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Just an update regarding the DVD release for those who don't follow R1 industry news:

The R1 DVD has be discontinued as of mid July. ADV films have been experiencing financial difficulties all year long, culminating in July when Sojitz, a Japanese licensing company pulled out of their partnership. Effectively 30 (approx.) ADV titles were transfered to FUNimation, however, 5 Centimeters Per Second was one of two titles that didn't survive the transition (for unknown reasons).

Consequently, the UK launch has been shelved (ADV UK had to cancel many upcoming releases) and an Australian release looks highly improbable.

Being only released in March this year, copies are bound to become scarce. I suggest purchasing from Rightstuf if your desperate for a legit copy. There is of course the chance that another company or even ADV themselves will re-solicit the title (in fact I believe the chances are quite high given it's reputation amongst fans), however nothing is certain as of writing.

Press Release:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/200...t-of-print-dvds

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First Ponyo Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq-qoC5i3u4

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The Raindrops and Rainbows episode is what hooked me too. I've never felt bored once watching this series, although I understand that some may call it sleep inducing. Most of my favorite episodes come from the second half (17 and 21) of the series so keep on sticking with it. It's a lovely show; simply beautiful.

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It's my sincere hope that Disney somehow loses the American rights to all Ghibli films. They have done a terrible job promoting the studio and it's films. I first heard of Grave of the Fireflies a little less than a year ago when I stumbled upon an eBay auction for the movie. The seller wrote a good seven paragraphs about how amazing the film is. I bought it based soley on that and I have been hooked on Ghibli ever since. Unfortunately I have only seen Fireflies, Pom Poko and the arguably quasi-Ghibli Night on the Galactic Railroad since then, but I'm collecting Ghibli DVDs as quickly as I can. But I'm going to end this before I get even further off topic. lol.



Central Park Media have the R1 rights to Grave of the fireflies, and have been going through some serious financial issues these last few years- hence they've cut back on many titles and releases.

Disney have been doing a fair job in handling the Ghibli catalouge. While their DVD's can be a little light-weight when it comes to extras, the dubs they produce are of a very high standard. Howl's Moving Castle even got a decent thearetical run, as opposed to most other anime films which are often restricted to film festivals and conventions.

The only major gripe I have with Disney is with the whole Only Yesterday and Tales from Earthsea fiasco....but lets not get into that.

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Originally posted by Roarkiller
O really? Please tell of the quality of the subs (preferably from someone who knows Japanese), because the R2 version don't have subs.

Info on the extras would be nice too.



Oh I'm holding out for the R4 release. There are plenty of reviews online about the R1 release though; and since ADV have an arm in the UK I suspect a release there is imminent.

Here's a link to Rightstuf where you can check out the specs:
http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalog...tem/77163/4/0/0

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Originally posted by husky51
I was just able to see part 1, Oukashou, on YouTube and that was beautiful... Now I have to try and find parts 2 and 3 somewhere, maybe from one of the anime stores... Do you know if it is in the US yet?



It was just released by ADV films on DVD early this month so there should be plenty of copies at your anime DVD outlet.

...and you should really go buy it on DVD, not only because of the amazing quality of the animation, but ADV could really do with the $$$ at the moment.

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Originally posted by Saddletank
The UK release is nothing to do with Disney, Optimum Releasing is an independent UK-based DVD publisher and presumably dealt direct with Ghibli's marketing people when it released its UK R2 (subtitled) version.



Actually, Optimum Releasing have done squat in terms of licensing and producing their Ghibli DVD's. ALL the UK DVD's have been authored by Madman Entertainment (hence why your DVD menu's use the official Australian movie title logos). Optimum simply distribute these discs in their region(with new region coding and cover art).

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So then, why can't they just release it sub only? And how the heck did Optimum Release get the rights to something contained in the in the Disney Tokuma deal? Maybe they sold it there... Or maybe the deal has been altered now that Tokuma does not own Ghibli... Optimum no doubt had to deal with the same royalties issue for "The Rose" in their subbed version.


