Forum - View topicOur Anime License Holy Grail
|
Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Next Note: this is the discussion thread for this article |
| Author | Message | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
fausti
Posts: 38 |
|
|||
I'm glad to see Lynzee and others champion The Violinist of Hameln. There are still fansubs out there which use the correct names, but that's a discussion offline. VoH is also one of my Holy Grails alongside Nurse Angel Ririka SOS. With Hameln, I actually own the Japanese DVDs to go along with the fansubs. I even own all 37 of the original manga volumes. But Ririka I've never gotten the DVD set (mostly I just forget to look) or its rather short manga. Hameln the TV version I think is as well-written as it is due to head writer Yasuhiro Imagawa who really squeezes as much drama and tragedy from the storyline. Which is what you would expect from the guy who directed the masterpiece, GIANT. ROBO: The Day The Earth Stood Still. When comparing the manga to the TV, the manga is incredibly silly for a good portion of the story. But as it goes on, it becomes almost but not quite as dramatic as the TV show. Of course, we do at least get the happiest of endings in the manga. So that is definitely something. The sequel manga is also quite good but abruptly ended due to poor sales IIRC. |
||||
|
||||
rahzel rose
 Subscriber Posts: 828 |
|
|||
I owned the first DVD for a long time before I parted ways with it before a move. I would love for a license rescue on Saiunkoku. The story is great and would fit right in with the other ancient China-themed series we’ve been seeing pop up. |
||||
|
||||
|
kiuserOPDD
Posts: 1 |
|
|||
|
I would love for magical girl lyrical nanoha and its sequels to be licensed again. Also the rest of detective Conan!
|
||||
|
||||
Gem-Bug
 Posts: 1242 |
|
|||
|
I don't have any real ancient holy grails I can think of, but Toei's original Yu-Gi-Oh! series and film(which have forever gained the nickname "Season 0", despite being a different series/company) is an interesting watch, covering much of the non-Duel Monster material and stories from the early volumes of the manga. It has a still-catchy intro theme and a unique visual style. Preceding the physical card game, it still spawned a ton of merch by multiple companies during it's short run. I would definitely put money on a box-set.
Besides that, I have to agree with others that the 1999 Hunter X Hunter series/ovas have their own very unique 90's anime quality and style. I personally enjoy the sometimes washed-out look of the colors and the nen ability animation choices. |
||||
|
||||
|
Key
Moderator
 Posts: 18252 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
|
|||
If you're in North America, the first series is available on RetroCrush, under the name ColorCloud Palace (albeit only in English dubbed form). Actually, forgot about this title in previous postings. My true licensing Holy Grail would be this series' sequel, which to my knowledge has never been legally available outside of Japan. Last edited by Key on Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:25 pm; edited 1 time in total |
||||
|
||||
dm
 Subscriber Posts: 1389 |
|
|||
Another vote for Mouryou no Hako, here. Also, the Sengoku tea-bowl series Hyouge Mono (about a warlord who gives his soul to the tea ceremony). I'm not that keen on the Minky Momo series, but I'd love the OVAs (or movies) to be licensed, particularly Minky Momo and the bridge of dreams. And SHAFT's production of Nisioisin's Kubikiri Cycle, even though it's even more talking and less action that Bakemonogatari. It's soooo pretty. PS, just give up and import the Japanese Blu-ray for Angel's Egg. There's only one line of dialogue in the entire film (which is probably why it's never been licensed: a licensor wouldn't be able to justify taking a percentage, even if they did a dub). |
||||
|
||||
|
Njorl
Subscriber Posts: 1 |
|
|||
|
I'd like to see the entire Magical Lyrical Nanoha series released on BluRay. I have the Geneon DVD releases of the first series and A's, but the subsequent seasons and movies have never been made available. I'd also like to see Blood+ re-released on BluRay. I have a DVD set that's missing one of the middle DVD's. It was one of the few titles licensed by Sony and if they still have it, it should be easy enough to release it through Crunchyroll. Or at least stream it.
