Bandai Entertainment will stop shipping anime to retailers in November

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Bandai Will Stop Shipping Anime to Retailers In November
Ken Iyodomi, who is the president of Bandai Entertainment, sent us over a letter this morning to give us a heads up on what we've known has been coming and just never had a date for.

He writes:
"I am writing to inform you that Bandai Entertainment Inc in discontinuing its home video publishing and distribution business effective March 1, 2013.

As we methodically wind down the business, the last day that Bandai will be accepting any purchase orders is November 15, 2012, with our last shipments occurring on November 30th, 2012.

On Behalf of Bandai Entertainment Inc, I want to express our gratitude for the opportunity we've had to do business with your company, and I think you in advance for your understanding and assistance during this period."
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Well, we all knew this was coming up. While Bandai's remaining catalog of Anime release will 'officially' go out of print in November, I just want to remind everyone that quite a few of their SKU's have already stocked out and others will probably sell out prior to the Nov cutoff, so if you need to pull the trigger on any of their stuff, don't wait too much longer.

This also means that current backorders for existing products are less likely to be filled, but we will do whatever we can to bring in as much Bandai stock as we can afford to between now and November.
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Several people have written in a little confused about Bandai's announcement last week that they will stop shipping to retailers in November. Most people want to know "what's going to happen to all their titles"? We'll here's the deal - effective Nov of this year everything in Bandai's DVD and BD catalog will officially go out of print (as will their entire selection of manga in October). Bandai has said they intend to shop some of these licenses out, but that process is likely to be slow and their back-catalog is just way to big to be absorbed into the market by the rest of the industry as it stands, so while it's likely that a few of the premium licenses will eventually end up getting re-released by someone else (hey Sentai, please pick up K-On season 1, OK?), I imagine most of their catalog will simply go dark. Now that doesn't mean that all their releases will just vaporize in November - retailers like us are currently scrapping together as much money as we can find to do big final buy-ins on Bandai's remaining stock, and at least for us, we're hoping to stock some of their titles pretty deep assuming we can get them. Over the next 6-12 months I would expect prices to rise for OOP Bandai titles that end up getting bought up quickly and become a little harder to find. This will, of course, result in the same bitching and moaning characterizing any price increases as greed and averice from the usual suspects who couldn't be bothered to pull the trigger on these titles for the many years they were available at the regular prices. Oh joy, I can't wait to read those people comments! :) But I also expect prices to decrease for a time on the titles that retailers choose poorly on and end up bringing in too much stock.

And before you ask, I have no idea what will become of Gundam - that series is an awfully big bite for another studio to try to take on. I fear the chances now that we'll ever see ZZ, Victory, or Turn a Gundam released in R1 are now pretty slim. ~sigh~

Anyway, we're going to go through the site during for the next couple of weeks and mark all Bandai releases as 'discontinued - limited to stock on hand' and also we'll be publishing a list shortly of all in stock Bandai titles so that you can see if there is anything you need before the lights go out in November.
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[quote name='killa5k7']Not as expensive as the stand alone Volume 11 that I lack. Average of 80 to 100 bucks is total crap. I may manage to snag it at some second hand place or pawn shop if I am lucky.[/QUOTE]

Jesus Christ that's expensive for a single volume...

One of my best finds was easily the Digimon DVD that had the first 12 episodes (paid around $10 for it a year ago), sadly that thing's value will die with the Complete Series box set coming out soon
 
As I mentioned before, I ordered a copy of TGWLTS vol 1 listed as new from GoHastings and they sent me a used copy that was pretty banged up.

So after a week, and a second email where I mentioned that I'd file a claim with Amazon if they didn't get back to me, GoHastings said that they couldn't exchange my order for another copy but that they'd gladly refund my money. :roll: This reply wouldn't have bothered me, except that they still have "new" copies listed as being in stock on Amazon. So either none of their copies are actually new, or they're just not willing to fix their mistake. Either way, the insert was fine and the disc can be cleaned up and put into a new case. I'm not interested in getting a refund just so I can pay twice as much for an actual new copy.

In pseudo-bandai news, I found a used copy of the ADV release for 5 Centimeters Per Second for around $10 yesterday. Now I can keep my other copy sealed, and still watch both versions of the movie.
 
