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Fuchikoma

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"Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOOO!" , posted Tue 11 May 09:46

... and even worst than not being able to get quality fansubs now... it was licensed by Funimation! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

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ShadowSonic
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"Re(1):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 09:55

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... and even worst than not being able to get quality fansubs now... it was licensed by Funimation! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

GodDAMNIT!

Just as I was about to start watching it too. >:(

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Time Mage

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"Re(1):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 10:12

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... and even worst than not being able to get quality fansubs now... it was licensed by Funimation! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Crap! I'm not going to be able to buy the DVD's! (Until they get the series here)

Dragon-Warrior

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"Re(2):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 10:14

quote:
... and even worst than not being able to get quality fansubs now... it was licensed by Funimation! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Crap! I'm not going to be able to buy the DVD's! (Until they get the series here)

Shit! this was the onlt series i am watching............this sucks.

Radish

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"Re(1):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 10:31

I hear there are certain evil groups that plan on still releasing it. Shhh!!!!!!

Toxico

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"Re(2):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 10:43

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I hear there are certain evil groups that plan on still releasing it. Shhh!!!!!!

OMG AREN'T THEY AFRAID OF HELL?????
You could also download a sudamerican dub or download it raw and later download subtitles .

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Time Mage

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"Re(2):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 10:54

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I hear there are certain evil groups that plan on still releasing it. Shhh!!!!!!

Lovable, lovable evil groups... I'll have to inform myself about their whereabouts.

DarkZero

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"Re(3):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 11:08

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I hear there are certain evil groups that plan on still releasing it. Shhh!!!!!!

Lovable, lovable evil groups... I'll have to inform myself about their whereabouts.

If my recent Initial D and Wonderfalls downloading sprees are any indication, then all you have to do is keep watching SuprNova. If it violates copyright law, then it will eventually end up there.

threesixtee

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"Re(4):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 12:04

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I hear there are certain evil groups that plan on still releasing it. Shhh!!!!!!

Lovable, lovable evil groups... I'll have to inform myself about their whereabouts.

If my recent Initial D and Wonderfalls downloading sprees are any indication, then all you have to do is keep watching SuprNova. If it violates copyright law, then it will eventually end up there.

dammit all. they could have waited a few months for the show to end... there's what.... 20 episodes left? that's only like... 4-5 months?

I'm not a big fan of FUNi dubs. I wish some other studio would dub it, like bang-zoom! or maybe even ocean...

Iggy

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"Re(4):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 13:01

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If my recent Initial D and Wonderfalls downloading sprees are any indication, then all you have to do is keep watching SuprNova. If it violates copyright law, then it will eventually end up there.

I would be extremely glad to hear an explanation about how Wonderfalls ended there.
AND EVEN MORE TO SEE THE 105th EPISODE !

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DarkZero

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"Re(5):Full Metal Alchemist licensed.... NOOOO" , posted Tue 11 May 13:09

quote:
If my recent Initial D and Wonderfalls downloading sprees are any indication, then all you have to do is keep watching SuprNova. If it violates copyright law, then it will eventually end up there.

I would be extremely glad to hear an explanation about how Wonderfalls ended there.
AND EVEN MORE TO SEE THE 105th EPISODE !

Wonderfalls wasn't so much a "spree" as it was a pleasant surprise. Two unreleased episodes of Wonderfalls are currently on SuprNova.org. They're rips from the pretty little DVD screener discs that were sent out to promote the show and that have now ended up on eBay. I'm not sure if there are any more screeners out there containing any of the other seven unreleased episodes, but at least we've got two more.

And from what I've seen, they seem to be pretty high quality, unlike my lame-ass copy of the original Firefly pilot (the one that didn't air on Fox) that looks like it was ripped from a 5th generation VHS copy.

OmegaDog

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"Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation bad?" , posted Tue 11 May 14:43:

I REALLY haven't been keeping up with what's currently out there -- but I thought Funimation generally had a much better reputation with the other anime they've been releasing (since they showed they could do much better than what they did with DBZ)! Why am I hearing screams now (not just here, but elsewhere) about how it's so horrible that Funimation licensed it?

