×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
Answerman - Discs of Steel


Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next

 Note: this is the discussion thread for this article
Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
invalidname
Contributor



Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 2487
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:15 am Reply with quote
Great questions this week, particularly the one about Blu-Ray episode divvying.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
gravediggernalk
Space Cowboy



Joined: 13 Oct 2013
Posts: 246
Location: Alabama
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:46 am Reply with quote
It's just wishful thinking, but it'd be nice if someone would sub-license all the Macross anime (and Southern Cross and Mospeada for that matter) from HG-USA and put out new, remastered sets.

Since AnimEigo is testing out the KickStarter thing now, maybe we could get Robert to see about a dual-audio BD crowdfunded-release of SDF Macross after the BGC/ADP Kickstarters are all resolved.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
DerekTheRed



Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 3544
Location: ::Points to hand::
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:49 am Reply with quote
I visited poop.bike...


...why, indeed.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Vaisaga



Joined: 07 Oct 2011
Posts: 13242
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:27 pm Reply with quote
I'm a lazy fellow so I must admit I find it a pain to have to get up and switch over the disc for a measley 3 episodes. But I never would have thought one disc was dual layered and one was single. I thought they just both held the same so I found it odd they'd cram so much onto one and leave the other with so little.

Thanks for answering my question Smile
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
TarsTarkas



Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 5958
Location: Virginia, United States
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:49 pm Reply with quote
Sad to hear that the Japanese import has bad subtitles for Macross Plus.

The Harmony Gold Robotech and Macross thing has been ongoing for years. Think we will be in our graves, before anything has a chance of shifting, if it ever does.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
El-ahrairah



Joined: 09 May 2013
Posts: 21
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:27 pm Reply with quote
Maybe I'm just tired (I didn't sleep well last night) but I didn't understand that last question's answer at all.

I'm glad I was never into Macross, It's saved me from a lot of headaches and bitter rage over the years. Although, it dose make me wonder what kind of nasty hate-bug crawled up HG butt.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
relyat08



Joined: 20 Mar 2013
Posts: 4125
Location: Northern Virginia
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:13 pm Reply with quote
Question Question: Do a lot of Blu-ray Anime releases in Japan come with English Subtitles?

I was under the impression that they rarely did, so I haven't really gotten into importing, but if they do(and there is an easy way to tell), that's going to give me access to a lot of stuff I've been missing out on.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
relyat08



Joined: 20 Mar 2013
Posts: 4125
Location: Northern Virginia
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:16 pm Reply with quote
Vaisaga wrote:
I'm a lazy fellow so I must admit I find it a pain to have to get up and switch over the disc for a measley 3 episodes. But I never would have thought one disc was dual layered and one was single. I thought they just both held the same so I found it odd they'd cram so much onto one and leave the other with so little.

Thanks for answering my question Smile

I'm glad you asked it. I just got Psycho-Pass and it is split up like that so I was pretty curious what the reasoning was as well.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
GATSU



Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 15611
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:32 pm Reply with quote
Quote:
Anime Sols, which has regularly struggled with getting enough awareness for its campaigns,


Replace awareness with lazy fans.

Quote:
Pierrot is unlikely to give the whole crowdfunding idea another shot.


I think they meant crowdfunding future magical girl anime like Mew Mew and Sugar Sugar Rune.

Quote:
With anime fandom being the size that it is, there are very real limits to how much funding an anime project can hope to achieve.


If it's not on Kickstarter, you mean. Because the fans are too snobby to consider anything which doesn't have a bigger base already.

Quote:
As I'm sure people in the forums will point out, Discotek has released the entire Fist of the North Star franchise on DVD already.


I think they meant crowdfunding the manga.

Speaking of Anime Sols, though, Mami only has $4,000 left to reach its goal.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Vaisaga



Joined: 07 Oct 2011
Posts: 13242
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:34 pm Reply with quote
El-ahrairah wrote:
Maybe I'm just tired (I didn't sleep well last night) but I didn't understand that last question's answer at all.


Basically to split it an even 6/6 or 7/6 you'd need 2 dual layer Blu Rays. The cheaper option is to put 9 episodes on a dual layer Blu Ray and 3/4 episodes on a single layer Blu Ray.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Touma



Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2651
Location: Colorado, USA
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:38 pm Reply with quote
relyat08 wrote:
Question Question: Do a lot of Blu-ray Anime releases in Japan come with English Subtitles?

WTK has a thread in the Retail forum about that.
The first post has a link to a spreadsheet with the information that you need.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
luffypirate



Joined: 06 Oct 2006
Posts: 3187
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:44 pm Reply with quote
relyat08 wrote:
Question Question: Do a lot of Blu-ray Anime releases in Japan come with English Subtitles?

I was under the impression that they rarely did, so I haven't really gotten into importing, but if they do(and there is an easy way to tell), that's going to give me access to a lot of stuff I've been missing out on.


It is still rather rare. Maybe one or two TV anime a season.

Bummer that a big name like JS would not recommend the Macross Plus box. I will have to go through the subtitles to check for these issues. Things like that don't bother me because they aren't necessary. The major selling point for myself was the new 5.1ch audio and remastered video, not the English options.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ojamajo LimePie



Joined: 09 Nov 2007
Posts: 772
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:56 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Quote:
Pierrot is unlikely to give the whole crowdfunding idea another shot.


I think they meant crowdfunding future magical girl anime like Mew Mew and Sugar Sugar Rune.


Both of which would likely get more backers than Mami, being newer and more familiar to English-speaking audiences due to translated manga.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
here-and-faraway



Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Posts: 1529
Location: Sunny California
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:07 pm Reply with quote
I went ahead and pledged for a Creamy Mami set to help out the series' fans. I love Anime Sols for doing what they do.

Here's my question: Studio Pierrot has already made money off of the series because 3 of the boxes have been funded. Are they out any money if they don't get box 4 funded? (Hopefully it will get funded.) It seems a shame for them not to take another chance because 3/4 failed. I could be totally wrong, but doesn't Anime Sols do all the work for them? Or is it a pride thing?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
GATSU



Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 15611
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:16 pm Reply with quote
here:
Quote:
Are they out any money if they don't get box 4 funded?


They're not out of money, but they don't want to waste time with flakey fans.

Quote:
It seems a shame for them not to take another chance because 3/4 failed.


If the support isn't there until the end, they got no incentive to continue it. There already have been enough mahou shoujo failures as is which didn't have to be crowdfunded. So they'd rather get out now, instead of being burned like other licensors. So, in essence, no Mami, no other magical girl stuff. And don't go expecting Sentai-after being burned with Sailor Moon-and/or Discotek to pick up the slack. They're aware of the crappy sales numbers, too. The old-school/specialty shows they pick up are the ones fans are willing to actually pay for, instead of just pirating, while making false promises that they will buy said shows.

Quote:
I could be totally wrong, but doesn't Anime Sols do all the work for them?


It's a collaborative thing. Pierrot provides the art and merch, Sols sells it, translates it, and takes the orders, and Right Stuf prints out the DVDs.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next
Page 1 of 9

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group