August 17th, 2007: Death has never been so pretty!
The #1 complaint we've gotten about Shogun Assassin (the dubbed version of Lone Wolf & Cub) is that there's only two movies! Well, we listened to you, and have commissioned dubs of the final 3 LW&C films, to be released as Shogun Assassin 3, 4 and 5.
In Shogun Assassin III - Slashing Blades of Carnage, the Lone Wolf must track down a deadly (and usually naked, or at least, clothed only in full-body tattoos!) female assassin, while dealing with hordes of Yagyu assassins, and all the while honing his parenting skills!
If you've been getting that “Gee, I need some more blood and carnage” feeling, then check out Shogun Assassin III - Slashing Blades of Carnage! Now available!
August 9th, 2007: FREE Yawara Preview discs available on the website!
We're happy to announce that the FREE Yawara Preview discs that lucky Comic Con attendees found out about are now available! These discs contain not just excerpts, not just 1 episode, not even two, but the first 4 episodes of the series! And because so many people at Comic Con were begging, nay, grovelling for extra copies, we've decided you can order up to 3 discs at a time (one for you, two more for family and friends).
Basically, the deal is this: if you order anything from us, you can add the preview disc(s) to your order at no additional charge; if all you want is the preview disc(s), there's a $5.00 S&H charge (we're crazy, but not insane).
For more information, an introduction to this wonderful series, and the all-important order button, check out our Yawara Preview Page!
July 31st, 2007: Back from vacation, and into the Graveyard of Yawara!
We're back from our “vacation” in San Diego, and waiting for us at the office were the first copies of
Takashi Miike's Graveyard of Honor. Check it out, it's a must for all Miike fans, though we do recommend you not emulate Rikuo's seduction technique...
Those of you who dropped by our booth at Comic Con know that we had a little surprise - free DVDs containing the first four episodes of Yawara! We've had them made up to whet your appetite for our release of the first 40 episodes of the series, which, if you stop interrupting us to ask "Is it done yet?" might get finished in time for XMAS! We also thought that you might like to see how we're handling some of the subtitling choices (like Judo terminology) and get your feedback.
In a few days we will be putting up a page on the website that will let everyone get free Yawara! discs ($5 S&H if ordered alone, free if ordered with something else). You'll even be able to order extras for friends, if you ask nicely and Natsumi is in a good mood that day...
July 20th, 2007: AnimEigo goes on vacation!
The AnimEigo offices will be closed from July 20th through August 1st as we head off on our Annual Pilgrimage to San Diego for Comic Con. As a punish... er, reward for their hard work over the last year, the entire staff is getting an all-expenses-paid vacation in return for working a mere 12 hours a day in our booth!
Any website orders received after July 19th will not be processed until we return.
Fans of our Anime may be very interesting in a certain little something they might be able to pick up at our booth... but in order to find out what it is, you'll have to drop by...
June 29th, 2007: 47 Reasons to indulge your Samurai habit
Ken TAKAKURA leads an all-star cast in Master Direction Kon ICHIKAWA's stunning adaptation of the 47 Ronin, the classic Samurai tale of honor and vengeance! And yes, we counted, all 47 of the Ronin are in the film! Now available!
May 24th, 2007: AnimEigo Invaded by Demons
Kabuki idol Somegoro Ichikawa and the beautiful Rie Miyazawa headline a swashbuckling tale of love, betrayal, and the demonic destruction of Edo in Ashura. At only $21.23, we expect our limited supply of advance copies (and thus, the office demon infestation) will soon be exhausted.
This two disc set is packed with extra features, not to mention a magnificent english-language dub by our favorite voice director, Scott Houle. And not only that, it's dubbed in 5.1 surround!
April 12th, 2007: Mifune loses his head!
Toshiro Mifune leads an all-star cast in Shinsengumi, the classic tale of the end of the Shogunate.
And to celebrate Mifune losing his head, we're losing ours as well, and dropping the price on one of our favorite Mifune classics, Samurai Banners, to only $10.00 (limited time only!)
March 9th, 2007: There's a new sheriff in town!
Dora-Heita, the twisted tale of a seeming degenerate assigned to clean up Japan's dirtiest town, is now available! Directed by Kon Ichikawa from a script by Kon Ichikawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Akira Kurosawa, and starring Koji Yakusho (Shall We Dance, The Eel)
March 1st, 2007: AnimEigo on MySpace
In a pathetic attempt to appear cooler than we really are, and attract new and presumably hipper fans, AnimEigo now has a MySpace page.
Of course, these alleged new customers will be way too hip to check out this, our normal homepage, so they'll never find out about it.
Rumors that this is just an attempt by the staff to get more MySpace friends are probably entirely justified!
February 15th, 2007: Arcadia of My Youth to go out of print
One of our favorite titles, Arcadia of My Youth, will be going out of print this summer. Get your copy now for a mere $7.95, while supplies last.
February 6th, 2007: The Romance Epidemic Continues!
