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If you like the one youll most likly like the other

GaryNhk wrote:

If you like the one youll most likly like the other

Not necessarily. One show is a well realized romantic comedy (Chuunibyou), and the other one is a narrative mess that does not know what it wants to do and be (Beyond the Boundary). Chuunibyou is one of my favorite animes, and I generally like what Kyoto Animation does. But Beyond the Boundary is so lousy that not even its fantastic visuals could redeem it much in my eyes.

The eva tv blu ray import noone should buy outside of japan. Its not supporting the companies that might bring it over here and localize it and you will most likly buy it from a 3rd party store in japan that just do imports. I think it should be 3.33 thats coming out soon or 1.11 and 2.22.

GaryNhk wrote:

The eva tv blu ray import noone should buy outside of japan. Its not supporting the companies that might bring it over here and localize it and you will most likly buy it from a 3rd party store in japan that just do imports. I think it should be 3.33 thats coming out soon or 1.11 and 2.22.

This doesn't make any sense. I appreciate the efforts of distributors to provide a means to purchase anime I've seen and I know I like and want to purchase on home media, but the efforts I really appreciate are those of the ones who, you know, made the show. Anime is already available to me; while I appreciate the thought of localised releases, I care much more about owning a great, original release of the show than the repackaged (usually watered-down, but not necessarily) alternate-region version. If the eventual Funimation release has some good physical English-language extras, I'll probably just buy that as well. Everyone wins.

As for retailers: yes, stores not run by the licensor or production committee (like the Trigger Store or the NISAmerica Store)... well, exist. What's your point?

So I think Beyond the Boundary was a nice baby step on trying a bit more mature story. Its still in highschool but theres alot of blood and nice monster designs. They also try to step outside their comfort zone with Hyouka and it didn't do well for them.

I would like to see this company do a more mature or unique stories other than the lucky star, k on and free that sells for them

GaryNhk wrote:

So I think Beyond the Boundary was a nice baby step on trying a bit more mature story. Its still in highschool but theres alot of blood and nice monster designs. They also try to step outside their comfort zone with Hyouka and it didn't do well for them. I would like to see this company do a more mature or unique stories other than the lucky star, k on and free that sells for them

Hyouka actually did well; it averaged nearly 10k copies per volume. They have not animated more of it probably because there is not enough source material.

And I actually want KyoAni to do more works outside their comfort zone. I do not care much for Beyond the Boundary, but I do recognize that KyoAni tried to do something different with it.

Personally, I'll be bidding on an Evangelion cel on Mandarake and wasting all my personal spending money that way...

angelmcazares wrote:

GaryNhk wrote: So I think Beyond the Boundary was a nice baby step on trying a bit more mature story. Its still in highschool but theres alot of blood and nice monster designs. They also try to step outside their comfort zone with Hyouka and it didn't do well for them. I would like to see this company do a more mature or unique stories other than the lucky star, k on and free that sells for them Hyouka actually did well; it averaged nearly 10k copies per volume. They have not animated more of it probably because there is not enough source material. And I actually want KyoAni to do more works outside their comfort zone. I do not care much for Beyond the Boundary, but I do recognize that KyoAni tried to do something different with it.

The way you feel about Beyond the Boundary being poorly done is is the same way I felt about Hyouka. It was very pretty to watch so much detail in backgrounds and chars but the lack of story that goes on for 22 eps was hard to get through. They call it a Mystery show but the problems they solve simple why would they care ones like who drop this pen in the hallway and why did they....

I know the whole show was about point of view but by the end it felt like a dry slice of life that was missing alot. Oh the real Mystery to me was if his friend was gay. He wouldn't date a girl that he cares about and thats really into him, he's into fashion and cooking and the way he talk and acted were in a gay manor.

A very small amount of people import anime. If American or any licensor outside of japan didn't buy the rights to localize it. They companies that make the show would make alot less.

You support your favorite show or japanese company more by buying the american release so that licensor will buy more right to their shows ect.

The rare number of people importing the show doesn't come close to the people who buy in japan.

So in a poll you don't matter.

Japan try their best to stop imports theres only a few rare cases like aniplex that sell release that has subtitles and a english booklet to understand the extras you get with a set

The eva blu ray set isn't like that at all and any fan that buys that its just a paper weight if you don't understand japanese.

A very small amount of people import anime. If American or any licensor outside of japan didn't buy the rights to localize it. They companies that make the show would make alot less. You support your favorite show or japanese company more by buying the american release so that licensor will buy more right to their shows ect. The rare number of people importing the show doesn't come close to the people who buy in japan. So in a poll you don't matter.

Japan try their best to stop imports theres only a few rare cases like aniplex that sell release that has subtitles and a english booklet to understand the extras you get with a set. The eva blu ray set isn't like that at all and any fan that buys that its just a paper weight if you don't understand japanese.

maybe make sure they're an Evangelion fan first