[quote name='erehwon']Yea, I'd like to find a cheap one, so I could import some movies. An akira blu-ray is one of the ones I'd like to import.[/QUOTE]

The Insignia NS-WBRDVD2 or NS-WBRDVD3 are probably as cheap as you'll get. All you need to do is copy a region free firmware over to the player (via USB drive or even a CD-R), enter a code on the remote and you basically have a Region free player (both BD and DVD's). I have one and it works perfectly:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...686564&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n

Instructions: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=190357
 
[quote name='ssjmichael']The Insignia NS-WBRDVD2 or NS-WBRDVD3 are probably as cheap as you'll get. All you need to do is copy a region free firmware over to the player (via USB drive or even a CD-R), enter a code on the remote and you basically have a Region free player (both BD and DVD's). I have one and it works perfectly:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...686564&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n

Instructions: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=190357[/QUOTE]

lol i just found that last night sometime.

ordered one

i noticed though amazon uk doesnt subtract my gift card total for some reason
 
[quote name='kayne2000']lol i just found that last night sometime.

ordered one

i noticed though amazon uk doesnt subtract my gift card total for some reason[/QUOTE]Amazon.com gift cards don't work on Amazon.co.uk or other international Amazon sites.
 
oh well that explains it ah well. still cheaper than the 100+ dollars of the american copy of girl who leapt through time.

and hey maybe now i can get a GITS innocence blu ray at some point for under 100 dollars lol

that and i wanted a blu ray player besides the ps3 i dont want to risk abusing it to death by unneccessary dvd watching
 
[quote name='kayne2000']that and i wanted a blu ray player besides the ps3 i dont want to risk abusing it to death by unneccessary dvd watching[/QUOTE]

As long as you take care of your PS3, you're probably OK using it for general-purpose media viewing. I got my PS3 when Metal Gear Solid 4 released, and I've been using it as my primary media hub ever since. It usually sees anywhere from one to four hours of disc-playing daily, and still runs great. (I like to play some of my DVDs while doing chores or paperwork, and while I'm eating)

One of the big things is to make sure that the vents for your PS3 are clear and have plenty of room near them, and not to enclose your PS3 in a closed space. If you have it in a media cabinet, either leave the door open or make sure there is constant ventilation. Overheating is one of the biggest dangers for current-gen high-definition systems.
 
well ive already had one ps3 die on me so....and 3 360s so i am a bit paranoid about that.

but the wii....its been dropped while saving, fallen over in smash bros matches(once 20 times in a minute dont ask i really dont know), looks extremely beat up, has overheated on me quite a few times, have the vents on it completely blocked and on carpet...but as long as i unplug it as opposed to just turning it off the damn thing still works.(launch day wii at that)

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some of the wii abuse ok ALOT of the wii abuse was my old roommates loved smash brothers....i should never of let them use it cause the wii looks like hell now.
 
Another recommendation: If you have a pc with a blu-ray or dvd drive drive then you can just rip imported movies with makemkv. You lose extras and menus, but at least you can see the movie.
 
Lol Slysoft's program Anydvd has a 21 day free trial and will on the fly spoof region code. It will also remove protections so you could make yourself a region free copy with extras and everything intact.
 
If you have a BD drive on your PC then I believe there are certainl playback programs that allow you to easily switch regions, no ripping needed. I think this might require some sort of workaround to get unlimited region switches so it doesn't lock you into one region after a certain number of switches.

edit: Just use the program BDRegionTray.exe with a program like TotalMedia Theatre and you're good to go
 
i dont know about ripping blu rays i havent tried it(i may try it now that people mention it) but playing actual blu ray disc movies on a PC is a complete and total royal pain in the ass. there is no simple blu ray player for it. unless its changed in the past year and a half. and even then the disc might skip a lot but work perfectly in a ps3.
 
I wouldn't fret this too much. If the price is reasonable get the anime, but otherwise wait for Funimation to pick it up. I'm sure the popular series will transfer over (Code Geass, Gundam 00, etc) and they'll likely be cheaper (well if Funi gets them).
 
[quote name='starkillr']I wouldn't fret this too much. If the price is reasonable get the anime, but otherwise wait for Funimation to pick it up. I'm sure the popular series will transfer over (Code Geass, Gundam 00, etc) and they'll likely be cheaper (well if Funi gets them).[/QUOTE]

God knows how long that will take though judging by how long it took them to get the geneon titles out.
 
so question....i bought one of those insignia blu ray players it arrived....however i cant figure out does the player not save the disc place??? is there a way to make it do that???

seems like a pretty standard feature to be excluded.
 
