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[Squire]

Why is anime so expensive?

It really isn't. Aniplex releases are.

 

[MrSaturn99]

I'll keep my old DVD sets, thanks.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Thats just Aniplex pricing. Most of it is reasonable.

To be fair their BDs have better than encoding than any of the regular US licensees. A lot of them have quality degradation put into them to put down the number of disks printed which introduces banding and other defects. (Funimation)

 

[redhood56]

Holy Shit, I am so happy right now!

 

[mdubs]

Aniplex of America is basically the devil of anime. The fact we have to celebrate the entire series being released for around $250 is absurd.

I mean like damn, they couldn't even be bothered to release Silver Spoon on BD. Now excuse me while I go and hug all my reasonably priced Funimation BDs.

 

[Zabuza]

5 EPs?!!

 

[heliosRAzi]

To be fair their BDs have better than encoding than any of the regular US licensees. A lot of them have quality degradation put into them to put down the number of disks printed which introduces banding and other defects. (Funimation)

Don't care. They're cheaper.

I've never seen this show before, but I've had it continuously recommended to me. In the early 2000s, I used to buy a lot of anime on VHS and DVD. They had the exact same number of episodes included per cassette or disc, but they certainly didn't cost $60 per volume. That's fucking absurd. I would pay like $30 to $40. That was still a lot of money to pay, and I always hated that they charged that much per volume.

IT's on Netflix and Crunchyroll if you have those. Go watch it.

 

[ghostjoke]

If this leads to me having to listen to another wave of people go on about how emotional ep 8 is I'm going to kill someone.

 

[Ventara]

Eh, I'll pass. A bit too rich for my blood. If they release a complete blu-ray collection at a more reasonable price, I'd bite.

And GL is a bit over-rated anyways. A solid 7/10 anime, but not as good as some make it out to be.

 

[dan2026]

Aren't they also the ones who put out Madoka Magica at an exorbitant price?

 

[Ventara]

Aren't they also the ones who put out Madoka Magica at an exorbitant price?

Yup, that was Aniplex, too. Another expensive one they did was Fate/Zero.

 

[Dead]

The price is fair. If it's too much for you, just watch it on Netflix or whatever. Aniplex clearly caters to a collector/premium market, and that's fine because no one in the US is doing so.

Aniplex of America is basically the devil of anime. The fact we have to celebrate the entire series being released for around $250 is absurd.

I mean like damn, they couldn't even be bothered to release Silver Spoon on BD. Now excuse me while I go and hug all my reasonably priced Funimation BDs.

reasonably priced but terribly authored with piss poor quality control are terribad package design

 

[rexor0717]

I want to buy this, I hope its not a limited release.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

I would just buy the first half only. In my mind the 2nd half never existed.

 

[mdubs]

The price is fair. If it's too much for you, just watch it on Netflix or whatever. Aniplex clearly caters to a collector/premium market, and that's fine because no one in the US is doing so.


reasonably priced but terribly authored with piss poor quality control are terribad package design

And also multiple hundreds of dollars cheaper in some cases, so I can live with all of that.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

I can't wait for the thread where Persona 3 movie 1's domestic release is announced. That will cause a decent shitstorm on NeoGAF.

 

[Trojita]

The price is fair. If it's too much for you, just watch it on Netflix or whatever. Aniplex clearly caters to a collector/premium market, and that's fine because no one in the US is doing so.


reasonably priced but terribly authored with piss poor quality control are terribad package design

How is it fair? On sale it is $50 for around 2 hours of content on 1 Blu-ray disc.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

How is it fair? On sale it is $50 for around 2 hours of content on 1 Blu-ray disc.

Well when you compare it to Japanese prices and content, it would be considered fair.

 

[Pachinko]

I've been wanting to buy this show for years but it still isn't at a price cheap enough for me.

I mean, this show is 7 years old now. They should be releasing a no frills box set with all 26 episodes for 49.99. It can be watched in DVD quality on netflix right now.

I realize they have a niche market that's still buying this stuff but on the other hand , they already catered to the hardcore collector audience with the jumbo 550$ box set. Now they should be racing to the bottom with pricing. This will likely also be released as 6 or 7 volumes too, they've only got the first 2 announced online right now for 50 bucks a pop , who knows if they'll keep the price the same when they inevitably put only 3 or 4 episodes on a disc.

 

[JLynn]

*Kisses region free Blu-ray player*

Aniplex is the reason why I bought one. Fuck all that noise. I'll import the UK sets.