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Kougeru
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as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
cant wait to pick up armored core 5 sometime soon..loved the demo
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Anime_Otaku35
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:04 pm
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Um, isn't it supposed to be ef- a tale of melodies, not memories?
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jrnemanich
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:53 pm
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| Kougeru wrote: | | as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
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There's most likely more demand (non-anime fans) for DBZ Kai than Fairy Tail. I work with 4th graders and the know of and talk about DBZ Kai (and now DB GT since that's airing).
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fireaxe
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:55 pm
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| Kougeru wrote: | | as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
can't wait to pick up armored core 5 sometime soon..loved the demo |
How about you compare oranges with something that's at least remotely similar, and don't use the funi's prices on long running shows just to prove your point. So from Funi you're getting extra dvd and one of their "premium item", sure that's slightly more stuff for your buck but that doesn't make Sentai's pricing "insane" by any stretch of the imagination.
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baadaku12345
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:11 pm
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Kid Icarus and Animal Land, my wallet will be empty for a while.
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Hiro94
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:38 pm
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| fireaxe wrote: |
| Kougeru wrote: | | as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
can't wait to pick up armored core 5 sometime soon..loved the demo |
How about you compare oranges with something that's at least remotely similar, and don't use the funi's prices on long running shows just to prove your point. So from Funi you're getting extra dvd and one of their "premium item", sure that's slightly more stuff for your buck but that doesn't make Sentai's pricing "insane" by any stretch of the imagination. |
Boy arent you rude?proving your point you must think your a moderator or something.
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Kalessin
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:06 pm
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| Anime_Otaku35 wrote: | | Um, isn't it supposed to be ef- a tale of melodies, not memories? |
Yeah. Memories came out in January. It's definitely Melodies that comes out this week. But it's easy to mix the two up given how close their names are.
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Tenbyakugon
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:57 pm
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| fireaxe wrote: |
| Kougeru wrote: | | as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
can't wait to pick up armored core 5 sometime soon..loved the demo |
How about you compare oranges with something that's at least remotely similar, and don't use the funi's prices on long running shows just to prove your point. So from Funi you're getting extra dvd and one of their "premium item", sure that's slightly more stuff for your buck but that doesn't make Sentai's pricing "insane" by any stretch of the imagination. |
Anyone in their right mind wouldn't pay that much for so little, but perhaps I'm in the wrong forum to be saying this. 
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Jikorijo
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:18 pm
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Finally gonna get that Dororo Omnibus for my Tezuka collection.
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Polycell
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:23 pm
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| Tenbyakugon wrote: | Anyone in their right mind wouldn't pay that much for so little, but perhaps I'm in the wrong forum to be saying this. |
Different people have different value scales; that they disagree with yours doesn't make them insane.
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dragonrider_cody
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:42 pm
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| Hiro94 wrote: |
| fireaxe wrote: |
| Kougeru wrote: | | as usual Sentai completely baffles me with their insanely high prices...59.99 for 12 episodes of DVD. Funimation 29.99 for 12/13 episodes DVD...and 54.99 for bluray/DVD COMBO. just shows that it IS possible to sell it at those cheaper prices....
can't wait to pick up armored core 5 sometime soon..loved the demo |
How about you compare oranges with something that's at least remotely similar, and don't use the funi's prices on long running shows just to prove your point. So from Funi you're getting extra dvd and one of their "premium item", sure that's slightly more stuff for your buck but that doesn't make Sentai's pricing "insane" by any stretch of the imagination. |
Boy arent you rude?proving your point you must think your a moderator or something. |
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The response wasn't that rude. They had a valid point. Something like Mai can be sold at a lower price than something like ef because it has TV exposure and is likely to attract more sales. It's the same reason that Hollywood TV releases are generally less. I've picked up the first three seasons of Mad Men on bluray for under $15 a piece, but i sure dont expect that for an anime release, let alone a new one. Plus in DBZ's case, it's basically been released in its entirety before, albeit in a different cut version.
When it comes to more niche releases, the pricing between Funi and Sentai aren't that far apart an it's often easier to find Sentai's releases on sale for quite less. Most of the new Sentai blurays have been popping up on Amazon for under $35 and often stay that ways for weeks. Funi's tend to be on sale for much shorter periods of time.
Plus, I don't have much problem paying a bit more since Sentai can actually release more than one or two new titles each month. The majority of Funi's releases each month are re-re-releases. It's great of you want a cheaper release, but not if you're just waiting for them to actually release the new stuff they've already licensed.
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Kit-Tsukasa
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:47 pm
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And with this, I will finally complete my ef collection (again) until Mangagamer releases the visual novels....it's only taken you know 18+ months since the license was announced (no pun intended)
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SaharaFrost
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:29 pm
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| Kalessin wrote: |
| Anime_Otaku35 wrote: | | Um, isn't it supposed to be ef- a tale of melodies, not memories? |
Yeah. Memories came out in January. It's definitely Melodies that comes out this week. But it's easy to mix the two up given how close their names are. |
Yes, that's right. Melodies, not Memories.
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grooven
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:11 am
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Why has there not been a review on th Battle Royale DVD/Blu-ray sets? I want to know about them! I will be buying them and want to know details. Not to mention they are highly relative this week with the Hunger Games out on Friday.
I would love to go on ANN Cast and talk about the Battle Royale movie& novel/Hunger Game books/movie with Zac and the rest . I wish I knew how to use twitter >.<
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Wrangler
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:36 pm
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Real slim pickins for Manga these days. I guess were lucky to have anything coming over with all problem Importers are having with Japan and us not buying enough to warrent it.
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