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Mohawk52
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walw6pK4Alo
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Funny that the opposite was true in Japan for those select titles. |
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Barbobot
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This is the main reason I haven't bought more NISA releases yet. I don't really have a setup to nicely accommodate the large premium releases, even though there are some shows I'd really like. Luckily they do release some as regular sized versions, like Bunny Drop which just came in the mail today for me. |
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Angel M Cazares
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I wish I had known that a standard version of Bunny Drop was coming out before buying the premium edition. I actually have a good set up to store NISA boxes, but they still look weird. |
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Elves
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To the Dan whose shelves were featured:
That is so~o my game shelf! Did you sneak into my house and take a picture of it while I wasn't home?  lol Seriously, all those PS2 Rpg's look awful familiar. *high five* to a guy with taste!
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CrowLia
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I'll admit Sengoku Otome is not a masterpiece of any sort, but I think it's a lot better than Bamboo made it to be. For instance, out of all the Fem!Sengoku Era anime out there, I think this one has the coolest Oda Nobunaga, with her manly attitude and weird, spontaneaous behavior. (in contrast, it must have the crappiest Date Masamune ever. Which is a shame, since he's my favorite Sengoku character)
Also, while very thin plotwise, I think it has a few very decent plot points here and there, mostly the episode where spoiler[Hideyoshi convinces Mitsuhide not to betray Nobunaga. Historically, that's how Nobunaga died, and I really liked that approach of changing history.] There are a few more examples of this, but I found this one to be the most remarkable. I also find it commendable that, even though the middle episodes seemed to be turning towards a hyper-yuri-harem surrounding Nobunaga (or Hideyoshi), the writers ultimately didn't take that direction and gave it a more action-oriented plot with the confrontation against Tokugawa Then again, I may be biased because I love Sengoku era anime (except Sengoku Collection, because it doesn't happen in the Sengoku era and it never made any sense) |
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dragonrider_cody
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Actually they have stated the reasons how they choose which titles to dub, repeatedly in fact. |
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dragonrider_cody
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The subtitled series you've listed, with the exception of Mayo Chiki, aren't licensed in the UK or Australia. Every title that Sentai dubs is licensed in one of those markets or both. That seems to be the primary difference. Sentai doesn't dub titles that won't be released outside of the US, and often has assistance from the foreign distributors in producing the dubs. Waiting in The Summer was licensed in Australia, but its possible that Madman wasn't willing to participate in the financing. I don't understand why people have such issue understanding this. It's pretty simple if you pay attention. The US isn't the only anime market outside Japan and its not longer large enough to support things like dubs on its own. |
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yurihellsing
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Ok sorta OT but
Why do people buy omnibus Manga? What were they thinking? Who thought it was a good idea? When did that BS start? and again WHY!? |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Because it's three volumes for about the same cost as one volume? If you're fine with losing the cover art, what's the difference?
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st_owly
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Sometimes you have no choice about whether to buy omnibus releases as that's all the publisher has released, e.g. Betrayal Knows My Name by Yen Press
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dm
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From the publisher's point of view, producing one large volume is not much more expensive than producing three small volumes. I expect it's much easier to keep the omnibus volume in print, than it is to keep all three of the smaller volumes in print. It means long-running, but concluded-in-Japan, series can be released in a finite amount of time (I think bookshops are reluctant to stock new volumes of a series on a monthly basis --- so publishers release one new volume every four to six months). From the purchaser's point of view: How many series have I not started because volume four is out of print and going for $150 used on ebay or the Amazon marketplace? And again, the timelines factor comes in. |
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yurihellsing
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two words "Pocket Size" that was the best thing about Manga it would always fit in every coat or jacket (inside)pocket i ever owned meaning it was much better for on the go and weight is also a factor they're just too heavy for long reading sessions. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Then get an e-reader or other mobile device. Now you can carry "all the manga" in your coat or jacket. |
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yurihellsing
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already have. |
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