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Funimation DVD Quality

It seems that Funimation have a tendency for missing guidebooks in their boxset. I bought Burst Angel earlier and today I just receive my Basilisk box set, both are missing a guidebook.

@kuchu~About the Viridian Collection, I ordered Kiddy Grade DVD Box Set (Hyb) - Viridian Collection during Funimation sales, will it be the same as what you have described. If it's I probably cancel it and try to get the previous Kiddy Grade box set instead.

I didn't know they have more issues than just scratched, smudged and skipped DVDs. I will have to check my boxsets again to see if I'm missing any guidebooks.

I don't know why it would be any different but I won't guarantee that it will be the same. At least spiral and gunslinger girl viridian collection are packaged in a way that I would need to stab my both eyes to say they are beautifully packaged. Cheap bastards.

This is the link to see spiral viridian packaging.

I don't know why it would be any different but I won't guarantee that it will be the same. At least spiral and gunslinger girl viridian collection are packaged in a way that I would need to stab my both eyes to say they are beautifully packaged. Cheap bastards.

This is the link to see spiral viridian packaging.

kuchu wrote:

I don't know why it would be any different but I won't guarantee that it will be the same. At least spiral and gunslinger girl viridian collection are packaged in a way that I would need to stab my both eyes to say they are beautifully packaged. Cheap bastards. This is the link to see spiral viridian packaging.

You know I don't get this. People have been complaining that anime is too expensive. Spiral was released as singles, then a boxset, and now the cheapest way to buy, the Viridian collection. If you are concerned about the way it looks then you can always get the original boxset at DVD Pacific for about the same price as Viridian. Or just wait a little while, as that Viridian is pretty new, and when on sale that collection will be really really cheap. The whole point of Viridian and similar collections is to get anime to people who would otherwise not buy because they think there other money saving boxsets are too expensive. Who is the cheap bastard? Natuarally they are going to cut costs anyway they can. I think I would be angry if you got the exact same high-quality packaging for thirty dollars less, before sale price. I mean they have to cover there 30k+ per episode costs anyway they can.

Anyway point is, you get what you pay for. And it's not like that is the only way to buy Spiral. There are other options available. You can still find the higher-quality boxset at places.

I'm sure you're familiar with supply demand curve, right?

You know I don't get this.

But I am not bitching about the packaging either,

And as far as your % of MRSP crap, it is completely fallacious. It is something that is totally normal in a retail environment, and it happens with just about every hollywood movie market as well,...

DVD selling has been overpriced and everybody knows that.

Did I say the packaging was worth $10? No, I didn't. You did though, which means you place zero value for the show itself. Not realizing that that is but one aspect of selling a product. Do you know what bare bones means? And I'm not talking about food.

My only beef with the Viridian Collection is that there's no proper information on what the package is like. All I see are "Same Great Box Set, New Low Price" or "NEW LOW PRICE", most people would assume it's looks the same as the normal box set. Some info or picture of what the box set looks like would be appreciated, at least then we can decide whether it's worth getting or not, since the low price would probably attract a lot of people.

Obviously you have no clue as to what was being said. So I doubt you will get any of this.

But apparently you really don't get it because I was bitching about the value and quality of their crappy packaging and you said

Dargonxtc wrote:

But I am not bitching about the packaging either,

. Then what exactly did you bitch about?

The cost of the show?

Why bother even quoted me if I was bitching about their packaging value exclusively not about the show value.

Did you, yourself, have any clue what I was talking and what you were talking about?

It's called mass produce

and in the end the customer will decide the market value.

If the majority of customers decide they don't want to pay the amount, either the manufacturer lower down the cost, make a better quality to equalize the value or go bankrupt.

They can put up for whatever the amount they want to and people can just follow like a herd of sheep and buy it but I'm not buying it and that's my choice and why are you bitching about it.

Dargonxtc wrote:

And as far as your % of MRSP crap, it is completely fallacious. It is something that is totally normal in a retail environment, and it happens with just about every hollywood movie market as well,...

Of course it's normal. Who says it isn't? That's why I said

kuchu wrote:

DVD selling has been overpriced and everybody knows that.

. I didn't say specifically Anime DVD selling. General = DVD selling. Specific = Hollywood, Bollywood, Bootleg, Anime , Horror, Sci- fi DVD selling.

In that case TRSI should've gone bankrupt by now or DeepDiscount or animenation or any other seller who sells DVDs below MRSP.

Get it?