Madman Entertainment licensed all the Ghibli movies from Disney that were part of the Tokuma deal. This included Only Yesterday. However, most sub-only releases fare poorly in sales hence Madman would wait until a US dub was produced until they released their local version. This was under the assumption that eventually all films would be dubbed. When it became apparent that Only Yesterday wasn't going to be dubbed (it was pulled from the Takahata wave of releases), they were stuck with the license. It was only until a special edition of Howl's Moving Castle did Madman feel they could release Only Yesterday, (as HMC sold incredibly upon it's initial release) as both would be sharing "The Ghibli Collection" title and therefore thought that HMC may boost OY sales.

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So in terms of overall production:

Ghibli (Japan) produce film---> Disney(USA) produce English dub---> Madman Ent.(Aus) produce region 4 and 2UK PAL DVD---> Optimum Releasing(UK) distribute DVD's throughout the United Kingdom.

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Earthsea was released by Madman(AUS) in September last year (limited edition version). NZ usually gets Madman's products a month later.

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Originally posted by Atradius

And seeing as no-one here has anything bad to say about Mushishi I guess I should be able to drag myself out of my biased pit and get around to watching it.




I personally love Mushi-shi, and have not read many negative reviews for it. That being said, it is very niche, you'll either love it or loathe it.

It's unique. Give it a try, but not on Youtube, the video quality does not do the series any justice. If anything try Veoh or better yet buy the DVD which is available now in R1,2(UK) and 4 (i.e. if you want an English dub).

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late to this thread...

5 Points- Honey and Clover (I and II)

4 Points- Mushi-Shi. Beautiful series, it's a combination of Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke with the relaxed atmosphere from Only Yesterday.


3 Points- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
2 Points- Nodame Cantabile.
1 Point- Haibane Renmei

Tempted to put classics like NGE and Sailor moon up but these are probably my current favourites.

Is it me, or was 2007 a weak year for anime coming out in Japan (in terms of quality)? I'm only following Moyashimon at the moment, nothing else strikes me as interesting.

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A few suggestions Saddletank:

NANA
Give it a shot, I've made it pretty clear that I didn't find it as engaging and poignant as Honey and Clover, but many people are fond of both series. The series chronicles the events in the lives of two twenty-something women, both named Nana who meet on a train to Tokyo. Both come from very different walks of life but quickly form a friendship when they coincidently meet up with each other again.It is more mature in the sense that it involves sex, drinking, rock music....etc. 47 episodes long.

Nodame Cantabile
Follows Chiaki, a student who wants to pursue a career in orchestral conducting. He meets Nodame, a free spirited pianist- the series follows his and her crazy antics as they and their friends journey through (music) university. Very light hearted.
Anime= 23 episodes

There is also a live action drama which many prefer over the anime. The anime suffers from lack of funding, especially when it comes to scenes where the orchestra are playing (many static shots)- this is obviously not a problem in the live action. (which is the one I prefer)

Paradise Kiss
A romantic anime, but not really your standard fare. It's about a model high school student who gets dragged into the world of fashion designing (or at least group of students studying fashion called "paradise kiss" ). Has mature content, sex and from what I remember minimal violence (eg. slap in the face). Short series, only 12 episodes long. Watch the theme song, you'll get a good feel for the series from just that-very retro.

There are many other series, I guess what your looking for a those categorized as "slice of life". However keep in mind that there are varying degrees of how close series(labeled as "SoL" ) portray real life, for instance kamichu! and Someday's Dreamer contain a touch of fantasy and magical elements (like Kiki), while others like Piano are strictly Slice of Life.

There is a wealth of titles out there, the above titles mentioned are just those that immediately came to mind. Hope that helps.

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Which manga volume is it from?


Volume 5, inside cover art. It's a rather early piece of work as her art style changes drastically throughout the series.

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Originally posted by Seiji
Oh, Ok, well I guess I won't be watching Nana anytime soon.



