Bandai Makes ultimately Strong New York Anime Festival Announcements
Bandai Entertainment made a definite splash at the New York Anime Festival/Comic Con at present depending on what you are serious about. The panel covered various properties and in essence actually only had one new license announcement, but they also provided substantial Gundam news for old school fans, touch on KOn! also as a long requested Bluray release.
Bandai announced that they have ultimately, lastly, acquired the Japanese language rights to the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, one thing that feels odd typing as there is frequently been one more word soon after Gundam due to all the spinoff series. The show will likely be released in bilingual format in two Anime Legends components in 2011 with the 42 episode series acquiring a suitable release. Previously, the only edition accessible was the dubonly Tv releases (which never ever produced it to a complete collection) or the 3 compilation motion pictures that quite a few give some thought to to be superior for the Tv series.
Bandai also announced that they've managed to obtain the release of Gundam Unicorn on DVD, even though it will be staggered in the Bluray release which can be finding a simultaneous worldwide release as they come out. The DVD editions will function two episodes per disc, making it a three disc release, for $30 a disc. No dates or specs are yet set, particularly because the second Gundam Unicorn OVA has yet to become released.
Fans of KOn! are going to be delighted to know that it will be finding a Bluray release, but fans of KOn! normally may well be dismayed that it along with the DVD release will likely be completed over four volumes. It will likely be released in both normal and restricted editions for each volume (29.98, 39.98 for the DVD with CD inclusion as the LE, 34.98 and 44.98 respectively for the Bluray editions with CD for the restricted there). No tracks have yet been decided plus the release is planned for the spring of 2011.
Bandai also touched on the Haruhi film although only stating it will be released inside the spring of 2011 and no specs are ready but.
The panel also revealed the long though awaited Bluray announcement for the Girl Who Leapt By way of Time, but declined to provide specs or maybe a 2011 and date for it.
The new licensing announcement for the panel was the a lot anticipated Gundam 00 theatrical movie that will be bilingual but nothing additional has been decided yet.
they nonetheless wont say if KOn will be a hybrid bluray, or will we be stuck with english only, I desire to know, and also the entire 4 disc release issue just isn't a huge deal, kinda closer to the japanese releases, but nonetheless less costly epecially if it will likely be hybrid.
that is definitely one in the reaons I havent bought kurokami on bluray is as a result of it becoming english only
never liked gundam, so something gundam releated is actually a pass for me anyway,
but I hope they preserve the original style of cases for Kon, and I hope the LE's will likely be worth it, I'll just wait for the review, then determine to purchase it or not
(In ahead of hectotane makes the usual "bancoholding" rant.)
Gotta agree, Calibur454. For Bandai, it is one step forward, two methods backwards, and 1 step inside the incorrect direction (in other words, small business as usual).
You'd feel that soon after releasing Haruhi Season 2 on DVD as a set that they would've learned their lesson, that singles never sell anymore. Well, looks like they've learned practically nothing at all, as they're releasing KOn the exact same way they released Haruhi S.1 and Lucky Star (sorry, hardcore collectors, but there is a reason why Proper Stuf was selling off a massive supply of limited editions of all the Haruhi and most of the Lucky Star DVDs at deep discounts, and it certainly wasn't since they sold like hotcakes. mmm, hotcakes). If it did not perform three years ago, much less two years ago, odds are it won't function out like they had planned. I appear forward towards the KOn Anime Legends box set in late 2012 or 2013 (and by "box set", I imply "four discs shoehorned into a case meant for only one").
Yeah, I am glad they are receiving back in to the BluRay game with "The Girl Who Leapt By way of Time", but they are nevertheless miles behind the competition when it comes to BluRays (hell, even Sentai Filmworks has/will have released a great deal more BluRay series and movies by the end of this year than Bandai will prior to the finish of subsequent year).
You'd consider with a lighter release schedule, they'd truly buckle down and rerelease a few of Bandai Visual's titles at a reduce price tag. Nope, alternatively we get Gundam Unicorn on DVD for $30 per twoepisode DVD release. Has nothing been discovered in the entire Bandai Visual USA debacle? And what's worse may be the "Haruhichan/Nyoron Churuyasan" miniseries is becoming released as a twoparter for $25 a disc when it should've been completed as a single disc (preferably as part of the Haruhi S.2 DVD set).
I was genuinely hoping that points would've changed for the improved by the end of your year. Alas, Ken Iyadomi, Robert Napton and Loy Fruel are even more outofsync with common anime fandom than Milli Vanilli and their singing (look it up, youngsters).