No I didn't say the packaging was worth $10. I said 3 plastic dvd cases did not cost $10. Because it's the whole point of my bitching which you casually dismissed.

The majority difference between Viridian and original box set is the plastic case.

It means that they think I'd be stupid enough to think that 3 plastic dvd case can increase the value by $10. And MRSP is not by any means the bare bones.

This flew over your head, I didn't bitch about anything.

There is three sometimes four ways to buy a show. And no I didn't bitch about the cost either.

You know I don't get this. People have been complaining that anime is too expensive. Spiral was released as singles, then a boxset, and now the cheapest way to buy, the Viridian collection. If you are concerned about the way it looks then you can always get the original boxset at DVD Pacific for about the same price as Viridian. Or just wait a little while, as that Viridian is pretty new, and when on sale that collection will be really really cheap. The whole point of Viridian and similar collections is to get anime to people who would otherwise not buy because they think there other money saving boxsets are too expensive. Who is the cheap bastard? Natuarally they are going to cut costs anyway they can. I think I would be angry if you got the exact same high-quality packaging for thirty dollars less, before sale price. I mean they have to cover there 30k+ per episode costs anyway they can.

Anyway point is, you get what you pay for. And it's not like that is the only way to buy Spiral. There are other options available. You can still find the higher-quality boxset at places.

Did I say the packaging was worth $10? No, I didn't. You did though, which means you place zero value for the show itself. Not realizing that that is but one aspect of selling a product. Do you know what bare bones means? And I'm not talking about food.

Did I say I thought is was worth it? Well no I didn't. But I am not bitching about the packaging either, because I bought the collection that had nicer packaging. If you were so concerned about the packageing then you can just buy the rest of products they release. But then you bitch that the price is too high. Do you know how much money it takes to license one episode of anime? Not one 4 episode volume, not one 25 episode complete series. But just one damn 24 minute episode? Don't even factor in other costs like dubbing and authoring. Obviously not.

Yes I understood what I was talking about. As far as the inane things you were saying, yes I get your drift. Look, the Viridian packaging is not to my taste either, but there are other options available. Plus some people throw away the package all together and just stuff the DVDs into a DVD wallet anyway, and ther're getting nice packaging. I don't know how you can call them cheap when all they are trying to do is sell to the cheap crowd anyway, again there are other options for people who actually want to see certain shows, in cases, and want to see them as soon as they come out. A very important time for an anime.

As it has already, I am sure Spiral didn't sell hand over foot, which is probably why they need to make up any losses. But the way you talk, you want Cowboy Bebop Perfect Collection, for $20, and you wanted it yesterday.

I agree with this. I would just like to add that in this case there are already 2 (in some cases 4) other better quality options. And if no one buys these collections you won't see them anymore in a years time.

Then don't buy it. But don't bitch about the packaging when the very same company gives you at least 2 other packaging options. Just say your going to be hunting down those other two instead of screaming bloody murder. Obviously, FUNimation is not trying to target you with this strategy. You and I are on agreement when it comes to scratching(of which I think I've found the reason for that by the way). What they are trying to do is sell there product as cheaply as they can, while still trying to float above razor thin margins.

But you also said:

kuchu wrote:

In that case TRSI should've gone bankrupt by now or DeepDiscount or animenation or any other seller who sells DVDs below MRSP.

Which lead me to believe that you realize that no one sells at MSRP. Which would be correct. Even in my hypothetical we would be talking about retail prices not MSRP. But then you turn around and complain about MSRP. This confused me, as it would anyone. So I will chalk this one up to me misunderstanding what you were trying to say. But in the future try to be careful about how you put those sorts of things, as it made it sound as if a 50% discount was somehow something new and not normal.

I found it very interesting you included bootlegs into your mix. From all the posts, you have made it seem like this is the standard that best suits you. Entire 26 episode series for less than $15, and you even get three hubs. It seems this is the standard you are judging against the industry. Just an observation.

I've already explained this. Very well I might add. Small differences in cost can have huge implications on overall profit. Especially when your lowering overall price.

kuchu wrote:

The majority difference between Viridian and original box set is the plastic case.

The major difference between viridian and original is price.

Glaxy Railways price difference of $10.
Gunslinger Girl price diference of $10.
Kiddy Grade price difference of $40!
Spiral price difference of $30.

I think those are all the collections that are out right now, but you can expect a $10-$40 decrease in price for pretty much all of the old FUNi titles. Anyway that's the major difference, price. And remember those prices go even lower in the retail market.

Your working backwards, the nicer cases came out first.