Offical Neon Genesis Evangelion Info/Update Thread - Page 32 - Blu-ray Forum

svenge · 12-21-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kuroshi

Yeah, I'm also on the fence about picking it up because of the packaging.
The red DVD box had some appeal for a couple of years, but I really wish they would have used some art on the packaging. I remember the 3 laserdisc boxes had some great art and the End of Evangelion LD-box was simply amazing; this packaging just feels cheap and uninspired, but that's just my opinion.

The way I see it is that it's the BD and "Archives" sets are the fifth and sixth Evangelion box sets released on the Japanese market as seen below:

1996-1999 LD boxes (x3) + Theatrical Edition
2000 DVD "Second Impact Box" (x3)
2003 DVD "Monolith" box
2007 DVD thinpak box
2015 "Archives of Evangelion" DVD box
2015 Blu-ray box

Their target market most likely have at least one or more of the preceding sets, and the swag that older box sets typically included is less important these days, especially when it comes to re-releases of such a long-standing series. It's not like it's hard to come by Eva merchandise these days, right?

That, and it's not like Japanese residences are getting any larger. I'm sure the relative compactness of the new sets is appreciated by many over there...

kuroshi · 12-22-2015, 09:43 AM

That, and it's not like Japanese residences are getting any larger. I'm sure the relative compactness of the new sets is appreciated by many over there...[/QUOTE]

O, I appreciate compactness allright in my 2-room appartment. I chucked all of my tapes & LD's out with the advent of DVD's. My whining is strictly limited to the non-existent cover art of the set.

svenge · 12-22-2015, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kuroshi

O, I appreciate compactness allright in my 2-room appartment. I chucked all of my tapes & LD's out with the advent of DVD's. My whining is strictly limited to the non-existent cover art of the set.

Actually, there is artistic intent in the cover of the Blu-ray. If you watch the ED credits of the TV series[/url], it's conceptually quite similar to the upper half of the screen. Of course the "Archives" set uses the same idea but changed to red.

Sylontack · 12-22-2015, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by svenge

Actually, there is artistic intent in the cover of the Blu-ray. If you watch the ED credits of the TV series[/url], it's conceptually quite similar to the upper half of the screen. Of course the "Archives" set uses the same idea but changed to red.

The red of the DVD set is also very similar to the cover art of the End of Evangelion soundtrack (the first press also had a similar clear red plastic slipcase).

kidglov3s · 02-13-2016, 09:59 AM

About to watch my shitty Anchor Bay re-release of the Manga DVD of EoE, awaiting the inevitable announcement of a US release of Eva/Movies on Blu-ray.

Thomas Guycott · 02-14-2016, 03:36 AM

I love the simplicity of the Japanese artwork: it's the light of the soul.

My only complaint art-wise is that the discs could use some text listing what's on them.

berto_ · 03-09-2016, 10:10 PM

Wait, so is there a US release of this? I was shocked there was a BD of the series at all but will there be a US release?

gundamcero · 03-09-2016, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by berto_

Wait, so is there a US release of this? I was shocked there was a BD of the series at all but will there be a US release?

As of now no. One day maybe but I wouldn't bank on it.

berto_ · 03-09-2016, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gundamcero

As of now no. One day maybe but I wouldn't bank on it.

SON OF A B!

Please excuse the harsh capitals.

Thomas Guycott · 03-10-2016, 02:51 AM

It'll happen, but not any time soon, and will definitely be inferior to the Japanese release in some way or another.

kuroshi · 06-09-2016, 03:42 AM

Can anyone point me in the direction of a timed script for Evangelion Death & rebirth (disc 6 of the blu-ray box). Apparently this version is slightly different from the script I have, so the subtitles tend to drift about.

BigOnAnime · 11-27-2016, 08:45 AM

More confirmation that nobody in the world is able to license or renew the rights to NGE, so those Blu-rays will continue to be only for Japan for the foreseeable future.

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Originally Posted by WTK

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Originally Posted by WTK

via Madman Ent. Facebook page

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The series and original movies are both currently temporarily out of print. We and every other company around the world at the moment are unable to renew the rights, mostly due to the producers / director not allowing so as the new rebuild films are still being made. Once it's all out we can hopefully bring it back. We'll keep everyone informed of course.

It's looking like series is still unavailable (at least when someone inquired with Italian distributor Dynit about the Evangelion BD).

http://www.animeclick.it/video-intro...ca-comics-2016 (Oct 29, 2016)

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Ancora nessuna novità per i BD di Evangelion, l'editore giapponese non vende i diritti.

http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post385836

Google Translate gives me "No news yet for Evangelion BD, the Japanese publisher does not sell the rights." i.e. We can't get what isn't for sale. This is what affected say Nodame Cantabile, the rights were not for sale because the international rightsholder had no interest in doing anything with the rights.

