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RauTwilight
 Posts: 42 Location: Oakland, Union City |
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You know sub only would have bothered me but the whole offer of watching it in anime broadcast option or chronological order option just made me not care for a dub. So, sweet
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Gewürtztraminer
 Posts: 1028 Location: Texas - Its like whole other country. |
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I did not see that when I posted, checked TRSI's site and it was not there, did not think to check the news ticker here.
My Otome and Eureka Seven already in the bargain bin without sets? Speaks of desperation to me. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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Wow, all the way to page 2 before this showed up! |
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Takeyo
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Eureka Seven, at least, is about to see a boxed set release (Anime Legends volume 1 in June), so I imagine TSRI is just clearing the shelves of the older releases.
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Richard J.
 Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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Meh, I wasn't interested in this series before and I'm sure not buying it now. Given the trends, I'll probably never have to worry about buying a Nozomi title again. I find the whole situation rather depressing though since every time we get a sub-only release, it's just one more series that fans who prefer dubs lose on. It's either buy and not really get what you want or pass and feel like you're missing out on something. |
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HitokiriShadow
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As I said, most have had set releases. Apparently E7's first set hasn't actually come out yet, but it has been solicited. But Otome and E7 have been out for a while and have likely sold most of what they are going to sell at regular prices. So now they'll get rid of what's left over. TRSI also gets leftovers from other stores, so what they have isn't just unsold TRSI stock, its from all over the place. TRSI may have, say 2,000 unsold copies of something, but the title may have sold 5,000 copies (total sales, not just TRSI) and more than met the expectations of Bandai/Funi/whoever. |
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hikaru004
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Stop being so depressed. The economy makes titles that are weak sellers members of the sub only club. At least the title is being released in R1. In these times, it's prob better to be more flexible in your viewing habits. When the economy gets better and the company feels safer, dubs may return. |
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LuckySeven
 Posts: 585 Location: Georgia, USA |
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Personally this is another series I haven't heard much of so I can't say I was interested in or looking forward to this title. But being that its another series being managed by Kadokawa I figure it might be worth looking into. Though I hate to say I might be a tad more interested if it gets dubbed. But again it wasn't a series I had much knowledge or interest in, in the first place. |
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Richard J.
Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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If I'm going to buy an anime I want the English dub. I used to also require an art box if it were coming out in singles but I finally started to let go of that when Story of Saiunkoku had such a terrible one. My point is, if I'm going to by something, I expect certain critera to be met otherwise I feel like I'm wasting my money. It's like buying a white shirt when you really wanted a red one. Yes you get a shirt but it's just not quite what you wanted. I'm just lamenting the lack of English dubbed anime from Nozomi's recent licenses for myself and other fans like me to buy. I'm not saying "evil Nozomi must burn" just "gee, can you remember dub fans have wallets too?" @ Zac: I expect you to respond eventually so let me add a clarifying comment to my earlier post. I do think SongstressCela should have left out the no great loss bit, though I tend to feel the same way, which is why my remark was meant mostly as a joke, hence the wink. I do believe a one-liner just to complain about complaining is a bit much though. |
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Gewürtztraminer
Posts: 1028 Location: Texas - Its like whole other country. |
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I can not state this enough.
If there is a dub, that is my default, and there is only one series out that made me switch (Strawberry Marshmallow), due to the English translation jokes working 20x better on the sub track. That said, most of my most cherished series recently are sub only, Maria Watches Over Us, Aria, Simoun, Kashimashi, and Emma. Would a dub have made them better? I do not know, but I know that what I got was top notch entertainment in decent to great packages for a great price. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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I never watched it except episode one when it came out. Seemed fairly generic and too tame for me, so I didn't continue. Good for Rightstuf, I want to see them releasing more stuff, hopefully in boxes only. Dub is optional, but this was a fairly popular series IIRC, so a dub might seem like a good idea.
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The_Libertarian_Otaku
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Sub-only?
Why, RightStuf? Do you WANT to push people away? Do you somehow think that certain shows are too good for us dub fans? 
Sorry, but if there's no English audio track, I'm not buying! |
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Zalis116
Moderator
 Posts: 6867 Location: Kazune City |
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With all the "sub-only DVDs don't offer anything beyond what fansubs give me" talk, you'd think that the companies were just strolling down to the nearest torrent site, downloading the fansub versions, and burning them to disc. Although I imagine that would make some happy. So how is Rental Magica, anyway? Most of what I've heard points to it being rather meh-diocre. Last edited by Zalis116 on Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Tofusensei
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Why don't you write emails into any one of the feedback forums to Rightstuf and say politely "I like what you're doing but I really prefer dubs."
Saying "I'm never buying your DVDs because you don't provide dubs" is not going to make them listen to you. You just admitted you will not be their customer. It's not that a show is too good for the dub audience... Quite the opposite, actually. |
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Big Hed
 Posts: 1607 Location: Melbourne, Australia |
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Yeah, not to mention one's theft and the other isn't. |
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