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[this message was edited by OmegaDog on Tue 11 May 14:44]

VManOfMana

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"Re(1):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Tue 11 May 15:27

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I REALLY haven't been keeping up with what's currently out there -- but I thought Funimation generally had a much better reputation with the other anime they've been releasing (since they showed they could do much better than what they did with DBZ)! Why am I hearing screams now (not just here, but elsewhere) about how it's so horrible that Funimation licensed it?

If you don't count their job with Fruits Basket (which supposedly is pretty good), FUNimation is comparable to DiC.

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"Re(1):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Tue 11 May 17:19

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Why am I hearing screams now (not just here, but elsewhere) about how it's so horrible that Funimation licensed it?

they cut shit in their dvds, i hear

OmegaDog

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"Re(2):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Tue 11 May 17:30

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Why am I hearing screams now (not just here, but elsewhere) about how it's so horrible that Funimation licensed it?
they cut shit in their dvds, i hear

Don't they normally also sell uncut versions of movies/episodes for their non-DBZ/non-televised stuff too, though?

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"Re(3):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Tue 11 May 17:37

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Don't they normally also sell uncut versions of movies/episodes for their non-DBZ/non-televised stuff too, though?

i dunno. the only example i can go with is DBZ. hopefully, someone else can give a good answer. i've been wondering myself for a while

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(4):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Tue 11 May 18:14

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Don't they normally also sell uncut versions of movies/episodes for their non-DBZ/non-televised stuff too, though?
i dunno. the only example i can go with is DBZ. hopefully, someone else can give a good answer. i've been wondering myself for a while

I can't speak for the dub, as I don't ever watch dubs, but the sub for Furuba is quite well done. And the DVD's themselves are among the best I have, with alternate angles for the opening and endings that are the Japanese brodcast credits (a nice touch).

If your not a Dub watcher, Funi is not bad for DVD releases as they sub quite well and do produce a solid DVD. They need to improve ep counts for FMA, but other than that I have no problem with them.

However I will hate having to wait for the end of the series, though thank god for unethical fansub groups (though I will probably buy the series...:)

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Shin_ATproof

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"Re(5):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 01:07:

Yeah I heard Funimation does OK on their uncut Non-Dragon Ball DVDs. I heard Blue Gender was done some justice and Kiddy Grade is pretty good...

So it isn't like Funimation is like DiC or 4Kids were you are SoL.

I just want to watch Full Metal Alchemist subbed, uncut and unaltered. Non of that stupid rap-rock crap(like Dragon Ball Z/GT) or english versions of the opening and ending songs(Yuyu Hakusho anyone?).

Edit:Yeah I just got around to downloading up to Episode 20 in FMA...I really don't want to wait to catch up.

Hey...anyone hear about the game is going to be released here!?

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[this message was edited by Shin_ATproof on Wed 12 May 01:09]

Hagen de Merak

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"Re(6):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 01:26

quote:

I just want to watch Full Metal Alchemist subbed, uncut and unaltered. Non of that stupid rap-rock crap(like Dragon Ball Z/GT) or english versions of the opening and ending songs(Yuyu Hakusho anyone?).

do the yuyu hakusho DVD's by them include the original version? (i.e original music, intro, uncut stuff, etc.) im kind of scared of buying funimation products....

Shin_ATproof

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"Re(7):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 02:49:

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do the yuyu hakusho DVD's by them include the original version? (i.e original music, intro, uncut stuff, etc.) im kind of scared of buying funimation products....

LOL I would assume by switching to Japanese language on the DVD gives you all of the original content...otherwise I think you and I would have heard some complaints by now. Much like the complaints of the say the DBZ/GT DVDs...edited content. I personally haven't bought the US Yuyu DVDs since I've already seen the series long long ago...plus I've been redundant for like 6-7 months...so no money to buy anything I really want.

........

Anyway so since I heard almost no complaints thus far of Blue Gender or Kiddy Grade DVDs, I have high hopes for a good release(meaning uncut, unaltered and subbed) of Full Metal Alchemist.

Hey like I said...it could have been worse...it could have been DiC or 4Kids that got this Anime(and Yuyu Hakusho) and we would never get Subbed episodes, characters names would be changed and major editing of dialogue and violence.

