2007-06-02, 22:50 | Link #1 | |
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Kanon 2006 Licensing by ADV Films (now by Funimation)
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2007-06-02, 23:37 | Link #4 |
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Hmm... Wouldn't releasing these series side-by-side be bad marketing? Releases of this caliber generate competition among those with less disposable income, and competing with yourself is just bad business.
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2007-06-03, 00:26 | Link #5 | |
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2007-06-03, 00:40 | Link #6 |
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As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be any LE version of Air (TV). I just placed a pre-order for the standard version they're offering over at DVDpacific.
I wonder if they're going to just release Kanon the same way. Ya know.... I actually don't give a darn if there's any dub at all on these. Too much of the show is dependent on the *acting* of the VAs. That said... I guess we'll see when we see whether they're going to give these items "gold glove" like the Haruhi series got in its R1 release. (I suspect not... but I've been wrong enough times now not to weight my speculation heavily)
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2007-06-03, 00:51 | Link #7 | |
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Though ADV's business practices seem to be akin to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, such as licensing anything and everything in site (for a while) and putting a poor effort into the subtitles and dub (at least in the case of my Dunbine DVD's). For a while there it seemed like they were trying to crash the market 1980's video game crash style, so who knows exactly what they have in mind with this. Who wants to call Crispen Freeman as Yuuichi if they do license it though? |
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2007-06-03, 07:14 | Link #9 |
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News of the millennium!... or not.
I don't disagree that the timing could potentially be very poor if Kanon and Air are sold concurrently for the reasons mentioned in this thread, which makes me think that ADV don't see either titles as being big winners outside of a very niche market that have already seen them. Which is a pity, since they're probably not going to be marketed in such a way that their exposure or fanbase is going to grow a great deal thanks to this (possible) license. I'm also ruing the fact that it's ADV. Of the three major N.A. licensing companies, ADV is the one I trust the least. I'd sleep far more comfortably if this were in the hands of Geneon or Funi. Nonetheless, this is one of those titles that doesn't lend itself very easily to an English dub (although, admittedly, Air is probably a far greater challenge to dub than this is). Thus, I don't have terribly high expectations for the dub. Oh well, if it does eventuate, I'll certainly buy it.
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2007-06-03, 12:36 | Link #13 | |
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2007-06-03, 15:43 | Link #14 |
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The most probable reason for the domain registration is to prevent cybersquatting. They made a comment at the AIR license announcement that if it sells well, they'd consider Kanon (which is a bigger investment, given the higher episode count). Registering the domain for safekeeping, after making that announcement, just makes sense. Given how much work it probably was to get both Toei and Pony Canyon on board for Air, they probably left themselves options for Kanon in both cases too. In either case, AIR sales will tell the story, I think. They won't release both at once.
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Well I care probably because I want them to get better i guess lol
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2007-06-04, 11:40 | Link #20 |
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ADV has switched to doing the boxes with the second volumes of series to allow people to try it without having to feel like they need the box. The thinking is that after the first volume, if you really like it, you'll buy the second volume with the box. As far as an actual limited edition, I don't think ADV ever does those.
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