It’s hard to tell how much trouble ADV is in, but apparently ADV has had a falling out with their licensing parter Sojitz which, from the sound of it, effectively makes the four titles announced yesterday technically unlicensed for the time being. The fact that the ADV rep at their Sneak Peak panel talked about how [...]
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WTF ADV!! I read over at RAC’s blog that a few of ADV series have been “suspended indefinitely.” The bad part is that one of the series that I have almost completed is on that list, the last Kanon DVD. I have bought all the other Kanon DVDs and I was waiting for my pre-order [...]
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I hope this thing doesn’t go on 4 or 5 month cycles or whatever. From Robert’s Anime Corner blog: I just got the word this morning from ADV that the following new releases have been ’suspended indefinitely’: Shattered Angels , Vol #2 DVD Shattered Angels , Vol #2 DVD w Art Box Kanon, Vol #6 DVD Tokyo Majin, Vol [...]
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Anime DVDs July 1, 2008 Blue Seed - Box Set Cosplay Complex & My Dear Marie DVD Double-Pack Desert Punk - Box Set Gakuen Heaven - Box Set (sub) Kanon - Volume 6 Lucky Star - Volume 2 Naruto - Volume 25 (dub) Samurai 7 - Box Set Manga July 1, 2008 Black Cat - Volume 15 Claymore - Volume 12 Cowa! Fruits Basket - Volume 20 Gintama - Volume 7 Gun [...]
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OTL is back with the final two tracks of the second disc, subtitled Akiko-san no ban gohan, in the Kanon Minase san chi drama CD series. I think there are five CDs in all. If you’re a Kanon fan, don’t miss out on these; they’re the best way to enjoy the Drama CDs. Previously you just [...]
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I’ll give you a double dose since it’s been a while.  This time it’s a Kyoto Animation/Key Visual Arts theme
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From Episode 11 of the Kyoani version of Kanon, this one is rather hard not to see given it covers pretty much the entire screen. Still, you have to be impressed with the versatility the Mikan Box displays here. It may have been mutilated, but it’s proven it’s worth as a quick and easy solution [...]
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So I finished Kanon. I don't like to begin by emphasising what little I can say, partly because doing so seems a little too introspective for my taste and partly because it could be a trick: practiced orators sometimes claim to be rough-spoken so that the audience will drop their guard (I've noticed David Cameron occasionally does this). In this case, however, there's a fact backing me up: I can't objectively assess Kanon, as a whole. Or at least, I can't say much more than 'It's better than Shuffle!', because I have a nasty case of genre-blindness.
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I know I’ve said it myself, but every time I hear or read, “[this show] is not for everyone”, I wish for a new way to express that. Don’t mind me, I haven’t had my eight cups of coffee yet. Onto the anime I saw last week: Air Gear v3, Kanon v4, and [...]
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ADV Films ADVFilms.com June 3, 2008 Coyote Ragtime Show: Complete Collection (Thinpak) - 300 min Full Metal Panic!: Complete Collection (Thinpak) - 625 min Kanon Vol. #5 - 100 min June 10, 2008 Final Fantasy Unlimited: Complete Collection (Thinpak) - 625 min Moeyo Ken TV: Complete Collection (Thinpak) - 325 min Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok: Complete Collection (Thinpak) - 650 min Ninja Resurrection - 650 [...]
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