Wooooo! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles)
Higurashi, Black Lagoon, and Hellsing Ultimate DVDs, here I come!
Quote from: Foggle on July 12, 2008, 02:08:36 PM
Wooooo! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles)
Higurashi, Black Lagoon, and Hellsing Ultimate DVDs, here I come!
Awesome! I will finally be able to continue Higurashi!
I refuse to watch
any animé on the web.
E^D
Oh cheese doodles, I didn't even see this post before I made my post in the Black Lagoon thread. Score! :ehail: :elhail: :im_nabeshin:
About fucking time...
That just made my nipples hard. Seriously, you can chip diamonds with them now. Awesome. :il_hahaha:
Absolutely fantastic news! Thanks for the info, Foggle. I had no idea what was going on with this or if anything good would ever surface.
This situation with Geneon USA has been dead in the water for over a year now and felt like it was never gonna move anywhere. Kinda comparable to what VERY bad constipation can be like. :il_hahaha:
What I am curious about now is if Funimation will re-release all those listed titles from the beginning under their own name. It would only make sense if they did because I'm sure copies of them were limited when Geneon USA was probably on life support in their last few months of uncertainty. Then, when the plug was finally pulled, well... we all know what happened there with the unfinished titles. :lordilvryannoyed:
What this immediately means to me:
I can now buy Higurashi with a newfound confidence because I now know it will actually be completed.
Hellsing Ultimate 4, come to daddy!
Quote from: Lord Il on July 12, 2008, 08:33:05 PM
What I am curious about now is if Funimation will re-release all those listed titles from the beginning under their own name.
They are. ;)
That's awesome news!
So what does this mean about Europe?
Quote from: Necrominion on July 13, 2008, 02:07:10 AM
So what does this mean about Europe?
Good point.
With Funimation taking over Geneon USA distribution, that could be the initial stepping stone needed to get the ball rolling with having these titles as region 2 releases. The UK will now need a distributor of these titles and hopefully someone is going to bite soon in wake of this breaking news. Hopefully someone can find out about this.
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From Anime News Network, here is a posted release schedule.. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-08/funimation-first-releases-from-geneon-deal-scheduled)
And, after a little bit of digging, I found out that Funimation has also acquired at least thirty licensed titles from ADV Films. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-04/funimation-picks-up-over-30-former-ad-vision-titles) Seems they're taking over a good portion of the market.
So, I will be spending some money on August 19 and September 30 apparently, and I can finally cancel that order I made with Hastings for the Geneon versions of BL 1 & 2 (which has been reordered twice since they can't find it. I so happy :D).
I'll also keep my eyes open for any news of Region 2 release announcements, I imagine they will. Funimation does seem to be dominating the market, but that's fine with me, as long as they're smarter than Geneon and ADV are business-wise.
Wow! Finally I understand why ADV refused us permission to show some of their titles at our last Anime Aftewrnoon--those titles are now Funimation's!
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Just pre-ordered Black Lagoon season 1 from Hastings, with August 19 as the confirm date (squee!!!), I'm so happy.
And on a personal note, this still makes my nipples hard.
Quote from: Rika-chama on July 14, 2008, 01:50:19 PM
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Yessir.
Quote from: Foggle on July 14, 2008, 03:08:01 PM
Quote from: Rika-chama on July 14, 2008, 01:50:19 PM
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Yessir.
Oh thank God, it will be nice to eventually get Rozen Maiden on Region 2's
Quote from: Necrominion on July 14, 2008, 03:10:01 PM
Quote from: Foggle on July 14, 2008, 03:08:01 PM
Quote from: Rika-chama on July 14, 2008, 01:50:19 PM
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Yessir.
Oh thank God, it will be nice to eventually get Rozen Maiden on Region 2's
Rozen Maiden was an enjoyable series. This might be another title I'll pick up.
Suigintou kicks ass!
Quote from: ElricJC on July 14, 2008, 03:06:39 PM
Just pre-ordered Black Lagoon season 1 from Hastings, with August 19 as the confirm date (squee!!!), I'm so happy.
And on a personal note, this still makes my nipples hard.
Not sure if you want Revy to be within earshot to hear you say that. She might cut them off in your sleep. Or worse. :il_hahaha:
Anyways...... You've been standing in front of the air conditioner for too long, haven't you?
That's the problem. :e_tongue:
Quote from: Inkwolf on July 13, 2008, 05:43:39 PM
Wow! Finally I understand why ADV refused us permission to show some of their titles at our last Anime Aftewrnoon--those titles are now Funimation's!
