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NEWS: ADV Films Removes Titles from Website

So don't buy it right away. It's easy enough to purchase a series in a box set or when enough is released that you know it'll be released in its entirety. There's black and there's white, yes, but there's a whole shade of grey in between. Not everything has to be off and on. There's ways to support the industry without buying things right away as they come out and there's ways to play it safe without giving the industry the finger in the process.

I say there was a problem with the server, or something to that affect, and old back up is being used. Something like that anyway.

Why?

-Top left of their page with the banner of 15th anniversary. It's not their 15th anniversary anymore. They started up in 1992... 16 years ago now.

-It states on the bottom right of their page, copyright 2007.

-Also it keeps on showing older series on their main page. DNAngel, Excel Saga, Maburaho and the like for them to be promoting the most now? Doesn't seem likely. Maybe a while ago, but not now.

I would put this well over 65% because of the dotNetNuke logo that cropped up after the database was clearly squirrelled for a few days.

Unfortunately ADV cannot provide screening permission to your group for Utawarerumono. We do not have that authority on that title.

Regretfully,

Chris Oarr
ADV Films

I am sorry you experienced difficulties finding a contact for screening
permissions. For future reference, you can always send screening
requests to me at this email address!

At this time, however, I cannot give screening permissions for
Utawarerumono. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

My college anime club has been showing Utawarerumono this past semester. We bought all the ADV R1 releases, and each semester we email them to get permission for showing it at our club. (We do this for all series we show). We were able to get permission from ADV to show last semester.

It makes absolutely no sense. How can they have the authority to do so last year, but not this year? The only logical explanation is the Japanese company has rescinded their rights on the title. Then it is quite natural to extend this to all titles that have also disappeared from their website.

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Announcing the problem makes it harder to fix it, and in fact makes the problem worse because vendors aren't comfortable buying product from troubled companies and may even start shipping back unsold product prematurely "just in case" so that they don't get stuck with them if the worst happens. Also, consumers may withhold purchases too. On-the-fence people who were thinking about buying any of the the multi-disc series on the MIA list are probably reconsidering now.

Isn't an abrupt withdrawing of unreleased titles from their website during a time where other companies have withdrawn titles reason enough for people to assume a "just in case mode"? Heck, until this thing passes over as a mistake, I'm not even going to buy the Kanon DVD because this whole thing gives off bad vibes.

I really don't see how not givng a prompt sitrep to the public is going to make things any easier for them in a situation where Geneon and Viz has run into enourmous problems, assuming this may have been error.

If they are cancelling titles, not telling the public quickly enough about it will only strengthen fan distrust that may come with cancelling said titles. At least the customers' distrust of the company will increase less if ADV promptly announced a cancellation of a title, giving a window of opportunity for customers to cancel their orders.

W-General wrote:

My college anime club has been showing Utawarerumono this past semester. We bought all the ADV R1 releases, and each semester we email them to get permission for showing it at our club. (We do this for all series we show). We were able to get permission from ADV to show last semester. It makes absolutely no sense. How can they have the authority to do so last year, but not this year? The only logical explanation is the Japanese company has rescinded their rights on the title. Then it is quite natural to extend this to all titles that have also disappeared from their website.

So what's stopping you from having a club "er Party" at someones house, and Utawarerumono just happens to be playing on your TV when your club "er Friends" come over to visit for drinks and pizza. Don't need any permission to have "friends" over and watch anime.

Guess you could kind of think of it as an Anime Frat Party.

GrdAdmiral wrote:

W-General wrote: My college anime club has been showing Utawarerumono this past semester. We bought all the ADV R1 releases, and each semester we email them to get permission for showing it at our club. (We do this for all series we show). We were able to get permission from ADV to show last semester. It makes absolutely no sense. How can they have the authority to do so last year, but not this year? The only logical explanation is the Japanese company has rescinded their rights on the title. Then it is quite natural to extend this to all titles that have also disappeared from their website. So what's stopping you from having a club "er Party" at someones house, and Utawarerumono just happens to be playing on your TV when your club "er Friends" come over to visit for drinks and pizza. Don't need any permission to have "friends" over and watch anime. Guess you could kind of think of it as an Anime Frat Party.

For reals man. The anime companies have bigger fish to fry and things to deal with than worry weather a small college club is showing an anime. It's not like an ADV or whatever rep goes to your school. Just enjoy the DVDs.

Are they still saying "no comment" to this whole situation?

Yeah, I must admit it is a bit frustrating they've had nothing so say about this still. I know a lot of companies do damage control and play it safe with what they release to the public, but man, at this point I feel safe in assuming that not making a statement is more damaging than if they just spoke up.

On another note; you can disagree, but do so respectfully as is stated in the rules. Name calling is completely unnecessary.

So don't buy it right away. It's easy enough to purchase a series in a box set or when enough is released that you know it'll be released in its entirety. There's black and there's white, yes, but there's a whole shade of grey in between. Not everything has to be off and on. There's ways to support the industry without buying things right away as they come out and there's ways to play it safe without giving the industry the finger in the process.