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End of the Dream

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Sigh, this was supposed to be a comment (about Yumeria) over at Chizumatic, but it kinda got away from me. Once again, I prove that, no matter how silly an animé series is, hours of time can be devoted to … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Reviews, Series Reviews | 13 Comments

It’s a Dream(y) World (by a lazy person)

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I started writing this article last week, but then I got sidetracked and never got back to it. Meantime, events marched on, and now I need to write even more to update and fix it. However, I’ve decided to be … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Reviews, Series Reviews | 18 Comments

Maybe I Was Right, After All?

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Ubu Roi

By George, I may have called it, if seeing the obvious can be used to ego-stroke oneself. Just spotted over at AoDVD: Bandai Visual Gears Up (03:08 PM EST): A new Boss Note at the Bandai Visual USA dot-anime site … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Industry | 6 Comments

An ADV Clue?

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Word was just let slip today that Media Blasters has licensed Night Head Genesis. That’s especially significant, because the internet domain had been registered (though not developed) by ADVFilms. This would appear to indicate that either ADV is selling off … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Industry | 1 Comment

A Gem in the Garbage

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ubu Roi

So I followed a link to Slashdot to read about the second (or third?) broken cable affecting the middle east. More stupid speculation and accusations of “American spy efforts suck!” than you could shake a cat 6 cable at. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 4 Comments

Rosario (et. al.) Cheesecake

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ubu Roi

No special meaning or observations here. Just some more shots from the new ED, just because I was bored, but not willing to start anything heavy, such as loading up Haibaine, just yet. (Spending a lot of time and effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheesecake | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Industry, Commerce, Life, etc. | 8 Comments