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NEWS: ADV, Tokyopop Discontinue DVD, Print Titles

v1cious: They technically don't have Robotech. They're just distributing for Harmony Gold. Methinks they're going to do a re-release when that Maguire movie comes out, though.

Xtyfe: I'm still waiting until Otakon, or even AWA.

Hey I liked BSC. It was dumb but not as dumb as some things I've regretted watching. ADV's site is getting hammered, wonder what's up.

Is that official Death of Anime & Manga in North America?

Did they finish releasing Best student council?

GATSU wrote:

v1cious: They technically don't have Robotech. They're just distributing for Harmony Gold. Methinks they're going to do a re-release when that Maguire movie comes out, though. Xtyfe: I'm still waiting until Otakon, or even AWA.

I don't think this is anything to get in a twist over.

These five titles obviously are going out of print, both Gokujo Sentokai and Innocent Venus weren't big sellers at all.( think about it! This site actaully gave BSC some pretty critical reviews.) Plus 5 Ce per Second was only a limited release, mabye ADV is planning on licensing another Mokoto Shinkai film. As for Macross, HG has always owned the rights to it, considering that all of the former Streamline titles brought by ADV in 1999 expired this year including "Dirty Pair".

Think about it. This is normal, anime goes out of print all the time. ADV did the same thing to "Nadia" in 2003, it was discontinued less then a year of availibilty plus by the time I brought volume six of "New Wings" in November 2006,Kaleido Star had already gone out of print.

Yeah, at Okaton we'll learn more aobut what ADV is doing next, I'm assuming that thier new partner will be the parent company of "Gonzo" mabye a Toyko media conglomerate.

TornadoTatsumaki wrote:

GATSU wrote: v1cious: They technically don't have Robotech. They're just distributing for Harmony Gold. Methinks they're going to do a re-release when that Maguire movie comes out, though. Xtyfe: I'm still waiting until Otakon, or even AWA. I don't think this is anything to get in a twist over. These five titles obviously are going out of print, both Gokujo Sentokai and Innocent Venus weren't big sellers at all.( think about it! This site actaully gave BSC some pretty critical reviews.) Plus 5 Ce per Second was only a limited release, mabye ADV is planning on licensing another Mokoto Shinkai film. As for Macross, HG has always owned the rights to it, considering that all of the former Streamline titles brought by ADV in 1999 expired this year including "Dirty Pair". Think about it. This is normal, anime goes out of print all the time. ADV did the same thing to "Nadia" in 2003, it was discontinued less then a year of availibilty plus by the time I brought volume six of "New Wings" in November 2006,Kaleido Star had already gone out of print. Yeah, at Okaton we'll learn more aobut what ADV is doing next, I'm assuming that thier new partner will be the parent company of "Gonzo" mabye a Toyko media conglomerate.

Hey, TT.... How was ADV's Alamo drafthouse showing you said you were going to?
I hear that it's been replaced by a Funi screening instead. Did Greefield talk about ADV's future like you thought he would?

samuelp wrote:

TornadoTatsumaki wrote: GATSU wrote: v1cious: They technically don't have Robotech. They're just distributing for Harmony Gold. Methinks they're going to do a re-release when that Maguire movie comes out, though. Xtyfe: I'm still waiting until Otakon, or even AWA. I don't think this is anything to get in a twist over. These five titles obviously are going out of print, both Gokujo Sentokai and Innocent Venus weren't big sellers at all.( think about it! This site actaully gave BSC some pretty critical reviews.) Plus 5 Ce per Second was only a limited release, mabye ADV is planning on licensing another Mokoto Shinkai film. As for Macross, HG has always owned the rights to it, considering that all of the former Streamline titles brought by ADV in 1999 expired this year including "Dirty Pair". Think about it. This is normal, anime goes out of print all the time. ADV did the same thing to "Nadia" in 2003, it was discontinued less then a year of availibilty plus by the time I brought volume six of "New Wings" in November 2006,Kaleido Star had already gone out of print. Yeah, at Okaton we'll learn more aobut what ADV is doing next, I'm assuming that thier new partner will be the parent company of "Gonzo" mabye a Toyko media conglomerate. Hey, TT.... How was ADV's Alamo drafthouse showing you said you were going to? I hear that it's been replaced by a Funi screening instead. Did Greefield talk about ADV's future like you thought he would?

