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llj · 08-16-2016, 12:21 AM

Used to be that anything that got a SAVE release real quick after its initial release meant that it flopped. I don't think that's a hard and fast rule, but it probably still applies for some of their releases. Michiko and Hatchin is a curious case for me since I heard it sold quite well initially but then sales nosedived after the first month of its release.

I see Robotics; Notes is on their SAVE line now. Didn't that originally come out not that long ago?

neoz · 08-16-2016, 12:35 AM

Here is the dumbest group of anime "fans" on FB right now.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/englishdubbedanime/

Feel free to join and shut them down. They believe that Funi is God tier and cheap and will never fail and aren't in trouble right now.

I guess facts are all fake.

joeriggsbee · 08-16-2016, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llj

In the past, whenever FUNi needed money they would just crank out another DBZ release which is guaranteed auto-cash.

But they've also gone to that well so many times that they might no longer be able to rely on pressing that emergency funds button. I'm sure every time a new DBZ release comes out, it still makes less money than the previous one. At some point the well goes dry. It's concerning because as bad as they are (probably my least favorite US anime distributor of the last 15 years in terms of quality) they hold A LOT of properties and if they go under, a lot of titles will be stuck in license hell.

thats why somebody needs to release the original dragonball on blu ray instead of dbz re-release #2,000,000

llj · 08-16-2016, 12:49 AM

Okay, another butt-kissing post for Discotek again, but it's amazing how they sometimes go the extra mile to at least *check* for all available english audio tracks for any given title of theirs. Like with the dub tracks they found for Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer and Arcadia of my Youth, most anime distribution companies don't do that. I like that they behave more like a cult film company and take the time to hunt down audio tracks, the best masters available, etc, instead of lazily taking whatever they have on their desk and straight dumping them onto DVD/BD and calling it a day...

So in the case of 5cm, I think if they can get the ADV dub as well as the new one, they will. The only preventative factor would be rights issues. I remember for Space Adventure Cobra they actually tried to get the dub with the Yello Soundtrack to include along with the Streamline one, but ran into rights issues.

BigOnAnime · 08-16-2016, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoz

Question, which were to recent licenses that Funi got that failed hard? Wasn't Tokyo Ghoul one of them?

Tokyo Ghoul is a massive hit for them, especially since the anime is now very mainstream. Conventions are flooded with people cosplaying as characters from Tokyo Ghoul, the show streams extremely well for FUNi, and it's done well on-disc. It's one of the biggest hits and had one of the biggest explosions in popularity in recent memory.
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post330434

The manga has also been very successful for VIZ Media.

Quote:

Originally Posted by llj

Used to be that anything that got a SAVE release real quick after its initial release meant that it flopped. I don't think that's a hard and fast rule, but it probably still applies for some of their releases. Michiko and Hatchin is a curious case for me since I heard it sold quite well initially but then sales nosedived after the first month of its release.

I see Robotics; Notes is on their SAVE line now. Didn't that originally come out not that long ago?

S.A.V.E.=/=Bad sales There are titles on that line that still sell rather well.
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post219934

Date A Live's LE sold out in about a year, and yet that got on S.A.V.E. OniAi overperformed (Initial run sold out in a month, reprint completely sold out in under a year), and yet that's on S.A.V.E. If every show on S.A.V.E. didn't sell well, FUNi would have gone under years ago. And hell, there are shows on Anime Classics that didn't do that well such as Armitage III (Currently ranks in the 100,000's on Amazon). I also heard Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine didn't do that well, and yet that didn't go on S.A.V.E.

neoz · 08-16-2016, 01:11 AM

^^^

So which shows were really bad for them. I recall there was something recently that they licensed and it was a bomb for them. I can't recall if it was streaming only or if they actually released it.

