Re: [LoGH] Status of Series
Lee Thompson (shadow@nwlink.com)
Tue, 12 Sep 2000 06:57:46 -0700
On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:03:20 -0700, you wrote:
> Lee, I was wondering if we had any major increases in the amount of people that want to bring LOGH to the states?
Not right now no.
> The reason I ask that it might not be a good idea to present this petition yet to a company. The reason why is this. Video retailers are already commenting in trade publications that within two years, they will not be selling VHS titles in their store(Suncoast has been most vocal about this). Since LOGH isn't even out in Japan on DVD yet, I think our efforts should change to the following.
>
> Convince Tokuma Shoten to release LOGH on DVD. This will make it more appealing then for North American Anime Distributers to acquire the series.
The current train of thought, according to ginei.com, is that a LoGH DVD
release would be international: English, Japanese, Chinese.
> Any thoughts or comments are appreciated. I hope I'm not causing trouble with this message. I prefer to buy this series on DVD rather LD/VHS. Think of 6 episodes on one dvd, like the Captain Tylor series that Right Stuf announced it would release later this fall.
Well there's no way LD could happen; LD is dead dead dead in the US.
VHS is rapidly approaching the same state for 'pre-recorded' material.
DVD-9's are a little more expensive to make but the trade off could be worth
it. However, I think we need to solve the INITIAL problem which is getting
fan support to green light it coming over here at all. That means dub/sub
showings at conventions and anime clubs. Arguing over implementation and
format is a waste of time right now.
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Lee Thompson
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