I think the real big questions are:
-How many episodes per DVD?
-When will the DVDs be released?
-Will we get a Full Metal Box cover for the first DVD or for a box set?
-Will it be shown on Adult Swim?
-How much will they have to edit to show on TV?

Sí con

la langosta y camarón

[this message was edited by Shin_ATproof on Wed 12 May 02:53]

Juke Joint Jezebel

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"Re(8):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 08:03

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-How many episodes per DVD?

how many episodes did they put on the Fruits Basket, Blue Gender, and Kiddy Grade dvds? hopefully, they won't pull an ADV and give us four episodes .. then three .. then half an episode .. then you gotta buy two dvds to view one episode (ok, not really. but these damn Eva dvds, it feels like i bought six of them with the same fucking footage. AND WHAT THE HELL IS THIS Link Here)

threesixtee

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"Re(9):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 08:17

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AND WHAT THE HELL IS THIS Link Here)

the last six episodes were the ones that fans bitched and moaned about - so years later, gainax added some new footage, re-did some of the scenes, and re-released it as the "director's cut: resurrection / reborn" dvds that ADV just released.

THIS is what pisses me off. AFTER they release the director's cut of the last six episodes, they decide to re-release EVERYTHING as director's cut and call it "platinum edition." FTS! I already bought the dvds once around dammit.

but yeah... fullmetal alchemist... I think sonchou is still gonna sub, so we're all in luck.

kyo717
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"Re(9):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation b" , posted Wed 12 May 10:04

Not sure about Blue Gender and Kiddy Grade but Fruits Basket had 6 episodes per dvd. I didn't watch the entire series in dub but it was a pretty damn good dub in my opinon.

Whip's Disciple
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"Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation " , posted Sat 15 May 03:31

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but yeah... fullmetal alchemist... I think sonchou is still gonna sub, so we're all in luck.

Sonchou is listed on scarywater, I don't think they're gonna be doing FMA.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funimation " , posted Sat 15 May 06:45

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AND WHAT THE HELL IS THIS Link Here)

the last six episodes were the ones that fans bitched and moaned about - so years later, gainax added some new footage, re-did some of the scenes, and re-released it as the "director's cut: resurrection / reborn" dvds that ADV just released.

THIS is what pisses me off. AFTER they release the director's cut of the last six episodes, they decide to re-release EVERYTHING as director's cut and call it "platinum edition." FTS! I already bought the dvds once around dammit.

Yeah, but that's not really ADV's fault. That's Gainax's for making so many different versions of one TV show that die-hard fans have to get them all. In fact I bet one day Anno will admit that the real point of Eva is to the most money on different versions of the series...:)

But ADV is in a Catch 22, where if it doesn't release the new shiny DVD version it'll get yelled at. But if it does come out they'll get accused of double dipping...

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Radish

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"Re(2):Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funim" , posted Sat 15 May 07:18

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Yeah, but that's not really ADV's fault. That's Gainax's for making so many different versions of one TV show that die-hard fans have to get them all. In fact I bet one day Anno will admit that the real point of Eva is to the most money on different versions of the series...:)

The real point of Eva is to make money off of selling products which feature their female characers naked.

StickClick

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"Re(3):Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funim" , posted Sat 15 May 09:16

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The real point of Eva is to make money off of selling products which feature their female characers naked.

Lies!

Shin_ATproof

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"FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sat 15 May 16:11

http://media.funimation.com/trailers/FMA/FMA2_Large.wmv

And...

It looks promising...

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Juke Joint Jezebel

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"Re(1):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sat 15 May 16:59

cool trailer. but seeing this thing coming to Cartoon Network makes me @_@

"oh no what'd we do to mommy"
"let's send her back to another dimension!"

Zazzarius

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"Re(2):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 09:06

quote:
cool trailer. but seeing this thing coming to Cartoon Network makes me @_@

"oh no what'd we do to mommy"
"let's send her back to another dimension!"

word is, in fact, it'll go up on Adult Swim

Rid Hershel

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"Re(2):Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funim" , posted Sun 16 May 09:15

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Sonchou is listed on scarywater, I don't think they're gonna be doing FMA.

