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opn
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*checks ANN entry*
ah that makes sense this is a old ADV rescue. anyway good news for the fans. |
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Crisha
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Hm... that's an unexpected license. I thought the conclusion was that magical girls didn't sell well in America? This must have been a cheap license (or bundled in with something).
I wonder if this is a case of testing the waters (like they're doing with Princess Jellyfish) for more shoujo-oriented series to see if the fans bite. I'd think there would be better series to try that out on. Nevertheless, I didn't particularly care for this series and am unlikely to buy it from FUNi even just to support more series like these being licensed (we'll see). |
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Blood-
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I just bought Pretear dirt cheap from DeepDiscount during their Black Friday/Cyber Monday back in November. From a purely selfish perspective, I would have preferred Funi used their license money for some other title.
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Zilan
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This was probably cheap, and it's already dubbed. From a business standpoint this is money well spent, as It's a very good show.
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SaiyanHero16
 Posts: 265 Location: South Carolina |
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For a second I thought "FUNimation is licensing something from 2001?" Then I saw that is was a rescue from ADV. Makes much more sense.
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Durga
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I really love this show, probably more than I should. I own the ADV release, but hopefully this will get newer fans interested in this show, and with shows like Madoka Magica being very successful right now, we might see a renewed interest in magical girl shows.
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Gewürtztraminer
 Posts: 1028 Location: Texas - Its like whole other country. |
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I wonder who owns the ADV dub now, and if this has anything to do with current litigation?
I would have thought anyone who wanted this series already had it or could still get it cheaply. |
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Loren Leah
Posts: 45 Location: USA |
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Awesome! This really is a great little series, so it'll be nice to have it easily available again. One of these days I should finally pick up the manga...
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Daimao Raki
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It seems old is new again these days. I hope more out of print titles are brought back....at least in digital form.
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TsukasaElkKite
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I hope it includes the ADV dub
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Tratious
 Posts: 316 Location: Savannah, GA |
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mewpudding101
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Holy shit, they read my survey.
 I put Pretear down as one of my favorite box sets, and gave all the reasons. I have the box set already, so I have no need, but I hope it'll get more exposure for being an amazing series.
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Roxas4ever
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This surprises me, as it's not a super well-known series. Also, I thought they were primarily looking at new series, not rescue license...
*is sad because Mawaru Penguindrum's odds of being picked up by Funimation are steadily dropping* I like Pretear, but I already own the ADV box set, so I won't be re-buying it ^^; |
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Sam Murai
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What, FUNimation couldn't wait until October?[/wrong]
In all, it's good to see Pretear get picked up, though I thought that Sentai or AEsir still had it (and honestly, it's kind of strange that FUNi picked it up, as I thought people were half-and-half on it). It's not perfect, but I liked Sato's treatment of the Snow White tale and some of the chances he took with it spoiler[(though I thought that he copped-out on the ending a little by not sticking with the tragic climax and going with a "happy ending" reboot)]. The dub was good and I hope they retain it. |
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Ashen Phoenix
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Regardless of the reason, I'm always happy to see license rescues for classic, honestly good shows. I haven't seen Pretear but I've heard nothing but positive things about it, so I'd like to check it out now. Keep up the great work, FUNi! |
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