Forum - View topicNEWS: Funimation's Senran Kagura Release Does Not Include OVA Episodes
|
Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Next Note: this is the discussion thread for this article |
| Author | Message | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
mangamuscle
Posts: 2658 Location: Mexico |
|
|||||
|
That is what they call "Service with a smile", they are laughing, all the way to the bank. What car is Gen Fukunaga riding?
|
||||||
|
||||||
mdo7
 Posts: 6258 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
|
|||||
|
If this is another example of licensing restriction and the Japanese side backstab Funimation by not including OVA episodes in the R1 release, this won't surprise me.
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
ArmyofDarkness
Posts: 68 |
|
|||||
|
Nisekoi was done by Shaft, that spells out stupid changes for the home release every single time.
As for screw ups in art in the actual show, that's on the studio, not the R1 publisher. R1 needs to make sure that they are releasing the best product they can, and personally I think having to wait up to an extra 3 years for a BD version(ex. Is this a zombie of the dead) of a show is stupid. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
FrameFreeze100
Posts: 203 |
|
|||||
|
Theory: Funimation had the OVAs all long (why they had official English translated titles) but someone didn't do their job and forgot to include them on the discs.
Rather than spend more money manufacturing new discs and having a bunch of stock returned (e.g. Sankarea) it's easier for Funimation to lie and say they never had the OVAs. Fans still buy the combo pack (OVAs are always a great extra but majority buy for actual show) and "everybody wins" (except maybe the individual who caused the mess and might possibly be fired) *AFAIK there are no plans for a re-issued Senran Kagura release correct? Problem with this as some people already mentioned, is some fans already saw the series subbed (simulcast) or already watched the dub online (FUNi EVS subscription) so the extras (specifically the OVAs) were really the only reason left to buy & own the DVD/BD combo pack. If the OVAs were excluded for a more racy anime e.g. upcoming Freezing Vibration (I really hope FUNi gets their sh*t together by then and is consistent with season 1 and dubs these extras too...) you can bet fans would be a lot angrier. While it's nice to own all anime content within a few discs I'm curious why Funimation never tried to make their website more appealing by streaming content exclusive to it They could always upload the Senran Kagura OVAs in the future (while they're at it, I know tons of fans who are still angry High School DxD's Fantasy Jiggles Unleashed shorts weren't dubbed...) Exclusive website-only content = more subscribers @Adam Sheehan: There's an idea that will earn you a pay raise (Leader of Funimation.com isn't exactly a creative department...) If an anime gets a new OVA, special or bonus episode years after the original release, most R1 companies think it's not worthwhile to release it individually and re-releasing the entire series with the extra content is basically a middle finger to customers to bought the original release. Sentai Filmworks however proved it's possible. Originally the High School of the Dead OVA was going to be an exclusive to The Anime Network but then got an individual DVD & Blu-ray release. And now is getting included with a Premium Combo Pack re-release of the entire series. Last edited by FrameFreeze100 on Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:59 pm; edited 2 times in total |
||||||
|
||||||
Cecilthedarkknight_234
 Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
|
|||||
|
Oops talk about a bad mistake.
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
KidOblivion
Posts: 179 |
|
|||||
|
People are going to use this as an excuse to justify stealing it offline, I can already see it.
It sucks for the people that wanted to watch the OVAs, but I don't really care for them personally. If they decided to release them on for subscribers later I wouldn't be opposed. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
ArmyofDarkness
Posts: 68 |
|
|||||
|
They should release it later on BD... for cheap. It's BS that it's not included and a little "gomen" isn't going to solve the issue.