It was a hush-hush event. George Manely, Chris Ayers and Amy Forsyte were there. Romnel Lee annouced that for the rest of the summer Funimation will hold the event and that ADV will resume screenings in September. In reguards to the screening it was "Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid" confirming that the lost Sojitz titles will soon resume production as Funimation/ADV colaborations this month.(meaning ADV will still handle ADR production) Ayers also said that Welcome to N.H.K. has just resumed production and should been availible in the fall.

Because Greenfield did not show up, Lee only hinted at what he was allowed to say. He annouced that once ADV resumes Alamo screenings, that there will be advance screenings of NEW titles. He also gave away a Blu-Ray copy of "Red Garden" and said that ADV will begin printing Blu-Ray titles next year. Manely assured everyone that ADV was just getting back on it's feet and that Greenfield "will spill the beans" at Otakon next month about what the name of thier new parner is and which direction the company is headed.

TornadoTatsumaki wrote:

samuelp wrote: TornadoTatsumaki wrote: GATSU wrote: v1cious: They technically don't have Robotech. They're just distributing for Harmony Gold. Methinks they're going to do a re-release when that Maguire movie comes out, though. Xtyfe: I'm still waiting until Otakon, or even AWA. I don't think this is anything to get in a twist over. These five titles obviously are going out of print, both Gokujo Sentokai and Innocent Venus weren't big sellers at all.( think about it! This site actaully gave BSC some pretty critical reviews.) Plus 5 Ce per Second was only a limited release, mabye ADV is planning on licensing another Mokoto Shinkai film. As for Macross, HG has always owned the rights to it, considering that all of the former Streamline titles brought by ADV in 1999 expired this year including "Dirty Pair". Think about it. This is normal, anime goes out of print all the time. ADV did the same thing to "Nadia" in 2003, it was discontinued less then a year of availibilty plus by the time I brought volume six of "New Wings" in November 2006,Kaleido Star had already gone out of print. Yeah, at Okaton we'll learn more aobut what ADV is doing next, I'm assuming that thier new partner will be the parent company of "Gonzo" mabye a Toyko media conglomerate. Hey, TT.... How was ADV's Alamo drafthouse showing you said you were going to? I hear that it's been replaced by a Funi screening instead. Did Greefield talk about ADV's future like you thought he would? It was a hush-hush event. George Manely, Chris Ayers and Amy Forsyte were there. Romnel Lee annouced that for the rest of the summer Funimation will hold the event and that ADV will resume screenings in September. In reguards to the screening it was "Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid" confirming that the lost Sojitz titles will soon resume production as Funimation/ADV colaborations this month.(meaning ADV will still handle ADR production) Ayers also said that Welcome to N.H.K. has just resumed production and should been availible in the fall. Because Greenfield did not show up, Lee only hinted at what he was allowed to say. He annouced that once ADV resumes Alamo screenings, that there will be advance screenings of NEW titles. He also gave away a Blu-Ray copy of "Red Garden" and said that ADV will begin printing Blu-Ray titles next year. Manely assured everyone that ADV was just getting back on it's feet and that Greenfield "will spill the beans" at Otakon next month about what the name of thier new parner is and which direction the company is headed.

Wow, sounds like quite a tense night.
Wait... did I hear your right, you said a blu-ray of Red Garden?
That... doesn't exist. There's no blu-ray release in Japan. Was it a BD-R? Because if they spent the insane amount of money pressing a batch of blu-ray discs that they can no longer sell since they don't have the license, well... That's a bit sad.

Perhaps it was an internal test project for moving to Blu-ray...