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Am I the only one who doesn't get the thinpak conversion thing? I mean, why willingly mutilate your DVD art for the sake of a lil' room? Maybe it's just becuase I'm an artbox junkie, I don't know...

DuelLadyS wrote:

Am I the only one who doesn't get the thinpak conversion thing? I mean, why willingly mutilate your DVD art for the sake of a lil' room? Maybe it's just becuase I'm an artbox junkie, I don't know...

Same here. I'm more interested in preserving the pretty than preserving the space.

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To confess, I actually almost turned it off after the first minute, because the intro was really freaking annoying. The first thing we hear is Vic Migogna reading the damned FBI Warning in a series of voices. I wanted to bail out right then and there, because I thought it would be one of those “woooooaaaaah, we're whacky voice actors!!!” shows, but after that brief moment, the rest of it is fairly interesting.

What's up with all the Vic Mignogna hate around this community?? Every time I turn around it's "bash Vic time". I happen to like Vic, thank you very much. I think he's a fine voice actor and very entertaining to listen to.

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To confess, I actually almost turned it off after the first minute, because the intro was really freaking annoying. The first thing we hear is Vic Migogna reading the damned FBI Warning in a series of voices. I wanted to bail out right then and there, because I thought it would be one of those “woooooaaaaah, we're whacky voice actors!!!” shows, but after that brief moment, the rest of it is fairly interesting.

What's up with all the Vic Mignogna hate around this community?? Every time I turn around it's "bash Vic time". I happen to like Vic, thank you very much. I think he's a fine voice actor and very entertaining to listen to.

Well, that's real classy, Funimation!

I like boxed sets. When one volume of a multi-DVD set is available with box to keep the whole series in, that's the one I go for, as I store my boxed sets differently from how I store individual DVDs, and the boxes often look nice.

I originally watched Shuffle in fansubs, so when it came out on DVD I decided to buy the DVDs. So when I saw that volume 6 was available with storage box, I pre-ordered it.
Then I found out about the whole panties thing, and immediately cancelled my pre-order for volume 6 with box, and ordered the plain volume 6 instead. That's merchandise I can do without, thank you very much!

Maybe that's a good one for a future Answerman - what's the weirdest tie-in merchandise you can think of?

Well, that's real classy, Funimation!

I like boxed sets. When one volume of a multi-DVD set is available with box to keep the whole series in, that's the one I go for, as I store my boxed sets differently from how I store individual DVDs, and the boxes often look nice.

I originally watched Shuffle in fansubs, so when it came out on DVD I decided to buy the DVDs. So when I saw that volume 6 was available with storage box, I pre-ordered it.
Then I found out about the whole panties thing, and immediately cancelled my pre-order for volume 6 with box, and ordered the plain volume 6 instead. That's merchandise I can do without, thank you very much!

Am I the only one who doesn't get the thinpak conversion thing? I mean, why willingly mutilate your DVD art for the sake of a lil' room? Maybe it's just because I'm an artbox junkie, I don't know...

Yeah, I could never imagine converting my collection to thinpack, even though space is a very real concern for me (small college apartments are not conductive to lots of stuff). I mean, they don't print those covers to fit in thinpacks... so the spins are too big to fit the thinpack size... so some of it must now be on the sides. Plus I would think you would have to trim some of the edges then... mutilation! But as long as the collection is for their own personal enjoyment, more power to 'em.

Those panties crack me up. Is there a reason they say "GOD"?

Although I guess the greater question is: do any girls watch Shuffle, and if so do they plan to wear them? (And if the boys do, please, don't tell us about it!)

Dop.L wrote:

Well, that's real classy, Funimation! I like boxed sets. When one volume of a multi-DVD set is available with box to keep the whole series in, that's the one I go for, as I store my boxed sets differently from how I store individual DVDs, and the boxes often look nice. I originally watched Shuffle in fansubs, so when it came out on DVD I decided to buy the DVDs. So when I saw that volume 6 was available with storage box, I pre-ordered it. Then I found out about the whole panties thing, and immediately cancelled my pre-order for volume 6 with box, and ordered the plain volume 6 instead. That's merchandise I can do without, thank you very much!

I definitely agree with this. I just can't (or don't want to) see myself taking this boxset up for purchase and then encountering one of my students working the register, as sometimes happens. The worst part of it is the darn things have "GOD" printed in bold right across the front. Why would they seriously think we want this?

The tie-in for Najica Blitz Tactics made a bit more sense as the entire show seemed to operate at a rate of 10 pf/min (panty flashes per minute), and I'm not sure that's an exaggeration. But even then it was still pretty weird.

DuelLadyS wrote:

Am I the only one who doesn't get the thinpak conversion thing? I mean, why willingly mutilate your DVD art for the sake of a lil' room? Maybe it's just because I'm an artbox junkie, I don't know...

I'm pretty much an artbox junkie myself. Mainly what goes into thinpaks are movies, OVAs, and series that either never had boxset releases or did not sell the box separately after I had already bought the discs. Also, if I bought one of the boxsets that came in the flimsier boxes, such as the original Slayers boxset, I converted those to thinpaks as well. I don't actually lose much (if any) of the art at all in doing so. You cut off maybe 5 mm on each side, and most of that is blank border.