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Godaistudios
Posts: 2075 Location: Albuquerque, NM (the land of entrapment) |
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Izlude, I'm well aware of the issue of shopping around. I was breaking down the prices based on the typical MSRP. Although you and I may only pay that much in the end per DVD when we go out and buy that, the average consumer walking into a place like Suncoast will pay the higher amount.
I haven't heard exactly how well supported it was for the higher price point for more episodes, but it's a shame that such a business model didn't succeed. Whether it was because of the profitability or not though is another matter. The truth is, in the end they gain a higher profit margin when it is 3-4 eps per DVD. Either way, it is the consumer who suffers because of that. I like having more space on my shelves, and I consider it a shame that they will insist on a lower episode count than necessary. |
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GATSU
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It's not like Detective Conan's finished in Japan, so what's the rush?
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11305 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Hmm. After reading that headline, I now see why you all are complaining.
I haven't seen any Detective Conan, ever. And I never even heard of him until I saw a character from a video game that was supposed to parody him. Maybe they should put reverse slip covers in the DVDs so that they have the actual numbers on them, that way, fans can have the series go in order. I don't know, they're just being weird now... 
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Professor Genius
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While I do agree that 3 episodes per disk makes for tons of space being taken up, the price per episode is about on par with your average anime release. The real reason behind the episode count is that they want to be able to price the disks at $14.96 so that they can sell them to retail venues like Wal-Mart and Target. If that price doesn't suit your fancy, I'm certain that there will be boxsets down the road eventually. Hell, beats the prices that Viz has on their Inu Yasha DVDs. As for the episode 53-55 thing....honestly I have no clue. |
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Tenchi
 Posts: 4471 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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Oh, okay... now I understand why they're doing it. One of those episodes is a one-hour special (rather than a two-parter), presumably with better animation and more excitement than a typical episode. If you're trying to sell a series to the people outside the anime fandom niche watching Adult Swim for Aqua Teen Hunger Force or the Family Guy reruns, it does make sense to show what is supposedly one of the best examples of what the series has to offer really early on, especially if it is for a series where the episode order isn't as important.
Unfortunately, I can't find a good Conan page with complete summaries of every episode, for anyone curious as to what happens in this episode, just episode listings. |
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Shorty22
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Well, Yu Yu Hakusho has a good chunk released onto DVD then is aired on TV, while Inuyasha is aired on TV, followed by the DVDs. And didn't Witch Hunter Robin have a DVD (or two) out before it started it's first run? I never really thought there was order or reason behind the way these things were done... |
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Tamakun
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As an aside, what game was that? |
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