The greatest team in the history of mass slaughter, Ogami Itto the Lone Wolf, and Daigoro, the boy with the deadly baby cart, are back, and the body count is rising rapidly! Just in time for Valentine's Day, Shogun Assassin II - Lighting Swords of Death, is fresh from the replicators. And just like the original Shogun Assassin, we've completely reconstructed this dubbed version using our nifty new digital transfers!
January 11th, 2007: It's beginning to feel a little like butchery...
The third and final installment of the
Mikogami Trilogy,
Slaughter in the Snow is now available!
November 4th, 2006: Revenge, Bloody Revenge!
They brutalized and murdered his wife. They butchered his child. They even chopped some of his fingers off! Now Jokichi's got nothing to live for, and everything to die for, in the second installment of the Mikogami Trilogy - The Fearless Avenger!
Click here to order!
October 17th, 2006: AnimEigo gone Wild!
Suzuki Sawa stars as a fun-loving dominatrix who's also a serious amateur actress. When you need a full house for opening night, it's always good to have a yakuza boss as a whipping boy! Very definitely for grown-ups,
New Love in Tokyo is the most artistic Japanese film about sex and love since "In the Realm of the Senses".
You are commanded to click here for more details and to order, worms!
October 10th, 2006: Honorable Graveyards
We are pleased to announce that in 2007, we'll be releasing acclaimed director Takashi Miike's “Graveyard of Honor”. A fearless dishwasher saves the life of a Yakuza boss and rises to power quickly, but misunderstandings and drug-fueled paranoia inevitably result in murder and mayhem!
October 1st, 2006: U Know U Want UY
As part of the company health plan, Natsumi has decreed that everyone at the office needs to get more exercise! And there's no better exercise than jogging around the warehouse, collecting DVDs, and putting them into boxes to send out to you! Individual DVDs only $9.98, and great deals on the box sets!
Don't delay - as soon as a staff member can do 50 pushups, they're declared fit, and sent back to the subtitling salt mines!
Click here for more details and to order.
September 1st, 2006: Make us work hard after Labor Day!
For an extremely limited time, you can get all 4 You're Under Arrest Box sets for a measly
$49.98 each. Your labor buys more Anime!
Click here for more details and to order.
July 29th, 2006: The Blood keeps flowing at AnimEigo!
The AnimEigo warehouse is once again blood-splattered! The 1st installment of the
famed "Mikogami" trilogy - The Trail of Blood has arrived!
Be the first to get this legendary action-packed, excessively bloody samurai Yakuza film - we
need to pay for some serious cleaning before those pesky forensics guys show up and start
asking annoying questions!
July 22nd, 2006: Two new Toshiro Mifune products now available!
Toshiro Mifune leads an all-star cast in the famous docudrama about the final 24 hours
of the Japanese Empire -
Japan's Longest Day.
And for those of you who need more of the magnificent Mifune, we've just released the
Toshiro Mifune Collection Box Set, containing
5 of his best Samurai films!
June 14th, 2006: Kimagure Orange Road going out of print
We are saddened to announce that our license to Kimagure Orange Road will soon expire, and
so the title will be going out of print. The TV series license expires at the end of July, and the Movie/OVA
license expires in the middle of August. If you want to get this title, you should order
it as soon as possible using the “Summer of Savings” - we expect that our
stock of many of the DVDs will be exhausted before the title goes out of print.
May 26th, 2006: Let the bloodletting begin!
The most legendary (and most bootlegged) samurai film of all time is now available
in a new, completely reconstructed, widescreen edition so good, you can tell what
blood type the Ninjas have!
That's right... Shogun Assassin!
(Now maybe we'll stop getting death threats from B.B.'s mom!)
Check out what we did or
watch the trailer (Quicktime 7 required).
We have a few advance copies we're making available now; it'll be available everywhere July 11th!
PS: If you bought one of the crappy bootleg versions (for shame! for shame!),
you can Apply for Amnesty and get a
legit copy for a mere $10. But do it quickly, our capacity for mercy is limited!
January 26th, 2006: Announcing 6 new licenses!
Shogun Assassin: The most famous samurai
film in North America and probably most bootlegged one! You've
begged us to do it for years, and we're giving it the full AnimEigo
treatment - we're restoring it using our brilliant transfers of
the original component films (Lone Wolf & Cub 1&2). We're literally
going to replace every frame in Shogun Assassin with the exact same
frames from the original films!
That sound you hear is the sound of everyone who bought the
crappy bootleg editions weeping, with an overlay of gnashing of teeth
from the scummy bootleggers!
Japan's Longest Day aka The Emperor and The General (1967):
The best-known Japanese World War II film, it is set on August 15th,
1945, the day the Emperor announced Japan's surrender.
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto (Samurai Assassin) and starring
the legendary Toshiro Mifune, who plays the General, and does
something you never see Mifune doing -- he commits seppuku!
A New Love in Tokyo (1994): A unique, award-winning
art film that's funny, edgy, and sexy, it's the
story of a free-spirited dominatrix, who is at the same
time a serious amateur actress trying to build real
relationships with both her acting and sex-business
acquaintances. When you need a big audience for your new play,
it's always good to have a Yakuza boss as your whipping boy!
