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SeijiSensei · 2022-09-05, 10:05

Belkov · 2022-09-13, 14:27

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Thanks for the recommendations. I like a mix of sci-fi and paranormal like X-Files, The Omega Factor and Sapphire and Steel TV shows so I will enjoy those.

Cosmic Eagle · 2022-09-16, 21:54

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Originally Posted by Belkov

It's reassuring there is piracy to fall back on if things go south and Chrunchyroll turns all corporate by turning against their customers for a quick buck to suit the quarterly shareholder report.

I'm going to keep positive though and hope that it doesn't get to that :-)

Even if all overseas anime distributors suddenly just vanished, you can trust China otaku to provide whatever titles you want after directly getting it from Japan. In fact that's basically the way it was not too long ago

Belkov · 2022-09-20, 06:17

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Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Even if all overseas anime distributors suddenly just vanished, you can trust China otaku to provide whatever titles you want after directly getting it from Japan. In fact that's basically the way it was not too long ago

Thanks. That's reassuring.

The issue with me isn't so much if they disappear but if they become too powerful and start having a say in the creative process where they try to tailor it for Western audiences.

Two points with this. I've only started watching Anime and I am enjoying what I see. I love the attention to character and storyline but I also like the insane creativity that only seems to work in Japan. For for instance, Food Wars. It's a cookery program but they have blown it up out of all proportions where it is evaluated to akin to a gladiator battle. It works but it could never be done by a Western entertainment company.

When Western streaming companies start messing about with the content of Anime then they will kill the golden goose.

Last Sinner · 2022-10-19, 06:06

Crunchyroll upping monthly subs in Canada, Australia, Mexico and other countries, 12 total confirmed so far. I seriously doubt that has any correlation in improved quality of the platform, given their track record.

Kamijou Touma IB · 2022-10-20, 16:39

Great. I got charged Sales Tax on my rightstuf purchase for the 1st time ever.

Last Sinner · 2022-10-20, 17:22

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Originally Posted by Kamijou Touma IB

Great. I got charged Sales Tax on my rightstuf purchase for the 1st time ever.

And there it is...no wonder ordering from Rightstuf was getting pricier yet again for seemingly no reason...

Edit: Merch friend explained it...Iowa's 6% state tax now applies to ALL US CUSTOMERS. Not just Iowa. Because Rightstuf is based in Iowa. International orders aren't affected by it but shipping costs are already huge anyway.

Last Sinner · 2022-12-09, 16:55

Shawne Kleckner, president and co-founder of Rightstuf, has quit.

I wonder which will come first, the price rises or the drop in quality. A hardcover copy of Crest of the Stars I ordered for them has a massive tear at the top of the binding. Still waiting for a response. I am now concerned this will happen again for the Summertime Rendering hardcovers which got delayed until December 27th.

stray · 2022-12-09, 19:43

Probably more apt to call it "cashing out" rather than quitting, I'm sure he had a nice payday when the merger/buyout went through. I'm still waiting on Summertime Rendering myself as well as a couple OOS mangas but my membership is still active so I decided to make one last preorder.

jdotaku · 2023-01-30, 20:28

this makes me sad just another situation where the mainstreaming isn't always a good thing

Last Sinner · 2023-01-30, 23:15

On the bright side, the next order my merch friend got through them came a month early. Replacement for Crest of the Stars novel was intact, Summertime Rendering hardcovers had no problems. But I do wonder about future prices.

Last Sinner · 2023-06-27, 11:35

Things look even bleaker in terms of access. I've recently realised there is no distributor within Australia now. Madman sold their anime stuff to Crunchyroll, Hanabee have shut down in Australia and Siren Visual wound down a bit over 5 years ago (feels like a near eternity with them being the only lot worldwide that licensed Monster and Nodame Cantabile in English in anime form, amongst other titles). So Crunchyroll are almost the only place to go now. Their markups on their own store are utterly cringe. At least reasonable prices still appear on Rightstuf (ordered Kodocha, Marmalade Boy, City Hunter OVAs & specials, Mononoke this sale period and secured Gunbuster quickly when it released at a fair price) but that's only because Discotek give that much of a damn about what they do.

