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Luffy9000
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Oh that's nice, I can't wait for it.
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Heretic
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Ugh it's getting increasingly harder for me to ignore the stuff BV is putting out, even if the prices suck. I bit on Gunbuster and Gunbuster 2, now I'll probably plop down for Shigofumi and sola.
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Monsieur Pink
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In my opinion (for Shuffle); the horrible jokes, the tired harem clichés ("Haven't I've seen this situation in an other series?"), the overload of fluff, the contrived storyline and the underdeveloped (considering the amount of individual stories it had to go through) and sometime ridiculous melodramatic second half. The stereotyped characters didn't help either; I wasn't able to care about any of them and I thought they were pretty much soulless (like the whole thing actually). I think H2O shares some of it's flaws (to a lesser degree), but it's mostly because of some stupid design choices that I didn't liked it, otherwise I would have find it semi-enjoyable. |
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GATSU
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Sarkozy:
Geneon only slashed prices near the end.
Then how about licensing titles which have little crossover appeal to begin with, if they're so dub-phobic?
They don't seem to know I want an uncut Gunbuster if I have to pay Japanese prices for the R1 edition... Panon:
Yep. john:
Why should you have to play a game in the first place? How about coming up with something which doesn't depend on your knowledge of a particular dating sim? 
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Ryokosha
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Funny thing about the moe topic and the dating game sim idea, no one seemed that bothered with it when they were getting AIR or now Kanon but that is what AIR and Kanon were first based upon, dating sims with at least one moe character involved.
In all the ones I've seen never have I needed to play the game first to enjoy it, more to the contrary I would say non moe, card game type anime to me feel more like advertisement disgused as a show... Anyway, if they dub this series (and Bandai does dub a few I think) I will get it. I loved a sub I saw a while back and would love to buy this in dub format... I know others said they don't dub much but they do dub don't they? Anyway I love this title from the parts of it I have seen and the manga I've seen of it so will be sure to get it whenever it is released. Last edited by Ryokosha on Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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darkchibi07
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The only time Bandai Visual USA ever dubbed the series was when they first released those Patlabor movies. Now at this present time it's mostly over-priced sub-only DVDs, and re-releases of older properties on HD/Blu-ray that already had an existing dub.
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Ryokosha
Posts: 107 Location: North Eastern United States |
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That is too bad, I will still likely get the series from them but ... I would still love to see a dub...
Wait weren't they involved with Onegai Teacher and Love Hina? I seem to remember their name being all over that when the DVD was first in the player? Those were dubbed... |
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darkchibi07
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You're thinking of Bandai Entertainment which is "different" from Bandai Visual.
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Tyrenol
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Like you can't buy a multi-region DVD player from J-List (and wherever) and buy anime DVDs straight from Japan. All arguments over BVUSA and the idea of "quality" aside; I have tears in my eyes when I put "BVUSA" and "burn to the ground" in hte same sentence. Over a decade of all that hard work despite the complaints; going backwards and down the drain. |
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Heretic
Posts: 177 Location: Laurel, Maryland |
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Maybe I'm slow to the game but do a majority of R2 DVDs have English subs?
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Ryokosha
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As to R2, doesn't it depend, some I know have it but I don't think all do. |
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Ojamajo LimePie
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Which are even more expensive than BVUSA's releases, and don't contain subtitles. I find it rather annoying that people whine about the R1 industry falling apart, then refuse to buy DVDs just because they have a grudge against the company. If you can't afford the DVDs, I understand, but please don't moan and groan about how BVUSA is 'teh evil' every time they licensed something. We heard you the first ten times.
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grgspunk
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Hmm... I might try this one out. Although it might take a while before I manage to get all the volumes with their price range. At least they haven't shown signs of bailing out out halfway through a series.
To quote Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 2: Not happy about it? Get over it. (It's amazing how much wisdom a gar character can possess) |
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PlatinumHawke
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Maybe we just don't like BV business model? It's not that most of us can't afford what BV puts out, it's rather why buy what they release when you can look around and get 6-10 series for what they charge for just 1? I'd support every other licensing company through hell and back (ADV and Mediablasters especially), but I would not give BV a dime. |
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GATSU
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I think carving the R1 market into different categories is what's hurting it. I'm not saying each anime title should be for everyone, but (for example) prioritizing moe and game players serves to alienate the rest of us. This obsession with the next big thing shouldn't throw the rest of us out of the loop.
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