2005-01-02, 16:41 | Link #1 |
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School Rumble (Season 1, 2 & OVA) licensed by FUNimation
School Rumble IS now licensed by Funimation.
From Anime News Network:No rules have change however as this was an MFI release (see xris's post below) and as such posts about torrents or fansubs were not allowed anyway. _________________________ Original Post: i started dl-ing this series but suddenly couldn't find it in the animesuki series list....i searched the list and it said that the series became licensed but when i searched the licensed database it wasn't there..... can anyone clarify? Last edited by NightWish; 2006-08-05 at 15:04. |
2005-01-02, 16:46 | Link #2 |
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Yes and No. For an explanation, please read the following threads and links.
Removal of Media Factory Inc. Works Removal of Media Factory Inc. Works (Forum & Site Feedback forum) School Rumble (Fansubs forum) Last edited by xris; 2005-01-02 at 16:58. |
2006-03-08, 00:15 | Link #3 |
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Releases of Dvds [ date - year ]
I want to know about the releases in DVD for School Rumble, Well, Right now.. i dont have any , but i borrowed my friends.. [ 1 - 3 ] - ep 1 - 26 and their aint anymore Dvds on school rumble yet, at least i think, So i wanna know when they release dvd's for... season 2? Cuz, at the end of thee DVd's.. Tenma was saying watch the next episode.. and Then Karasumas .. like their isnt one.. and I watched the Ova and it said wait for season 2.. so yeah .. so if you could take the time then thanks [ i live in America.. T.T ]
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2006-03-08, 05:10 | Link #4 | |
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If you want to find out about School Rumble series 2, I suggest you have a look at the School Rumble Season 2 Confirmed for spring 06 & some OVA screenshots thread. If you are looking for DVDs with english subtitles then no official release has been made. If you have some then they are bootlegs. If (from what it appears you said) there are 26 episodes on 3 DVDs, then they are definately illegal ripoffs. See the The generic "Is this a bootleg" thread for details on how to spot a bootleg. As for the end of TV episode 26 where they show a "preview" of the next episode, it was a joke. At the end of the OVA, they knew that they had the go ahead for a second series so then it was true. Details of the second series can be found in the thread linked above. Thread closed. |
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2006-03-09, 20:44 | Link #6 |
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http://forums.animesuki.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43
Thats the subform for school rumble. 1) It is NOT licensed. 2) It is, however, a MFI (Media Factory Inc) production, and that company has sent a C&D letter that is basically telling us that "even though it is not licensed, we do not want people to distribute, freely, our anime productions". In other words? It is not licensed, nor is it available here on Animesuki. |
2006-03-09, 21:05 | Link #7 |
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I have a question, which I'm sure has been answered a hundred times.
If it's not licensed, does Media Factory have a legal right to basically say"don't distribute our stuff"? I understand why a site would want to avoid conflict, and just give in to the demand, I was just wondering if for instance, a company tried to sue, if they would have a legitimate charge and could win in court. |
2006-03-09, 22:27 | Link #9 | |
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How do you think you'd feel if you made your first ever digital movie, paid about half your entire life savings to produce, and have it distributed around the net? Granted, most japanese animation companies seem to not care about this, and some even welcome fansubbing to promote their franchise, but MFI have stated their point. This is how they feel, and the Asuki people respect that. Plus, its not impossible to find fansubs of the said C&D'ed series, just look elsewhere. (provided anyone subs them at all) |
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2006-03-10, 09:51 | Link #10 | |
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Animesuki's policy is to not list anime that's licensed in the US, the policy was than changed to not list anime where the Japanese company request for it not to be listed. |
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2006-04-19, 02:40 | Link #12 | |
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2006-04-19, 03:01 | Link #13 | |
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This means that as of now, SR season 1 & 2 are considered unlicensed (this term is only used to describe animes that are licensed by a US company, at least in the community). However!! Heres the thing: the Japanese company that produced SR season 1 & 2 is telling AnimeSuki (and other anime sites) to not list their productions, by sending a C & D letter (Don't ask me for its defination). Hope that helps to clear things up. |
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2006-04-19, 03:25 | Link #14 |
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Asuki follows the fansubber's old credo...they will cease distrobution of episodes upon two factors, one is the US license of a series, and two is when the original holders of the rights to said series request a stop to distrobution.
In this case, Media Factory asked Asuki not to list their works on their site, and as MF holds the content rights then Asuki obliged willingly.
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2006-07-12, 06:36 | Link #16 | |
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2006-07-12, 15:46 | Link #17 |
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"Licensed" = an american company has paid for the right to distribute
an anime production in a given area and as such, should defend their ability to profit from the production they have invested money in to produce. Let me describe it to you this way. You're a musician and you pay a recording studio for time for your band to record a full length compact disc production. After about six months of working eight to twelve hours a day you have a talented artist create the cover art and you're ready for the duplicators to go to work and make several thousand copies to sell. You've basically paid for this out of your own pocket. The CD is released and you're making some income from it, but not as much as you had hoped. You were at least hoping you could recoup the costs of the studio time and paying the artists fee but in looking on the net it appears that people in a foreign country not only have discovered your creation but are releasing it on the net and people in that country are downloading it in droves. In fact, not only the music but the cover art and everything is somehow freely downloadable. And in fact, not only is it being downloaded in droves but the amount of downloads far exceeds the amount of actual product sold. If the production had been bought legitimately, the musicians might actually be able to make a living off of their chosen career instead of having to work a day job in addition to doing the music at night. Do you see what I'm saying? It is their intellectual property. It is perfectly within their rights to ask sites not to post or host links to the material you're looking for. Yes, there are sites that are doing what I like to call "stealthsubbing" what you want but it's not information you're going to get here. It's a legal and moral issue. Check wikipedia about the whole moral/ legal dilemma issue with regards to fansubs. My personal opinion is that, however, the EXPOSURE of some shows that would never be seen in the United States is largely due to the fansub community. I'm not saying it's right but it's a complicated issue.
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