terrence huey (thuey@UCDAVIS.EDU)
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 11:55:47 -0700
X-Sender: ez073369@runner.ucdavis.edu Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910101143320.615-100000@runner.ucdavis.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 11:55:47 -0700 From: terrence huey <thuey@UCDAVIS.EDU> Subject: Re: ADV release date> >> Just so this post isn't a complete waste of time, I thought I'd mention > >> that the new Sakura Taisen OVAs are due for a December 18 release. Anybody > >> know if ADV's deal includes these new OVAs as well? > > > >yeah right... > > You never know. No, I do know. Considering the 2nd Sakura Taisen OAV series wasn't even announced when ADV picked up the rights to ST OAVs, there's no way in heck they have the rights. Considering that Sakura Taisen is a lackluster title in the states, there's no way in heck ADV would shell out the rights to "all the Sakura Taisen-related anime here and yet to come". Look at Software Sculptors. They didn't buy all of the Slayers TV series. They bought the rights to the first 13 episodes of Slayers TV. When it sold way beyond their expectations, did they then pick up the final 13 eps, Slayers Next and Slayers Try? Nope, they picked up the final 13 eps. Then when it was nearly done(or perhaps it was all done), they picked up Slayers Next. Slayers Next is selling quite nicely but have they picked up Try? Nope. Not yet anyway. ADV has tons of money, but they're not going to flaunt it on an obscure series. They spend it on the big babies like Nadesico, Eva, BGC 2010, etc. Besides, IMO the ST OAVs got thrown in with a package deal they made with Japanese companies. It is highly unlikely they sought out the company who made it(bandai?) and asked to purchase the rights. > >according to animeondvd.com, october 26th is the date. > > That's was Tokyopop lists too....but they are just a store of course. Yes, but animeondvd is not a store and since it is THE site for these things, they get a lot of inside info from the companies themselves. > >though if you hate ADV as much as I do, I hope you will boycott it > >regardless of the fact that it's Sakura Taisen... > > For the record....the DVD will my first US anime purchase... Your point being? For the record, ADV is the most hated anime company among anime fans and with reason. I'm not about to support a company who's practices I disagree with, "just because it's Sakura Taisen" or moreover "just because it's Sakura Taisen IN ENGLISH."