|
||||||
|
||||||
TarsTarkas
 Posts: 5836 Location: Virginia, United States |
|
|||||
There is hardly any new anime TV series that sells for 30 dollars nowadays. I see no problem with customers expecting the retail version of a product, no problem with customers being told that a replacement version would come out, and having the expectation that it would come out, and I have no problem with customer's expecting 'truth in advertising'. As with everything else, when a customer buys a product, they expect that product to be excellent. Why should anime customers be any different? |
||||||
|
||||||
|
ArmyofDarkness
Posts: 68 |
|
|||||
Because for some reason a lot of anime fans think we should be honored that we are even allowed to watch these cartoons. That we should be thankful that it's on sale at all, even if it has missing content, edited episodes, packaging errors, missing subs, or anything else. Just be thankful and send them your 50 dollars! |
||||||
|
||||||
potatochobit
 Posts: 1373 Location: TEXAS |
|
|||||
when you buy a box of raisin cereal don't you expect to get raisins in it? or do you just like to eat plain cereal? when you buy a car do you expect to get a car or a motorcycle? regardless of price, if the packaging lists the contents then those contents need to be included. this is not a 'suggestion', this is borderline a deceptive business practice and borderline a violation of the law. of course, people make mistakes and that's understandable, but don't go around defending them claiming, "well, they don't have to if they don't want to", because, yes, they do have to. I personally bought this for those extra episodes because they were listed on the box, and this cost me 43$ with express shipping. not that it matters, I planned to buy it anyway but I do not like being lied to and this only encourages more internet piracy. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
potatochobit
Posts: 1373 Location: TEXAS |
|
|||||
Justify? do you own pants? are you wearing underwear on your head? do you think calvin klein 'invented' pants? you sir are stealing someone else's idea and you are a pirate and a thief. take your pants off right now. If funimation does not have the rights as they said, then no one is stealing money from funimation. As for watching shows 'not licensed' in your territory and downloaded online, every country has different laws in regards to copyright. copyright laws were made to ensure the creator's would get paid. the japanese company is getting paid in japan just like they want. if they dont want to sell it elsewhere, that is their business but don't go around crying people are stealing money from idiots who do not even sell the products in a store where you live. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
ArmyofDarkness
Posts: 68 |
|
|||||
|
Couldn't agree more. I don't think its selfish to want my anime with the content they listed, along with the show in HD on a BD. I'm still upset over the Girls und Panzer release since I only bought the show after a representative told me that the Katyusha song was replaced by an instrumental version of the same song. What I got was Tetris Theme A...(Okay so its really called Korobeiniki, but seriously, its the Tetris A song now.)
|
||||||
|
||||||
gravediggernalk
 Space Cowboy Posts: 246 Location: Alabama |
|
|||||
|
I'm kind of disappointed that FUNimation didn't catch this earlier, it seems like something that would've been caught at multiple stages. With as much as they do, though, I guess things like this will happen at least once.
That sounds quite normal, actually. In fact, it's sometimes more of a surprise that a release does include extra OVAs since the majority of OVAs, omakes, specials, etc. . . have rights separate from the main series, especially those released with manga/novel volumes.
All of this. Everyone, myself included, wants to see all sorts of materials and content on every disc we buy in the highest quality possible for the least amount of money possible. The problem is that some people feel entitled to it, just because something is getting released for $40 means that they should be paying $40 for every single bit of content of that series available, not to mention that the price that most people pay for their anime are noticeable cheaper than the MSRP. If FUNimation, Sentai, Viz, etc. . . thought that they could sell just as many copies of a series for, say, $150 as they do at $40, but with all of the cool extras, omakes, OVAs, and specials that everyone wants, then they'd probably do it. But they won't, because they can't, because people want to pay $40 for $150 of content, instead of the $40 for $70 of content that they're already paying. |
||||||
|
||||||
J. Kudo
 Posts: 65 |
|
|||||
|
Good thing an ova dedicated to some Kiriya fanservice was not made, otherwise I'd be really pissed right now.
 
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Shippoyasha
Posts: 459 |
|
|||||
|
So I guess they are selling it as a side? They did that with some shows before.
I guess it's still not as shockingly expensive and Japanese discs were. |
||||||
|
||||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group