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Saucepan · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: ADV Striaght to Boxset.

So with ADV having suffered quite badly from the recent churning of the industry. With the news that E's Otherwise is to go straight to complete series box set, in the light of what EOA found out in their latest podcast, about series that go straight to complete box set being a risky venture, is it good or bad idea? Are ADV holding the nail that will seal their coffin in place to see if a hammer is going to come along?

I'm certainly going to go buy this box set when it comes out, purely to show my support for ADV and wanting more series to go straight to boxset in the UK, but where has it come from?

Is this a license ADV have owned for the UK for a while and are releasing it all off a sudden to make up for their lost titles or is it something newly acquired meaning that ADV are still in the race and have a few more surprises ahead?

Fudce · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:15 am Post subject:

ADV passed E's Otherwise through the BBFC a long time ago, so a big portion of the cost had already been paid. Also they don't exactly have anything else to release now, and they don't believe it would sell well as singles, so the decision to go straight to boxset now, rather than after a couple of volumes was an obvious one.
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Damo · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

ADV have been sat on E's otherwise for ages, I think they may have announced the UK rights way back when they also said they had stuff like Kaleido star (sp?) and princess yuchi and all sortsof other titles that have never and never will see the light of day here, espetially now the heyday is over with.
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Toraman · Shinigami Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 2517 Location: London

What with the current trends in the market and all, do people think two lots of £24.99-29.99 half season sets would be more appealing than a single £49.99 wodge?

Might pick this up at the Expo if I'm feeling good.

Fudce · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

Toraman · Shinigami Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 2517 Location: London

IanC · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

botmaster2005 · Robot in disguise Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 1061

4 episode volumes= BAD, im not getting any younger here!
chunky volumes (12+ eps) = BETTER
Half season boxsets = ok if you think you'll like it,
BOXSET = You really need to like it, good for if you've already seen it on tv or the net.
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Fudce · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

Saucepan · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

Evilben1979 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 14

To be honest and its probably only due to the fact that I am playing catch up but I preer to get the box sets and so it is preerable to me if they were put straight out in a set.

I only get the single volumes if they are they are older and thereby cheaper cumulatively!

PaleBlack · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

I like multi-episode releases like Tactics was, and like OHSHC and Ghost Hunt will be.

13 episode sets are great, because they're affordable enough that you don't feel like you're pouring money away, yet if you don't like it, you haven't lost too much.

Imo anyway Cool

Dan · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 18

Boxsets for me, but I do like to get the 1st vol to see if I like it, if it can't be watched legally on the net.