Forum - View topicNEWS: Funimation Licenses Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star Anime; Strike Witches, Steins;Gate Films
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Sailor S
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Obviously the main difference between those two examples is that ADV and Geneon never released the final volumes of those before they went caput, whereas Bandai did complete Lucky Star. Granted, I do wish that they had at least released that last volume with a reversable cover to display the crayon drawing artwork so all 6 volumes were uniform in looks, but I guess it must have been that much of a letdown that they couldn't justify spending any more on it than they already had. |
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Ambimunch
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Took them long enough to get Haruhi, though I'm surprised that they didn't get the movie
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MischievousMelody
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I really don't care about Freezing Vibration. The rest of the anime, though? I'm excited about them because I either plan to watch them or watched them and liked/loved them. I'm especially excited about The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, which are actually my favorite KyoAni anime. I have Volume 1 of the DVD for both series, though, so I don't know whether I should buy the Funimation releases or not. Oh, and since the Lucky Star OVA was licensed, too, does that mean it will finally get a dub?
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TheAncientOne
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It isn't as if one usually has anything to do with the other. Failure to have released long ago licensed titles usually are down to the publisher's failure to deliver the proper materials in a more timely manner. I am curious, however, as to what specific title(s) you are referring to that were licensed three years ago? |
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Manwards
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I'll probably be grabbing all of these. I'm one of the few nutjobs who actually thought "Endless Eight" was a work of absolute genius. I love time travel stories, and "EE" is quite literally the only time travel story to trap the viewer within its time loop, as well as the characters.
Week after week, we hoped they would escape the loop and were dismayed when they didn't... just like Kyon himself. I remember those two months back in 2009 so fondly. It's something that a DVD release can never recreate. The utter meta quality of it blew me away at the time. And they never skimped on the gorgeous visuals either, especially in the later episodes. I personally think the hatred for that arc is a bit narrow-minded and missing the point entirely, but like I said... I'm a nutjob. 
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Stealth00
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License rescue The Girl Who Leapt Through Time!
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DangerMouse
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Really glad to see the Strike Witches film finally picked up was wondering if that would ever happen, and the Steins;Gate one.
Good to see the rest of the rights picked up on some of those series too.
Agreed. |
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ColonelYao47
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While I am thrilled to see the Steins Gate movie officially licensed, I'm very curious to find out how it'll be released. If they're localizing the collector's edition, it'll be the quickest 100 bucks I'll drop in some time...even with my imported Blu-Ray front and center on display.
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Ali07
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I don't understand the love for this movie. The whole climax of the film is based around a moment of "plot induced stupidity".
I too love time travel stories. I love Steins;Gate and recently read, and loved, Brian Lee O'Malley's "Seconds" (which spoiler[technically may not be time travel]), but Endless Eight did me in. I first watched the Haruhi anime in 2012. Have since rewatched it, but only watch the first and last episode of Endless Eight. The first time I watched, I only got through the first 2 and then jumped to the last one. Maybe I should sit down and try to work through all 8 episodes, as I did notice the differences that were shown and know I'm obviously missing some more scenes that happen in the 5 eps I've never watched. 
I've been reading through the novels, and was surprised to see that the story is only 50 pages and does a run through once, while mentioning some of the differences experienced in terms of the jobs etc. |
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fuuma_monou
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I guess the anime staff were really going for "show don't tell" in making the Endless Eight episodes. |
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Polycell
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With Disappearance, I highly doubt we'll see any announcement until Funimation sees how well the series sells. The license for it is very likely fairly pricey, so if I were them I'd stick to trying to option it.
And with Endless Eight, I heard somewhere that the decision came back to bite whoever made it behind the scenes, but they still wasted six episodes that could've been put to use. |
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Ali07
Posts: 3333 Location: Victoria, Australia |
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I found it kind of funny that, the variations that I assume some episodes explored, were just in a kind of throw away line near the end of the chapter. |
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Mr. sickVisionz
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I hope they do something fancy for the Steins;Gate film release that's more akin to what they've done for stuff like Attack on Titan and Lain than what they've done for the Evangelion films.
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Violynne
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Well, this is a small bummer. I'd never thought I'd see the bluray release of Lucky Star in the US once Bandai left, so I imported it from Japan. Not that I regret it, but I could have saved a few dollars to pick up the rest of the licenses (and probably still have change for a cup of coffee).
Good news for those who didn't get the chance or couldn't afford it. The Lucky Star bluray is an upscale, if anyone was curious to know. |
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Zalis116
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Of course, even if Bandai had stuck around, I wouldn't have counted on Blu-Rays from them for Haruhi and Lucky Star either, seeing as how they never got around to releasing BDs for some of their flagship titles like Code Geass and Gundam 00. |
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