[quote name='kayne2000']so question....i bought one of those insignia blu ray players it arrived....however i cant figure out does the player not save the disc place??? is there a way to make it do that???

seems like a pretty standard feature to be excluded.[/QUOTE]

With Blu-Ray, the last played position is not a standard for the player. That functionality has to be programmed into the menu of the Blu-Ray discs themselves. So if the Blu-Ray disc you are playing doesn't take advantage of that feature, you won't be able to start over from your last played position.

Some Blu-Ray producers make sure to code their discs for this, and some never bother. It's very hit-and-miss. This is a consequence of the standards for Blu-Rays allowing for a greater degree of programming freedom for the producers. The much more limited nature of DVD production standards made it possible for every DVD player to retain the current played position and settings. With Blu-Ray its more of a case-by-case basis, and some Blu-Ray producers just don't care as much about the quality of their products.
 
wait so does the blu ray player have to have it or the blu ray disc? im guessing you mean player but i got confused by your statement. you say its not a standard for blu ray players but then it has to be built into the disc???

With Blu-Ray, the last played position is not a standard for the player. That functionality has to be programmed into the menu of the Blu-Ray discs themselves. So if the Blu-Ray disc you are playing doesn't take advantage of that feature,
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well such a shame i am all for more freedom in producing stuff but it really seems like such a basic standard feature to be omitted. i honestly never thought of checking on that oh well all i wanted a cheap region free blu ray player and thats what i got...well ill know for certain when my two region free blu rays arrive in the next week or so. i thought one would be here today....but the menu popped up just fine so looking good.

i will say this the upscaling and quality of blu rays seems to be quite a bit better than the ps3 could do.
 
He said it entirely depends on the disc, and some random anime Blu-ray isn't exactly going to be feature-packed.
 
So I totally found two brand new copies of Gundam 00 Season 2 yesterday. I got one for myself but now I'm seeing a TIV of over $100 on Amazon for a copy... something tells me I should go back and get the other one.
 
[quote name='ProtoEXE88']So I totally found two brand new copies of Gundam 00 Season 2 yesterday. I got one for myself but now I'm seeing a TIV of over $100 on Amazon for a copy... something tells me I should go back and get the other one.[/QUOTE]

Lucky. Wish Bandai would make more before the Nov. 30th Deadline.
 
[quote name='Vegan']He said it entirely depends on the disc, and some random anime Blu-ray isn't exactly going to be feature-packed.[/QUOTE]

well this is why i asked because any disc ive ever tossed at the ps3 will save its place and that was the first time i had heard it depends on the disc
 
[quote name='kayne2000']well this is why i asked because any disc ive ever tossed at the ps3 will save its place and that was the first time i had heard it depends on the disc[/QUOTE]

With DVDs, this feature was universal. No matter what DVD you throw in a player like the PS3, it will just automatically resume wherever it left off.

With Blu-Rays, this is not the case. If you try to resume a Blu-Ray, it will either throw up a prompt, and ask you if you would like to resume from your previous position, or it will just automatically kick you straight to the opening menu.

If you are watching, you will notice that the prompt they throw up is always specific to the disc in question. It will usually have disc-specific artwork or fonts. This is because the disc producers are given control over what happens when you try to resume a disc. The lazier producers will just kick you to the menu, while the more detail-oriented producers will give you the option of resuming playback from the previous position. With DVDs, the producers didn't have this option. With that format all discs would just resume automatically.
 
well the insignia wont even resume dvds so does the player then have something to do with it also?

and ive never seen that prompt for blu ray discs odd. i will now have to look for that cause now i am curious
 
CAG's, Eureka Complete collection 2 is back in stock at Amazon, albeit at a steep price of about $44.

I jumped on it.
 
[quote name='Verelios']CAG's, Eureka Complete collection 2 is back in stock at Amazon, albeit at a steep price of about $44.

I jumped on it.[/QUOTE]

At this point, it's worth it.
 
