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holybell
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Ditto to what kokuryu said. I gave up buying single DVDs a long time ago (maybe a couple of years ago?) and I don't regret the decision that I made. Last edited by holybell on Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:13 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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yuricon
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They've basically decided to punish the most supportive fans. I bet quite a few think they'll just stick to their fansubs for the last volume.
I suggest writing Funimation and letting them know you disagree. |
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Kougeru
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wow..I thought I had the wrong anime but I didn't...
Can someone please explain to me why ADV is airing Red Garden on Anime on Demand in my area right this very minute? It's like episodes 8-13 or something... |
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bayoab
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DFBTG
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Well, I dare say a decent number of people have just been kicked in the pants. Must suck. Seriously though, I'd be ticked if I had only 1 volume to go. Not be cocky or anything of the sort (admittedly I don't think that would be the right word anyway), but this is generally why I only buy thinpacks/boxsets/etc. Actually, 99% of the reason is because they're cheaper. My sympathy goes out to those that got screwed.
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GATSU
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So much for ADV sucking. They wouldn't try to rip you off twice on shows they could easily make money off of as singles. Anyway, I hope this doesn't happen with Wallflower.
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No, it goes to show that faceless corporations like FUNi don't care about the fans who supported ADV. stardust:
FUNimation thinks Geneon fans mean more than ADV fans, even though Hellsing Ultimate didn't exactly save Geneon. Dmon:
I figured people would realize that after those crappy DBZ "re-masters". But we'll get our payback when the movie bombs. |
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abstract-alchemist
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kinda sucks for those who followed the singles, but I think this is good indicator of the current market trend about anime. I never actually got around to getting these series, and honestly, I wonder whether it was such a good idea to bring them over. I can't say whether the series itself was good or bad, but the fact of the matter is that I don't think any of these series were very popular here in America. Either that, or Funimation realizes that it can make more money selling off the whole set, since generally speaking, the number of sales per volumes decreases from the first to last volume. I think Funimation recognizes this and has decided to appeal to people who haven't seen it yet and are on the edge. Let's face it, if ADV were making money on these licenses, then the original rights holder wouldn't have transferred the rights. Clearly, Funimation is making the right moves here, and the fact they rescued all the licenses from ADV and Geneon, in my opinion, allows them some maneuvering room in terms of how they re-release it. I think the anime business is going through some massive changes right now in terms of distribution and licenses, so everyone had better just grit their teeth and bear with it. You gotta have the dark in order to see the light.
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vashfanatic
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All this shuffling of licenses is worrisome, and I can't imagine how much this must suck for people buying up these series (I had no real interest in either). It is usually best to buy the box sets because they're cheaper.
For me the smartest policy for an anime company would be to release the box set first, and then do "collector's edition" DVDs one at a time to snag the hard-core fans, letting the rest just get the cheaper version faster. I think sales might actually go up if they did that; I'm no business expert, but I know I'd buy more anime if they did it that way. |
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midnightshinigami
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I'm really pissed. I was waiting for the last volume of Red Garden to come out for so long.
I bought the singles thinking at the time that since this series isn't so popular, they would not have gotten thinpacked or a boxset. Then when I heard FUNi got the rights, I hoped that they would release the last volume and be done with it. So now I have to rush out to sell my DVD singles (which aren't worth buying without the last volume coming out), just so I can see the end of the series. I know this is a great marketing technique, though it could backfire because of angry fans not waiting to blow that much money for one final DVD. Because serious fans will go out and buy two thinpacks for $45 each (bestbuy.com quote). I might buy them, but I'm not sure. I feel bad for those in my situation with Red Garden and NHK. This was a great kick in the pants for those who didn't watch the fansubs and not buy the DVDs. This is not the first time I've been pissed at FUNimation. So I wonder if something like this will cause a backlash against FUNi and people will go back to watching fansubs, or just stick with other companies for anime? |
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EricDent
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LAME!
Seriously how hard is it to take a single DVD from a upcoming boxset, put it in a DVD case, put a cover on it (I don't care about liner notes) and put it on shelves? I also was getting Welcome to the NHK, and was lucky enough to find a copy of the 5th volume on DVD (and I know there are still a couple of places nearby that have that in stock). Might have to make a trip to Half-Price books soon... Any way we can ask Funimation for the single DVDs? I appreciate that they are trying to "beat" the fansubbers by releasing seasons/sets of upcoming releases to make the DVDs seem a good buy. Of course unless you have seen the shows, or have heard good things about them, then why would you buy a full season/set? |
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Anath_19
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I'm not too upset about this, because I never managed to get volumes 5 of NHK and Red Garden, and this means I'll be able to get the last two volumes cheaper than if I bought them individually. However, if they don't include the last three volumes in individual DVD cases, I will be severely annoyed. I want my artboxes filled >_>
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kyokun703
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I posted an email address for them and their response on the first page, along with my hoped for outcome. EDIT: missed a word Last edited by kyokun703 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:36 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Espeon
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Yep I hate this now having to pay more money to just finish this series really annoys me and with the decreasing exchange rate it's gonna be much more expensive. Makes me very frustrated.
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Megiddo
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-edited again because I doubted my literacy-
So the 'part2' box will be $60 MSRP? That's only 10 dollars less than the entire Shana box set! Why so expensive? $120 for 24 episodes is like, 3-4 years ago. I thought FUNi had gotten better pricing schemes lately? Last edited by Megiddo on Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:49 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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bayoab
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Probably impossible? Bestbuy and the like will probably not take the singles for these titles anymore. It isn't like FUNi is going to put 1-5 back on the shelves either. |
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