It is by no means "bottom of the barrel" bad, I did enjoy the initial episodes and still manage to finish the series (eventually). The artwork is great, music is excellent, it's just the characters are not as engaging as those in H&C. (Nana. K drove me crazy; Didn't find Nana. O that interesting).

Like Theowne said, many people who enjoy H&C will often like NANA too so I wouldn't completely write it off just yet.

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Ayu's movie character perfectly resembles her anime counterpart. Shame she won't be recast:



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Something I found really sad was one episode near the end where the group, who had been slowly drifting apart, were talking enthusiastically about getting together again, perhaps going to the beach, and dreaming about what fun it would be. Then, as the episode closes, Takemoto says, "In the end, we never went to the beach together." It's not a tragic scene by any means, but that bittersweet emotion is surprisingly intense, especially as it's something we've all experienced. It's the little things like this that, in aggregate, make it such a great series.

This had a similar effect on me, as it holds remarkable true to many aspects of my (and presumably many others) life. Season 2 in general had a sombre, melancholic tone which intensified the drama and somewhat reduced the fun, lively university atmosphere presented in the first series. I know many people where upset with this directional change, though I thought the story was executed appropriately, i.e. it didn't go into melodramatic overkill *cough*NANA*cough*.

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Hmm... I wonder if it will use the cast from the movie or not...



Doesn't look like it. ANN posted it on the 6th of this month:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/

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While I am a fan of FB, I can definitely understand where Saddletank is coming from. The anime series does feel disjointed and incoherent at times, the first 20 or so episodes are concerned with just meeting members of the zodiac. However, I also acknowledge that the manga was still in production during the anime's run so it wasn't at all possible to have a decent ending anyway.

Now, having read the entire manga, I can say that I am disappointed with this series- enough to say that I prefer the anime. The anime wraps up volume 6 and the manga comprises of 23 volumes, but the pacing is horrible. So much is crammed into the last few volumes that the series loses it's slice of life charm. Kyo's "monster" plays hardly any role after volume 6, Ritsu and Aya are filler characters (in fact Ritsu's introduction is basically his only major appearance) and the creation of the student council was unnessesary. The explanation of the origins of the curse was a let down too.

Regardless, I still consider myself a mild fan of the series and enjoyed it thoroughly during the manga's run. There are parts I did enjoy (the beach house, Rin's confinement); I recall avidly awaiting for each new chapter release. I guess it is only when you've finished the series and look back at it as a whole do you see it's flaws.

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Just a heads up; a Live Action TV series of H&C was just announced and is set to begin airing in Japan in January.

On to the anime...

A very poignant series indeed; in some ways it is a lot like Only Yesterday, where not much is happening physically but a definite sense of journey and growth can be felt. I think many are able to relate to Takemoto and all of his frustrations and anxiety as he moves through university, and although it does sound cliche, H&C presents it in such a way that you can never tell where the characters are heading. In fact, one of the highlights of the series, for me, is the ending of the second series. It is not at all conventional, it is very much bittersweet and realistic; the characters have chosen the best path for themselves given the circumstances. An accurate portrayal of life...exactly what I like!

I must also give kudos to the excellent soundtrack and scoring. I think the series would lose much of it's charm without the insert songs (take for example, series 1, chapter 24)

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It's also very very funny, at least in my opinion.

Twister. nuff said

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Would you be interested in taking part, Fizz?



Sorry for the late reply, I only pop in here once every so often. My current lifestyle doesn't leave much time for anime, but if you choose to do a series I've already seen (i.e Haibane, ParaKiss...etc.) I'll be glad to add my 2c whenever I get the chance.

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Alternatively you could try a nice breezy slice-of-life show like Honey and Clover or Nodame Cantabile. Both revolve around a group of university student studying the arts (visual arts in HC and music in NC), as they try to find meaning and purpose in their lives (I guess you could say it's college version of Whisper of the Heart). There's light comedy and romance in the mix too- perfect for light viewing.

Personally I prefer Honey and Clover (as it focuses more on ones "life journey", but both are enjoyable series.
HC- 24 episodes
NC- 23 episodes

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