Forum - View topicNEWS: ADV, Tokyopop Discontinue DVD, Print Titles
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Yuki_Kun45
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Thank god I got 5CM/Sec when I did
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Delpheno
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Sounds like the biggest worry are 5 Centimeters Per Second and Best Student Council.
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SugarPrincess125
 Posts: 15 Location: Queens, NYC |
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Well it looks like that Nosatsu Junkie isn't going to be coming out after all.... *Sigh* But no loss, I'll just buy NJ in its original language.
Well, at least Onii-chan to Issho and VBRose isn't on the list....yet. I'm just getting started on buy TP titles, Last edited by SugarPrincess125 on Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:19 am; edited 1 time in total |
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GATSU
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samuel:
But that can't be, because ADV is in "trouble", and it could never get anything on BD first like FUNimation or Bandai. 
Anyway, I can't wait for those low-selling Sojitz titles under ADV to do even worse under FUNimation, since they were so niche in the first place, and ADV only took them, because it was likely forced to sell them to get the good stuff. And Gurren Lagaan fans are going to find out that their show is just as niche and unsuccessful as Gaogaigar. Oh, and that crappy DBZ live-action movie will tank, and probably hurt whatever merchandise tie-ins FUNimation and Bandai hoped to sell off of it, while ADV's live-action Eva movie will be an unexpected hit like V for Vendetta or 300. And Bandai Entertainment will probably be stuck with slightly marked down copies of Bandai Visual's niche shows they'll have to sell at unprofitable prices just to get them off the shelves. Meanwhile, as Bandai and FUNimation's stocks take hits, companies like Sojitz will continue extorting N. American companies for more average titles to flood the market, rather than playing ball. So thanks for taking that monkey off ADV's back, Gen and Robert. 
Tornado:
I pretty much figured that. They probably should have tailored it a little more to sell more copies, but they're too otaku-ey for the American market, while Otaku U.S.A. is ironically more fan-friendly. [Though a decrease in Daryl's prima donna antics on AWO would make it more fan-friendly, IMHO...] |
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DFBTG
Posts: 385 Location: Hell |
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Oh jeez, I do suppose I should pick up 5 cm/second, but then, I'm sure my FYE won't run out anytime soon. I'd honestly like to say that they still have some volumes of Geneon titles that have been sold out at righstuf and what not for some time now. Anywho, when I first saw "Tokyopop discontinue...print titles" I prayed that Twelve Kingdoms wasn't on the list. Luckily it's not, and although I don't know the specific figures, I imagine Twelve Kingdoms sold at least decently so stopping it wouldn't make too much sense.
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Zin5ki
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Well this certainly dashes my hopes for a 5cm release where I am. Perhaps I should get the R2 version while stocks last.
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RaiMidori
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Awww, geez. To think that they'd cancel 5cm, as well. The way I see it, though, it just seems that 5cm and the other films and etc. would do just fine if they marketed them better, but seeing as they look rather short of the funds to go full-scale, all-out marketing, it's just a deadly circle.
I just hope ADV finds a solution soon, or else Funimation will have a bit of a monopoly over the industry... >.< |
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samuelp
Industry Insider
Posts: 2238 Location: San Antonio, USA |
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All I meant was that since there was no Japanese release, and no R1 release either, that whatever it was had to have been made internally by ADV or Gonzo itself. Although I'm pretty sure Bandai has never released anything on Blu-ray that hasn't already been released in Japan and the only thing Funi has released so far are decades old dragonball movies. |
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sdsyukichan
 Posts: 93 Location: Ontario, Canada |
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Oh come on. Beyond the Beyond has like 2 volumes left, why cancel it now? D:
Thankfully nothing else I'm collecting is listed. |
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nx6
 Posts: 62 Location: Midwest U.S. |
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It's not like the title is going to be pulled from store shelves, they just wont get any new ones. So this is your warning. Go buy it now before it runs out. I agree though, it does seem like a weird title to discontinue. |
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zanarkand princess
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I have to run out and get 5cm then. truthfully I don't care about anything else. The whole situation is bad though. But I know that there's only one true thing that will make us sure of adv going under. When they lose evangelion...Then the sky is falling so far their true top tiers are still in their possession the ones they released anyway. Maybe there is hope. Greg Ayres is somewhere saying "I told you so" and al khan is having a good laugh.
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bglassbrook
 Posts: 1243 Location: Gaithersburg, MD |
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Agreed. This title seemed to fall through the cracks of their transition to box-on-2 releases and never got one, leaving the only hope on a thinkpak. Must keep hope alive or buy unboxed singles ... *shudder* |
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FeralKat
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Thanks Tokyopop. After spending $120+tax on twelve volumes of Queen's Knight, you give me the middle finger. No more money for you.
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_Emi_
 Posts: 498 Location: Langjökull |
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Rightstuf lists a release date of 12/12/2012 for volume 13. Hopefully it's just delayed and not outright canceled. Looks like I'll have to move up my purchase of 5 cm/s. If I find BSC and IV for good enough price, I'll probably pick those up too. On Tokyopop's side, I was only interested in Kindaichi Case Files. Looks like I won't be getting it after all. And no news is good news on the part of Twelve Kingdoms. |
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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Granted the question was about Kodansha. But the fact that they answered with Twelve Kingdoms as an example gives me a great amount of hope. |
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