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Polycell
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 Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:50 am
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| yuna49 wrote: | | I've been surprised by how few Blu-ray releases I see from licensors like Siren. On its website, searching the catalog for BR releases brings up only Mawaru Penguindrum and Tiger and Bunny. I've searched in vain to get some measure of BR player penetration in AU, but all the data I can find are in proprietary consulting reports.
Mononoke and Dennou Coil both seemed strong candidates for BR releases. There are Japanese BR versions of both shows so there are already masters available. Is the market for BR releases in general, and BR anime releases in particular, so thin that likely sales volumes will not cover costs? Are the Japanese producers not licensing BR versions for fear of reverse importatation (less an issue for Australia which is in a different BR region from Japan)? The large number of BR releases in the US, which compete directly against domestic Japanese releases, makes me think this isn't the problem for AU licensors. |
I think it's the extra production costs and the narrower market - if a release isn't too likely to be a strong seller, it might not be feasible to burden the production of both and the market loss from no BD is negligible while the DVD-only crowd is much larger.
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st_owly
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 11:04 am
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Over here in the UK, there have been an increasing number of co-authored BluRays with Australian and British companies working together to share costs, since Oz and the UK share a BluRay region code. MVM and Hanabee are coauthoring Bakemonogatari for example, and I think MVM's impending release of Kids on the Slope may also have been a co-effort with Australia too.
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John.davis32
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 7:00 am
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Great news again from Australia.
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, has been officially licensed by Siren Visual.
The 74 episodes will be released across 5 dvds this coming November complete with English dub, sub and the Original Japanese Soundtrack.
If this isn't big news. I don't know what is.
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WTK
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:12 am
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Previously released in two DVD sets...now in one complete set.
Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai (Complete Box Set) (https://www.sirenvisual.com.au/Product/473.php)
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Product Specifications
Release Date: 22nd August 2013
Format: DVD
Genre: ANIME
Running Time (mins): 600
Rating: MA
Year of Production: 2008
Discs: 4
Audio Languages: Japanese
Audio Formats: 2.0
Subtitle Languages: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Regions: 4 |
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Kruszer
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Location: Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:41 pm
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| John.davis32 wrote: | | Great news again from Australia.
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, has been officially licensed by Siren Visual.
The 74 episodes will be released across 5 dvds this coming November complete with English dub, sub and the Original Japanese Soundtrack.
If this isn't big news. I don't know what is. |
Indeed, that totally rocks! Whether or not I buy all of these or just 2-5 depends on how they split up the sets though since I have the R1 set for Season 1 from VIZ's trainwrecked release of the series already. 
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jmfsilenthill
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Location: Chinese cartoons are srs biz
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 4:06 pm
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| John.davis32 wrote: | | Great news again from Australia.
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, has been officially licensed by Siren Visual.
The 74 episodes will be released across 5 dvds this coming November complete with English dub, sub and the Original Japanese Soundtrack.
If this isn't big news. I don't know what is. |
I will buy a region free player solely for this release.
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WTK
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 12:16 am
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http://www.madman.com.au/news/spaceship-delayed-cowboy-bebop-moves-to-august/
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Spaceship Delayed: Cowboy Bebop Moves to August
Dear fans, we regret to inform that there’s been a slight delay for the Blu-Ray Space Shuttle for the much beloved Cowboy Bebop series on Blu-Ray. Originally slated for July 3rd, it will now move to a new release date of August 21st. We apologies for the delay and hope you will look forward to picking up this new release in August. In the mean time, here’s a sneak peek at the cover of the included 40 page booklet included with every set.
See you in August Space Cowboys. |
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WTK
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:17 pm
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WTK
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:35 pm
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Madman Ent. (they are also releasing the Garden of sinners on DVD)
- BAKUMAN will be released in a subtitled edition dvd collection later this year.
- VIVIDRED OPERATION will be released in a to be determined date.
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WTK
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:06 pm
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From the ANN AU (http://4NN.cx/125217)
Psychic School Wars (Nerawareta Gakuen)
| Quote: | | Madman Entertainment is the first company outside of Japan to license PSYCHIC SCHOOL WARS. The film has been confirmed to be released on DVD with Blu-ray a future possibility, however no release date has been set. |
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1
| Quote: | | Madman's DVD release of Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie will have the original Japanese soundtrack featuring Sakura Tange (Crea Drosera in Aquarion Evol) as Sakura, Aya Hisakawa (Skuld in Ah! My Goddess) as Kerberos, Junko Iwao (Kazuko Saotome in Puella Magi Madoka Magica as Tomoyo and Motoko Kumai (Sumomo in Chobits) as Syaoran. In addition this release will include the uncut dub from the original Geneon/Pioneer release. No date has been set for release and Madman cannot confirm plans for Cardcaptor Sakura movie 2: The Sealed Card at this stage. |
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WTK
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:10 pm
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Mind Game is no longer listed for sale on Madman Entertainment's site.
Sites like Chaos.com and EzyDVD still have listed for sale (though with the 'Expected to ship within 7-10 days' blurb).
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WTK
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:20 pm
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WTK
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:13 pm
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WTK
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:59 am
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via Madman Ent. Facebook page
| Quote: | We are proud to announce DANGANRONPA THE ANIMATION - streaming on the Madman Screening Room. It launches with a DANGANRONPA MARATHON to get up to date with Japan. Episodes 1-8 online this Sunday, followed by brand new episodes every Wednesday! Read on for more, including the ongoing Screening Room schedule!
http://www.madman.com.au/news/danganronpa-debuts-sunday |
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| Quote: | | - The anime that you screen in the screening room, do you get the rights for the DVD release?
- Yes, this also means we will later have a home video release |
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WTK
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:16 am
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