Moribito Availability

[SSJPabs]

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Boring as hell and I loved it.

So I'm getting this series but once again, it's a Geneon series. So I got the 2-dvd collectors edition but now I'm looking for the rest of the DVDs. What options do I have? What is the status or the property in the US? Do I have to send people to conventions like I did to get the last Ergo Proxy discs?

[OtakuX]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

[SSJPabs]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

That is what the best buy employee I talked to today brought up as we looked. But in the first place, Guardian of the Spirit is the name of entire series I believed. So the Guardian of The Dark 3 might or might not be what I am looking for. Moreover, there are other volumes that were supposed be released in November (the subtitled ones) remain listed as "unavailable." Which means Best Buy is not getting them as of now despite their being on that page. Does this extrapolate to part 3? It might.

I appreciate the attempt but that page remains unhelpful.

Did I mention how much I loathe Geneon for closing up shop so abruptly?

[Funkatron]

When it doubt, check out rightstuf!

Ok, here is the gist: after Geneon went under, Media Blasters got the rights. The third volume appears to be coming out this February, so don't fret

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

That is what the best buy employee I talked to today brought up as we looked. But in the first place, Guardian of the Spirit is the name of entire series I believed. So the Guardian of The Dark 3 might or might not be what I am looking for. Moreover, there are other volumes that were supposed be released in November (the subtitled ones) remain listed as "unavailable." Which means Best Buy is not getting them as of now despite their being on that page. Does this extrapolate to part 3? It might.

I appreciate the attempt but that page remains unhelpful.

Did I mention how much I loathe Geneon for closing up shop so abruptly?

Wait, what do you mean "the subtitled ones"? Aren't these discs dual language?

[OtakuX]

Wait, what do you mean "the subtitled ones"? Aren't these discs dual language?

Best Buy tends to list all anime as 'subbed' rather than bilingual.

[Baby Naruto]

Best Buy tends to list all anime as 'subbed' rather than bilingual.

Why do they do that?

[OtakuX]

Why do they do that?

Maybe so anime fans won't think the DVDs are dub-only?

[Baby Naruto]

Maybe so anime fans won't think the DVDs are dub-only?

Wouldn't it make more sense to label the DVDs as Bilingual or Dual Audio though?

[OtakuX]

Wouldn't it make more sense to label the DVDs as Bilingual or Dual Audio though?

Well, they don't list things as Bilingual or dual-audio, because most DVDs are, with spanish or french language tracks. Plus, with the exception of anime, most people don't really care about languages other than english.

[Baby Naruto]

Well, they don't list things as Bilingual or dual-audio, because most DVDs are, with spanish or french language tracks. Plus, with the exception of anime, most people don't really care about languages other than english.

I guess that makes sense lol.

[OtakuX]

I guess that makes sense lol.

Way I see it, there are 3 kindsa people who care about the non-English audio tracks:
1) People who moved here from above or below and aren't perfect at English
2) Teachers who take advantage of the alternate tracks and the subbtitles for the hearing impared. My old Spanish teacher thought popular movies people have probably seen are better to watch in Spanish with English subs than a Spanish movie would have.
3) Anime fans.

[Baby Naruto]

Way I see it, there are 3 kindsa people who care about the non-English audio tracks:
1) People who moved here from above or below and aren't perfect at English
2) Teachers who take advantage of the alternate tracks and the subbtitles for the hearing impared. My old Spanish teacher thought popular movies people have probably seen are better to watch in Spanish with English subs than a Spanish movie would have.
3) Anime fans.

"3) Anime fans" would be people that prefer subbed anime over dubbed anime right?

[bigddan11]

"3) Anime fans" would be people that prefer subbed anime over dubbed anime right?

Not always. I get the anime DVD's, but I like both. I only go with a subbed version when it becomes obvious that it won't get a subbed version. I do this so it doesn't detract from the entertainment value.