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Originally Posted by WTK

via Mania.com forums (9/20/10)

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Originally Posted by Quarkboy

Nodame Cantabile has issues relating to the fact that international rights to season 1 and seasons 2 and 3 are controlled by different companies... one of which is sony animax who isn't in the business of selling rights, it's in the business of sitting on them and never doing anything with them.

In other words, licensing of Nodame is far more complicated and expensive than the series possible value is worth.

via Mania.com forums (9/20/10)

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Originally Posted by Quarkboy

Sony could release the DVDs for just season 1, sure. But Sony didn't license it with that in mind.
As in, they don't want to. It was licensed for broadcast on animax, that's pretty much all sony wanted it for.

Other companies might want to license seasons 2 and 3 to release DVDs of the whole show, but Sony isn't interested in selling the rights.
So that's the problem. No one is going to license DVD rights for just seasons 2 and 3, and Sony is sitting on the rights to season 1 and not doing anything with it.

http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ll=1#post94290

CouncilSpectre · 11-27-2016, 09:21 AM

It's sad, but nothing will change until the final rebuild movie is released.

zrdb · 11-27-2016, 05:07 PM

Guess there's always the do it yourself approach-buying the japanese bluray set and then adding readily available subtitles.

CouncilSpectre · 11-27-2016, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zrdb

Guess there's always the do it yourself approach-buying the japanese bluray set and then adding readily available subtitles.

That's what I did. Added the subs and dubs to everything but D&R.

Nothing371 · 11-27-2016, 05:24 PM

That's fine, I will patiently wait for a proper English release with both subs and the dub. It's an inevitability. Maybe in 3-5 years. I have my dvd set until they decide they want to make a ton of money again.

llj · 11-27-2016, 07:44 PM

Anyone who licenses it for NA blu ray will probably have to pay through the nose to get it.

Naiera · 11-27-2016, 08:05 PM

It's a license to print money though.

I have to get around to fine-tuning my Eva subs one of these days so I can catch it on Blu-ray for the second time

Oniros · 11-27-2016, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

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A completely detached from reality and ass-backwards attitude from Japanese companies? Color me surprised.

In the case of NGE, Anno needs to get a grip. NGE aired over 20 years ago in Japan and reached its peak popularity between then and 10 years ago. By the time they decide to grace us with the original series BD, a lot of people simply won't care.

Naiera · 11-28-2016, 01:51 AM

I don't think that's true. People will go apeshit for Eva for a good while yet, I think.

12-22-2015, 09:43 AM	#622
kuroshi Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 4K collection:95 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:100	That, and it's not like Japanese residences are getting any larger. I'm sure the relative compactness of the new sets is appreciated by many over there...[/QUOTE] O, I appreciate compactness allright in my 2-room appartment. I chucked all of my tapes & LD's out with the advent of DVD's. My whining is strictly limited to the non-existent cover art of the set.

02-13-2016, 09:59 AM	#625
kidglov3s Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:2124	About to watch my shitty Anchor Bay re-release of the Manga DVD of EoE, awaiting the inevitable announcement of a US release of Eva/Movies on Blu-ray.

02-14-2016, 03:36 AM	#626
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	I love the simplicity of the Japanese artwork: it's the light of the soul. My only complaint art-wise is that the discs could use some text listing what's on them.

03-09-2016, 10:10 PM	#627
berto_ Junior Member Member since:Mar 2016 Blu-ray collection:31 DVD collection:13	Wait, so is there a US release of this? I was shocked there was a BD of the series at all but will there be a US release?

03-10-2016, 02:51 AM	#630
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	It'll happen, but not any time soon, and will definitely be inferior to the Japanese release in some way or another.

06-09-2016, 03:42 AM	#631
kuroshi Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 4K collection:95 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:100	Can anyone point me in the direction of a timed script for Evangelion Death & rebirth (disc 6 of the blu-ray box). Apparently this version is slightly different from the script I have, so the subtitles tend to drift about.

11-27-2016, 09:21 AM	#633
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	It's sad, but nothing will change until the final rebuild movie is released.

11-27-2016, 05:07 PM	#634
zrdb Banned Member since:Jan 2014 Blu-ray collection:365 Trading Score:1	Guess there's always the do it yourself approach-buying the japanese bluray set and then adding readily available subtitles.

11-27-2016, 05:24 PM	#636
Nothing371 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Minneapolis 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:1047 Trading Score:11	That's fine, I will patiently wait for a proper English release with both subs and the dub. It's an inevitability. Maybe in 3-5 years. I have my dvd set until they decide they want to make a ton of money again.

11-27-2016, 07:44 PM	#637
llj Power Member Member since:Sep 2012	Anyone who licenses it for NA blu ray will probably have to pay through the nose to get it.

11-27-2016, 08:05 PM	#638
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	It's a license to print money though. I have to get around to fine-tuning my Eva subs one of these days so I can catch it on Blu-ray for the second time

11-28-2016, 01:51 AM	#640
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	I don't think that's true. People will go apeshit for Eva for a good while yet, I think.

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