The Trail of Blood (1972), The Fearless Avenger (1973), and
Slaughter in the Snow (1973):
3 action-packed, excessively bloody samurai Yakuza films (in other words,
the kind you tell us you like the best!), the famed
"Mikogami" series is the
story of a man who tried to leave the Yakuza world, only to
have his family slaughtered -- which means
there's 3 films worth of villains to hunt down and dispatch!
More announcements in the near future!
May 19th, 2006: Heaven's Gate
Our early-bird special on the OMG collector's edition will end June 5th,
so get yours while the Gates of Heaven are still open!
More details here...
May 2nd, 2006: A Divine Deal!
If you worship the three Goddesses of Nekomi Tech, rejoice, because the
Oh My Goddess Collector's Edition
has just arrived in our offices. The MSRP is $39.98, but if you take advantage
of our sneak preview offer,
you can get it in advance of the June street date for only $29.95!
What's that you say? You already bought the original OMG discs? Well,
you can upgrade for as little as $15!
More details here...
January 26th, 2006: Portrait of Hell available for viewing
AnimEigo's first depiction of classic horror (with some serious philosophy
snuck in here or there) is now available!
Based on a story by Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (Rashomon), directed by Shiro Toyoda
(Yukiguni, Illusion of Blood), and starring the legendary Tatsuya Nakadai (Sword of Doom, Ran)!
January 23rd, 2006: See how it ends!
Are you curious on how the saga of Tomobiki town ends?
Finally you can get the answer.
The AnimEigo staff has done it! Urusei Yatsura is
finally complete!
The last, but certainly not least, Urusei Yatsura TV Boxset #10 (Vol. 46-50) is now available.
Get yours today to complete your collection for only $100.00!
December 20th, 2005: Holiday Sale is History!
Our amazing holiday sale is over, but rumor has it that if you visit AnimeNewsNetwork.com
you might stumble upon a special offer or two from the AnimEigo elves.
December 14th, 2005: Bye, Bye BAOH!
BAOH is now out of print. If you forgot to
pick up a copy, don't say we didn't warn you!
December 2nd, 2005: Alien assault on your Xmas Budget!
Can't afford a whole boxset due to a low bank account during the busy Holiday shopping season,
but still need a fix of Tomobiki insanity? AnimEigo has the solution...
Urusei Yatsura Volumes 41-45 are now available in convenient, single-DVD servings.
And with your leftover pennies, why not pick up a
DVD of BAOH for a mere $5.98? This action-packed
SF title will go out of print on December 14th, so this is your last
chance to pick up a copy!
October 21, 2005: FREE SHIPPING!
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering free shipping anywhere in the United States via
USPS Media Mail, with no minimum quantities or dollar amounts, on all orders placed through our
shopping cart. For orders placed over the phone, there is a modest "minimum sweet-talking"
requirement in order to get free shipping.
Media Mail is occasionally slightly slower than regular USPS service, but delivery
is guaranteed in 2-9 days depending on how far away from us you foolishly decided to live (the
fact is, there are only 3 true anime fans, and they've been camped out across the street
for years. We've always given them free shipping because, well, we're afraid of them)
Orders of $50 or more still qualify for free UPS Ground or USPS priority mail as always.
October 21, 2005: UY Box Set 9 is shipping freely!
Those of you lucky enough to preorder it should be getting it in a few days! Oh, what's that you
say? You forgot to preorder? No problem, we have a few extras left over, which you can
order here.
October 21, 2005: A new Samurai Cinema title! (alas, not free at all!)
From Ryunosuke Akutagawa, author of “Rashomon”, and Shiro Toyoda, director
of “Yukiguni” and “Illusion of Blood” comes a magnificent and horrifying tale
of love and madness -- “Portrait of Hell”,
starring one of Japan's greatest actors, Tatsuya Nakadai (“Ran”).
A talented artist is forced by his despotic lord to paint a mural depicting Heaven,
but the artist can only paint what he knows...
More details soon!
October 14, 2005: Thanksgiving comes early!
Single helpings of Urusei Yatsura, Volumes 36-40,
are now available for your eating... er, I mean
viewing... pleasure. And unlike regular Thanksgiving feasts, when watching UY, you'll never
run into a turkey!
October 7th, 2005: Special Janice's Birthday Announcement
As you all know, Janice is a steely-eyed enforcer (velvet fist in iron glove) whose hobbies include
knitting, quilting, and terrorizing production assistants. So in honor of her birthday we're
releasing box sets of her favorite "relax for bedtime" movies.
500 Gold pieces will buy Ogami Itto's services, but it costs a lot less to watch
him execute those services in all six Lone Wolf & Cub movies. Janice thinks the Lone Wolf is a bit soft,
but we think he deserves a box set of his very own.
Find out what the definition of true revenge is in two classic films starring
the beautiful Kaji Meiko. According to Janice, she's young, but has potential. Find out
what she's talking about by picking up the Lady Snowblood Box Set.
September 19, 2005: The Laws of Anime
Sometimes we just run into something so amusing that we can't resist sharing. So it
is with the Laws of Anime. However, we do think that
the Law of Americanthropomorphism needs an "except AnimEigo, of course"
codicil...
