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Interview: Michelle Lee

why not just let a show stream in a separate browser while you do something else?

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And make sure you watch the simulcasts, we've got a ton of really good ones for this season as well, so go to Funimation.com, go to Hulu and check out the shows and see if there's something you really like, and if you do then make sure that everybody else knows and you get other fans involved in watching because we're using simulcast numbers as a big part of how to determine if something is going to get this type of treatment.

I realize that these companies want to use the Simulcast metric because it is easy but I am dismayed nevertheless to see its prominence grow as I buy physical releases but I don't particularly care for watching simulcasting and so what I can buy is affected by something with which I have little interest. I don't like the narrative of "if you want a dub, you have to watch the sub and do so at a rate of one ep/week". Even if I like a sub enough to stream it, I like to watch at a faster rate than 1ep /week but if I wait until the end of the season to stream a show I have been informed that such does not truly count as "simulcasting", to my dismay.

I also question the validity of simulcasting as a metric as it is impossible to determine how many purchasers were also simulcasters. As such, crutching on the simulcast numbers could create a debacle where Funi focuses its physical goods based on the input of an audience that doesn't exist; for all Funimation knows, there could be a huge "silent majority" of fans who buy but don't really simulcast.

.....If this'll be the case for their Premium releases as well, I can't see myself supporting them in this venture. If they're going to charge Aniplex prices, they're going to have to bring Aniplex quality. Hell, to me it doesn't really matter whether the price is a bit higher, or a bit lower, the V/A quality has got to be there, otherwise I will simply pirate the series I want to watch. "Supporting the industry" is all fine and dandy, as long as the industry doesn't promote releases where fansubs do a better job of making the picture quality look pretty, as well as making better subtitles......

.....If this'll be the case for their Premium releases as well, I can't see myself supporting them in this venture. If they're going to charge Aniplex prices, they're going to have to bring Aniplex quality. Hell, to me it doesn't really matter whether the price is a bit higher, or a bit lower, the V/A quality has got to be there, otherwise I will simply pirate the series I want to watch. "Supporting the industry" is all fine and dandy, as long as the industry doesn't promote releases where fansubs do a better job of making the picture quality look pretty, as well as making better subtitles......

Funimation is not charging Aniplex prices. While this set is really expensive, it is not near Aniplex pricing for collector sets, Japan or domestic.

100$+ for one title? I know anti-aniplex people likes to blow things out of proportion, but that's what Aniplex charges for their titles.

Oh, and just as expected there was something wrong with the Psycho-Pass release, with the art box being lopsided. I don't know how that was able to slip past the oh so very competent quality assurance team, but it did. I hope the aren't technical issues as well, but it sure wouldn't surprise me.

I really want to support them in doing this, and it seems like they want us to support them in this particular venture, but if this is how they're going to go about it they won't be seeing my $$$.

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100$+ for one title? I know anti-aniplex people likes to blow things out of proportion, but that's what Aniplex charges for their titles. Oh, and just as expected there was something wrong with the Psycho-Pass release, with the art box being lopsided. I don't know how that was able to slip past the oh so very competent quality assurance team, but it did. I hope the aren't technical issues as well, but it sure wouldn't surprise me. I really want to support them in doing this, and it seems like they want us to support them in this particular venture, but if this is how they're going to go about it they won't be seeing my $$$.

Perhaps you misunderstood.

I said that the Funimation Collectors edition was really expensive, but it wasn't at Aniplex levels.

Using the Aniplex's Madoka Magica (PMMM TV Series) Limited Edition as the low end, you are paying $95 retail for four episodes. That's $285 for all 12 episodes of the series.

Compared to Funimation's Kamisama Kiss Goddess Edition you are only paying $130 retail for the entire series.

Aniplex's high end, you are paying $500 retail for the first season of Fate Zero.

So yes, Funimation's release is really expensive, but it is no where near Aniplex's levels.

I hadn't realised that FUNimation had Attack on Titan. For some reason I thought it was Aniplex who had that.

Edit: Seems like Attack On Titan is getting a similiar treatment, and it's going to be split into parts. While not much has been revelead, the Amazon description lists this:

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Limited Edition comes with a 3-D Lenticular, as well as a 24 page digibook full of art, character information, and 4-panel comics.

Part 1 has a retail price of 89.98$ and can be pre-ordered for 80.98$; http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Titan-Limited-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B00FXBL1IQ

I tend to avoid Aniplex's premium editions since I think they are way overpriced.

100$+ for one title? I know anti-aniplex people likes to blow things out of proportion, but that's what Aniplex charges for their titles.

Oh, and just as expected there was something wrong with the Psycho-Pass release, with the art box being lopsided. I don't know how that was able to slip past the oh so very competent quality assurance team, but it did. I hope the aren't technical issues as well, but it sure wouldn't surprise me.

SouthPacific wrote:

100$+ for one title? I know anti-aniplex people likes to blow things out of proportion, but that's what Aniplex charges for their titles. Oh, and just as expected there was something wrong with the Psycho-Pass release, with the art box being lopsided. I don't know how that was able to slip past the oh so very competent quality assurance team, but it did. I hope the aren't technical issues as well, but it sure wouldn't surprise me.

I got both of these premiums. My Psycho Pass box is not lopsided at all. The show looks fine to me, but then I don't watch a show in order to look for color banding, or to stop it every frame to count the pixels.

Oh, and I didn't pay over $100.00 for either of these sets. Do you look for the most expensive retailer when you shop or something?

FYI color banding is very obvious, and if it managed to get past you, the show must be extremely immersing (although color banding would disrupt the immersion...) or you may have bad eye sight . Oh, and if you can actually see the pixels while watching a BD you should ask for a refund.