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NEWS: Anime Network Online Heads to UK, Ponyo UK Opening in 2010




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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:22 pm Reply with quote
I'd woohoo if I didn't own the only three titles listed that I'm interested in on DVD, but excellent news nevertheless.
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12skippy21



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:40 am Reply with quote
I wonder how long this service will last?
Worth a look I'm sure but like Shiroi Hane the series I like I have on DVD. I haven't seen Lady of Death though.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:58 am Reply with quote
I'm a little torn on seeing Ponyo. Luckily it is coming to a nearby theater, but the Jonas and Cyrus kids have me worried. They ruined that song.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:30 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I'm a little torn on seeing Ponyo. Luckily it is coming to a nearby theater, but the Jonas and Cyrus kids have me worried. They ruined that song.


Don't you get a dual release in the US? When a new Ghibli film (or something like the French animated film Persepolis) comes out here in Britain, the big multiplex cinemas show the dub and the arthouse cinemas show the sub.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:04 am Reply with quote
Moomintroll wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I'm a little torn on seeing Ponyo. Luckily it is coming to a nearby theater, but the Jonas and Cyrus kids have me worried. They ruined that song.


Don't you get a dual release in the US? When a new Ghibli film (or something like the French animated film Persepolis) comes out here in Britain, the big multiplex cinemas show the dub and the arthouse cinemas show the sub.


That would prob depend on what area of the US you lived in. I'm in a rural area so I'd be lucky to see it dubbed. It's only going to be in 800 theaters total IIRC. (To put in perspective, total number of theaters in US is estimated at 18,410)
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:17 am Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
Moomintroll wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I'm a little torn on seeing Ponyo. Luckily it is coming to a nearby theater, but the Jonas and Cyrus kids have me worried. They ruined that song.


Don't you get a dual release in the US? When a new Ghibli film (or something like the French animated film Persepolis) comes out here in Britain, the big multiplex cinemas show the dub and the arthouse cinemas show the sub.


That would prob depend on what area of the US you lived in. I'm in a rural area so I'd be lucky to see it dubbed. It's only going to be in 800 theaters total IIRC. (To put in perspective, total number of theaters in US is estimated at 18,410)


I think that's the estimate of screens, not theaters. But when they say 800 theaters, it more or less means screens because this film will probably only get a small limited release, down to only a few showings a day.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:21 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
hikaru004 wrote:
Moomintroll wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I'm a little torn on seeing Ponyo. Luckily it is coming to a nearby theater, but the Jonas and Cyrus kids have me worried. They ruined that song.


Don't you get a dual release in the US? When a new Ghibli film (or something like the French animated film Persepolis) comes out here in Britain, the big multiplex cinemas show the dub and the arthouse cinemas show the sub.


That would prob depend on what area of the US you lived in. I'm in a rural area so I'd be lucky to see it dubbed. It's only going to be in 800 theaters total IIRC. (To put in perspective, total number of theaters in US is estimated at 18,410)


I think that's the estimate of screens, not theaters. But when they say 800 theaters, it more or less means screens because this film will probably only get a small limited release, down to only a few showings a day.


Then, it's worse, The estimate is 38,990 screens in the US.

Edit: Yippee! ADV is streaming outside the US.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:05 am Reply with quote
Cool, nice one ADV.

How this service survives, is down to what shows they get for it. I don't expect ADV to break the bank anytime soon.

I wish them success.
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:18 am Reply with quote
ADV have tried DTO in the UK before, I remember seeing a few episodes of Air Gear free on Vizimo, which was exclusive there as there was no intention to release on DVD in the UK. Wasn't interested enough to purchase the rest. IIRC Lady Death was one of the other shows on there also.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:08 am Reply with quote
Yes it's a great advantage having ADV back in the UK like this. Now all they have to do is show some original titles, and not just regurg the same things they were regurging back when TAN was on Propeller, then they could be on the way back to actually making some Sterling again.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:47 am Reply with quote
Navigating Empire's impossible, so what was the reson given for the Ponyo delay? I mean I'm sure that kittens need to be sacrificed to convert film from NSTC to PAL but that's not that hard.

Mohawk52 wrote:
Yes it's a great advantage having ADV back in the UK like this. Now all they have to do is show some original titles, and not just regurg the same things they were regurging back when TAN was on Propeller, then they could be on the way back to actually making some Sterling again.
I will accept that this is a postive step, however, we're paying more for less again.

Even though it's not as bad as about 99.9% of all streaming servies, TANUK does the ol' boat of "Show them shows we can't show em" (Give 'im the Utena DON'T GIVE HIM THE UTENA! Ohhhhhh!)
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:25 am Reply with quote
Well if they start showing the titles they stopped selling here in the middle of their distribution, like Wallflower, and Welcome to the NHK. then it might be worth me signing up, other wise it's a non-starter.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:12 pm Reply with quote
I watched the first few episodes of Nanaka (which only require registration since I had trouble paying for a premium account) and that has never been released here and is unlikely ever to be either. Hopefully shows like this will continue to be available, not a FUNimation-style "oops, we shouldn't have been streaming this to you, quick turn everything off"-style deal.
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