Paul Chi (paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:26:58 -0500
X-Sender: paulchi@mailhub.acsu.buffalo.edu Message-ID: <l03130306b2c82e1dee85@[128.205.246.25]> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:26:58 -0500 From: Paul Chi <paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU> Subject: Re: Surprise!!!!!!!!
>>>I just got this message from ADV!!!!!
>>>
>>>New Releases - April 1999
>>>
>>>
>>>Sakura Wars
>>>Order Cut-Off Date: 03/23/99
>>>Street Date: 04/27/99
>>>
>>>English Dubbed
>>>Approx. 60 minutes, Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Stereo
>>>CAT# VHSSW/001D
>>>UPC# 702727027338
>>>SRP $19.98
>>>
>>>Japanese with English Subtitles
>>>Approx. 60 minutes, Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Stereo
>>>CAT# VHSSW/001S
>>>UPC# 702727031335
>>>SRP $29.95
>>
>>Hey, this is really cool. Thanks for the info! This is the first OVA out of
>>four, right? I hope ADV plans on releasing all of them. Wait a sec...the
>>sub is $10 more? Now, I don't want to start a debate on this because it's
>>been done so many times in so many places already... so I'll just say that
>>I wish they were the same price. ^_^;
>
>Actually if you look at the running times it says 60 minutes which would be
>the first 2 episodes. Not to defend the company but it's general marketing
>practice to place the sub atc a higher rate due to the lower sales involved
>with the Sub. I could get into detail about the same price sub/dub thing but
>I feel it would be more appropriate to discuss this Via Personal E-mail (I
>have a ton of Insider stuff that most don't tell you).
OK, chalk that first part up to my ignorance- I didn't know how long each
episode was. As for the second part, let's not go there on this list. It's
been done.
>On an unrelated (sorta) note The new Yuna series should be out by ADV in May
>or June.
I saw that on ADV's website too. The Yuna anime was also based on a game,
right? Or did the anime come out before the game? Anyway, I guess Yokoyama
Chisa (Sakura, Yuna) is the link here. ^_^