They aren't ONLY on Scarywater.

Whip's Disciple
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"Re(3):Re(10):Haven't been keeping up -- Funim" , posted Sun 16 May 11:35

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Sonchou is listed on scarywater, I don't think they're gonna be doing FMA.
They aren't ONLY on Scarywater.

Well then, I can live with that. :D

shotokan anime
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"Re(2):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 19:17

quote:
cool trailer. but seeing this thing coming to Cartoon Network makes me @_@

"oh no what'd we do to mommy"
"let's send her back to another dimension!"

I was working at funimation at the time and they were talking about having mom just never there and the kids living with their grandparents and losing their bodies because they were messing with things they shouldnt have. they were worried that Al might die and they couldn't have that on cartoon network's toonami. I agrued that that would fuck everthing up and then my boss called me and told me to get my ass back to work and quit arguing with Barry about HIS show. So your call wasn't far off. I was also told to chill on the otaku shit so you can get an idea of their commitment.

Radish

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"Re(3):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 19:20

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I was also told to chill on the otaku shit

That is good advise for everyone.

sabo10

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"Re(4):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 19:30:

Wasn't this one of those shows where like 5 different versions of the same episode would be released fansubbed every week?

I'm sure it will probably be fansubbed by someone until the end.

I'm not going to go into a huge explanation, because I have done so previously, but I believe watching a lot of fansubbed episodes of liscensed shows (and if you really want an official, hard copy of a show you like, only buying the R2 Japanese DVDs) is the only way to save the anime industry in America.

I'm convinced almost everyone working in the localization industry is a massive dripping cunt, and they deserve whatever they get.

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[this message was edited by sabo10 on Sun 16 May 19:32]

shotokan anime
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"Re(5):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 19:35

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Wasn't this one of those shows where like 5 different versions of the same episode would be released fansubbed every week?

I'm sure it will probably be fansubbed by someone until the end.

I'm not going to go into a huge explanation, because I have done so previously, but I believe watching a lot of fansubbed episodes of liscensed shows (and if you really want an official, hard copy of a show you like, only buying the R2 Japanese DVDs) is the only way to save the anime industry in America.

I'm convinced almost everyone working in the localization industry is a massive dripping cunt, and they deserve whatever they get.

Agreed, The anime industustry in american is a bunch of folks that really dont care about the artistic merits of a show, just the industry sales. Just like the brand manager of yu yu hakusho was a business major who had never seen the show and she was to be the expert. (great girl thought!) Texans shoul never be allow to touch anime unless they are under 40 kids who grew up and understand the beauty of anime and that children can understand death, complex plots and hentai

Magus Darkstar
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"Re(3):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 20:13

quote:
cool trailer. but seeing this thing coming to Cartoon Network makes me @_@

"oh no what'd we do to mommy"
"let's send her back to another dimension!"

I was working at funimation at the time and they were talking about having mom just never there and the kids living with their grandparents and losing their bodies because they were messing with things they shouldnt have. they were worried that Al might die and they couldn't have that on cartoon network's toonami. I agrued that that would fuck everthing up and then my boss called me and told me to get my ass back to work and quit arguing with Barry about HIS show. So your call wasn't far off. I was also told to chill on the otaku shit so you can get an idea of their commitment.

Bulllll shit

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DarkZero

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"Re(5):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 20:48

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Wasn't this one of those shows where like 5 different versions of the same episode would be released fansubbed every week?

I'm sure it will probably be fansubbed by someone until the end.

I'm not going to go into a huge explanation, because I have done so previously, but I believe watching a lot of fansubbed episodes of liscensed shows (and if you really want an official, hard copy of a show you like, only buying the R2 Japanese DVDs) is the only way to save the anime industry in America.

I'm convinced almost everyone working in the localization industry is a massive dripping cunt, and they deserve whatever they get.

I don't intend to hijack the thread with this or anything, because it is slighty off-topic, but I just honestly don't understand how the anime industry survives in the United States when the first season of Angel (22 hours) has a retail price of $60, but one season of Trigun (13 hours) is $200 and one season of Evangelion is $170. How MMORPGs that cost $60 retail + $15 monthly sort of mystify me, but I really have no explanation for why large numbers of people pay $200 for Trigun.

