Forum - View topicNEWS: Media Blasters Delays DVDs, BEI Delays or Cancels Reissues
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Richard J.
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Also, hope you weren't interested in an NGP dub like I was with the original English cast because we aren't getting that.
I do hope Bandai is going to have enough of the Code Geass LE #3. I heard that it sold out at their level but that seems impossible unless they massively cut the production run. |
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HQuest
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It is quite possible the run was cut, since they don't ship product to major big box retailers anymore. Only to internet merchants. I just want my normal Vol 3. And I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist or any kook like that, but it seems like there are some major issues in terms of production behind the doors at Bandai Ent. If they were a completely independent company, I wonder if they'd be imploding about now. |
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bob_loblaw
Posts: 229 Location: Tanning in Hell |
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Wow. This thread has been a revelation. The number of people upset at FLAG's cancelation is something I was honestly NOT expecting. It just brings a huge smile to my face, if Bandai wasn't being such a Debbie Downer.
FLAG was criminally slept on by North American fandom. Heck, I expect Justin Sevakis to review it for a preemptive "Buried Treasure" column. I'm certain what were seeing here is continued fallout from the Best Buy downsizing; in part, anyway. I'm sure a number of factors collided to force BEI and MB to make these decisions. Man. *smh* |
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Gewürtztraminer
 Posts: 1028 Location: Texas - Its like whole other country. |
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Both Flag and Zegapain were undervalued. Zegapain had such a bland start, that I doubt many stuck around to when it started being good. I can understand the presentation of Flag turning some people off as well. I have/(or had, if worse comes to worst) both preordered. Maybe Bandai is shooting for a repress on dual layer discs like Funimation is doing. At least that it what I hope. I REALLY liked both titles, but only finished up both via rental this year, by then the sets were announced, or inferred given the time since they finished. Flag deservedly gets more of the underrated props, but Zegapain is right there with it in my view. |
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ryoga2pchan
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Good luck on that. I'm still waiting on Zegapain singles I ordered from TRSI back in Nov. 2008. They were supposed to be a Christmas present. |
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TokyoGetter
 Posts: 416 Location: CA. You can tell by the low moral standards. |
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Heh, I spotted the grammar issue here, but I still feel that you're laughing at my pain. 
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Teriyaki Terrier
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First off, what the hell is NGP? Genshiken is one of Media Blasters greatest series, I am surprized the Genshiken two was released a year or two ago. It really makes me wonder why considers garbage such as Ah my Budda grade A and spends time releasing volumes instead of releaseing Genshiken two? Bandai isn't in better shape either though. First Lucky Star volume six boxset cancellation and now this, canceling Zegapain complete series and Flag complete series. If Bandai wasn't about to release Lucky Star OVA sometime this month, I'd say Bandai would be deep trouble. Hopefully the OVA is good, but since Wandee Lee is involved, I at least know the English dub won't be bad. |
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mrgetalife
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Personally i think the delays are just because of the economy in general. If they don't have to release and can wait as long as they can to sell. They don't have to bear the complaints of retailers about not getting sales and have to buy everything back again. This goes towards both B&M and internet stores. And hopefully the license holders work it out and give them some extra time to use the properties. As Bandai is one of those companies where once the License is gone, they make it so its never existed in their catalog.
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Labbes
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I am also disappointed about the cancellation of FLAG. I will just buy the German version instead, then (which is much more expensive, which is why I waited for an AL set).
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ConanSan
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Jinxso
 Posts: 101 Location: Toronto, Canada |
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Like others I was waiting for the complete collection
Just ordered the artbox + v1, 2, 3, 4. They need to stop this single vol release crap and just do box sets damn it. |
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HQuest
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Does anyone know of a good source for sales numbers?
I'm really curious how well Lucky Star sells compared to Geass and Gurren Lagann. I know they considered MoHS and Lucky Star to be huge titles, but they have darn near no casual appeal at all when compared to the big action shows. The number of people actually buying LS singles was probably not enough to justify the continued special editions. |
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
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You got a LOT of spare cash going spare? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_VideoScan |
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delariean
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Official reason and yes we have a blame to blame :lol:
http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1564688&postcount=6 Unfortuntely the reason is pretty simple. I am not sure how public the news is but Best Buy decided to change the way they are handling their vendors. They forced us along with several other companies to pick a new VMI partner and in this change over they reviewed all our active skus and cut them down pretty hard. This has forced us to basically re-do our whole schedule for 2009. We will be annoucing litebox as the new word of the day is for titles that were doing real well so we can get them back in (just so before you start asking why are they making another sku on that title again, that is the reason.) And with this change over we will not be able to get in key titles like Genshkin, FOD and such unless we make the street date changes...so basically that is the story. Also we are preparing for two big annoucements to get out before the end of the year. One is kind of anime but TV product and the other is what we would consider a big anime title...it will be announced in the coming weeks. We already have begun work and should be ready for September first releases. Hang in there as usual it will be a bumpy ride in 2009...trying to make it to the finish line in one piece. -js so...we now play the guessing game as to what the two new licenses they picked up? |
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kyokun703
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Goddamnit, I am another who heard great things about Flag, but decided to wait for a boxset to save money. This sucks. I may have to make Flag my last singles series instead of Baccano! now.
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