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R. Kasahara
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I don't see a problem with it. It's clearly labeled as an import on Right Stuf, and that's about what Japanese CDs retail for to begin with. (Note that I import Japanese CDs-- mostly game soundtracks-- regularly, so I've long gotten over the sticker shock. I totally understand why someone not used to those sorts of prices would balk at them.) |
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dtm42
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They (AoA) are not a real company, they are basically just a subsidiary. Five people work at AoA, and their job is usually just to stick badges and some English subs on to pre-existing Japanese releases. Okay, it is a bit more involved than that, especially with the odd dub, but that's the gist of it. AoA doesn't exist to flood the North American market with lots of anime, they exist to make a tidy profit for the parent company. They do this by selling pre-existing products to those uber-fans who are willing and able to shellack lots of money for Japanese-quality releases. Targeting a niche-but-loyal audience that has lots of disposable cash is a low-risk good-return business model. Again, Aniplex is a business. It does not exist to provide fans with anime, it exists to make the largest profit margin it can for the least amount of risk. This is capitalism working perfectly well and as intended. A business wants to make money and has a product to sell, consumers want the product and have some money to spend. There's no shame in said business targeting those consumers who are willing to spend more than other consumers and adjusting prices - and profits - to match.
So? This may matter to you, but it doesn't matter to Aniplex. They already made a good profit, and are likely pleased with how their release fared. All you are doing is bellyaching. You seem to think that people should have the right to buy anime no matter what. But such a right does not exist and is patently ridiculous.
Well, I live in New Zealand and I imported from RightStuf the limited edition (Blu-Ray+DVD+Soundtrack combo) of PMMM at vast expense. Had I waited a couple more months I could have bought the show for a far cheaper price from Madman, but I thought the prices for the LE were more than fair. Plus I wanted to show my appreciation to the Japanese directly. Look, although we aren't really privy to AoA's internal workings (there was an ANNCast I think but that didn't explain everything), it does seem fairly clear that AoA's business model is resulting in a nice tidy profit for the parent company. Fans are more than willing to pay the prices that AoA sets as seen by the sell-outs of various releases. Can you really say that what they are doing is somehow foolish? No. Not at this stage. History may judge AoA to be a misguided company, especially if the economy were to suffer another massive downturn and no-one could afford to pay big bucks to own some Japanese cartoons that are on Crunchyroll anyway. But at the moment, AoA appears to be doing well and they are hardly going to break a workable business model.
You know what? AoA has already made their money so they don't really mind if fans torrent the soundtrack. Not worth the effort to care when you're already laughing all the way to the bank. You know what else? I'll be one of those people torrenting the soundtrack. (If you see a New Zealand flag on the list of peers, that's probably gonna be me.) As I said before, I like the music in Kill la Kill, and since I couldn't get the soundtrack I have no choice but to either torrent or to download the songs from YouTube. I would have paid the US$30 but if AoA don't want my money then hey, no skin off my back. |
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
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@dtm42 I would have been happy to pay the 30 dollars as well, i own over 40 ost as it is. Still i'm right there with you there is no other choice at this point unless they did a digital release on iTunes.
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DRWii
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Just because Aniplex USA ran out of the copies they had does not mean you can't still get a legal copy. |
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luffypirate
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The Rakkyo standard BD box does have English subtitles. edit: just checked to see if it was still available and it is just over ¥31000 on Amazon JP so get it while it lasts. I wouldn't count on the NA Aniplex to release anything soon...they have already made their money on the title. Wow guess this will give them some good feedback on NA consumers and Kill la Kill. Special BD release maybe?? Last edited by luffypirate on Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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DangerMouse
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Does it? Cool if so, then atleast it's in print for those who want it at the company's price, which would be nice since it's still a pretty new title. The CDJapan page did not list English subtitles. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSX-3921 |
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
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So, this basically means that AoA is going to be getting Kill la Kill when it is released? How utterly disappointing. I was definitely planning on getting this, but not for the horrific pricing they're sure to demand. What a bummer.
I'm a *sad* panda. |
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Chagen46
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Hearing people whine about AoA prices is a million more times insufferable than the prices themselves.
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DRWii
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They announced they had the license before it even aired. |
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Shiratori1
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Oh look, a thread about Aniplex of America-related news that has devolved into complaining about their prices. What a surprise!
Yeah, time to take off the tinfoil hat buddy. Believe it or not, the Anime industry (or Aniplex) doesn't operate the way that it does in order to spite/ and or sabotage you and your "goals" for the medium of Anime.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
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Apparently I had successfully avoiding noticing the article in that link, though it wouldn't have had the same impact then as it does now that I've seen 12 episodes of the series. Ah, well. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with watching it on Crunchyroll. |
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leatherhead333
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I'm glad i'm not the only one who thought that Gundam was Hiroyuki's best work. Back in the good old days when he could be subtle and interesting with his music and it wasn't just him blasting his bombastic orchestra, having good singers sing terrible lyrics and having predictable build up in his "epic" songs. I kind of feel like he's become the Hans Zimmer of Anime. He is certainly a capable enough composer to be able to use different styles but he seems to always go with the LOUD and IN YOUR FACE approach these days. That's not so much a problem with Kill la Kill considering everything in the show is over the top but it makes me wonder if he'll step outside his comfort zone at some point and show us that he's capable of. |
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BigOnAnime
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DangerMouse
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Well that escalated quickly... Huh? O_o What? No matter what? Where did I say anything of the sort in this? I didn't even say they should price it differently (I implied the person couldn't buy it day-1). Where did I say anything like "no matter what". So much hyperbole. I wish I knew that it was called bellyaching saying a big title should be available for a decent amount of time at full price especially when there's more demand at whatever price the company wants to set. LOL. Must be crazy talk. |
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dtm42
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Things usually do in Aniplex threads, because of people who are only too happy to repeatedly auto-derail these threads into debates about Aniplex's pricing model. This thread is about a soundtrack, not thread #152 about whether or not Aniplex is an unfair company who never gives fans what they want (even though their releases sell out in mere hours). We shouldn't even be having this discussion in the first place, but thanks to jet_ this thread was D.O.A..
You've never bought tickets to a highly-anticipated concert or sports game? Popular things sell out, fast. Kill la Kill is one of the biggest shows this year (especially amongst Western fans), and AoA never has big print runs anyway. Why? Because they are loathe to make a loss - they exist to make money, not lose it - so they'll always make fewer copies than what they think the demand is like. Is that fair? Mate, fairness doesn't even come into the equation. Those fans such as myself, Cecil and everyone else who missed out don't have the right to complain. Because it wasn't our product to begin with. Because we have no right to own that product. If demand is higher than AoA allowed for in their production run then that's only the concern of AoA, their corporate masters and their financiers/bankers. Not me, not you, not anyone else. We are not their clients or customers or shareholders, we are but mere consumers. AoA owes us nothing. As for what a decent amount of time is, the answer is "long enough to sell all the copies". Which they did. They're probably pleased with themselves at the moment, and so they should be. |
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