September 13, 2005: Important Pre-Ophelian Pummeling Announcement!
Yes, we're about to get hit by a minor hurricane, but neither wind, nor storm, nor
flakey internet connection will stay us from making this announcement.
Will Lum and Ataru finally kiss? Will Megane find true love? Will that cute little fox
find his way back to Tomobiki? Does anyone actually like the cute little fox (we sure
don't!)
To find the answers to the above questions, fire up your credit cards and
pre-order the next to last boxset (#9) of Urusei Yatsura!
Supplies are limited, so don't miss your chance!
Now excuse us while we head to the nearest nunnery... I mean, shelter...
September 12, 2005: New shipment of blood, sex and violence arrives at AnimEigo!
What more can you ask for?! Legendary Japanese film star Ishihara Yujiro, ninjas, dead ninjas,
decapitated ninjas, aortically-exploding ninjas, sexy female ninjas, an even sexier fake female
ninja, gangs of attacking naked female ninjas, and what we think can only be described as
"stunt breasts" -- all in one film! The second film in the Shadow Hunters saga -
Echo of Destiny is now available!
August 31, 2005: UY Box Set 10 Clarification
After the 50th email, we got the hint that this is a question that needs answering.
Yes, we will be selling UY TV Volume 50 as a single, just like Volumes 46-49.
Vol. 49 will contain 3 episodes, and Vol. 50 will contain 2. Both discs will
be packed with as many extras, as will fit, including, but not limited to:
- Line Art Gallery
- Color Picture Gallery (including the packaging art)
- Trailers -- UY OVAs and Movies
- Character Retrospective -- list or slideshow of all characters (minor and major) with bios and fun facts.
- Cast and Crew Bios (directors, voice actors, etc)
- Gallery of Dappya Space People -- slideshow of where the alien fish guys have shown up.
- Karaoke -- UY songs with english and romanji subs
- Clean Opening and Ending Songs
- Robert Woodhead interview (boring, but he's the boss...)
- Easter egg(s) -- or maybe we'll say they are there, but not actually add them, just to drive people nuts.
August 24, 2005: News from Tomobiki!
Urusei Yatsura TV Volumes 29-35, OVA 5 and OVA 6
are now available for your single DVD viewing pleasure.
Authoring has wrapped on TV Boxset#9 and the discs are headed into replication. Expect pre-orders
to open in October.
Pre-production is nearing completion on the final episodes and the bonus disk (Boxset#10) and we
will move the project into authoring next month.
August 17, 2005: Samurai Summer Slices On!
We continue our proud tradition of releasing the best samurai films -- for just about
every way you can define “best” -- with two new DVD releases.
First, Toshiro Mifune returns with a big sword and an even bigger red wig in the
outrageously comedic classic -- Red Lion.
And if your definition of best involves lots of ninjas dressed in black, women
dressed in not much, and enough blood to fill an olympic swimming pool, you won't want to
miss a popcorn samurai film epic -- Shadow Hunters.
August 1, 2005: August AnimEigo Addiction Assault
As current fans of Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura know, watching these classic series
is like eating potato chips; you can't stop at just one. So in order to addic... er, “introduce”
them to more fans, we're making the first DVD of each series available for a mere $10, and the next
few for a measley $15. Not only that, they're low-fat and low-carb, which is something you can't
say about potato chips!
July 27, 2005: Demon Spies Stage Sneak Attack
Tomorrow is the birthday of our beloved Goddess of the East, and in celebration of this, we've
made the action-packed ninja adventure Demon Spies available in advance of
the official release date. Exactly what an over-sexed, overly-bloody samurai film has to do
with her birthday remains a mystery...
More details here!
July 11, 2005: The Art of T-Shirt
Since we're almost out of our Anniversary T-Shirts, it's time for a new one, based this
time on our Samurai films. Featuring a cool quotation from the Japanese translation of
Sun Tzu's “Art of War” and rumored to be an excellent conversation-starter
with cute members of the opposite sex, it's available for $9.98 -- or free if you order
$100 or more on the website. And unlike other companies that don't tell you want it says,
leaving you with the nagging suspicion that it reads “This moron is illiterate”,
we actually give you an explanation that you can provide to the aforementioned cute members
of the opposite sex. Wear at your own risk!
More details here!
June 15, 2005: A Banner Day for Samurai Fans
The highly anticipated Samurai Banners DVD is scheduled to hit
the shelves on July 12th but you don't have to wait until then!
We got our shipment early and have decided to let our faithful
web visitors get it early.. This is your chance to own a Mifune Toshiro classic
before any of your friends (or even better, before any of your enemies!)
More details here!
June 4, 2005: Revenge of the Scott Production Update
Our production manager, Scott Carlson, the dreaded Dark Lord of the Schedule, has conveyed to us the
following information and a request to come up with a witty title for this production update.
Sorry, a lame Star Wars reference was the best we could do.
Anime: Urusei Yatsura TV volumes 26-28 and OVAs 1-4 are now available for individual purchase, as are the
four Bubblegum Crisis singles. If you haven't taken advantage of the
Kimagure Orange Road disc swap, you better hurry as it will end
June 30th. (Read yesterday's news post for details.)