Back in 2014 when Crunchyroll was becoming an option, I thought it would improve accessibility. Initially, it did. But in the long run, I think it's harming the industry more. Wonder how much zoomers will cry when they realise their fave titles are gone in 5 years or so and what they will have to resort to.

But it's just dumb. Surely in a digital age, preservation should be relatively easy and an option. But then again, given how Nintendo handles that in games, amongst others...I'm not surprised.

At least we were fans at the right time.

Nachtwandler · 2023-06-27, 18:55

But someone like HiDive has even less coverage...

SeijiSensei · 2023-06-29, 11:43

I don't see much of a future for physical media if that's what you're talking about. Maybe another decade, but that's about it.

Last Sinner · 2023-06-29, 17:41

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I don't see much of a future for physical media if that's what you're talking about. Maybe another decade, but that's about it.

I hear you, but doesn't that enable companies to ensure fans never get to own a copy of the title unless they enable digital downloads? The streaming extortion/loss of history could be monumental and encourage the obvious alternative more than ever.

stray · 2023-09-22, 11:22

Its joever...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ber-10/.202711

Guess its time to go back to shopping at Amazon or something... RIP anime.

serenade_beta · 2023-09-22, 16:04

Not sure Crunchyroll wants anime and manga to thrive and grow, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Last Sinner · 2023-09-22, 23:07

Throw in no Fedex shipping to Australia. Eff them. Turns out an electronics store had a 50% sale on local versions of a few titles so picked them up. Only 5 more titles I need to obtain, but 3 are subject to the Aniplex tax, so need to be tactical on them. And I'm not holding my breath on Summertime Rendering or Odd Taxi getting picked up outside of Japan. Unfortunately I still have to do manga via the US so Robert's Anime Corner, I guess.

Heibi · 2023-10-30, 22:02

All I can say so far is Crunchyroll's customer service is terrible. I have yet to receive a password rest link after logging in using my Rightstuf login ID. They even tell you to login and use the rest password link option. I've done so multiple times. Nothing. I get their messages when I submit a ticket. So why isn't the password rest link working? Only CR does(doesn't know) knows.

Last Sinner · 2023-10-30, 23:17

When there's only one game in town, they don't have to be held to account.

Interesting is that Discotek recently announced a Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha release, so there are some out there not losing sight of anime's history/legacy. It's getting hold of it that will become more difficult.

2022-09-05, 10:05	Link #21
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Here are some shows you might like https://myanimelist.net/anime/584/No...tori_no_Kimi_e https://myanimelist.net/anime/2164/Dennou_Coil https://myanimelist.net/anime/329/Planetes https://myanimelist.net/anime/949/To...erae_Gunbuster https://myanimelist.net/anime/1002/T...ae_2_Diebuster https://myanimelist.net/anime/38691/Dr_Stone https://myanimelist.net/anime/39198/Kanata_no_Astra https://myanimelist.net/anime/39586/Hataraku_Saibou Japanese science fiction often has subtle undercurrents of the supernatural as in Noein and Dennou Coil. (The latter is on Netflix as "Den-noh Coil" along with director Iso Mitsuo's first new series since 2007, https://myanimelist.net/anime/37914/...Shounen_Shoujo.) __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2022-10-19, 06:06	Link #25
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	Crunchyroll upping monthly subs in Canada, Australia, Mexico and other countries, 12 total confirmed so far. I seriously doubt that has any correlation in improved quality of the platform, given their track record. __________________

2022-10-20, 16:39	Link #26
Kamijou Touma IB Imagine Breaker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gakuen Toshi	Great. I got charged Sales Tax on my rightstuf purchase for the 1st time ever. __________________

2022-12-09, 16:55	Link #28
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	Shawne Kleckner, president and co-founder of Rightstuf, has quit. I wonder which will come first, the price rises or the drop in quality. A hardcover copy of Crest of the Stars I ordered for them has a massive tear at the top of the binding. Still waiting for a response. I am now concerned this will happen again for the Summertime Rendering hardcovers which got delayed until December 27th. __________________

