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    #452
    UI_Paddy
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭UI_Paddy


    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    There is no home video version of the Ocean or Blue Water dubs, which were only broadcast in the UK and Canada, there is also no uncut version available unlike the Funimation version. This would make it a hell of a lot more expensive to produce.

    They were also broadcast in the Netherlands, Bridge Entertainment also released the first 8 episodes of the 1996 Funimation dub featuring the Ocean cast, but sadly the alternate dubs with the Canadian cast have never had a home release. I do think there would be a market for them, the Rock the Dragon collection is highly sought after, despite being edited and dub only. A box set for the Canada/Europe exclusive Ocean dubs would have a similar collectors' appeal. Prior to deactivating his Twitter account, Jerome Mazandarani asked a fan to let him know when/if that content becomes available in the US, so I think he is aware of the interest in the dubs that aired here, he's just wary of the cost of it all between negotiations with AB/Mediawan and authoring new DVD sets.
    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    Also don't forget that as of last summer Manga Entertainment is a subsidiary of Funimation.

    I have a contact who knows the staff at Manga UK and he has confirmed to me that Funimation don't care what Manga UK do now as all the profits go back to them.
    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    As for them being an import company the only dubs that Manga UK have created since the 90s are GitS: Innocence and Millennium Actress. Anime Limited have regularly commissioned dubs for movies they have the rights to through Bang Zoom and NYAV such as for Mai Mai Miracle and A Silent Voice. There's no profit in dubbing anymore either as the dub becomes the property of the production committee upon the costs being recouped.

    I don't think Manga UK need to do their own dubs. My point about them being an import company is that their releases tend to be repackages of other companies (most notably Funimation and Madman) releases. Although their Super Broly Blu-Ray was authored by Visual Data London, so I am hoping if we get more original releases from them (like releases of Canadian DB dubs) in the future they could be outsourced there. That said I'm not holding my breath for a release like that, unless they could be persuaded the profit margin would be significant.


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    #453
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    UI_Paddy wrote: »
    They were also broadcast in the Netherlands, Bridge Entertainment also released the first 8 episodes of the 1996 Funimation dub featuring the Ocean cast, but sadly the alternate dubs with the Canadian cast have never had a home release. I do think there would be a market for them, the Rock the Dragon collection is highly sought after, despite being edited and dub only. A box set for the Canada/Europe exclusive Ocean dubs would have a similar collectors' appeal. Prior to deactivating his Twitter account, Jerome Mazandarani asked a fan to let him know when/if that content becomes available in the US, so I think he is aware of the interest in the dubs that aired here, he's just wary of the cost of it all between negotiations with AB/Mediawan and authoring new DVD sets.



    I have a contact who knows the staff at Manga UK and he has confirmed to me that Funimation don't care what Manga UK do now as all the profits go back to them.



    I don't think Manga UK need to do their own dubs. My point about them being an import company is that their releases tend to be repackages of other companies (most notably Funimation and Madman) releases. Although their Super Broly Blu-Ray was authored by Visual Data London, so I am hoping if we get more original releases from them (like releases of Canadian DB dubs) in the future they could be outsourced there. That said I'm not holding my breath for a release like that, unless they could be persuaded the profit margin would be significant.

    Thankfully that was authored here, the Funimation version of DBS Broly has a green tint for the entire movie. TBH though most of the discs that Manga have authored have significant issues with Psycho Pass and Attack on Titan S1 being particularly bad.


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    #454
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    Ahh, the new Ghost in the Shell is only the first half of the story and it stops on a bit of a cliffhanger. If anyone else is thinking of watching it I'd wait until part two is out.


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    #455
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    The Kyoto animation arsonist/murder is deemed fit to stand trial so hopefully ****er get's hanged.


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    #456
    hellsing101
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭hellsing101


    Varik wrote: »
    The Kyoto animation arsonist/murder is deemed fit to stand trial so hopefully ****er get's hanged.


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/27/kyoto-animation-arson-suspect-arrested-shinji-aoba-burns


    He cant walk or eat without assistance so they may not hang him. He is pretty ****ed anyway.


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    #457
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,002 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    hellsing101 wrote: »
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/27/kyoto-animation-arson-suspect-arrested-shinji-aoba-burns


    He cant walk or eat without assistance

    Hopefully they don't, that's a far worse fate for him,hopefully he'll have to live the rest of his days like that and is haunted about what he did everyday, scumbag.


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    #458
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Hopefully they don't, that's a far worse fate for him,hopefully he'll have to live the rest of his days like that and is haunted about what he did everyday, scumbag.

    The way Japan have it probably not. He'd be on death row for a decade or more
    in practically solitary confinement never knowing if it was his last day or not and family won't even be told until after the fact they just get his stuff handed over one day and told he's dead.

    If someone did that in the first place I don't think they'd be the type who'd be haunted by it.

    In practice, the typical stay on death row is between five and seven years; a quarter of the prisoners have been on death row for over ten years. For several, the stay has been over 30 years (Sadamichi Hirasawa died of natural causes at the age of 95, after awaiting execution for 32 years).

    You'd wake up every morning and never know if that was your last day.


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    #459
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey




    Trailer for final season of Attack on Titan. Looks like the crazy stakes have been raised.
    Titan with a fortress on his back


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    #460
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    ScreenAnime has switched their monthly films. New lineup is Weathering With You, Your Name, Anthem of the Heart and Fireworks, with Silver Spoon S1 as the streamed series.


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    #461
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    love Silver Spoon, manga ended recently enough.