Authoring for UY TV set 9 will begin this month. Barring any hiccups, hassles, variations, problems, troubles, illness, plagues or attacks
by giant monsters, this set will open up for preorders in October with the final set's preorder following in November. Yes that's right, we're going
to TRY and have the Urusei Yatsura Television Series completed and delivered by the end of the year!
Samurai Cinema: Samurai Banners is in replication and on schedule for release on July 12.
One of our new titles, Demon Spies, has finished authoring and is headed to the replicator.
This is ahead of schedule, so watch the site because we may offer the DVD prior
to its retail release on August 9th. The Red Lion DVD is progressing nicely - the film transfer
work has concluded and the restoration process is about to begin. Expect this disc in September as previously announced.
Our remaining Samurai films, Shadow Hunters and Echo of Destiny, are moving along and are still on target for their October release.
June 2, 2005: Kimagure Orange Road Box Set DVD Trade In to Phase Out
Back in 2002 we reauthored the original Kimagure Orange Road Television DVDs in order
to prevent some fans (who didn't like a layout decision we made) from burning us at the
stake (this is one of the downsides of having very loyal customers).
We made the revised versions to anyone who wanted to swap out their originals. Some
did so, while others held on to their beloved original versions. Well guys, you've
had enough time to make up your decision, and we need extra ammo for the rapid-fire DVD
Death Frisbee Miniguns we use to defend the office against our competitors (yeah, we
kiss and make nice at conventions, but day-to-day, it's HMSS vs. Spectre, CONTROL
vs. KAOS, UNCLE vs. THRUSH, real, "No Mr. Woodhead, we expect you to die" stuff.)
So we're closing off the exchange program as of June 30, 2005. If you still want
to swap your DVDs before then,
the details can be found here.
June 1, 2005: Kimagure Orange Road Box Set Sold Out
We won't repeat the Monty Python Dead Parrot Parody, but we thought you ought
to know. Tom of Walnut, CA snagged the last one.
Individual DVDs are still available.
May 4, 2005: How many times do we have to say it?
UY Box Sets 5 and 6 are now officially out of print! We have no more. So please
don't email us begging for a set, they're all gone, and as it is a limited edition,
it's not likely we'll ever make any more of the boxes. Or, to put it another way:
It's not backordered! It's sold out! This box set is no more! It has ceased
to be for sale! It's UPC code has been retired! It's unavailable! Bereft
of stock, we sell it no more! THIS IS AN EX-BOX SET!
Allen's threat to make a list of all the people who keep on asking for out
of print box sets and read it at conventions is officially back in force.
April 28, 2005: Urusei Yatsura Script Editing Completed!
Fulfilling a promise made long, long ago that he'd get it done before he died,
Animeigo CEO Robert Woodhead today completed the script editing of the final episode
of Urusei Yatsura.
He then stepped out of his house, where he was immediately hit in the face
by a baseball. While staggering to his car to drive to the ER, he was subsequently
struck by a bolt of lightning. An ambulance was summoned, and during the trip
to the local hospital, a small meteorite penetrated the vehicle, bounced around,
and added 2nd-degree burns in a very sensitive area to his list of injuries.
Mr. Woodhead is currently listed as being in “Stable but Paranoid”
condition in the intensive care unit of Our Lady of Perpetual Coincidence.
The baseball and meteor will be auctioned on eBay in order to help pay for his
medical expenses.
April 20, 2005: Samurai Production Update
We've been actively working on several Samurai DVDs.
“Samurai Banners” is planned for a July 12th release.
The AnimEigo Kuroko (look it up) have been working diligently on the project to meet this date.
Preproduction is wrapping up, menu design is finished and bonus material has been produced.
Yet “Samurai Banners” is not the only active Samurai project.
“Demon Spies” is scheduled to be released in August. The film transfer and restoration
have just concluded. Bonus material and other DVD elements are being finalized so that
authoring can begin next week.
“Red Lion” will follow “Demon Spies” in September,
and then in October, both “Shadow Hunters” and
“Shadow Hunters II: Echo Of Destiny” will hit the stores! They'll
be easy to find; just look for the big puddle of blood in the foreign films
section.
March 10, 2005: Lady Snowblood wins a Bitsy
The editors of Digital Bits have awarded Lady Snowblood
an Editor's
Top-10 "Bitsy"! Now cough up a really nice trophy, guys, or we'll send Kaji Meiko over
to encourage you...
March 10, 2005: Urusei Yatsura OVA Box Set available for regular order
All our preorder customers have gotten their box sets (lovingly cuddled, blessed, packaged and
shipped by the nubile AnimEigo Shrine Maidens), so we're making them
available for regular order on the website.
February 23, 2005: New Samurai Cinema Licenses
AnimEigo is proud to announce that we have just licensed three new Samurai Cinema titles! Just like our previous Lone Wolf and Cub and Zatoichi DVDs, they'll be digitally transferred from new prints and released in anamorphic wide-screen editions!
Coming later this year (stay tuned for release dates!):
Demon Spies - from the bloody pen of Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub and Lady Snowblood.
