So Long, Bandai Entertainment
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Ha 20.... bucks..... hold on *does some reasearch*oldtaku said:
well not twenty bucks but hell still pretty pricey for me.... Funimation away!!!!
**cough** **cough** Apple **cough** **cough**xyrafhoan said:
Oudated not so much but its like a lazer pointer to a cat.... oh shiney must follow much catch
Well I see someone got what I was hinting at.Arizona Kyle said:
Sadly every time I go to Japan the price of media there is ridiculous. $10 for a single? $30-$40 for an album? Of MUSIC? $40+ for a DVD with 3 episodes on it? $80+ for a single game? Japanese companies are trying to make the same margins per unit sold as in North America, but I feel that NA is more about volume sold moreso than mark-up and those prices just don't fly in the digital age.
These companies almost make Apple look like a savant in terms of pricing for value.
Nichijou makes me very sad but you know what's worse?
They also had a license of Star Driver.
I liked Nichijou more but I don't think a Dub would work well for a show like that, Star Driver on the other hand would have been perfect.
Kiraboshi to all!
http://maniakku.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/kiraboshi.jpg?w=450
They also had a license of Star Driver.
I liked Nichijou more but I don't think a Dub would work well for a show like that, Star Driver on the other hand would have been perfect.
Kiraboshi to all!
http://maniakku.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/kiraboshi.jpg?w=450
Wow, I did not see that coming. I guess we're at the mercy of Funimation now, which already likes to package anime in "seasons" so they can split the series and hit you twice for the whole series. Ugh...what can you do (nothing)?
It probably shows how much anime I watch when my first thought was "Noooooooooo, Power Rangers toys =(" despite the fact the last time I owned one was about 12 years ago.
This just affects dubs, Bandai doesn't make anime for America, they make them for Japan and they will continue to do so, any real anime lover wouldn't feel perturbed by this at all and would keep being a huge fan of the series they love despite it not being brought over.
Hell, most fans have already watched all these series months before they're even brought over here, it's that delay and failure which made them not turn in enough profit and close up shop.
They thought that anime fans in America are still living 20 years ago where the only things they knew about anime was what Japan wished to share with them when in fact anime fans around the world can watch a fan-subtitled episode a day after it premiers in Japanese tv in subtitles often better than an official sub.
Victorique is still adorable as hell, I mean, look at her:
Does she seem any less cute because you won't be able to buy the blue ray version of her anime at your local store? Does the lack of a dub somehow affect her existence at all? I don't think so.
Hell, most fans have already watched all these series months before they're even brought over here, it's that delay and failure which made them not turn in enough profit and close up shop.
They thought that anime fans in America are still living 20 years ago where the only things they knew about anime was what Japan wished to share with them when in fact anime fans around the world can watch a fan-subtitled episode a day after it premiers in Japanese tv in subtitles often better than an official sub.
Victorique is still adorable as hell, I mean, look at her:
Does she seem any less cute because you won't be able to buy the blue ray version of her anime at your local store? Does the lack of a dub somehow affect her existence at all? I don't think so.
Well we still have section 23 (former ADV) , Viz , the right stuff and sentai filmworks.Dr. Pepper Unlimited said:
No offence but the closing of Tokyopop was much worse for me(so many unfinished mangas :/ )
Although i wanted to get K-On after a while. Although Bandai did release some really interesting titles in the past.
D Moness said:
Tokyopop was dead for me ever since I read this article on ANN about them hosting an "America's biggest Otaku" or something. I said to myself then and there that I would not help turn anime into something as disgusting and whored out as those types of reality shows where people try to pretend to out-otaku others (as though being an otaku is a good thing...sigh...they weren't going with the actual meaning of the word that's for sure) and behave in the most ridiculous and fake manner imaginable.
http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/image/winter2011/star_23_a1.jpgDrakmeire said:
...Oh fuck, they did have that license. Well I can kiss my European release hopes goodbye if NA isn't getting it.
At first, I was like "Well I don't watch or read any of these things so I'm not affected". Now... well my day isn't turning out great.