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REVIEW: World Conquest Zvezda Plot Sub.DVD

.....Direct "Can not sell to Japan" releases but still just lower quality DVD products with retail BD prices. As far I can tell, the only business model they have is what they can get away with for each title and if they see no value in a show, this basic DVD complete version is the release it gets. As as it's their only standard format, it's very telling on their part on how they feel about their "budget" shows: "Lack of widespread appeal, low quality, not popular at all, otaku bait" to "outright bad". They're all lumped together so there's no real enticement to buy any of them. They own the rights and this is what they think of them?

Really makes me feel depressed for liking some of these "dead on arrival" shows. Not that I'd buy DVDs of any of them, of course.

As for the AoA release, it's not so much economy but rather a throwaway release. "It won't sell so here's a product you wouldn't want to buy in 2015." It's not the first and won't be the last. I don't blame them for milking named properties for all they're worth because I'd do the same thing myself but it's these titles that show how much disregard they have for the market.

Direct "Can not sell to Japan" releases but still just lower quality DVD products with retail BD prices. As far I can tell, the only business model they have is what they can get away with for each title and if they see no value in a show, this basic DVD complete version is the release it gets. As as it's their only standard format, it's very telling on their part on how they feel about their "budget" shows: "Lack of widespread appeal, low quality, not popular at all, otaku bait" to "outright bad". They're all lumped together so there's no real enticement to buy any of them. They own the rights and this is what they think of them?

Really makes me feel depressed for liking some of these "dead on arrival" shows. Not that I'd buy DVDs of any of them, of course.

I don't know why the reviewer finds the concept so "bizarre" or tries to find some "secret allegory" to it

That's what sucks really. I would actually buy Zvezda Plot without complaining for a bit more if it wasn't just a DVD release. Hardly worth my money as it stands.

Foxaika wrote:

That's what sucks really. I would actually buy Zvezda Plot without complaining for a bit more if it wasn't just a DVD release. Hardly worth my money as it stands.

It doesn't matter whether a show has an interesting story, compelling dialogue, a great soundtrack, talented voice actors, creative character designs, or a compelling tone... if it is on DVD instead of BluRay?

For the record, I bought the DVDs, and the show looks great. Way better video quality than when I watched it on CrunchyRoll.

This show really was something special. It's rare to get something this strange (and surprisingly political at times) in anime, but at the same time, it's something that I feel can only be done in anime.

I do think that while it is an incredibly original series, the closest sibling I can think of would actually be Excel Saga, although this one is not quite as... fast? random? Either way both are excellent examples of when anime comedy gets smart.

.....It doesn't matter whether a show has an interesting story, compelling dialogue, a great soundtrack, talented voice actors, creative character designs, or a compelling tone... if it is on DVD instead of BluRay?.....