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Answerman - Why Does Funimation License Shows They Won't Dub?

I've seen that brought up multiple times in this thread but I have to ask when has it been said that if a title gets a save edition its because it didn't sell well? I've always been under the impression that save edition are cheap bare-bones rereleases of older titles for people who want just that, most of funimations catalog has a save release and I find it hard to believe that most of their titles don't sell well. Unless those save releases are essentially unsold disks from the initial release packaged in a barebones case and sold dirt cheap to clear out excess stock but surely that can't be for every save edition because many of them are from popular titles right?

I'm no expert though haha

Believe it or not they have plenty of extras. Michiko to Hatchin has a lot of extras on it's S.A.V.E. release.

Why do some companies (like Funi) send C&Ds to fansub groups over shows they will never finish?

Okay, but this article doesn't really explain why Sentai Filmworks released Glasslip ... on blu-ray ...

The article is about Funimation and dubs.

Different question: Why do some companies (like Funi) send C&Ds to fansub groups over shows they will never finish? They send them over Conan still even though they have no plans to sub past like episode 150. Why does it bother them if someone subs 700? They aren't going to do it.

Touma wrote:

The article is about Funimation and dubs.

It also brought up why companies will license certain bad shows in order to get a hold good shows, so I was concerned about why a company possessing those licenses may choose to release the bad over the good.

True. I don't think the content changes for SAVE or Classic releases.

It also brought up why companies will license certain bad shows in order to get a hold good shows, so I was concerned about why a company possessing those licenses may choose to release the bad over the good.

And while I do like dubbed anime (especially it is well done), it is very smart on Funimation part to take care of their money and not dub titles that will not sell well. I, like others here, do however hope that older titles like the interesting The Tatami Galaxy get at least sub only releases.

There's any number of potential reasons. To begin with, Glasslip was one cour and started earlier than Cross Ange, which was two cours. Glasslip was also done as a relatively basic sub-only release, whereas Cross Ange is likely getting a bit of effort put into it, including possibly a dub. Both good reasons why Glasslip would see a release first.

Also, I wouldn't call Glasslip abysmal garbage. It's not brilliant, but far from what I would call actually bad.

Huh, I thought those "take this C-list title or else" licensing package deals were a bygone relic of the bubble days. Not so much, I guess.

Or A Good Librarian Like A Good Shepherd, which was the first one I thought of when Justin mentioned bundling licenses because that never felt to me like the kind of show Funi would typically pick up. I'd be shocked if that one got a dub.

I'm more curious of when they stream a show, then haven't done anything with it since. Wheres my twin tails Funi?!