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SageModeKakarot
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damn I really like Fairy Tail
maybe that deal FUNimation made with Universal means they will publish it themselves over here |
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Lemonchest
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On amazon many of the blu ray listings for Fairy Tail are US imports. Maybe sort that out.
edit: Also I imagine many of those interested in blu-ray would import the US version since they release as a BD/DVD bundle rather than it being either or & appears to release in the US about a year before the UK. So actually it's not rocket science why BD isn't selling, since you get a better deal with the US bundle & it comes out a year earlier. The moral of the story is it sucks to be a sub-licensee. |
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cloud8100
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Hope it can get a release sorted out soon...
Well, I get the dvds so I don't re-buy for blu-ray. |
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SageModeKakarot
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good job they license all their big animes like Naruto, One Piece and Dragon Ball from the original studios and not sub-licensed like with Fairy Tail and Bleach from dubbing studios or we could have lost a lot more |
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MarshalBanana
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I really hope Anime Limited have not got Fairy Tail, they already have SAO, and it got released while other shows were delayed. I don't want Fairy tail to come from them while Escaflowne, Baccano, Samurai Flamenco and other shows are put on the back burner.
And considering how long it is, this may involve many man hours going to waste. |
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Shiroi Hane
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I hadn't even though of that, and it is a good point.
Andrew has said that they don't have it. |
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fathomlessblue
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Jermone's always been known for being unable to keep some of his annoyances private, so those tweets are a particularly fascinating read about what's going on in the UK right now. He's clearly not happy about Funimation seemingly jumping into bed with Anime Limited as their preferred partners for sublicenses, & practically venomous over the Eva 3.33 farce. I'm glad we're seeing one licenser acknowledge how messed up that situation is; you've got to feel bad for the Funi folks whenever they're forced to give the whole pr spiel about working with the creator to make the best product possible. I dread to think what they're actually saying behind closed doors.
What's interesting is that despite Jermone, Jeremy & Andrew appearing to have pushed about of Manga Ent, the former now seems to be working with them again in a far larger capacity than his role for Animatsu would suggest. In the months prior to them leaving, there's were a lot of complaints levied at the quality of their releases, with that figure rapidly increasingly after they'd gone. Whatever strategy the highr ups (at Stars or wherever) tried to enact appears to have had a detrimental effect in terms of their releases and relationships with chief licensers, both for Manga and maybe even Animatsu. I could be wrong on this, but there's been enough hints over the last year
I think Anime Limited have been quite candid about why Escaflowne and Baccano are taking so long. They're trying to get all the assets available, which for old shows can be a huge pain. Escaflowne in particular has various problems like multiple audio/visual tracks that need to be found, cleared and mixed together. Think of similar issues to what Brady Hartel discussed during the ANNcast interview regarding his role making The Castle of Cagliostro and (upcoming) Street Fighter 2 blu rays. Also, Samurai Flamenco hasn't been released by Aniplex yet, so they're likely waiting on that (I suspect both licensers regret acquiring that show and have no idea what to do with it). On the other hand the assets for SAO seemed to been acquired extremely quickly. which is why it's being released. Last edited by fathomlessblue on Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:23 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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jppcouto
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It's no surprise that UK sales don't go well (at least in Bluray), Fairytail sucks and UK people know it!
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fathomlessblue
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That's a pretty churlish and reductive attitude to have. The sales of Fairy Tale on dvd seem to be enough of a success. The situation isn't because because of personal biases towards a particular franchise and less because the UK anime fandom has a oddly backwards attitude towards Blu-ray. Let's not forget that Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood was initially cancelled on BD for over a year due to its poor sales. Would you ascribe the same logic to the franchise you base on your avatar on? |
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jppcouto
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LoL...i know that UK anime fandom has a oddly backwards attitude towards Blu-ray. However Fullmetal Alchemist franchise is one of the biggest anime hits on UK. Once the BD arrived the sales were super (for anime sales on UK, of course). Even the second movie had the privilege to go to UK movie theaters. just admit that you only said it to provoke me... -.- |
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Shiroi Hane
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Well, no. The BDs arrived twice. The first time they were cancelled after two volumes due to low sales (IIRC the first volume sold only 700 copies in the first few months, and sales never go up after the first volume, only down). The set was only eventually completed because the costs came down somewhat; part 3 on BD came out over 2 years after part 2 and I still have a mix of two BD volumes and three DVD volumes on my shelf to prove it.
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fathomlessblue
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Yeah, I recall Jeremy or Jermone explaining the situation on one of the old manga podcasts. The 700 figure was appalling! I only had volume 1 by the time they announced the cancelation, and ultimately picked up the Funi sets out of convenience. Still, I've gotta admit it was nice of Manga to acknowledge the original buyers by bringing out the remaining 3 sets in addition to the two 32 episode collections. I can't imagine they made much of a profit on those sets.
I'd be curious to know your sources on this. I don't recall Jerome, Jeremy or Andrew ever mentioning the how successful the show eventually became, whether in vague announcements or specific figure.
So by revealing the hole in your deliberately provocative statement, your reaction is to cry wolf & accuse others of the same? Interesting logic you have there. I have no real interest in the Fairy Tale franchise, just in case you've somehow attributed my response as that of an upset fan. That isn't what this is about. However, the contents of this article does affect those UK fans in a significant way, so by acting unnecessarily spiteful and mean-spirited, coming in & shouting "lol, your favourite anime sux!", don't be surprised if someone calls you out for it. Because on these forums they will. |
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Shiroi Hane
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I think it was actually a condition that they had to release the 5 parts before they could do any sort of collection. |
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