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NEWS: AnimEigo to Launch Kickstarter for AD Police Video Anime


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Dessa



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:41 pm Reply with quote
Of course, this comes, just after I bought the AD Police Files DVD ^^;;
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trunkschan90



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 1:11 pm Reply with quote
I want a Yawara! kickstarter to finish the rest of the series Sad
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Wrial Huden



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 1:15 pm Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
I want a Yawara! kickstarter to finish the rest of the series Sad


I second that!
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Kikaioh



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 1:34 pm Reply with quote
Yawara would be great. I'm also on board for the Riding Bean kickstarter, Bean Bandit was such a cool character.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 1:37 pm Reply with quote
Will it just be a DVD? There's no BluRay in Japan as far as I know, and we know AnimEigo isn't into actually doing the restoration work.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:00 pm Reply with quote
You would think that an anime licensing/distributor company that has been around since the late 80s would now opt to get new licenses and not re-license/re-release a title that they have had for this long.
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:19 pm Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
and we know AnimEigo isn't into actually doing the restoration work.


You're way off on that. Robert Woodhead has stated at his recent con panels that the next goal of doing these Kickstarters is to help give titles their first ever BD releases by doing the remastering themselves, and AD Police Files is the first one to do that.
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One-Eye



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:19 pm Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
You would think that an anime licensing/distributor company that has been around since the late 80s would now opt to get new licenses and not re-license/re-release a title that they have had for this long.

Its a business. Like most businesses they try to sell stuff they think people might buy. As has been mentioned in Answerman articles there has been bidding wars going on lately for anime licenses and I quite doubt that Animeigo has the same deep pockets as an AoA or Funimation to compete with them. Plus, there's a niche for older anime, so in one sense they are trying to carve out a space for themselves. Kickstarter, probably uses less upfront costs for Animeigo as opposed to burning hundreds of DVDs or BDs that no one might buy.

I'm not interested in AD Police, but I'm happy for anybody that is. Now if they put out a complete Yawara! I'd definitely bite.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:36 pm Reply with quote
Aw, damn it, AnimEigo, I'm saving up for Sentai's LoGH release, I can't be sidetracked!

Sigh. Okay. *Opens wallet*
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:57 pm Reply with quote
Why do they need a Kickstarter for every title, there an established company, how hard is it to release a title.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:57 pm Reply with quote
Now, for Bubblegum Crisis itself, please.
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anddo



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:10 pm Reply with quote
Hellsoldier wrote:
Now, for Bubblegum Crisis itself, please.

This. Also imagine a miracle happening and this gets a traditional cel animation production. A man can dream. Rolling Eyes
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Great Rumbler



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:17 pm Reply with quote
Hellsoldier wrote:
Now, for Bubblegum Crisis itself, please.


They already did a Kickstarter for a Bubblegum Crisis Bluray.
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ralphmerridew



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:19 pm Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Will it just be a DVD? There's no BluRay in Japan as far as I know, and we know AnimEigo isn't into actually doing the restoration work.


Didn't they do restoration on Macross and UY?
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Shiflan



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:34 pm Reply with quote
MarshalBanana wrote:
Why do they need a Kickstarter for every title, there an established company, how hard is it to release a title.


I'm not sure this is the only reason, but one nice thing about kickstarter type campaigns is it helps them judge the potential demand for their project. It's not just about raising the funds, it's also about finding out how many people are willing to pay for the new product. It's far less risky to run a kickstarter campaign and see what happens rather than taking the risk on producing a bunch of discs that might not sell.
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