Shadow Hunters - Samurai and Ninja action at its bloody best!
Echo of Destiny - Shadow Hunters II
In addition, AnimEigo is re-releasing two of our classic Samurai titles,
Samurai Banners and Red Lion, on DVD.
Both of these remarkable films star Toshiro Mifune, Japan's greatest samurai actor, an icon of the genre.
February 23, 2005: Zatoichi Slashes Prices!
The famous blind swordsman dropped by our offices, cleaned us out in a friendly game of dice,
and then suggested that we reduce prices on our DVDs. Having seen enough of his movies to know
what happens to people who don't take his suggestions very seriously, we've just done that.
From now on, Zatoichi DVDs are only $19.98 (even less if you buy them here!), and we've also
collected them into an insanely economical box set!
February 14, 2005: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's our production status, for you to view
The Urusei Yatsura projects continue to move forward. The OVA collector's box is finished and will
ship to its pre-orders on March 4th. For those of you anxiously awaiting the next television box
set, your wait is almost over. TV Set #8 has finished DVD authoring and has been sent to the
replicator. The outer slipcases are currently being manufactured, so the whole project is nearing
completion. We expect to open up the preorders for set 8 around Mid-March. TV Set 9 is currently
in pre-production, and is scheduled to begin authoring in early May. So get ready for summertime
hi-jinx with Lum and company!
February 1, 2005: UY OVA DVD reviews are up
The busy beavers at AnimeOnDVD have posted reviews of all the upcoming UY OVA DVDs. We'll open
the preorder soon, but in the meantime you can read all about them
here,
here,
here,
here,
here and
here.
February 19, 2005: Okamoto Kihachi Passes Away
Acclaimed director Okamoto Kihachi, one of the most influential filmmakers in Japanese history,
passed away on Saturday, February 19th, 2005. Born in Tokyo in 1923, Okamoto survived WWII,
after being drafted in 1943. After graduating from Meiji University and beginning his
film career at Toho Co., he made his directorial debut in 1958 with “All About Marriage”.
Okamoto was best known for his war movies, particularly “Japan's Longest Day”, which
depicted the end of the Pacific War in a documentary-like fashion. Other important
works by Okamoto include “Sword of Doom” and “The Human Bullet.” He directed his
last film, “Vengeance for Sale,” in 2001.
Our Samurai Cinema line includes three of Okamoto's most acclaimed films;
“Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo,” “Red Lion,” and “Samurai Assassin.”
Everyone at AnimEigo mourns the passing of a master filmmaker.
January 20, 2005: Incident at Blood Pass Preorder Opens
We're pleased to announce that the preorder for the
Incident at Blood Pass DVD is now open.
We expect to be shipping around 2/15/2005. Only $23.98 plus S&H. This great film stars
both Mifune Toshiro and Shintaro Katsu!
January 18, 2005: Have you got what it takes to be a mascot?
If you've got style, looks and mucho cosplay experience, then you might just become the living incarnation
of
DVD
Vision Japan's Mascot, Sakura. And you won't have to wear a funny
animial costume.
January 14, 2005: More nice things said about us
The nice folks at
AnimeFromJapan.com have seen
fit to lay a couple of awards on us as well. Thanks guys, and you're definitely on the
Bribe List for 2005.
January 4, 2005: Boomers ensure 3 awards
AnimEigo titles garnered 3 awards in the
DVD Vision Japan 2004 Awards. Bubblegum Crisis won twice,
and AD Police Files once. We'd like to thank DVJ for the awards, and assure them that
the combat boomers ringing their offices will soon be recalled.
January 3, 2005: Shipping Hiatus
Due to our annual end of the year inventory count and that our business office must
close out 2004, all orders (both web and phone) will not be processed until the week
of January 10. We apologize for any issues this may cause, but it is unavoidable.
December 16, 2004: Macross Sale
As a result of our office being closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 24th through Jan. 2nd, we will be unable to fill any Macross orders after Dec 23rd. The ordering buttons will be
taken off so that web orders cannot be made on the 21st of December. This is to give us a chance to make sure all orders go out before the holidays and for us to get a final inventory
before the year-end. Once the ordering buttons are taken off the website, the only orders we will accept are phone orders up to 1PM Eastern Standard time on the 23rd. This will ensure
that we will get all orders out in time. Please call during our office hours which are 8AM-5PM Eastern Standard time. If you do call after office hours, please leave a clear and detailed
message (name, please!) so that we can help you. If we cannot figure out what you are saying, we cannot and will not ship your order, thus it is highly recommended that you call during
office hours.
We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday, and we look forward to 2005!
December 7, 2004: Weekly Contest comes to an End
As previously stated our office will be closed December 24th-Jan 2nd, so to wrap up our last Weekly contest winners, we will be drawing 2 (two) names
from the weekly entries for the week of December 22nd, on Tuesday December 21st.
The first name will be for the December 22nd, 2004 prize, the second name drawn will be awarded the December 29th, 2004 Prize.
No further contest entries will be accepted once we begin the drawing process on Tuesday December 21, 2004.
Thank you for taking part of our Weekly Give-Away promotion....
