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NEWS: Anime Network Streams GetBackers, Pet Shop of Horrors


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Sven Viking



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:16 am Reply with quote
I've been an advocate of digital distribution for anime for a long time, but I never expected everyone to just start giving away whole series for free (including brand-new series in several cases). I was thinking of some modest fee. I wonder, are they really making enough off advertising to make it worthwhile? Or are they thinking that giving things away on the Internet boosts sales through marketing power alone? Pretty amazing, either way! If someone had said a couple of years ago that this was going to happen, I would have thought they were mad Razz.

More companies could do with offering fee-based high-quality downloads in addition to the free streams, though, imho. I was happy to pay for the Tower of Druaga episode downloads, but it was vaguely disappointing to know that fansubbed versions would have had higher video quality.


Edit: I see that the particular streams mentioned in this article are restricted to the US. Understandable since they're old series and the licenses won't allow for worldwide streaming, but I hope we'll see less of this as time goes on. Regional restrictions are annoying.

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neocloud9



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:27 am Reply with quote
Wasn't ANN already streaming Izumo? Or does this just mean that they'll continue on from episode 5?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:49 am Reply with quote
Wow, so I'll be able to see Gakuen Alice.

Fantastic.
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:01 am Reply with quote
I've been wanting to watch Getbackers for a while now, I look forward to watching a couple of episodes when I have some free time. Awesome work ANN, this is awesome. Also, thank you Justin for making this happen, as well as anyone else involved.
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bayoab



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:02 am Reply with quote
neocloud9 wrote:
Wasn't ANN already streaming Izumo? Or does this just mean that they'll continue on from episode 5?
It's a TV deal, not an internet deal. (The Anime Network [TAN] is ADVs VOD/SVOD service.) ADV bought the TV rights to a bunch of Enoki titles in mass so they can have new content for their network for "cheap". (The same way Gong bought the internet rights to a bunch of Enoki titles so that they could have a decent sized starting catalog for "cheap".)
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megagold5



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:56 am Reply with quote
"the ownder of Manga Entertainment"

O rly?

As for the story, Get Backers is always nice, I must get around to buying it sometime...
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:51 am Reply with quote
Go ADV!
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wandering-dreamer



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:51 am Reply with quote
Hmm, I had been wanting to check out the anime version of Petshop of Horrors, now I can!
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Asrialys



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:34 am Reply with quote
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The following titles will appear on Anime Nation's Subscriber video-on-demand service in the next four months:

Anime Network's I think you mean?
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here-and-faraway



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:18 am Reply with quote
Good news. I wish someone would release Utena on DVD again. I was too young to buy it when it first came out...sigh...Oh well, at least I can watch it
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Julia-the-Great



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:17 pm Reply with quote
here-and-faraway wrote:
Good news. I wish someone would release Utena on DVD again. I was too young to buy it when it first came out...sigh...Oh well, at least I can watch it

I second that. I managed to find the first seven episodes used for 10 bucks, but I'd like to own the rest of it.
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dragonrider_cody



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:24 pm Reply with quote
Julia-the-Great wrote:
here-and-faraway wrote:
Good news. I wish someone would release Utena on DVD again. I was too young to buy it when it first came out...sigh...Oh well, at least I can watch it

I second that. I managed to find the first seven episodes used for 10 bucks, but I'd like to own the rest of it.


I think Utena is definitely at the top of many fan's license rescue list. I've been able to pick up a few random copies at FYE, ebay, and Music for a Song, but I still only have third of it. Would love for ADV/Sentai or Nozomi to give it a home. (Assuming CPM's DVD license has expired entirely, and they're not just sitting on it like their other shows.)
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Aura Ichadora



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:56 pm Reply with quote
So, this means those titles will be on Anime Network on Demand? If so, I can't wait to start watching SuperGALS! and Gakuen Alice. ^^ Especially Gakuen Alice. When I heard it was coming out, I wanted to somehow preview or watch a few episodes before I decided on buying it, and I did hope that TAN would put it On Demand like they did Clannad and Princess Resurrection (which has now made me want to pick up both series once I can save up the money).
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RedTail



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:54 pm Reply with quote
Please tell me I'm missing something here... The screen size is so tiny... Does ADV really expect to compete with other streaming services with a screen that small?
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:32 pm Reply with quote
RedTail wrote:
Please tell me I'm missing something here... The screen size is so tiny... Does ADV really expect to compete with other streaming services with a screen that small?

There's a very handy little button on the navigation bar that provides a fullscreen mode of very reasonable quality. I'd recommend using that.
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