I wouldn't doubt they were a bit nervous at the time as to not leak out too much info until an agreement was finalized with Funimation. For that matter, it's not the best kind of info to share at a con anyways when the main purpose is to promote their own company. ^^;
Quote from: Lord Il on July 13, 2008, 06:50:17 AM
And, after a little bit of digging, I found out that Funimation has also acquired at least thirty licensed titles from ADV Films. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-04/funimation-picks-up-over-30-former-ad-vision-titles) Seems they're taking over a good portion of the market.[/color]
OK, so what the hell is going to happen to ADV's releases of NHK Vol. 6 and Kanon Vol. 6!?
I wonder if they still going to release them? The article makes no mention if this. I'm a little worried that I may have to wait a very long time to finish these series; both of which I am
really looking forward to.
Plus, this means, potentially, even less for the on-demand Animé Network. My cable company doesn't carry Funimation channel...
E^d
Quote from: Lord Il on July 14, 2008, 04:10:01 PM
Quote from: Necrominion on July 14, 2008, 03:10:01 PM
Quote from: Foggle on July 14, 2008, 03:08:01 PM
Quote from: Rika-chama on July 14, 2008, 01:50:19 PM
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Yessir.
Oh thank God, it will be nice to eventually get Rozen Maiden on Region 2's
Rozen Maiden was an enjoyable series. This might be another title I'll pick up.
Suigintou kicks ass!
You sir are mistaken....Suiseiseki kicks arse ~Desu
Quote from: Necrominion on July 14, 2008, 03:10:01 PM
Quote from: Foggle on July 14, 2008, 03:08:01 PM
Quote from: Rika-chama on July 14, 2008, 01:50:19 PM
My friends are going to be so excited to hear that they can finally finish Higurashi. :elhail:
Also what about the fate of Rozen Maiden? Does Funi have that also?
Yessir.
Oh thank God, it will be nice to eventually get Rozen Maiden on Region 2's
Awesomeness. I hope they also get Kyo Kara Maoh. It seems all the DVDs my friends and I watch were from Geneon. :il_hahaha:
this is good news from funimation but it brings 2 important questions
1. Does This mean ADV are having trouble (or since I haven't been here for a bit mean ADV don't exist O_O)
2. will funimation be releasing old ADV titles that ADV have stopped publishing (ie Dirty Pair Flash, Martian Successor Nadesico)
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on July 25, 2008, 11:29:20 AM
this is good news from funimation but it brings 2 important questions
1. Does This mean ADV are having trouble (or since I haven't been here for a bit mean ADV don't exist O_O)
2. will funimation be releasing old ADV titles that ADV have stopped publishing (ie Dirty Pair Flash, Martian Successor Nadesico)
1: I believe so - they still exist, but they have been having trouble of late, somewhat akin to the woes Geneon USA was having. It was some months ago that I found a story on Anime News Network that said that ADV would be limiting some of its lines, canceling NewType USA and the ADV network, but since I haven't bought a NewType in a long, long time, and never had their network, I don't know if this has happened yet or not.
2: I haven't heard any news on this front yet, but I keep checking the wires periodically.
Frankly, FUNimation has just been doing a better job than ADV in getting more business done, usually on the back of highly popular mainstream series, but it has been my thinking for a while that that was all just a means to an end, giving them the financial power to take command and go down other avenues as well. More power to them if they succeed and don't screw up like so many have before them.
Funimation are deffinatly the best choice I mean look at One Piece XD
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on July 25, 2008, 03:04:08 PM
Funimation are deffinatly the best choice I mean look at One Piece XD
As long as I never have to listen to the awful English Dub. I hear they are redoing it with a new cast and everything and not turning it into some 4Kids piece of shit. I hope so, even though I don't think it would ever be my kind of series.
Presently, I have a few more ADV titles, then I have Funimation. I also have AniméWorks, and Bandai, and a few Geneon.
ADV is still putting up new episodes and even new series, weekly, on their Animé Network on demand. I hope they keep it going, because I get to see different shows that I might not have considered buying on DVD. Hits and misses, sure, but that's how it is with all art forms.
E^D
does this mean more UK releases?
As anyone seen the UK crapped dubbed dragonball z movies, the ones that have been cut poorly and made piccolo know by big green, they even botched up the dragonball movies as well when they put them on the now non-extisence toonami, now know as cartoon network 2
oh god don't remind me. that was 4kids though wasn't it
I beleive so the same idiots for redubbing the new pokemon series and the voices sound even worse than before