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Zalis116
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And yet the article literally says, "Some titles will be available in the region for the first time." Isn't that the exact opposite of "geo blocks coming up"? |
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ebronstein
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So does this mean we're going to see more of the classics from 50+ years ago on Funimation?
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Primus
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Not that this was likely, but this pretty much confirms Manga UK will never, ever release the Canadian Dragon Ball dubs (which was aired on TV there) on home video.
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Lann
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Funny how everyone talks about Mangas partnership with Funi. For me, who hasn't heard of Manga ent since GITS SAC was released, I would have said they have more of a partnership with Bandai. But yeah, i'm out of the loop and I know what happened to Bandai. I guess I didn't know Manga was still around, let alone having a more modern logo.
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Ushio
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It's necessary to make direct to consumer streaming viable. Regional distributors where needed when you had to deal with dozens if not hundreds of retail stores per nation to sell a physical copy of a film or TV show. But now it's global streaming over the internet from maybe half a dozen servers for the entire world. The times have changed and there is no going back and honestly do you really want to? £4.99 a month for FunimationNow when back when I got into anime Manga entertainment was selling single 30 minute dub only OAV episodes of Guyver and New Dominion Tank Police on VHS for £5.99 each. |
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FrameFreeze100
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This mean Funimation can finally re-release Dragon Ball Super: Broly with Manga UK's video master (without green tint)? Read the audio dub mix for the U.S. release has issues too...
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MarshalBanana
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Sailor Sedna
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Manga Entertainment...didn't that used to be part of Central Park Media, if I'm correct?
If so, I wonder if Funimation would ever re-release or redub some of their works or something (a lot of their dubs were usually terrible)... |
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WingKing
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You're thinking of U.S. Manga Corps, which was one of CPM's divisions. Manga Entertainment has always been a separate company. |
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Akane Mizuno
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So is this why all of Funimation titles vanished from Anime Ltd website. I was hoping to finish off my Fairy Tail collection then poof vanished. Went of Manga releases cause they were lack luster and didn’t offer the vast variety of collectors editions Anime Ltd did. Hopefully Funimation can turn manga around and gives me an SSSS Gridman UK release hint hint. Anime LTD is still the best anime distributor in the UK
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zrdb
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Well, there goes the neighborhood!! Shit on sony/aniplex/crapamation, makes me glad I stopped buying physical releases releases from them-only Sentai and Viz for me-if I buy anything at all. This whole miasma does not bid well for the anime consumers of the world.
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nDroae
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My awareness of Manga UK mainly comes from repeatedly having to tell UK subscribers on Crunchyroll that there was no legal way to stream the catalog shows they wanted to watch, whose rights for the region belonged to Manga UK.
So I second everything Zalis116 wrote. |
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MarshalBanana
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crh1985
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Recall for green tint incoming
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Ushio
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MVM (https://www.mvm-films.com/) and United Publications (http://www.up1.co.uk/) are the best places to get physical releases in the UK. |
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