November 17, 2004: Merry Macrossmas and more...
In a continued effort to show our appreciation to our loyal fans and to wrap up the final month of our 15 years of Anime Celebration, we have decided to knock over 40% off the MSRP
for the Macross Box Sets and Singles. But hurry this sale ends December 21,2004!
For those already planning how to spend their hard-earned Anime Dollars for the holidays, please be advise that we have elected to let the AnimEigo Elves rest from all their hard work, and thus our office will be closed:
November 25th
November 26th
December 24th-January 2nd
We will NOT be processing any web orders, or taking phone orders during these dates.
October 14, 2004: UY Box Set 6
We will start shipping preorders for Urusei Yatsura Box set 6 (vol 26-30) today.
Preorders for this title have been closed, and we will open up web sells shortly.
As with all the UY box sets there is a limited number so get yours ASAP, before they are all gone.
We have added Urusei Yatsura Box Set 7 into the preorder system and will add Movie 5 soon.
September 21, 2004: Weekly Give-Away
Coincidentally, there are 15 weeks remaining in our 15th Anniversary Year of celebration. As a final gesture of
appreciation to our many loyal customers, the next 15 weekly drawings will be a Guaranteed Box Set of one
(1) of the following:
- KOR TV Box set (yes, the big one)
- KOR OVA/Movie Box set
- Macross Box set 1
- You're Under Arrest Box set 1
- Urusei Yatsura Box set 1 (all 5 disc, we are out of print on the boxes for
that set)
- The new Urusei Yatsura Movie Box Set
- The new Remastered BubbleGum Crisis Box Set
Get your entries in now, and tell your friends! There's no better time to
get a free box set if you're the lucky winner. Remember, only 15 more weeks
and the 15th Anniversary Year Weekly Contest is over!
August 25, 2004: Box with Preorder -
Each preordered Urusei Yatsura: "Lum the Forever" DVD will ship with a free collector's box!
For those who didn't preorder UY Movie 4, you won't have to wait until October, when the disc
goes on sale in stores. You can purchase it directly from our site, right now. Plus, you will
also be able to request your free collector's box. (S/H charges may apply) So don't despair,
get your UY goodness today!
August 19, 2004 - Urusei Yatsura
The UY movie 3 preorder system is no longer accepting new entries.
For those of you who haven't fulfilled your preorder payments, please
do so. We are pleased to announce that "Remember My Love" can be
purchased directly off our site.
While, it seems as though Movie 3 was just delivered and we now have
confirmation that Movie 4 will be in-house and ready to ship next
week. That's right, ready to be wrapped up and sent out for delivery
to all you Lum fans starting on August 24th, 2004. The Movie Box Set
boxes are near completion and should be available to ship with your
Movie 4 orders, and/or available in a limited number to order for free
(plus the cost of S/H) much as our Zatiochi and Lone Wolf and Cub
Boxes were.
The UY TV Box Set #6 is still at the replicator. But rest assured
everything is in motion to get them out to you As Soon As Possible.
So hang in there and thank you for being patient! Visit our site
daily as we'll be making further announcements very soon.
August 4th, 2004: More Convention Winners
The following Survey Participants have been randomly selected as winners.
OTAKON:
Shannon Black of Bethal Park, PA
Amanda Bisby of Reisterstown, MD
Nadia Man, of Philadelphia, PA
Each winner will have ONE (1) week to contact Animeigo to claim his or her prize.
Contact us at 1-800-24-ANIME (242-6463) or by email at orders@animeigo.com
You will need to verify your shipping address and verification number (last 4 of your phone number) that you supplied on
the survey form.
The Prizes are surprises! You never know what you might get!
The following are some of the prizes that where assigned:
Kimagure Orange Road TV Box set, Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie Box set, You're Under Arrest Box set #1, Macross Box set #1, Vampire Princess Miyu Vol 1 and 2,
Oh My Goddess! Vol 1 and 2, Otaku No Video, MADOX-01, and Crusher Joe DVDs
Prizes can not be exchanged or substituted for cash or other AnimEigo products.
Our thanks to all the survey participants, your input is greatly appreciated.
July 27th, 2004 --NEWS FLASH FOR OUR WEB ORDER CUSTOMERS!
Urusei Yatsura Movie #3, "Remember My Love" has arrived! We will be shipping
your preorders out today and tomorrow, July 27 and 28. Therefore, other website orders will
not be shipped from AnimEigo until Thursday, July 29. Please feel free to place your AnimEigo
orders from our website, but know they won't go out until Thursday. Thank you for your patience!
July 19th, 2004 -- Lum Spotted:
"Remember My Love" is at the replicator and is expected to be available next week!
So make sure your preorders are filled out and all the information is correct.
The fourth movie, "Lum the Forever" has finished authoring and has been sent to the replicator.
So keep visiting our site, as this disc will soon be added to the preorder system.
July 19th, 2004: Convention Winners from Expo
The following Survey Participants have been randomly selected as winners.
Anime Expo:
Ralph Archuleta of Salinas, CA
Courtney Mohland
Jason Stonehaml of Anaheim Hills, CA
Each winner will have ONE (1) week to contact AnimEigo to claim his or her prize.
