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loka
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i wonder if the Girl who Leapt through Time is to be high quality video and audio on 2 dvds, or if they will put extras on the second dvd.
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indrik
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I don't understand the Code Geass releases- is the higher episode count a sub-only, like Gurren Lagann, or somethign like that? If not, why would I want to pay $25 for five episodes rather than $30 for nine? And then which episodes come in the box? I guess this will all be sorted out before pre-order time.
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Other than that, everything else written is air |
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melonbread
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I don't see why The Girl Who Leapt Through Time isn't going Blu-ray either, seeing as it is in Japan in July..... *facepalm*
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hikaru004
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The Girl Who Leapt Thru Time while being a critically acclaimed film that caused salarymen to cry overseas could potentially bomb once it gets released over here.
Also, a Bluray announcement now may cause reverse importation if it is not released yet in Japan. The Japanese Bluray version is to be released on 7/25/2008. Sword of a Stranger got a Bluray announcement. It's Bluray version was released on 4/11/2008. |
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Paploo
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While 30 bucks'ld be a pretty nice price, I wonder if ANN misquoted [or if Bandai had it wrong], since Toward the Terra's already been solicited for 19.98 single volumes and a 34.98 2-disc set. So it could be they got the Code Geass ones off too...... from my understanding, and past news announcement, we'll be getting 2 singles and one double-pack with each release. Unless there was a change of plans.... I think they're keeping up the singles to have lowpriced dvd's to spew at mass retailers, while offering a more value-oriented set of dvd's for collector's. All the discs come from the same pressing, so it probably evens things out..... |
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Maidenoftheredhand
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Bandai is slowly inching its way above Funimation as my favorite anime company. These models are fantastic I love all the options.
Looking forward to finally owning Gurren Lagann, Toward the Terra, and the Girl Who Leapt Through Time. 
Although I am wondering why 10 episodes for Toward the Terra and not 12. Are they going to divide the series like 10/14 or 10/10/4. Twelve episodes in two sets would have made more sense but oh well. edit: Okay over at AOD they are saying the Toward the Terra release will have 8 episodes. That makes a lot more sense because it would mean the series is spread out through 3 releases. Last edited by Maidenoftheredhand on Sat May 24, 2008 10:44 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Paploo
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While 30 bucks'ld be a pretty nice price, I wonder if ANN misquoted [or if Bandai had it wrong], since Toward the Terra's already been solicited for 19.98 single volumes and a 34.98 2-disc set. So it could be they got the Code Geass ones off too...... from my understanding, and past news announcement, we'll be getting 2 singles and one double-pack with each release. Unless there was a change of plans.... I think they're keeping up the singles to have lowpriced dvd's to spew at mass retailers, while offering a more value-oriented set of dvd's for collector's. All the discs come from the same pressing, so it probably evens things out..... |
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prnoct90
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Bandai announced that they are currently going to try many different release strategies, and see which ones work the best. That may be the cause for the price discrepancies between different series.
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LydiaDianne
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Well, they certainly aren't being slackers and wasting time. The entire first season out by Jan. 2009? WOW! 
And 9 episodes for $30! Not bad at all...of course if it's sub only I might wait a bit for January to roll around...which I might do anyway. I'll see what TRSI's website will say when they get it listed.
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Maidenoftheredhand
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I just pre-ordered Toward the Terra on Amazon and the price for the bundle was $23+ the price for the singles were $13+ each. Of course the prices at the convention would probably be the most marked up price.
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FanFicGuru
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Thank you for all of your questions, I will answer what I can here and then double check my facts with Mr. Napton today. We will update the announcement as needed. This is my first con report for ANN so sorry if the format or information isn't as crisp.
Regarding The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, the special edition will have an audio commentary for the movie on the first disc, with additional special features on the second disc. It will not be the entire feature over the course of two DVDs. The three different Code Geass releases all offer different advantages. First, there's the 9 episode bundle. The price is definitely an advantage, and whether or not it will be sub-only bare bones is unknown at this time. I will talk with Mr. Napton to confirm what the bundle will or will not include. The Limited Edition box will probably be retailed for $64.98, but I need to confirm this as well. Extras and such will be included as seen in the Lucky Star. The singles will also provide limited extras, incentive for those who might want to spend the money on the singles and complete the box as opposed to buying the three bundles that will be released in August, October and January. I recorded the "Toward the Terra" prices as I saw them on his slide during the presentation. I will double check these prices with Mr. Napton to insure they are correct. I will be talking to Mr. Napton in the next 20-30 minutes, and the announcement will be updated accordingly. Thank you all for your patience. EDIT: The edits have been made. Thank you and let me know if there are any additional questions. |
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rankothefiremage
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what is the special edition's episode count?
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Crescent
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....Wait wait. It's nice and all that Bandai's trying to make their bigger titles more friendly by releasing them in respectably priced larger batches without the fluff, but... Is that article correct in citing that they'll be releasing each episode of Zwei standalone?
That has to be wrong, doesn't it? Surely they know that such a model is one that definitely, no way in hell floats in the American industry, for too many reasons to count. I guess can see them releasing Zwei in 2 two-episode sets, that's not it? |
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nightjuan
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Just one, though it may or may not be a bit late for it...anything more specific about about on-disc extras (not the manga, soundtrack and so forth, which are "external" extras) for the Code Geass releases? Especially the singles and the Limited Edition. From the article, the standard bundles will be bare bones, but I'd like some more details on the rest. |
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