Celsius
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"Re(6):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 20:59

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I don't intend to hijack the thread with this or anything, because it is slighty off-topic, but I just honestly don't understand how the anime industry survives in the United States when the first season of Angel (22 hours) has a retail price of $60, but one season of Trigun (13 hours) is $200 and one season of Evangelion is $170. How MMORPGs that cost $60 retail + $15 monthly sort of mystify me, but I really have no explanation for why large numbers of people pay $200 for Trigun.

It's all about knowing how and where to shop. For instance, you list Neon Genesis Evangelion for $170 but not a lot of people buy it at that price. Today, until midnight, this site, www.rightstuf.com has a 40% off sale on ADV products (anime, manga, etc.) If you bought the neon genesis box there using that coupon code, it'll cost....

$169.98 - 40 % = $101.99

If your a member of the got Anime club you get an extra 10% off that price...

$101.99 - 10% = $91.79

Shipping is free if you choose economy shipping (mostly everyone does) and there is no tax.

Total = $91.79 compared to the retail of $169.98.

It's still a lot though! <=(

Fry's Electronics was selling the whole set for $79.99 + tax a couple years back.

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Juke Joint Jezebel

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"Re(6):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 21:14

quote:
HazZan's take on anime

this isn't another one of your "bangbus stories", is it

TeirusuCSS
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"Re(7):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 21:17

My brother-in-law got all of EVA for $60 (Or was it $40?) from Japan. I don't know if it's bootlegged or anything, though. Considering how mad the creators of that series are and how everyone seems to hate american anime distributors I don't think he'll have to worry about otaku ninja flipping out and killing him in the middle of the night.

Speaking of Funi... why would mentioning death bother them anymore anyway? I mean, they never butchered the death thing in YuYu Hakusho as far as I know.

Cats? I much prefer foxes.

shotokan anime
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"Re(8):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 21:30

quote:
My brother-in-law got all of EVA for $60 (Or was it $40?) from Japan. I don't know if it's bootlegged or anything, though. Considering how mad the creators of that series are and how everyone seems to hate american anime distributors I don't think he'll have to worry about otaku ninja flipping out and killing him in the middle of the night.

Speaking of Funi... why would mentioning death bother them anymore anyway? I mean, they never butchered the death thing in YuYu Hakusho as far as I know.

the concern that they wanted it on toonomi and that if the main character dies, toonomi wouldn't air it. In Gen's defense they did tell atari that they did not want to get it on toonimi if they had to butcher it. But the whole thing is that it was discussed and actually considered at a time is scary. Funimation is a badly run company and i could onlyt stomach 6 weeks of it and then it was back to waiting tables and half heartedly running an anime store.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(6):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 21:44

quote:
I don't intend to hijack the thread with this or anything, because it is slighty off-topic, but I just honestly don't understand how the anime industry survives in the United States when the first season of Angel (22 hours) has a retail price of $60, but one season of Trigun (13 hours) is $200 and one season of Evangelion is $170. How MMORPGs that cost $60 retail + $15 monthly sort of mystify me, but I really have no explanation for why large numbers of people pay $200 for Trigun.

Cause the fan girls really, REALLY, love Vash!

As for the cost point of view, you have to look at the fact Angel is run on broadcast TV whereas most anime is DVD only or gets run on Cable. The higher ad rates help pay for the production costs and help the studios make a profit on the show (if it's successfull). So when the DVD release comes, they've paid most of the heavy costs and thus they can cut a deal on the price (And still make a heavy profit after the factor in percentages to actors and writers).

Anime in the US has to get most of the rights and productions fees back from DVD sales, though. Thus it has to charge a higher price for the overall content compared to a US series....

Separated at Birth?

Radish

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"Re(6):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Sun 16 May 22:11

quote:
Wasn't this one of those shows where like 5 different versions of the same episode would be released fansubbed every week?

I'm sure it will probably be fansubbed by someone until the end.

I'm not going to go into a huge explanation, because I have done so previously, but I believe watching a lot of fansubbed episodes of liscensed shows (and if you really want an official, hard copy of a show you like, only buying the R2 Japanese DVDs) is the only way to save the anime industry in America.

