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NEWS: Sentai Filmworks Adds Penguindrum, Ninja Scroll Film, Letter Bee


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Lynx Amali





PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:41 pm Reply with quote
Hypeathon wrote:
So can we officially give the whole "no one will ever license this show" complaint a rest now?


Still sticking by that for Shin Mazinger.

You can not stop me.

Anyway;
totally didn't see this coming.

Sentai, you have my wallet.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:47 pm Reply with quote
So Sentai insists on continuing to be awesome, eh? Well, I approve. Man, 2012 has been an absolute monster year for releases/licensing announcements (and not just from Sentai, of course).
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:47 pm Reply with quote
N.R. wrote:
opn wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I hope they're getting the Ninja Scroll BD, otherwise that's kind of useless to me.

They will be releasing it on blu ray but it remains to be seen if it is the same ones the japanese got.

And if they will go the extra mile and release it in a steelbox like Manga Entertainment will.


I'm hoping they'll grab Five Star Stories on BD, they still hold the DVD license after all. But Ninja Scroll is still one the more popular older anime, like behind AKIRA and up with GitS and A-ko. Sure I liked it back in the day too, but I've found better ultraviolence in its contemporaries, so I don't believe I'd think so highly of it in a rewatch, but I'd really love to see the Devilman and Violence Jack OVAs on BD collection sets. To its credit, Kawajiri knows his animation and art, so it's a damn good looking film regardless of the slipping story and content. And as far as sword-wielding action anime go, Shigurui and the little bit of fighting in Sword of the Stranger have it beat.

Either way, it's worth picking up.
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Wakazhi



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:52 pm Reply with quote
Hypeathon wrote:
So can we officially give the whole "no one will ever license this show" complaint a rest now?


I'm still reasonably worried that Chihayafuru (a josei/sport anime that deals with a card game about ancient Japanese poems) will ever get a decent release (i.e blu-ray release). The only remote chance of that happening is if NISA picks it up.
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Divineking



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:54 pm Reply with quote
Sweet for Penguindrum. I have have one request...for the love of god please no Steve Foster Crying or Very sad
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Vata Raven



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:59 pm Reply with quote
Come on damn it, pick up Betrayal Knows My Name, 07-Ghost, Monochrome Factor, and Saint Beast.
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Soundmonkey44



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:01 pm Reply with quote
@DivinKing: Agreed:

@Vata: NO.


Anywho really glad Penquindrum finally got picked-up being wanting to get a Blu-Ray of that for quite some time now. Man between this & KOTS Sentai is really getting some quality titles, I APPROVE! Cool
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Vata Raven



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:22 pm Reply with quote
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@Vata: NO.

Don't you NO ME. If men can get their ecchi and fan service, I want my anime brought over.
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Altacia



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:23 pm Reply with quote
I'd love UraBoku also but, I have pretty much given up on any company releasing it here.

Anyways, Glad to see the company who has Penguindrum has finally came out and said it. NIS said someone had it quite a while ago..

Glad it's Sentai and not Aniplex. Wink


Vata, I wonder if you're the one who posted on many of the Anime Companies Facebook pages requesting pretty much that same list.. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:25 pm Reply with quote
The headline should be "BREAKING: Sentai Filmworks Finally Licenses Something Worthwhile (Penguindrum)".

I was sort of hoping Funimation would get it, because I'm uncertain about Sentai dubs (a lot of ADV alumn... a lot of bad ADV alumn), whereas I'm a little more confident in Funimation. But oh well.

News is still fabulous max.
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PurpleWarrior13



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:26 pm Reply with quote
Great to see Ninja Scroll rescued. I wonder if Sentai will license-rescue the TV series from Urban Vision. Razz

I'm really starting to love Sentai. They've come a long way from when they were a broke, emerged anime company releasing cheap sub-only DVDs. Anime hyper
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:26 pm Reply with quote
Altacia wrote:
Glad it's Sentai and not Aniplex. Wink


Yes, yes, one million times, yes. You're not putting your stinking, price-gouging mitts on these babies, Anisux!
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Vata Raven



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:26 pm Reply with quote
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I'd love UraBoku also but, I have pretty much given up on any company releasing it here.

It was on the 2012 poll for Funimation, along with World's Greatest Lover. I doubt Funimation will bring it over, but it has enough people to them to think about it. That's why I think Sentai would.
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Tenbyakugon



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:26 pm Reply with quote
YES!!! Tegami Bachi!!! <33333
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:29 pm Reply with quote
Mawaru Penguindrum sweet I hope they dub it and Letter Bee
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