BigOnAnime · 08-16-2016, 01:14 AM

Well if they said anything, it'll be in this thread somewhere.
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ast-FUNimation

llj · 08-16-2016, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Date A Live's LE sold out in about a year, and yet that got on S.A.V.E. OniAi overperformed (Initial run sold out in a month, reprint completely sold out in under a year), and yet that's on S.A.V.E. If every show on S.A.V.E. didn't sell well, FUNi would have gone under years ago. And hell, there are shows on Anime Classics that didn't do that well such as Armitage III (Currently ranks in the 100,000's on Amazon). I also heard Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine didn't do that well, and yet that didn't go on S.A.V.E.

Hahaha, well, I didn't say that I assume that *every* SAVE show was a bomb, I just thought that they were a mix of bombs, releases of their older shows they still hold the license to, or that the original one-set releases have finally stopped selling well after an extended period of time. My theory was that the ones that went very quickly from their original release to the SAVE line (within 2 years or so) *might* be bombs. But as you noted about Date A Live, it's not a hard and fast rule obviously.

MOONPHASE · 08-16-2016, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Tokyo Ghoul is a massive hit for them, especially since the anime is now very mainstream. Conventions are flooded with people cosplaying as characters from Tokyo Ghoul, the show streams extremely well for FUNi, and it's done well on-disc. It's one of the biggest hits and had one of the biggest explosions in popularity in recent memory.
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post330434

The manga has also been very successful for VIZ Media.S.A.V.E.=/=Bad sales There are titles on that line that still sell rather well.
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post219934

Date A Live's LE sold out in about a year, and yet that got on S.A.V.E. OniAi overperformed (Initial run sold out in a month, reprint completely sold out in under a year), and yet that's on S.A.V.E. If every show on S.A.V.E. didn't sell well, FUNi would have gone under years ago. And hell, there are shows on Anime Classics that didn't do that well such as Armitage III (Currently ranks in the 100,000's on Amazon). I also heard Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine didn't do that well, and yet that didn't go on S.A.V.E.

It says the Fujiko Mine series met expectations, but thought it would do better. Then mentions like OniAi met expectations, but i'm sure those expectations were not high to begin with. Michiko & Hatchin did alright, but a slow release because someone else licensed it first.

IdeaOfEvil · 08-16-2016, 09:53 AM

I know this is the official USA release thread, but more people have eyes here than on any other thread in this forum.

Can anyone here translate this for me, or does anyone here have any pre-ordering experience with Amazon Japan that knows what this means? I want to pre-order one bluray and buy an already released bluray at the same time, and then have them both shipped in one package. But the Chrome translator isn't all that clear and I'm unsure what I need to do. It's asking me to check a box, but by default it's unchecked and I have no clue if I should leave it that way or not.

Original Text

ご注文の商品について重要なメッセージが2件あります。

選択したお届け先住所と支払い方法を初期設定にする場合は、チェックを入れてください。
この注文には、予約商品の価格保証の対象商品が含まれています。｢予約商品の価格保証｣では、お客様が対象商品を予約注文した時点から発送手続きに入る時点、または発売日...

Chrome Translation

Important message is there # 2 about the product of your order.

If you are a shipping address and payment method selected to the initial settings, please put the check.
The order contains the target item price Guarantee!. In "Price Guarantee!", The time the customer enters the shipping procedure from the time of pre-order the subject goods or release date, ...

Thanks!

pikagreg · 08-16-2016, 03:58 PM

Further in the checkout process it should give you the option to either ship everything at once (items not available may delay the shipping process) or to ship things separately (increased shipping charge)

That price guarantee just guarantees that the pre-ordered item will not go up in price for any reason and will be adjusted if the item goes down in price before it releases.

Imaginarion · 08-16-2016, 08:21 PM

Yaaasss. It seems that both Death Parade and Prison School are, indeed, getting Limited Edition chipboard box sets. The pre-order links are live on FUNimation.com. I wonder if they added them because people complained. Hopefully Snow White with the Red Hair and Heroic Legend of Arslan P2 get them, too.

themp3000 · 08-16-2016, 10:08 PM

Looks like I'll be going for Ergo Proxy, Sword of the Stranger and Overlord (non-LE) from Funi's November titles. Overall, not a bad slate of titles. Very solid.

iv3rdawG · 08-16-2016, 10:22 PM

So I haven't seen a confirmation anywhere, but Prison School is going to be uncensored, right?

