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ANNCast - Lance, A Lot

Mohawk52 wrote:

Zac wrote: _V_ wrote: Rather, they fumbled around debating how to pronounce it, then *turned to me* in the audience and I shouted out "Ay-vangelion as in Day!" Just be happy you weren't a fan 10 years ago when people routinely referred to it as "Evanjelawn". Not that I really give a shit, but it used to be worse. I feel the same about the whole franchise post series. It's always been nothing but a golden shower by Anno onto anime fans what dissed the original series to me. On the topic of pronunciations, I put that down to Japanese Engrish, like how they pronounced "eureka" in "Eureka 7"; "El-wreaka".

People that can't correctly pronounce the titles of anime really irritate me. The characters even say "Evangelion!" in the show. Really now? Have you actually seen it? This makes me think not.

So... if Funimation can produce blue-rays at a low price because they do it in house... wouldn't that mean the price would rise when they get sold off?

Zade wrote:

So... if Funimation can produce blue-rays at a low price because they do it in house... wouldn't that mean the price would rise when they get sold off?

No, because the authoring department is part of Funimation, not Navarre.

Shenl742 wrote:

...I'm sure the whole thing is alot more complicated then you think. Be a little more patient

How exactly is it 'more complicated'? Please do enlighten me with your actual reason before you tell me what to do. Also don't talk to me about patience. I was patient when they offered me no decent streaming option. I was patient when they hedged on acquiring the DVD rights initially despite picking up shit like Vampire Bund the previous season while it was still airing. I was patient while they picked up a half dozen different garbage harem series for a dubbed DVD release since then. Now I'm out of [expletive] patience.

Mohawk52 wrote:

On the topic of pronunciations, I put that down to Japanese Engrish, like how they pronounced "eureka" in "Eureka 7"; "El-wreaka".

Ask yourself how that word is pronounced in just about any other language but English. ...

If your question is redundant or is answered during the course of the show before I get to it, obviously I skip over it.

agila61 wrote:

People who are waiting to see how the new site works out before complaining about it would be the ones with patience. People who lose their shit in basically Funimation's first year of extensive streaming when they know that a revamp of their site will sooner or later be ready would, by definition, have little or no patience.

A few things first off: 1) Funimation has been doing streaming since late 2008 so it's actually been 2 years.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. ...

That's what made you tirade about how much patience you had already shown such a wonderful contribution. Thanks for that: its gloomy weather outside, but a good belly laugh is like a ray of sunshine.

You are arguing that two years is a long time for a business to get a new line of business sorted out so that everything is done to your complete satisfaction.

Aw, poor widdle baby. Damn Funi for releasing shows they think will make money as opposed to simply catering to your specific taste. Cry me a river, princess.

Mohawk52 wrote:

On the topic of pronunciations, I put that down to Japanese Engrish, like how they pronounced "eureka" in "Eureka 7"; "El-wreaka".

Ask yourself how that word is pronounced in just about any other language but English. It's used in Spanish, French, and German for instance. It's the English pronunciation that's very strange. Otherwise you'd be watching "Yuriika 7."

What I take issue with is them squatting on the licenses for shows that do cater to my taste and thereby hampering the chances of another company bringing them over here. So pretty much the opposite of what you said.

luffypirate85 wrote:

Mohawk52 wrote: Zac wrote: _V_ wrote: Rather, they fumbled around debating how to pronounce it, then *turned to me* in the audience and I shouted out "Ay-vangelion as in Day!" Just be happy you weren't a fan 10 years ago when people routinely referred to it as "Evanjelawn". Not that I really give a shit, but it used to be worse. I feel the same about the whole franchise post series. It's always been nothing but a golden shower by Anno onto anime fans what dissed the original series to me. On the topic of pronunciations, I put that down to Japanese Engrish, like how they pronounced "eureka" in "Eureka 7"; "El-wreaka". People that can't correctly pronounce the titles of anime really irritate me. The characters even say "Evangelion!" in the show. Really now? Have you actually seen it? This makes me think not.

If you're replying to me, this makes me think you're barking up the wrong tree, but if you are replying to Zac, I leave you to your fate.

Blood- wrote:

Aw, poor widdle baby. Damn Funi for releasing shows they think will make money as opposed to simply catering to your specific taste. Cry me a river, princess.

Blood...stop shooting your big old mouth off for a sec and read. I am not complaining about Funimation's licensing choices. If they're going to license garbage, that's their business. What I take issue with is them squatting on the licenses for shows that do cater to my taste and thereby hampering the chances of another company bringing them over here. So pretty much the opposite of what you said.

I sympathize with your position in some respects: lets face facts, the dubbing industry was in its infancy in 1997...but it was also the period when it grew into maturity.

-->Even I think that the dub only really hits its stride around episode 8, when the second storyarc starts. And it gets truly great around episode 17 or so.

This is why I like the English dub of Rebuild of Eva 1 so much: particularly because it was so close to episodes 1-6, it allows Spike and Allison a real chance to do Shinji and Misato, with justice, in the first storyarc.

Also, speaking of Blu rays, the Rebuild of Eva 1.11 Blu Ray was the first I ever bought, what made me get a Blu Ray player, and I was not disappointed. All the major Blu Ray review sites said it was the new *benchmark* in Blu ray audio-visual quality.

(extras, on the other hand, were sorely missed...)

einhorn303 wrote:

Ouran bombing on BD doesn't mean Index/Railgun will. Of course female fujoshi don't care as much about HD and high tech audio/video as male otaku fans.

Yeah, I don't understand the logic behind this decision.

Ouran is a High School romantic comedy with loads of Bishōnen, that was originally released on DVD. And then later released as an up-scaled Blu-ray. I can understand why no one bought it.

Index and Railgun are both action/comedy/dramas with some fanservice elements. Both of these I'm pretty sure were animated in HD.

I would much prefer to own both of them on Blu-ray, and I think Funi is making a big mistake not doing so.

Of course, in the ANNcast it is made clear that they do not sign streaming licenses just to stream, but with the intention of at least trying to negotiate a deal that allows them to put a dub in the show.

If they end up not being able to negotiate a deal that looks viable from their side, why do you assume that it would be any more viable for anyone else?

And indeed, if they end up passing on a show that they have streamed, you've presented absolutely zero argument as to why that would hamper the chances of it being licensed by anyone else. You are just assuming your conclusion, short-cutting the whole "argument" part altogether.

And when the hysteria is focused on House of Five Leaves and Tatami Galaxy, we are talking about shows that broadcast in the current year, making it laughably unrealistic to jump to any conclusions about whether or not they will end up successfully negotiating a deal.

agila61 wrote:

Of course, in the ANNcast it is made clear that they do not sign streaming licenses just to stream, but with the intention of at least trying to negotiate a deal that allows them to put a dub in the show.

Okay, but I would have to call bullshit on that. I can believe that they intend to do that for some of these shows but assuming this streaming deal is ongoing, then this would apply to current and future noitaminA shows as well. Sorry but he's a liar if he's claiming that they're seriously considering bringing something like Kuragehime over on DVD with a full dub. There's no way and he knows it. Or what about the live-action one from last season? Or what about whatever noitaminA comes up with next that may be even more odd? As I said initially, my concern is that this will become a recurring problem.