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WTK



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:02 pm Reply with quote
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: The Complete Series, Part 1 | previously partially released as singles by Illumitoon Entertainment.



- Studio: S'more Entertainment
- MSRP: $49.98
- Release Date: 3/27/2012
- Running Time: 950 minutes (contains episodes 1-38)
- Special Features: Episode Guides.
- Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
- Disc count: 4

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jmfsilenthill



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:46 pm Reply with quote
38 episodes on 4 discs sounds pretty damn sketchy to me. Neutral
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:34 pm Reply with quote
jmf: Yeah, that's why I'm waiting for a review, so I know it ain't Illumitoon'ed.
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WTK



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:33 pm Reply with quote
Boxset 1 is currently $22.96 @ Walmart.com.
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WTK



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:10 pm Reply with quote
WTK wrote:
Boxset 1 is currently $22.96 @ Walmart.com.

It's now $24.99 @ Amazon.com.
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ZepysGirl



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:33 am Reply with quote
Hahaha, yes! Anime smile I used their little "Report a Better Price?" button, hoping that they'd lower theirs. Time to go cancel my Walmart purchase~ With tax+shipping at Walmart, their total came to $27.
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jrnemanich



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:43 am Reply with quote
Received an email from Amazon informing me that the release date has been moved to April 10. The page for it has been updatedto reflect that.
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WTK



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:30 pm Reply with quote
via Mania.com forums
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I just got the boxset from Amazon this morning, and I'm sorry to report that the subtitles are indeed absent. Not on the menu, not selectable by remote, and not viewable when selecting Japanese audio. All four discs are like this! I even analyzed disc one with my computer just to be sure; zip, zilch, nada. However, the whole package is superb. The dics come in two regular DVD cases housed inside a lighty matte-finished slipbox.

I sent an email to S'more and posted on their Facebook page. I'll let you guys know when they respond! Smile

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Sorry to double-post, but I've got an extra bit of odd news; the discs will not bootup again. I thought it may have been my PS3 suddenly going wonky, but other discs are playing fine. Seems there are other authoring issues afoot....

EDIT 2: via Toon Zone forums
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disk 4 has PDFs of the translated Japanese scripts for all 38 eps!
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:23 pm Reply with quote
From S'more's Facebook account:

Offering our apoplogies....there was no intent to mis-lead the fans. There was a mis-communication internally and even though at least 10 people proofed the packaging, the fact the packaging incorrectly said 'sub-titled' was missed by everyone, incluiding byTOEI. As best as I understand, the series was only available in Japanese language or dubbed into English, it was never sub-titled. Galaxy Express 999 will only be available in Japense or sub-titlerd as they never did an English language version (according to TOEI)
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Brainchild129



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:26 pm Reply with quote
Well, clearly we are dealing with professionals! 8D

How do 10 different people not notice the lack of subtitles?! It doesn't matter if it's only available sub or dub - it should still have subtitles for the freaking show!

Somebody (or possibly a number of somebodies) were really slacking off (right down to the typo-laden Facebook message), and they've pretty much guaranteed that I will not be purchasing any of their DVDs until they straighten things out. It's a shame, because I was genuinely looking forward to checking out Bobobo-bo-Bobobo, and I know many others are looking forward to GE999.
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:39 pm Reply with quote
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the packaging incorrectly said 'sub-titled'

Wait. If I'm reading that right, the lack of subs isn't the problem, but that the packaging sayer there were subs was. So, in fact, there weren't supposed to be subs in the first place, just Japanese audio? Did anyone else read it like that?

That's the stupidest [expletive] thing I've ever heard.

"Hey guys, we're giving you the Japanese audio that you've always wanted. Subs? What, no, of course we're including subs. Don't be silly. If we included subs then we'd have to make them ourselves instead using premade material!"
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:53 pm Reply with quote
But wait, peeps, the subtitles ARE available...

...as PDF files on the fourth disk. Laughing

Unimpressive. Very.
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Sailor S





PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:18 pm Reply with quote
So, going by that FB post, am I to take that to mean that Galaxy Express will at least be subtitled? Given the moronic way they released this one, I think I'll wait until some other fool, err, brave soul buys that first and finds out.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:01 pm Reply with quote
Contact info can be found here. And be sure to file a complaint with your local consumer affairs dept. Mine is here.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:37 pm Reply with quote
I fully believe this is an unintentional error on S'mores part as opposed to any deliberate attempt to pull a fast one. My reasoning for this? I don't believe there is a company in existence that is so stupid as to think they'd get away with a con like this in our wonderful, Internet-linked, social media world.

Mistakes happen and we shouldn't get too bent and twisted over this one; dumb as it is.
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