Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

[Professah Byah]

I think that companies view 'the anime market' as something with in-built preconceptions and expectations of content and they market towards that, hence we get straightforward Gundam shows over here like the dire G Fighter, yet genuine oddities like Turn A or Victory stay shelved.  On the other hand, maybe it's just that they're series with 40+ episodes compared to one-offs, OVAs, and movies, and as such would cost more to repackage and/or rescore for the west.  There's always the internets, mind - if nothing else, you avoid having to listen to painful English dubs.

I'm pretty sure we've got a good lump of the Gundam stuff over here, just a few of the series are missing, like Victory, X, Turn A and ZZ, but they're all available online - just remember that using the internet to watch tv shows that aren't available to buy as dvds is killing the industry of selling dvds of tv shows.

[Cyberleader2000]

Well, Gundam is a pretty fertile little franchise.

I cannot for the life of me understand what Bandai are playing at. On the one hand, we have a (rumoured to be) chronically overpriced product in Unicorn, not to mention a release plan that beggars belief.

 - by the way folks, it's supposed to be out tomorrow as part of the international release, and there's been no info on it at all -

On the other hand, we have a huge glut of shows in the franchise that have never been released in the West, and a tiny selection of the ones that have in the UK.

What's going on? It's CRAZY! Gundam is a potentially massive franchise, and one that has quite some longevity built into it.

GET THOSE SHOWS OVER HERE, MISTAH BANDAI!

I know I'm now forced to import everthing I want theas days from DVD's to toys to modle kits and its not just Gundam it also happens to Transformers. 

[HdE]

I'm pretty sure we've got a good lump of the Gundam stuff over here, just a few of the series are missing, like Victory, X, Turn A and ZZ, but they're all available online - just remember that using the internet to watch tv shows that aren't available to buy as dvds is killing the industry of selling dvds of tv shows.

Yeah, this is pretty much it.

I can't believe how many companies are falling over themselves to stream shows right now. It pretty much says 'yeah, we know we're doing damage to the sell through market, but who cares?'

[Professah Byah]

The market was always going to shift to streaming product at some point.
Roughly twice as many people downloaded episodes of Naruto than watched them on television, US tv channels are cutting back on anime as they realise they actually have to pay more for it if it's a hit and they don't own the property themselves, and the dvd anime market is suffering oversaturation with inferior product - streaming is a low-risk means of getting the shows seen by western audiences, and not prone to the scheduling nightmare of US networks.

[HdE]

That all may be the case, but things still seem pretty off-balance to me.

I mean, I can't thinkl of many anime fans I know who wouldn't rather see the shows they like on nice shiny DVDs or Blu-rays that they can buy and own, to keep and play on whatever device they choose.

Personally - while I'd never expect hordes of folks to agree with me - I think it'll be a sad day when all anime is streamed as opposed to being distributed any other way. Sad indeed.

[Cyberleader2000]

That all may be the case, but things still seem pretty off-balance to me.

I mean, I can't thinkl of many anime fans I know who wouldn't rather see the shows they like on nice shiny DVDs or Blu-rays that they can buy and own, to keep and play on whatever device they choose.

Personally - while I'd never expect hordes of folks to agree with me - I think it'll be a sad day when all anime is streamed as opposed to being distributed any other way. Sad indeed.

I agrea the only time I download something is as a last option when I carnt get it any where.

[Cyberleader2000]

Ok just to let you know it worked my TV can handle USA DVD's I’m at the moment watching the Gouf Custom VS Gundam Ez8 battle from 8th MS team possible one of the best Gundam battles ever now here’s a question should I get G-Gundam or Zeta Gundam next on DVD.

[Professah Byah]

Zeta - G Gundam is total assballs.

[Cyberleader2000]

I just found a site where you can watch it for free even thro its not hi qulity it still looks arsom http://gundam00dubbed.webs.com/apps/videos/videos/show/7593142-mobile-suit-gundam-unicorn-episode-1-english-dubbed

[Professah Byah]

Gundam 00 bored me.  It remains unwatched on my MP3 player even though thanks to gym watching I've run out of episodes of stuff like the dire Hank and Brothers long ago.

[HdE]

Gundam 00 bored me. 

I pity you.

[Cyberleader2000]

has any one seen part 3 yet