[Rebel]

@ Rebel: You have a very OLD view of FUNimation. One that was totally destroyed with their exceptionally good work with Fullmetal Alchemist. They're a changed company.

nah, FMA was still an extremely popular title before it came over, just like DBZ and other stuff Funimation carries, in short, it was a sure thing by the time it got here. Underground hits like a lot of other companies carry? ha.

As for the stuff going on with Geneon, FUNi and ADV (and Baindai)...it looks to me that they're trying to shuffle the US industry around so they're less effected by the losses they're sustaining from people downloading animes. Right now, FUNi is in the best position to take the hits that come with trying to release a series a lot of people won't buy because they've already downloaded it.

The best answer for these hits from downloaders is simple, in the case of Bandai: stop producing so many different sets of the same thing! There are 3 different versions of Zeta Gundam available for purchase, and it isn't even a popular Gundam title. No, they're not director's cuts, special editions or whatever. One was a quasi-limited boxset(10 DVDs), the second was 5 sets of 2 DVDs, and the third if 2 sets of 5 DVDs.

ADV could take a hint with NGE too. NGE series on DVDs, NGE boxset, NGE platinum, NGE platnium boxset, NGE Plat slim boxset, NGE *new edition* seriously....give it a rest.

It would also help if a single DVD didn't cost 30 bucks if I miss the one-week release sale or don't wait 2 years for it to go down and likly not be on the market anymore.