|
||||
|
||||
Nipasu
 Posts: 96 |
|
|||
Just getting a subbed release via Crunchyroll will suffice. Doubt Toei will ever give it a physical release. |
||||
|
||||
enurtsol
 Posts: 14808 |
|
|||
|
With one of the last big-box stores Best Buy giving up on DVDs and Blurays, shortly after Netflix mailed the last DVDs to subscribers, prospects for physical media rights become dimmer
|
||||
|
||||
trilaan
 Posts: 1060 Location: Texas |
|
|||
|
Sexy Commando, of course.
|
||||
|
||||
|
Animegomaniac
Posts: 4104 |
|
|||
I have come to accept that 90% of anime will become lost media. Most of my anime collection seems to be out of print now but no one seems to care. "Air the TV? We don't need that. Hyperpolice? Never heard of it. Hare + Guu? More like 'Hurry and Gone'"" |
||||
|
||||
Hellsoldier
 Posts: 777 Location: Porto,Portugal,Europe,Earth,Sol |
|
|||
|
Silent Mobius and Seraphim Call. Those would be my two choices.
|
||||
|
||||
|
Lord Geo
Posts: 2570 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
|
|||
They won't become "lost media", because they aren't lost. They're simply not available on home video outside of Japan, which itself sucks but doesn't qualify as being "lost". Actual "lost media" in anime are the ones in which literally no one knows where the masters are, so it's literally impossible to make them available. "90% of anime" won't become stuff like half of the episodes of Big X, for example. |
||||
|
||||
Aura Ichadora
 Posts: 2291 Location: In front of my computer |
|
|||
|
1) xxxHolic Kei and all of the OVAs. I'm still sad that these were never licensed. I love the dub cast, but I would be fine with a sub only release if it meant finally having these on my shelf. They're all good, and in some ways, better than Season 1. But it's also a shame in the case of the Shunmuki OVAs because we did get releases for the connected Tsubasa Shunraiki OVAs, and that bit of extra context from those OVAs would've been nice to have in the watch of the Tsubasa OVAs.
2) Hunter x Hunter 1999. Like others have pointed out, these are some pretty good OVAs from what I've seen, but they have been out of print for so long. I'd probably love a relicense with the dub cast from the 2011 series, but even without a redub, I'd love to be able to own them without paying an arm and a leg. 3) The Glass Mask 3-episode OVA & the 2nd half of the Glass Mask 2005 anime. The OVAs I haven't seen, but would like to. But the real crime is the 2nd half of the 2005 anime being unreleased in physical form. I am glad that, despite that, we did get a physical release of the 1984 anime, but still. I'd even take a reissue of the 1st half and would even double-dip for it if there was ever a complete series collection. I just want to own the entire series on DVD, not just half of it. 4) Shugo Chara!. I know CR has it all for streaming, but it'd be nice to own it on physical media and hopefully with a dub. It really does surprise me that this never did get a physical release, given its popularity back in the day. 5) Durarara!!. Another series I'd love more just to get physically because of how costly it is. I did get lucky and snag up the 1st season for relatively cheap a few years ago via the three digipaks, but the 2nd season is way too much. 6) Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure. I own the original singles, but would love a cheaper complete set. This one has also been out of print for a long time, and definitely a pick more from nostalgia and wanting others to have the chance to enjoy it than something I want more for myself. |
||||
|
||||
|
Regalli
Posts: 109 |
|
|||
Thirding the Tokyo Mew Mew/Ojamajo Doremi/remaining seasons of Precure. (It's especially jarring that Crunchyroll has Futari Wa but not Max Heart, and now that we're getting a sequel to Yes 5 I'd VERY much like a legal way to watch those seasons.) TMM and Ojamajo Doremi were very much my gateway series (good old 4Kids,) and I'd desperately like to have them available legally in full. And eagerly awaiting A Place Further Than The Universe's release and dub. It's a great potential gateway series in its own right and I can't wait to inflict its emotional devastation on people. |
||||
|
||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group