[Baby Naruto]

Not always. I get the anime DVD's, but I like both. I only go with a subbed version when it becomes obvious that it won't get a dubbed version. I do this so it doesn't detract from the entertainment value.

Fixed. (You said subbed again instead of saying dubbed)

Anyways, I can understand you not wanting to miss out on the anime.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Way I see it, there are 3 kindsa people who care about the non-English audio tracks:
1) People who moved here from above or below and aren't perfect at English
2) Teachers who take advantage of the alternate tracks and the subbtitles for the hearing impared. My old Spanish teacher thought popular movies people have probably seen are better to watch in Spanish with English subs than a Spanish movie would have.
3) Anime fans.

Some dubs are simply not good, and this is coming from a supporter of dubs. I almost always go with english audio tracks first, and if I don't like it I like the choice of switching to the original tracks with subs on. There are a variety of reasons I might switch back to the original language.

1. Too much altered dialogue. There are still a few people these days who like to make wholesale changes to the script because they feel it "plays" better to an American audience. I don't mean a changed line here and there, I'm talking about completely different meanings. ADV's Steven Foster used to be notorious for this.

2. Bad voices/acting/casting. Shrillness is sometimes also a problem with Japanese tracks, although the foley guys in Japan tend to keep the voices at a much lower decibel level than here in North America.

[Baby Naruto]

Some dubs are simply not good, and this is coming from a supporter of dubs. I almost always go with english audio tracks first, and if I don't like it I like the choice of switching to the original tracks with subs on. There are a variety of reasons I might switch back to the original language.

1. Too much altered dialogue. There are still a few people these days who like to make wholesale changes to the script because they feel it "plays" better to an American audience. I don't mean a changed line here and there, I'm talking about completely different meanings. ADV's Steven Foster used to be notorious for this.

2. Bad voices/acting/casting. Shrillness is sometimes also a problem with Japanese tracks, although the foley guys in Japan tend to keep the voices at a much lower decibel level than here in North America.

Did you experience 1) or 2) in the english dub of Moribito?

[OtakuX]

I used to try dubs, but it's gotten so annoying to watch an episode, then, because the bad dub made me not pay attention, have to rewatch the episode again, I've stopped with dubs all together.

Or, worse, I watch a dub episode, thing it's not bad, and then, in episode 3, a main character premieres and sounds horrible. Like Welcome to the NHK. A favorite of mine. I watched the first episode. Satou's voice was great, Misaki was tolerable. Yamizaki had one line, while crying, so it was hard to judge. I watch episode 2, and it's Greg Ayres, sounding like... Greg Ayres. Yamizaki shouldn't sound like a 10 year old boy. So, that's one dub I imediatly took out of my DVD player.

[Baby Naruto]

I used to try dubs, but it's gotten so annoying to watch an episode, then, because the bad dub made me not pay attention, have to rewatch the episode again, I've stopped with dubs all together.

Or, worse, I watch a dub episode, thing it's not bad, and then, in episode 3, a main character premieres and sounds horrible. Like Welcome to the NHK. A favorite of mine. I watched the first episode. Satou's voice was great, Misaki was tolerable. Yamizaki had one line, while crying, so it was hard to judge. I watch episode 2, and it's Greg Ayres, sounding like... Greg Ayres. Yamizaki shouldn't sound like a 10 year old boy. So, that's one dub I imediatly took out of my DVD player.

Are you trying to say that you basically only watch subbed anime now and that you prefer subs over dubs?

[OtakuX]

Are you trying to say that you basically only watch subbed anime now and that you prefer subs over dubs?

I've made that point clear in other threads, but, yeah. About the only stuff I watch dubbed anymore are Sonic X (because they started using those VAs for the games), Pokemon (I play the games, and want to see the anime with the English Pokemon names) and Devil May Cry, again, because the anime used the game's VA for Dante. Oh, and Shonen Jump anime, but I just watch those as background noise, since I've pretty much always read the anime beforehand. Although I watch DBZ subbed.