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Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#78: Aug 10th 2013 at 1:53:04 PM

With a name like "Space Dandy", this better damn well be the best anime of the decade.

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#79: Aug 10th 2013 at 4:32:58 PM

Watanabe doing another space sci-fi story means that it's my duty to watch it.

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goukaryuu Since: Aug, 2012
#80: Aug 10th 2013 at 7:24:15 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]You were at the Otakon panel too, weren't you?

PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
#81: Aug 11th 2013 at 12:28:13 PM

I was not (wasn't even AT Otakon), just following the news via live feed. Second time this year they've grabbed something I was interested in, so I wasn't happy to say the least. -_-

sanfranman91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#82: Aug 11th 2013 at 3:17:16 PM

[up] (x 7) SON OF A BITCH. I was so looking forward to purchasing this show, but hear that the EA of Anime has bought the rights to it really pisses me off.

No, I'm serious. I've been boycotting all Aniplex USA releases since what they did to the releases of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Gurren Lagann. I, for one, am tired of their greedy practice of charging you $60-$80 for only two or three episodes when it costs the same for an entire series (or at least half of it) that is licensed by Funi or Sentai release. The fact that I have to fish for a decent fansub breaks my heart, because I love the creators of Gurren Lagann and I was excited by the premise of their latest show. I really want to support them, but I can't betray my morals by giving my hard-earned money to a immoral company like Aniplex USA. Now I know how Total Biscuit felt when he boycotted Mass Effect 3 for EA intentionally ripping out Javik and making him part of a Day 1 DLC. sad

edited 11th Aug '13 3:18:38 PM by sanfranman91

lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#83: Aug 11th 2013 at 3:21:40 PM

Why does Aniplex charge like you're paying for gold, again?

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#84: Aug 11th 2013 at 8:42:05 PM

"REVERSE IMPORTATION!" I'm guessing that's it. Some companies were so scared of it that they ordered the DVD releases in North America to have crappy quality.

If a company like Funimation can turn a profit with a huge line of ~30$ releases, I think Aniplex can turn down their prices a bit. I mean, Sword Art Online is like 80$ for 7 episodes. Seriously?

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#85: Aug 11th 2013 at 8:46:12 PM

The reason actually seems to vary, if you examine what they're selling at what price. If I were to make a few educated guesses:

Oreimo went for $60 on DVD because it wasn't a Blu-Ray release, and the later DVD release kept the $60 price tag because the series already went out of print in Japan by then. Meanwhile, we share a Blu-Ray region with Japan, so reverse-importation and the sheer speed of the release compared to any other series we've gotten made such a high price inevitable (I'd presume the high prices of the Oreimo and Monogatari Blu-Ray releases were also because of the shared Blu-Ray region). Most of their other high-priced series are either limited editions aimed at collectors (I guess they figure casual viewers would just use Crunchyroll, where they stream all of their series) or they're offering imported copies with subs added, at the same time as the Japanese release, and charging the same price Japan's charging plus a small mark-up to account for shipping and translation work.

So it's not always fear of reverse importation, sometimes it's solely an exchange for a fast release. If I weren't having trouble finding work, I'd have no trouble paying.

edited 11th Aug '13 8:49:45 PM by burnpsy

HighVelocityPointyThings Since: May, 2012
#86: Aug 11th 2013 at 9:15:37 PM

[up]

As I recall, part of it also has to do with the relative quality of the releases - Keeping the same number of episodes per disc as the Japanese release versus trying to compress everything onto as few discs as possible.

Right now, I'm definitely watching the second part of Valvrave and I'll give Blue Steel a few episodes to see just how terrible the adaption is. Walkure Romanze will take priority as my guilty pleasure of the season up and until it's confirmed to go down the all-too-likely awful childhood friend route, in which case Infinite Stratos 2 regains it's position as my safe bet.

I'll probably be tracking Golden Time simply because of the author, and I might watch Coppelion if the physics and/or anti-nuclear moralizing aren't too terrible. That Light Novel Adaption With The Really Long Name might get a watch if it generates positive buzz, but I'm not hopeful given that it doesn't seem to have an active translation project on Baka Tsuki.

edited 11th Aug '13 9:16:23 PM by HighVelocityPointyThings

AhBengI Thirty TTP Pileup from SG Since: Feb, 2010
#87: Aug 12th 2013 at 9:09:42 AM

[up] You mean NouCome?

Wonder what's wrong with light novels having long names anyway. I've seen people complain about it lol.

edited 12th Aug '13 9:11:06 AM by AhBengI

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#88: Aug 12th 2013 at 9:16:12 AM

[up] Well, as with any other works with long titles, it's a pain to spell and memorise (especially if it's in a foreign language) correctly if you're not using a shortened form of the title.

edited 12th Aug '13 11:32:20 AM by MacronNotes

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PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
#89: Aug 12th 2013 at 3:16:04 PM

Why does Aniplex charge like you're paying for gold, again?

Because Japan does the same thing. They still think charging up the butt for singles releases is still in (poor, poor Madoka Magica). -_-

While I think the people who are out for Henry Goto's blood are being unfair, I can see why they're thinking that way.

edited 12th Aug '13 3:19:28 PM by PikaHikariKT

goukaryuu Since: Aug, 2012
#90: Aug 12th 2013 at 3:40:34 PM

To be fair when I was looking at their stuff in the Dealer's Room this weekend they include a lot of extra stuff that also jacks up the price. The problem is if you don't want the limited edition and just want the regular show at a reasonable price you're kind of fucked.

PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
#91: Aug 12th 2013 at 4:40:18 PM

Especially if you're a Blue Exorcist or Fate Zero fan. Bought the sub-only releases? Double dip if you want the dub. Want one season of the bilingual release at a somewhat-reasonable price? Bare bones DVD release only.

edited 12th Aug '13 4:40:26 PM by PikaHikariKT

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#92: Aug 12th 2013 at 9:59:20 PM

Sakura Trick confirmed for Winter

Please don't derail the thread with bitching about DEEN

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#93: Aug 12th 2013 at 10:31:48 PM

So, in summary, Aniplex's high prices are because they're firmly aimed at collectors with their extras, release most of their series in an absurdly timely manner compared to their competition, and doesn't compress their anime as much for higher quality.

So it's no surprise at all that their stuff costs as much as it does.

HighVelocityPointyThings Since: May, 2012
#94: Aug 13th 2013 at 5:05:26 PM

Adding Tokyo Ravens to my 'Watching primarily to judge the adaption' list. The manga is fun, but I'm concerned about how much they'll cover and the potential for anime-original story arcs based on the preview.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#96: Aug 14th 2013 at 2:40:44 PM

Thought you meant an actual genderflip for a second.

edited 14th Aug '13 2:41:46 PM by Arha

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#97: Aug 15th 2013 at 3:10:14 AM

Chart version 2 is up. As a side note, Gaist Crusher seems interesting. If B-Daman gets another installment I might skip this, though.

edited 15th Aug '13 3:10:32 AM by murazrai

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#98: Aug 15th 2013 at 3:27:52 AM

That was helpful; there were a few there I'd missed. Though I'm not certain why they think Super Seisyun Brothers is going to air in fall

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#99: Aug 15th 2013 at 4:19:53 AM

How the hell did Phi Brain manage to get an S3

Give the funding to Sakurasou ;_;

UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#100: Aug 15th 2013 at 4:57:45 AM

Isn't Phi Brain similar to those shounen series that just go on and on?

They usually sell pretty well don't they, regardless of plot depth.


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