My copy of Outlaw Star shipped from Rightstuf yesterday, and I got my copies of G Gundam boxset 1&2. Once I get more disposable income next month, I'm gonna try and buy the last sets that I want (while trying to save as much as I can for Black Friday lol)
 
[quote name='MajinStylee']My copy of Outlaw Star shipped from Rightstuf yesterday, and I got my copies of G Gundam boxset 1&2. Once I get more disposable income next month, I'm gonna try and buy the last sets that I want (while trying to save as much as I can for Black Friday lol)[/QUOTE]

Thats my plan too cause I am also waiting for Birthday Money to get more Bandai Series (G Gundam, Code Geass, Gundam Wing, Eureka Seven, Gurren Lagann, Gundam 00, and The Big O) before the OOP Wave drowns us all.
 
So does Bandai replace discs? I'm currently watching the 2nd complete collection of Eureka Seven and I'm getting close to the end. The 3rd disc in the set starts to skip near the end of the DVD and I lost probably two minutes of one episode due to my PS3 automatically going to the next chapter (since it couldn't read it, I had to scan back until it got close to unreadable part again). One of discs from that same set was also scratched up a bit as well. Odd because my 1st complete collection had no issues.
 
[quote name='SanjiX']So does Bandai replace discs? I'm currently watching the 2nd complete collection of Eureka Seven and I'm getting close to the end. The 3rd disc in the set starts to skip near the end of the DVD and I lost probably two minutes of one episode due to my PS3 automatically going to the next chapter (since it couldn't read it, I had to scan back until it got close to unreadable part again). One of discs from that same set was also scratched up a bit as well. Odd because my 1st complete collection had no issues.[/QUOTE]

They used to. You could go on their site and fill out a form to get a replacement. Usually ended up with a leftover packin from another series (such as a pencil board or figure) as a freebie. Head over to the help section on Bandai's site and check.
 
I placed a massive order from rightstuf to get all the bandai things I wanted.

Gurren Lagann complete
Code Geass Season 2
Eureka Seven complete collection 1 and 2
Eureka Seven movie
G Gundam collection 1 and 2
Gundam 08th MS team
Banner of the stars I and II
Planetes

Did I miss anything? lol.
 
I haven't had the money to pick up much, but I have picked up Gurren Lagann, Code Geass 1 & R2, and outlaw star perfect collection. I picked up outlaw star used at half price books for $29.
 
I picked up the first 10 episodes of S-CRY-ED for $16 on Amazon. Its been on my to watch list for a while, I guess I'll pick up the following DVDs if I like it enough.
 
[quote name='ProtoEXE88']I picked up the first 10 episodes of S-CRY-ED for $16 on Amazon. Its been on my to watch list for a while, I guess I'll pick up the following DVDs if I like it enough.[/QUOTE]

I pick the complete series (Anime legends) of s-cry-ed on gohastings.com for 19.99.
 
[quote name='gundamb0i']I pick the complete series (Anime legends) of s-cry-ed on gohastings.com for 19.99.[/QUOTE]

*insert terrible screams of NOOOOOOOOOO*
 
I have been on a Bandai binge recently. Picked up K-ON, Scrapped Princess (singles), and Outlaw Star (OG releases). I have s-CRY-ed (singles, because it saves more space) and Code Grass Season 1 on Wishlist until my next paycheck. Once I am done all that I will go through and find singles versions of Gundam Wing, G, 08th MS Team, and 0083 and eventually sell the Complete Collections. I know Bandai recently released slim pack versions of 08th MS Team and 0083, but the cover art sucks. Also wanna try and get the slim line Cowboy Bebop set if somebody other than Gohastings has it.

Oh yea, and you thought Unicorn on Blu was expensive now? Just wait.
 
[quote name='whippleman'] your going to want Code Geass season 2 ^^^ I promise. ;)[/QUOTE]I have already seen both seasons, but since Bandai released R2 across 8 DVDs instead of 6, the Anime Legends release is in a bloated 8-disc case. Since FUNimation will likely snap it up as soon as they can, I will wait for their release. Yes, I know that could take years, but I have a ton of anime to watch already and I can always buy the singles and do 2 4-disc cases.
 
[quote name='DNukem170']I have already seen both seasons, but since Bandai released R2 across 8 DVDs instead of 6, the Anime Legends release is in a bloated 8-disc case. Since FUNimation will likely snap it up as soon as they can, I will wait for their release. Yes, I know that could take years, but I have a ton of anime to watch already and I can always buy the singles and do 2 4-disc cases.[/QUOTE]

I had the same thinking about Eureka Seven, It has to be a given that they will be releasing the original at some point, hopefully before Ao.
 
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