Category Archives: Anime Industry

Order In, and Received

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Now I know that subbing and dubbing adds $7-10k per episode, and this has to be made up from a smaller volume of sales — so the prices are going to be higher than for a domestic series. But even at the relative price point of 27 cents/min, Geneon, ADV, Bandai, et. al. cannot afford to import “dogs” even if we are willing to pay a premium for our hobby. At nearly 40 times the going rate for an American series, fansubs be damned: they aren’t giving value for their money, and they will go out of business if that’s their plan. Continue reading →

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Good or Bad News?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Via ANN, a statement (at last) from ADV: We know there are a lot of rumors swirling about, and that fans are looking for assurances that ADV will continue to distribute the anime series they know and love. While we … Continue reading →

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Not Good News….

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Uh-oh. Several titles have been removed from ADV Films’ website since last Monday, including any reference to them in the site’s main page, store, and trailers, as well as trailers and videos on Anime Network’s website….Notably, all mention of these … Continue reading →

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The Seasons Are Changing

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Ubu Roi

You know how, when you’re lying there awake, and your mind starts to wander, even though you can’t sleep, you’ll think of the damnedest things? Last night was like that. It occurred to me that the Japanese might not have … Continue reading →

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Testing the Waters

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ubu Roi

It has been said that one of the reasons that fansubbing has become as “bad” as it has, is that there’s too much demand to wait a year for the R1 license to be announced, and another six-eight months (if … Continue reading →

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Ubu Roi’s Worst of 2007

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Side note: A lot of fansub material is in the .mkv format these days. Unfortunately, for some reason, in the middle of prepping this article, Zoomplayer decided that all screenshots would be of the first frame in the file, no … Continue reading →

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Still Alive

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Even if I’m not feeling very well. Still, while I’m waiting on the first two shows of the new year to download, I’ve managed to get my 2007 “worst” list finished. Now all I’ve got to do is get, prep, … Continue reading →

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