Asuras · 08-17-2016, 01:01 AM

MOONPHASE · 08-17-2016, 01:23 AM

Looks like my wallet is not going to like November.

Desert Punk with another DVD release.

neoz · 08-17-2016, 01:23 AM

Just Ergo Proxy for me.

Girls With Guns · 08-17-2016, 01:39 AM

What?! No Senran Kagura for you, neoz?!? Oh wait - I bet you already own the Super Otaku Collector's Edition of that one...

KillaCam · 08-17-2016, 01:43 AM

When the hell are they going to put Desert Punk on blu-ray?

iv3rdawG · 08-17-2016, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iv3rdawG

So I haven't seen a confirmation anywhere, but Prison School is going to be uncensored, right?

Just confirmed with FUNi that it will indeed be uncensored.

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08-16-2016, 12:21 AM	#28141
llj Power Member Member since:Sep 2012	Used to be that anything that got a SAVE release real quick after its initial release meant that it flopped. I don't think that's a hard and fast rule, but it probably still applies for some of their releases. Michiko and Hatchin is a curious case for me since I heard it sold quite well initially but then sales nosedived after the first month of its release. I see Robotics; Notes is on their SAVE line now. Didn't that originally come out not that long ago?

08-16-2016, 12:35 AM	#28142
neoz Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1664 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:84	Here is the dumbest group of anime "fans" on FB right now. https://www.facebook.com/groups/englishdubbedanime/ Feel free to join and shut them down. They believe that Funi is God tier and cheap and will never fail and aren't in trouble right now. I guess facts are all fake.

08-16-2016, 12:49 AM	#28144
llj Power Member Member since:Sep 2012	Okay, another butt-kissing post for Discotek again, but it's amazing how they sometimes go the extra mile to at least check for all available english audio tracks for any given title of theirs. Like with the dub tracks they found for Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer and Arcadia of my Youth, most anime distribution companies don't do that. I like that they behave more like a cult film company and take the time to hunt down audio tracks, the best masters available, etc, instead of lazily taking whatever they have on their desk and straight dumping them onto DVD/BD and calling it a day... So in the case of 5cm, I think if they can get the ADV dub as well as the new one, they will. The only preventative factor would be rights issues. I remember for Space Adventure Cobra they actually tried to get the dub with the Yello Soundtrack to include along with the Streamline one, but ran into rights issues.

08-16-2016, 01:11 AM	#28146
neoz Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1664 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:84	^^^ So which shows were really bad for them. I recall there was something recently that they licensed and it was a bomb for them. I can't recall if it was streaming only or if they actually released it.

08-16-2016, 01:14 AM	#28147
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	Well if they said anything, it'll be in this thread somewhere. http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ast-FUNimation

08-16-2016, 09:53 AM	#28150
IdeaOfEvil Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:SF/Berkeley Trading Score:101	I know this is the official USA release thread, but more people have eyes here than on any other thread in this forum. Can anyone here translate this for me, or does anyone here have any pre-ordering experience with Amazon Japan that knows what this means? I want to pre-order one bluray and buy an already released bluray at the same time, and then have them both shipped in one package. But the Chrome translator isn't all that clear and I'm unsure what I need to do. It's asking me to check a box, but by default it's unchecked and I have no clue if I should leave it that way or not. Original Text ご注文の商品について重要なメッセージが2件あります。選択したお届け先住所と支払い方法を初期設定にする場合は、チェックを入れてください。この注文には、予約商品の価格保証の対象商品が含まれています。｢予約商品の価格保証｣では、お客様が対象商品を予約注文した時点から発送手続きに入る時点、または発売日... Chrome Translation Important message is there # 2 about the product of your order. If you are a shipping address and payment method selected to the initial settings, please put the check. The order contains the target item price Guarantee!. In "Price Guarantee!", The time the customer enters the shipping procedure from the time of pre-order the subject goods or release date, ... Thanks!