I'm convinced almost everyone working in the localization industry is a massive dripping cunt, and they deserve whatever they get.

I don't intend to hijack the thread with this or anything, because it is slighty off-topic, but I just honestly don't understand how the anime industry survives in the United States when the first season of Angel (22 hours) has a retail price of $60, but one season of Trigun (13 hours) is $200 and one season of Evangelion is $170. How MMORPGs that cost $60 retail + $15 monthly sort of mystify me, but I really have no explanation for why large numbers of people pay $200 for Trigun.

On the topic of MMORPGs I've actually spent less money on games since getting FFXI because I'm paying $12 a month for one game as opposed to buying others (also nothing incredibly good has been released lately but that's the lurking variable).

Still I can understand MMORPG costs due to server stress, incressed amount of support and other factors.

In regards to anime, I remember when you had to pay (I didn't personally) $15 for a 20 minute Oh My Goddess VHS which seemed like highway robbery to me.

threesixtee

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"fansubs?" , posted Mon 17 May 09:11

anime.mircx.com

okay, I guess two groups are continuing the fansubs: aoi-anime (whom I've never heard of) and sonchou (whom I've heard good things about, but never seen myself). anyone have any preferences? I have 1-31 by akeep-anbu, so I guess I hold them as the standard. right now I'm downloading sonchou's only because I've heard of them.

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"Re(7):FMA Cartoon Network Trailer" , posted Mon 17 May 09:14:

Crap! Just crap! This is why I read the manga. So I don't get upset about the anime coming to cartoon network.

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"Re(1):fansubs?" , posted Mon 17 May 09:15

quote:
anime.mircx.com

okay, I guess two groups are continuing the fansubs: aoi-anime (whom I've never heard of) and sonchou (whom I've heard good things about, but never seen myself). anyone have any preferences? I have 1-31 by akeep-anbu, so I guess I hold them as the standard. right now I'm downloading sonchou's only because I've heard of them.

Aoi used to be one of the three groups that did that one "Pia Carrot" movie. When they do joint projects, they're okay, but personally, when they do projects by themselves, they need to fix up on some matters. Hope that helps.

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"Re(2):fansubs?" , posted Mon 17 May 10:32:

quote:

Aoi used to be one of the three groups that did that one "Pia Carrot" movie. When they do joint projects, they're okay, but personally, when they do projects by themselves, they need to fix up on some matters. Hope that helps.

+ 1 for sonchou

EDIT: I fell behind the anime a couple months ago because of school and stuff, but kept downloading and I've been trying to catch up recently and...

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
holy crap the hughes episode was way too sad, especially with his daughter at the funeral

End of Spoiler

that seriously made me cry.

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"Re(3):fansubs?" , posted Mon 17 May 12:54:

I think that Sonchou was part of the team of Anime Forever ...

PS : Damn ! I missed the 31 !
Now, it'll be a pure pain to find a active torrent link for it (T__T)

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"Re(4):fansubs?" , posted Fri 21 May 04:43

Sonchou has stopped the distribution also. I guess I'll try that Aoi-Anime... Basically because there's no other option...

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"Re(5):fansubs?" , posted Fri 21 May 08:59

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Sonchou has stopped the distribution also. I guess I'll try that Aoi-Anime... Basically because there's no other option...

there's also DL, spoon and for our french speaking friends TKM.

click

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"Re(6):fansubs?" , posted Fri 21 May 10:41

quote:
Sonchou has stopped the distribution also. I guess I'll try that Aoi-Anime... Basically because there's no other option...

there's also DL, spoon and for our french speaking friends TKM.

click

Zepy told me they had been threatened, but their channel still says they're going on with it.

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"no more raw?" , posted Tue 25 May 15:41

isn't the raw for episode 33 supposed to be out by now? don't tell me they're not even distributing raws of FMA anymore...

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"Re(1):no more raw?" , posted Tue 25 May 16:12

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isn't the raw for episode 33 supposed to be out by now? don't tell me they're not even distributing raws of FMA anymore...

To help put your mind at ease, it didn't air this week. ^_^