Otaking (Otaking@WHYWEB.COM)
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:17:41 -0800
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 Message-ID: <001801be42bb$06028aa0$77770e26@skuld> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:17:41 -0800 From: Otaking <Otaking@WHYWEB.COM> Subject: Re: Surprise!!!!!!!!
>Yeah, but ADV's the only company I know which charges a whole freakin' $10
>more for a sub. People were pissed off enough when they did it with
>Slayers Perfect. You should have seen the posts going around("I wanted to
>buy the sub, but $10 was too much so I ended up buying the dub.") It was
>cross-posted in alt.fan.sailor-moon and rec.arts.anime.misc
Urban Vision and CPM do this as well.
>> 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).
>
> Oh really? I'd love to hear it. Other than "greed", I don't
>believe any reason why subs are more expensive. "Economics" my butt. I
>know that's part of it, but "greed" is definitely the biggie IMO.
> So yeah, I'd be interested in the insider stuff.
Companies like ADV and Urban Vision and Pioneer pick up such new items
that the Accuisition Price is made up for in the Dub by shear volume.
Example Hurricane Polymar, Sakura Wars, Battle Athletes. Also the prices
that the Japanese copmanies are demanding has increased as well.
How about that??
Rik Wall
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