08-16-2016, 03:58 PM	#28151
pikagreg Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Southern California Trading Score:13	Further in the checkout process it should give you the option to either ship everything at once (items not available may delay the shipping process) or to ship things separately (increased shipping charge) That price guarantee just guarantees that the pre-ordered item will not go up in price for any reason and will be adjusted if the item goes down in price before it releases.

08-16-2016, 08:21 PM	#28152
Imaginarion Special Member Member since:Nov 2014 Location:Midwest 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1470 DVD collection:267 Trading Score:100	Yaaasss. It seems that both Death Parade and Prison School are, indeed, getting Limited Edition chipboard box sets. The pre-order links are live on FUNimation.com. I wonder if they added them because people complained. Hopefully Snow White with the Red Hair and Heroic Legend of Arslan P2 get them, too.

08-16-2016, 10:08 PM	#28153
themp3000 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:381 Blu-ray collection:1803 DVD collection:107 Trading Score:103	Looks like I'll be going for Ergo Proxy, Sword of the Stranger and Overlord (non-LE) from Funi's November titles. Overall, not a bad slate of titles. Very solid.

08-16-2016, 10:22 PM	#28154
iv3rdawG Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:612 Trading Score:1	So I haven't seen a confirmation anywhere, but Prison School is going to be uncensored, right?

08-17-2016, 01:01 AM	#28155
Asuras Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1401 DVD collection:148 MA collection:102 Trading Score:64	RightStuf Listings for FUNimation Releases for November: Ergo Proxy: Compete Collection (Blu-ray) - 11/1/16 (Hyb) King of Thorn (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) SAVE Edition - 11/1/16 (Hyb) Psychic School Wars (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/1/16 (Hyb) Snow White with the Red Hair: Season 1 Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/1/16 (Hyb) Rurouni Kenshin, Part 1: Origins (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) (Live-Action) - 11/1/16 (Hyb) Hetalia - The World Twinkle: Complete Collection (DVD) [Standard] - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Hetalia - The World Twinkle: Complete Collection (DVD) [LE] - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Desert Punk Complete Collection DVD SAVE Edition - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Omamori Himari: Complete Collection (DVD) - 11/8/16 (S) Overlord: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) (Standard) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Overlord: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo LE) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) One Piece: Season 8, Part 4 (DVD) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Sky Wizards Academy: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Sword of the Stranger (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Season 1, Part 2 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/8/16 (Hyb) Chaos Dragon: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/15/16 (Hyb) Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Part 1 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/15/16 (Hyb) Aquarion Logos, Season 3 - Part 1 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/15/16 (Hyb) Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun: Complete Collection (DVD) - 11/22/16 (S) Prison School: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) (Standard) - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Prison School: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) (LE) - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Last Exile Season 2 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) Anime Classics - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Haganai Season 2 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) Anime Classics - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Tales of Vesperia The First Strike (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) Anime Classics - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Summer Wars (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Collector's Edition) - 11/22/16 (Hyb) Death Parade: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/29/16 (Hyb) Heavy Object, Part 1 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/29/16 (Hyb) Shimoneta: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo LE) - 11/29/16 (Hyb) Heaven's Lost Property Movie Angeloid of Clockwork (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 11/29/16 (Hyb) Senran Kagura (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) SAVE Edition - 11/29/16 (Hyb) Sakura Wars The Movie (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) SAVE Edition - 11/29/16 (Hyb)

08-17-2016, 01:23 AM	#28156
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	Looks like my wallet is not going to like November. Desert Punk with another DVD release.

08-17-2016, 01:23 AM	#28157
neoz Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1664 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:84	Just Ergo Proxy for me.

08-17-2016, 01:39 AM	#28158
Girls With Guns Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2014 Location:Amish Farm Country, PA Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:469 DVD collection:146 Trading Score:26	What?! No Senran Kagura for you, neoz?!? Oh wait - I bet you already own the Super Otaku Collector's Edition of that one...

08-17-2016, 01:43 AM	#28159
KillaCam Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Houston, Texas 4K collection:178 Blu-ray collection:3009 DVD collection:269 Trading Score:110	When the hell are they going to put Desert Punk on blu-ray?

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