2008-02-04, 06:47 | Link #101 |
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Are you serious? You think that it is notably more expensive to do the authoring, pressing and packaging in Japan and then shipping to the USA than it is to do the same thing in the USA and add dubbing? The reason for the price point has nothing to do with expenses and everything to do with matching the Japanese prince to prevent reverse importing.
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2008-02-06, 22:59 | Link #102 |
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Gotta say Bandai is rather quick in sniffing the attraction of this series. As the price you guys are talking about, no way in hell I'm gonna buy the US versions. The dubbing actors just suck big (Bleach, Negima, Rozen Maiden...)There are only a handful of series that I found the dubbed is superior to the original Jap anime (FMP, Inuyasha...). Just as someone posted in the 1st page, it's like trying to sell $10 for a gallon of fuel. Unless the fuel increases the mileage by three time (thus may offset the hassle of refueling), nobody is gonna buy.
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2008-02-06, 23:36 | Link #105 | |
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What i think would be pretty neat, is if they were EXACTLY the same as the Japanese versions, but coded for R1, with subtitles and obvious menu translations (meaning similar boxart/menu styling.
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2008-02-17, 15:58 | Link #110 |
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Hm.. interesting to see this rate structure in the US... but, as many other people have said, it's baically the R2 structure here in the US ... and for the back importation it makes sense... as for me, I don't know.. I'm an odd ball... when there is a series I really like... I buy the R2 right away and then buy the R1 when it comes out in the US ... but that's if I really like it... like Tsukuyomi or PPD, etc... but when it comes to series that don't really move me in any way, I Don't know if I can justify R1 at R2 prices, much less R2s.
Lately, for me, my consumption of DVDs is down because I want to see HD media ... a lot of my favorite anime are now all produced in full HD... in amazing detail and quality... it just seems wrong to see it in SD (er well DVD is just slighlty above sd .. but anyhow). Besides, there is only ~1 year left of non-digital television (although that doesn't mean there won't be SD, but people will think that and move to HD). It will be really interesting to see how these sell... I might buy Shigofumi ... i enjoy that series.. but thus so far nothing spectacular about True Tears to me. |
2008-03-03, 07:04 | Link #111 |
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It might have been already answered, But when are they released in USA? any specific date?
Well as far as the price goes, well its expensive, but still its definitly one of the animes that i want to have. No dubs? Well i dont really listen to the dubs, Usually now days most of the releases have jap/lang with eng/subs. However i do use the dub ( from time to time) as a frame of refrence when i dont undrestand something or want to get a better idea of it ( there is still a limit as how much subs can translate the meaning throughly). So that is definitly a bumer for me .
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2008-03-03, 11:29 | Link #112 | |
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2008-03-03, 21:16 | Link #114 | |
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Well if it is dub included then thats another story. It would actually be considered as a fast release. but from the rumors in this thread, i read they were only subs. P.S. Thanks for the date info . The prices will go down. Just wait for the box sets. The prices on Boxsets are actually preaty fair. Thats what i usually do ( excluding few anime such as Deathnote, Full metal panic and few more which i couldnt wait one second to buy them).
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2008-03-03, 22:52 | Link #116 | |
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In terms of the volume count, it'll be on 7 DVDs in all, just like the Japanese release. The first disc has one episode, and the rest have two each. As for why it's like that? Well, basically, because that's the way the Japanese DVDs are, and the reason it's coming out so quickly is that they're more-or-less appropriating the Japanese DVDs, translating them, and releasing them here with subtitles. The price is a similar logic -- it's priced more-or-less the same as the Japanese DVDs (about $5 cheaper/disc MSRP). In terms of extras, it seems like the disc will include a short bonus animation, the textless opening, and a booklet. Sort of standard in terms of Bandai Visual Japan extras go at that price point. (Believe it or not, this is one of the cheaper Japanese pricepoints for a 1-cour show.) In any case, as I probably said before, I'm looking forward to it because I was going to buy the Japanese DVDs anyway. The fact that this is a bit cheaper and with subtitles works out nicely for me. |
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2008-03-03, 23:04 | Link #117 |
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While this might be a good deal for someone like you who often purchases R2 DVDs, it is very different for people like me who only purchase anime in R1. For me this means I have to spend about twice as much as I'd expect. Even though I don't mind the loss of a dub track, the price point seems unreasonable compared to everything else I might purchase. Most of us would simply have to hope that there will eventually be a thin pack with a more reasonable price tag.
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2008-03-04, 01:14 | Link #118 | |
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I guess, in the end, it's about budget and priorities. If this pricing scheme were to become the norm, people would really only be able to afford their absolute favourites, as opposed to right now where you can almost buy entire series on a whim. That being said, even given how "cheap" it is in general at the moment, a lot of people are still saying it isn't cheap enough, and it still doesn't seem to be selling very well. So... who knows... it's complicated... |
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2008-03-04, 01:38 | Link #119 |
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Complicated indeed. I am very interested to see how Bandai Visual's experiment turns out. I can't wait to find out if they get sales. If they do get sales, this will have a big effect on how other anime producers decide to market their works in R1.
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2008-03-04, 06:40 | Link #120 | |
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I'm all about buying R1 DVD's, even when I have fansubs sitting on the hard drive, but this just feels like price-gouging to me. |
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