2023-01-30, 23:15	Link #31
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	On the bright side, the next order my merch friend got through them came a month early. Replacement for Crest of the Stars novel was intact, Summertime Rendering hardcovers had no problems. But I do wonder about future prices. __________________

2022-12-09, 19:43	Link #29
stray Speedy Sea Cucumber Join Date: Jun 2008	Probably more apt to call it "cashing out" rather than quitting, I'm sure he had a nice payday when the merger/buyout went through. I'm still waiting on Summertime Rendering myself as well as a couple OOS mangas but my membership is still active so I decided to make one last preorder.

2023-01-30, 20:28	Link #30
jdotaku Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2020	this makes me sad just another situation where the mainstreaming isn't always a good thing

2023-06-27, 11:35	Link #32
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	Things look even bleaker in terms of access. I've recently realised there is no distributor within Australia now. Madman sold their anime stuff to Crunchyroll, Hanabee have shut down in Australia and Siren Visual wound down a bit over 5 years ago (feels like a near eternity with them being the only lot worldwide that licensed Monster and Nodame Cantabile in English in anime form, amongst other titles). So Crunchyroll are almost the only place to go now. Their markups on their own store are utterly cringe. At least reasonable prices still appear on Rightstuf (ordered Kodocha, Marmalade Boy, City Hunter OVAs & specials, Mononoke this sale period and secured Gunbuster quickly when it released at a fair price) but that's only because Discotek give that much of a damn about what they do. Back in 2014 when Crunchyroll was becoming an option, I thought it would improve accessibility. Initially, it did. But in the long run, I think it's harming the industry more. Wonder how much zoomers will cry when they realise their fave titles are gone in 5 years or so and what they will have to resort to. But it's just dumb. Surely in a digital age, preservation should be relatively easy and an option. But then again, given how Nintendo handles that in games, amongst others...I'm not surprised. At least we were fans at the right time. __________________

2023-06-27, 18:55	Link #33
Nachtwandler Yurifag Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine / Barcelona, Spain Age: 35	But someone like HiDive has even less coverage... __________________ F/GO: 828 004 124 My Anime list My VN list Last edited by Nachtwandler; 2023-06-29 at 03:34.

2023-06-29, 11:43	Link #34
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	I don't see much of a future for physical media if that's what you're talking about. Maybe another decade, but that's about it. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2023-09-22, 11:22	Link #36
stray Speedy Sea Cucumber Join Date: Jun 2008	Its joever... https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ber-10/.202711 Guess its time to go back to shopping at Amazon or something... RIP anime.

2023-09-22, 16:04	Link #37
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Not sure Crunchyroll wants anime and manga to thrive and grow, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)

2023-09-22, 23:07	Link #38
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	Throw in no Fedex shipping to Australia. Eff them. Turns out an electronics store had a 50% sale on local versions of a few titles so picked them up. Only 5 more titles I need to obtain, but 3 are subject to the Aniplex tax, so need to be tactical on them. And I'm not holding my breath on Summertime Rendering or Odd Taxi getting picked up outside of Japan. Unfortunately I still have to do manga via the US so Robert's Anime Corner, I guess. __________________

2023-10-30, 22:02	Link #39
Heibi Ancient Fansubber Fansubber Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: KS	All I can say so far is Crunchyroll's customer service is terrible. I have yet to receive a password rest link after logging in using my Rightstuf login ID. They even tell you to login and use the rest password link option. I've done so multiple times. Nothing. I get their messages when I submit a ticket. So why isn't the password rest link working? Only CR does(doesn't know) knows. __________________ Heibi Central Anime http://www.centralanime.net/caforums2011/

2023-10-30, 23:17	Link #40
Last Sinner You're Hot, Cupcake Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 42	When there's only one game in town, they don't have to be held to account. Interesting is that Discotek recently announced a Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha release, so there are some out there not losing sight of anime's history/legacy. It's getting hold of it that will become more difficult. __________________