Anime Titles You Want Licensed

It appears that Ga-Rei Zero has been delayed until April because Funimation decided to skip over doing seperate Bluray and DVD sets and just do a single release that includes both. Guess that explains why it isn't out yet.

Piero wrote:It appears that Ga-Rei Zero has been delayed until April because Funimation decided to skip over doing seperate Bluray and DVD sets and just do a single release that includes both. Guess that explains why it isn't out yet.

Yup. Which is kind of odd, to be honest, but I am glad R1 is getting Blu-ray (I believe it only came out in DVD in Japan - at least that is the only fansub I could find). Might still be on sale at The Right Stuff (I think the sale is still going).

Rosario + Vampire (and Capu2) are only coming out in R1 DVD, though. I have the Blu-ray fansubs, but I bought the DVDs to support the R1 release since I love the show (as a guilty pleasure).

Just annoyed that Summer Wars is taking it's own sweet tine to ship. Was released on the 15th, supposedly, but The Right Stuff has yet to get their supply.

Definitely considering getting the limited edition of Ga-Rei Zero. It's only a few dollars more than the standard, it ships earlier, and the box looks awesome. Plus since it's Ga-Rei Zero I assume whatever "premium item" they're including won't be something embarassing like the panties that were included with Strike Witches and Najica Blitz Tactics.

Piero wrote:Definitely considering getting the limited edition of Ga-Rei Zero. It's only a few dollars more than the standard, it ships earlier, and the box looks awesome. Plus since it's Ga-Rei Zero I assume whatever "premium item" they're including won't be something embarassing like the panties that were included with Strike Witches and Najica Blitz Tactics.

I have the Najica Thin-Pak, during the age of when ADV did not put extras at all in those. I would think Central Park Media back in the day would do that with Agent Aika.

Kiskaloo wrote:

Piero wrote:It appears that Ga-Rei Zero has been delayed until April because Funimation decided to skip over doing seperate Bluray and DVD sets and just do a single release that includes both. Guess that explains why it isn't out yet.

Yup. Which is kind of odd, to be honest, but I am glad R1 is getting Blu-ray (I believe it only came out in DVD in Japan - at least that is the only fansub I could find). Might still be on sale at The Right Stuff (I think the sale is still going).

The initial volume by volume release of Ga-rei Zero was DVD only, but it got a bluray box set in mid-2010. The bluray box actually enjoyed sales not far off the R2 Clannad season 1 bluray box (4.4K vs. 4.9K) and came very close to matching the average per volume sales of the DVD version, the only Bluray box set I can think of that has done so, although Haruhi managed 34K Bluray boxes to 41K first run DVDs. (Clannad's Bluray box is enitrely different - 4.9K Blurays vs. 24.8K DVDs).

This being said, none of the big bluray subbing groups did the Japanese release. I seem to remember this is because nobody uploaded ISOs to Japanese P2P (unusual for such a popular anime), and the upcoming Funimation release likely deterred them from spending $330 for legit discs. Most of the big bluray subbing groups prefer to do their own encodes rather than using a raw provider's rip.

The Gundam don't get the licensed is Gundam ZZ, Victory Gundam, and Gundam X. But Turn A Gundam is ready to get licensed for Bandai in this year.

The latest catalog arrived from The Right Stuff:

so ra no wo to has been licensed by Nozomi Entertainment, but DVD only.

Eden of the East arrives this month, in both DVD and BRD.

Five_X wrote:I hope Kara no Kyoukai gets licensed. I need to complete my Type-Moon collection. Also, it is awesome.

As of now, Kara no Kyoukai is licensed:

Kiskaloo wrote:Not a specific Winter 2011 anime, but on February 8th, Aniplex USA will release the Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners Blu-ray box set in the USA through The Right Stuff. The set will include the 8th bonus chapter as well as all the other bonuses of the Japanese box set, including an English version of the Visual Chronicle Book (with staff interviews, every key visual from the franchise, illustrations from each movie, and artwork for DVD packages).

The price will be $400, which is over $200 cheaper than the Japanese BRD release on February 2nd. Both the Japanese and English sets will include English subtitles, so it sounds like Aniplex is shipping the same package in both markets, just with the extra English translations of the Visual Chronicle book for the USA release.

Kiskaloo wrote:The latest catalog arrived from The Right Stuff:

so ra no wo to has been licensed by Nozomi Entertainment, but DVD only.

WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO US

Problem, Blu-Ray players? *trollface.jpg*

Seconded.

Obviously Nozomi just has something against the Blu-Rayvolution.

Just picked up the Working!/Wagnaria!! complete DVD Premium edition from RightStuf. NIS America did the right thing and skipped English dubs entirely, and (arguably) cleaned up the subs a bit. There's a few spots where I can't tell if the fan-subs are more accurate or not, but they were certainly funnier.

The Premium edition also comes with a huge artbox (8"x11") and a production design artbook. Inside are character sketches, location designs, and even a few floor plans of the restaurant. There's also some 4-frame comics. it's pretty nice.

maverick375 wrote:Just picked up the Working!/Wagnaria!! complete DVD Premium edition from RightStuf.

Mine's in the mail, along with the Blu-ray of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

maverick375 wrote:Just picked up the Working!/Wagnaria!! complete DVD Premium edition from RightStuf. The Premium edition also comes with a huge artbox (8"x11") and a production design artbook. Inside are character sketches, location designs, and even a few floor plans of the restaurant. There's also some 4-frame comics. it's pretty nice.

The Postman just dropped mine off. Now this is how a Premium Box should be done.

Spice and Wolf 2 has been licensed in Blu-ray, as has Angel Beats. Just pre-ordered both.