (as in the tv series) is not dubbed then why dub the rest. Seems kinda pointless to me.
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RHorsman



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:20 pm Reply with quote
Phooey. I watched Only You last night and went into a deep funk afterwards because I knew it would be the last new UY DVD for a loooong while. And now even longer.

Anyone taking bets on when Box 6 of the TV series will be out? I'm thinking May 2004, with movie three in time for next Christmas. Double-phooey.
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Ataru



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:10 pm Reply with quote
Wow, now I don't have worry about not making a car payment. Razz I hope they still come out with the box for them. Heck, I'm still waiting on the box for the first TV Series. Razz
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Samurai CDZ



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:01 pm Reply with quote
Ataru wrote:
Heck, I'm still waiting on the box for the first TV Series. Razz


Huh, am I missing something? AnimeEigo has them unless you meant the fourth set and on.
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Ataru



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:04 pm Reply with quote
Samurai CDZ wrote:

Huh, am I missing something? AnimeEigo has them unless you meant the fourth set and on.

Nah, I bought 1-5, but it would be nice to have the box that it the set first came with. They said some time ago that they were sell the boxs for those people that them by themselfs.

ADD ON: Hmmm, I had a brain fart. It looks like they will be giving the boxs for the movies after all.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:29 am Reply with quote
They're going to dub the rest of the movies, and possiblly the OVA's? At last my prayers have been answered. Now I just hope I live long enough to get them when they are available. I feel for those who have been buying the subbed only box sets. Unless one prefers sub only, It's a case of decide in haste, lament at leisure.
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Samurai CDZ



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 9:24 am Reply with quote
Ataru wrote:
Nah, I bought 1-5, but it would be nice to have the box that it the set first came with. They said some time ago that they were sell the boxs for those people that them by themselfs.


Phew. Wow, you scared me. I thought there might be another box set. I figured you already knew about those. Very Happy

Mohawk52 wrote:
I feel for those who have been buying the subbed only box sets. Unless one prefers sub only, It's a case of decide in haste, lament at leisure.


Nah, I prefer to watch it in the language I first saw it in anyway. Something about changing languages changes my perception of the characters (a little). Normally I could care less which language it's in as long as it's good.
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:05 am Reply with quote
I hope the empty box set with slots for all 6 DVDs encourages Central Park Media/U.S. Manga Corps to release a new version of Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer on DVD as part of their "Collector's Series", with the original aspect ratio (and the un-truncated closing credits) as well as some of the extras from the Region 2 Beautiful Dreamer DVD, especially the semi-animated/semi-storyboarded Leiji Matsumoto anime-parody sequence, and, most importantly, the commentary track with Mamoru Oshii and Shigeru Chiba and others. Maybe, they can also get the AnimEigo cast to redub it.

Mohawk52 wrote:
I feel for those who have been buying the subbed only box sets. Unless one prefers sub only, It's a case of decide in haste, lament at leisure.


The sub-only box sets are only for the TV series, which AnimEigo, currently, has no intention to dub. The existence of a TV series dub (well, one that lasts more than 2 episodes) wouldn't bother me in the slightest, but I'm a sub fan and I wouldn't rebuy the first 15 volumes just to get a dub I wouldn't listen to except out of curiousity.

Why dub the movies and OVAs and not the TV series?

  1. Less of a commitment, The TV series is 196 episodes, whilst there are only 6 movies, one of which AnimEigo doesn't even have the rights to, and 11 OVAs.

  2. The movies are a bit more accessible to a wider audience than the TV series is.

  3. The TV series requires a lot of patience from western viewers to enjoy, both for the often obtuse cultural references as well as the extremely dated animation, even compared to something like Ranma ½. (I think the show is well worth the effort.)

  4. I think there is just more untranslatable, pun-based humour in the TV series.
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mahoro



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:12 pm Reply with quote
AnimEigo is doing an excellent job releasing the subtitled Urusei Yatsura TV series boxsets! I personally prefer the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. I for one would contend it would be pretty darn difficult (if not impossible) to improve upon the already stellar Japanese voice talents of Fumi Hirano (Lum), Toshio Furukawa (Ataru), and Akira Kamiya (Mendou), just to name a few! Personally, I truly cannot imagine anyone else playing any of those essential UY characters. Cool As for the delayed release of the OVA/Movies box set, yes I for one can and will wait. I know that there are fans who want things now and to a certain extent I do not blame them. However, as someone who has patiently waited since the '80s for -any- anime to be licensed and trickled into the U.S.A., IMO a few more months (or year) is a good investment for a superior finished product. Some of the newer titles (depending on the company) that are being licensed for release are, IMO, subpar and poorly subtitled. Timing is usually a problem and at times, even the subtitles are incorrect. How utterly horrible. Anime hyper Nevertheless, IMHO waiting for AnimEigo to properly release the remainder of the UY TV series, OVAs & movies is something I believe is worth waiting for. Lastly, it has been my experience that AnimEigo stands behind their products and recalls them if damaged and/or there are production errors. They did so for the Kimagure Orange Road tv series and to a lesser extend the BGC series too. I do not know of any other anime distributor or subtitler that makes such a profound effort to stand by their product. As such, for those of you who want the dubtitling, by all means get it if it's available. But, for those of you who want UY in its purest form, I recommend and commend those of you who are waiting alongside myself for AnimEigo's eventual complete release of this classic Rumiko title! Wink
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