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NEWS: Sentai Filmworks Adds Cluster Edge, Hakuōki, Upotte!! Anime


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configspace



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:22 pm Reply with quote
Mario1234567 wrote:
NO NO NO!!!!!!! HYOUKA!!!!!!!!!! STOP WASTING TIME OR NIS WILL GET IT!!!! Also no Blu-ray for Hakuōki?

YES!! GO NISA, GO! HYOUKA BLURAY!! Laughing
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Fifth B



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:23 pm Reply with quote
"Sentai, you need to slow down with these licensing binges. A lot of these shows have to be bad ideas. Don't you think you've had enough?"

"WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH!"
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:49 pm Reply with quote
DangerMouse wrote:
Awesome to see Bakumatsu get picked up.


My thoughts exactly. Props to Sentai.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:56 pm Reply with quote
dragon:
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Well, the same thing can be said for old Warner Brothers cartoon.


The guns in old WB cartoons aren't very realistic like those in Upotte!!

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I doubt that it's really that easy show that lends itself to really easy imitation.


Someone doesn't remember Mike Judge being in hot water because some kid burned their house after imitating Beavis and Butthead playing w/ matches.

config: That's an individual parent's choice to take his/her kid to a shooting range. It's not the same as leaving guns lying around the house, though. Or at least making it easy for them to break open a gun lock. Yeah, Upotte!! shouldn't be blamed for earning those Darwinian gold medals, but it would be, so...

Purple:
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FUNimation gets all the big 'n popular stuff


Almost none of their stuff is big or popular lately.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:56 pm Reply with quote
Glad someone finally licensed Bakumatsu; I really enjoyed that series.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:13 pm Reply with quote
Wow, Cluster Edge?

There's hope for everything now.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:43 pm Reply with quote
HAKUOUKI!!! SOMEONE FINALLY PICKED IT UP AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH (happy scream)

It'll be my first purchase from Sentai. Thank You Sentai!!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:52 pm Reply with quote
Splitter wrote:
Wow, Cluster Edge?

There's hope for everything now.

Yes, like Sky Girls.

Make it so.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:54 pm Reply with quote
Well i was hoping for sentai to pick up Eureka Ao.. o well still hoping, the titles they picked up are good, ones im interested are "Hakuoki" and is dub, thankyou sentai, and "Bakumatsu Kikansetsu", Good job
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:34 am Reply with quote
Holy crap, Hakuoki? I recently finished playing the game Aksys brought over (loved it), and was thinking how nice it would be if the anime was licensed so I could watch it...so glad it actually happened!
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:01 am Reply with quote
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SafetyGirl wrote:
I really hope they have the OAVs and 3rd season as well of Hakuoki. Even if the OAVs aren't terribly essential. 3rd season will be great because that's part of the story that's not covered in the game Aksys licensed.

Well, going from this...
The article wrote:
Sentai Filmworks told ANN that it will release "all of Hakuōki that is out right now." The Hakuōki anime franchise includes the 12-episode Hakuōki series, the 10-episode sequel series Hakuōki Hekketsu-roku, and the 6-episode Hakuōki Sekkaroku OVA series (the sixth episode will ship this June). The franchise also includes an upcoming prequel television anime series that will premiere this summer and two upcoming films that will premiere in 2013.
...I'd say that this includes the OAVs but not the upcoming 3rd season & films, as those aren't "out right now." Though I can't imagine they would license all that Hakuouki and then not go back and pick up the rest; they probably just can't license something that's not been made yet.

Anyway, can I assume you did watch the anime? Did it pick up after the first few eps, or is it "what you see is what you get" from beginning to end?


(Hope you don't mind someone other than the person you asked answering this)

For me, Hakuouki gave me substantially the same thing from start to finish - a bishonen fantasy story about the Shinsengumi with absolutely GORGEOUS art (all of the Shinsengumi men are beautiful to look at). The story moves slowly, but has some very good dramatic moments and I was moved to tears by a number of episodes, particularly in season 2.

So yes, the story does pick up, though it never reaches jet speed or anything. Wink I felt both seasons were well worth watching, though. Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:20 am Reply with quote
SnaphappyFMA wrote:
poonk wrote:
Anyway, can I assume you did watch the anime? Did it pick up after the first few eps, or is it "what you see is what you get" from beginning to end?
(Hope you don't mind someone other than the person you asked answering this)
No, I'm glad to hear anyone's take on the show, especially if I'm going to be considering buying it now.

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For me, Hakuouki gave me substantially the same thing from start to finish - a bishonen fantasy story about the Shinsengumi with absolutely GORGEOUS art (all of the Shinsengumi men are beautiful to look at). The story moves slowly, but has some very good dramatic moments and I was moved to tears by a number of episodes, particularly in season 2.

So yes, the story does pick up, though it never reaches jet speed or anything. Wink I felt both seasons were well worth watching, though. Smile
I think what made me pause indefinitely on it was that it was from the POV of the heroine, who of course is you when you're playing the game (understandably more engaging) but in the anime is the default teenage anime girl (zzzzzzzzz). I guess my issue is with its game origin-- any relationship progression must be kept relatively generic so as not to p*ss off the fans who shipped another pairing. This is never good for a romance series, or at least one that takes potential romance as one of its main appeals. Did you have the same issues or am I just being picky, picky, picky? Or does the anime work around this entirely? Like I said, I didn't make it past the first few eps so I have no idea where it goes after that.


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KentaMaeba



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:25 am Reply with quote
WHAT?! Upotte of all anime out there?! *RAGE* Pick up Hyouka already!
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:48 am Reply with quote
God has answered my prayers. YAY HAKUOUKI!
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blaizevincent



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:39 am Reply with quote
PurpleWarrior13 wrote:
This seems to be the way the anime industry is working right now:

Sentai gets all the new stuff

Discotek gets all the old stuff

FUNimation gets all the big 'n popular stuff

Aniplex gets all the expensive stuff

Viz gets Naruto and Bleach


Agreed except you forgot about NIS! Who are an amazing company.
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