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    #462
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    Kissanime died the other day and today I heard about some of the bigger anime publishers, including Kodansha and Toei, teaming up to put their shows on Youtube officially. Japan/Asia only at the minute but they are planning to do English and Chinese subtitles.

    EDIT: The channel is called AnimeLog


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    #463
    megaten
    Registered Users Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭megaten


    Evade wrote: »
    Kissanime died the other day and today I heard about some of the bigger anime publishers, including Kodansha and Toei, teaming up to put their shows on Youtube officially. Japan/Asia only at the minute but they are planning to do English and Chinese subtitles.

    EDIT: The channel is called AnimeLog

    They tried stuff like this before and found it hard to get off the ground. It think it was called Daisuki? You can bet that most new shows will be one subscription services.


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    #464
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    megaten wrote: »
    They tried stuff like this before and found it hard to get off the ground. It think it was called Daisuki? You can bet that most new shows will be one subscription services.

    BUt I will bet this new service wont be for new simulcasts, but mainly for forgotten stuff from the 70s/80s sitting in Toeis library that no streaming platform will bother licensing, nor TV station would waste air-time to show.


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    #465
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    I could see it doing simulcasts too. It's not an awful lot more expensive to subtitle an episode of something, in one or two languages, if you're already going to stream it.


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    #466
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Evade wrote: »
    I could see it doing simulcasts too. It's not an awful lot more expensive to subtitle an episode of something, in one or two languages, if you're already going to stream it.

    Going rate to translate an episode into English is US$160, except Crunchyroll who pay half that and don't allow translation credits(CR is a really sh**y company to work for as a translator).


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    #467
    Cotts72
    Registered Users Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    Just started following SAO about 6 weeks ago..if like me you had your doubts.. Keep going.. Alicization war of the underworld is absolutely phenomenal.. One of the best series I've watched!


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    #468
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    I watched the first few episodes of Alicization week to week when it came out and found it very slow. I only got as far as Kirito and palette swap Kirito leaving the village.


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    #469
    Cotts72
    Registered Users Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    Evade wrote: »
    I watched the first few episodes of Alicization week to week when it came out and found it very slow. I only got as far as Kirito and palette swap Kirito leaving the village.

    Yeah to be fair it's very slow paced in the first half of the season but once they leave it kicks in a gear


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    #470
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    I might watch the whole thing once it's over.


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    #471
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Crunchyroll just added offline viewing with a new tier of membership, unfortunately they have changed the annual sub to this tier jacking the price from €39.99 to €64.99 per year in Ireland.

    A steep increase, but still significantly cheaper than the £79.99 the UK now has to pay.

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    #472
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    25 seconds in on the "whoa" part it reminds me of something, anyone have any ideas. It might be a song or op/ed to something else, pretty sure whatever it was was in English.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEREzJBnJCo


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    #473
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,808 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Varik wrote: »
    25 seconds in on the "whoa" part it reminds me of something, anyone have any ideas. It might be a song or op/ed to something else, pretty sure whatever it was was in English.

    Sounds like one of those songs by Coldplay or those types. I can hear the song, but I don't like that kind of music so it's not coming to me. Speed of sound maybe? Not sure. Edit: Kings of Leon - Use Somebody?!

    Finished up the latest season of Seven Deadly Sins. My niece mentioned it's getting bad reviews because the studio changed hands, and I didn't feel that until the 4th or 5th episode, where I feel like it suddenly took a drop in quality, voice acting and story. I felt like it was rushing through scenes, and just didn't have the 'feel' of SDS any more. Good stories, overall not a bad season, but not a patch on the first few seasons, unfortunately. I see there's a petition to get it back to the original studio... Damage done at this stage I reckon, unless they re-do the latest season and re-release it. Shame.


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    #474
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    Sounds like one of those songs by Coldplay or those types. I can hear the song, but I don't like that kind of music so it's not coming to me. Speed of sound maybe? Not sure. Edit: Kings of Leon - Use Somebody?!

    Finished up the latest season of Seven Deadly Sins. My niece mentioned it's getting bad reviews because the studio changed hands, and I didn't feel that until the 4th or 5th episode, where I feel like it suddenly took a drop in quality, voice acting and story. I felt like it was rushing through scenes, and just didn't have the 'feel' of SDS any more. Good stories, overall not a bad season, but not a patch on the first few seasons, unfortunately. I see there's a petition to get it back to the original studio... Damage done at this stage I reckon, unless they re-do the latest season and re-release it. Shame.

    Studio Deen, they're notorious for really bad animation.


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    #475
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,808 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    They must be the cheapest on the block so. Would have thought Netflix would be able to inject some money into it. I've checked a list of what they've been involved in, and the only other one I recognise is Fate/Stay Night. Can't recall if I watched that one.


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    #476
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Googled Studio Deen and TIL there's a new Log Horizon coming.


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    #477
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    They must be the cheapest on the block so. Would have thought Netflix would be able to inject some money into it. I've checked a list of what they've been involved in, and the only other one I recognise is Fate/Stay Night. Can't recall if I watched that one.

    They did season 2 of Log Horizon as Varik stated and season 2 of Konosuba.


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    #478
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭Evade


    They did both seasons of Konusuba, didn't they?


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    #479
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Evade wrote: »
    They did both seasons of Konusuba, didn't they?

    Seems so, I thought JC Staff did S1 as well as the movie.


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    #480
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Seems like SAO: Progressive is getting an anime adaptation.

    https://twitter.com/AIR_News01/status/1307340420477669377?s=20

    This covers the original Aincrad arc in far, far more detail.


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    #481
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


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