Contact us at 1-800-24-ANIME (242-6463) or by email at orders@animeigo.com
You will need to verify your shipping address and verification number (last 4 of your phone number) that you supplied on
the survey form.
The Prizes are surprises! You never know what you might get!
June 28th, 2004: LINER NOTE CARD REMINDER!
Your AnimEigo cases are not missing their recipe card liner notes - they're right on the DVD!
We have had such a positive response to our "Interactive Program Notes" material on the Samurai Cinema DVDs,
that we have decided to include this feature on all upcoming anime discs as well! That's right, the content of all our new DVDs,
both anime and Samurai, will now contain all the cultural information normally found on the printed liner note inserts.
If you'd like a printed version of this information, it will be available on-line right here at www.animeigo.com in a very easily
downloadable PDF file. (And this cultural information will still be available, as always, on our website.) All future pressings of
previously released DVDs will no longer contain a printed liner note insert. This new trend will allow all of our traditional
printed "liner notes" to be updated and available, on-line, faster than ever.
The Staff of AnimEigo, Inc.
June 11nd, 2004: More Convention Winners
The following Survey Participants have been randomly selected as winners.
A-Kon:
Matthew Safran of Hurst, TX
Chris Bryan of Dallas, TX
David Brown of Arlington, TX
Each winner will have ONE (1) week to contact Animeigo to claim his or her prize.
Contact us at 1-800-24-ANIME (242-6463) or by email at orders@animeigo.com
You will need to verify your shipping address and verification number (last 4 of your phone number) that you supplied on
the survey form.
The Prizes are surprises! You never know what you might get!
The following are some of the prizes that where assigned:
Kimagure Orange Road TV Box set, Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie Box set, You're Under Arrest Box set #1, Macross Box set #1, Vampire Princess Miyu Vol 1 and 2,
Oh My Goddess! Vol 1 and 2, Otaku No Video, MADOX-01, and Crusher Joe DVDs
Prizes can not be exchanged or substituted for cash or other AnimEigo products.
Our thanks to all the survey participants, your input is greatly appreciated.
June 2nd, 2004: Convention Winners
The following Survey Participants have been randomly selected as winners.
Anime Central:
Cassandra Guthrie of St Peters, Missouri
ZJ Baker of Maplewood, Missouri
Dustin Swan of Chillicothe, IL
Animazement:
Kimberly Fenick of Hickory, NC
Barry Hales of Cary, NC
Chris Drake of Lillington, NC
Each winner will have ONE (1) week to contact Animeigo to claim his or her prize.
Contact us at 1-800-24-ANIME (242-6463) or by email at orders@animeigo.com
You will need to verify your shipping address and verification number (last 4 of your phone number) that you supplied on
the survey form.
The Prizes are surprises! You never know what you might get!
Prizes can not be exchanged or substituted for cash or other AnimEigo products.
Our thanks to all the survey participants, your input is greatly appreciated.
May 4, 2004: FREE DVD COLLECTORS' EDITION BOXES
Attention Zatoichi and Lone Wolf & Cub Fans! AnimEigo is now offering FREE Collectors' Boxes! This is a great way to keep and display your favorite samurai DVDs.
Just add a box (or two!) to any DVD order and it will arrive along with your disc. You can also order a free box without purchasing a DVD, although you will
have a S&H fee of $4.95. Get yours today, because this promotion may not last forever.
April 15, 2004: Support for VHS is coming to an END
Our VHS sale ends on April 30, 2004! Every anime VHS tape has been reduced from it's normal price to just $3.48, and all Samurai Cinema tapes are only $9.98.
Plus we're still giving away a FREE surprise gift when you buy five or more tapes at once! Our VHS inventory is dwindling, thus sales will be based upon availability,
so order now! PLUS - This sale may also represent your last chance to own certain titles, as some shows may not be released on DVD.
If you are still interested in utilizing one of our VHS rebate programs for Urusei Yatsura or Kimagure Orange Road, make sure your shipment carries a postmark of
04/30/04 or earlier. If not, the package will be returned and you will not get credit towards your DVDs! For more details about this program go here: (link)
As of May 1st, AnimEigo will no longer support VHS! So get your rebate tapes out and orders in - TODAY!
April 13, 2004: Incoming Samurai
- Believe it or not, we expect to take delivery of both "Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman" and "Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance" by this Friday. Both discs contain beautifully restored video presented in anamorphic widescreen, just like their predecessors. The Zatoichi DVD includes 'Character Bios'. But both discs will contain 'Interactive Program Notes' and promotional trailers.
So monitor our site daily for their availability!
April 8, 2004: Urusei Yatsura Pre-Ordering - Wide Open
Urusei Yatsura Movie #3 - Remember my Love is now available for Pre-order here:
Pre-Order UY Movie 3. If you haven't done so already.... Pre-Order UY TV Box Set 6: Vol 26-30 now.
We anticipate these products to be available soon. (Yes that means a 2004 release) Plus by pre-ordering now you save $$$$ and ensure that you'll be one of the first fans to
get the UY movie 3 on DVD! Urusei Yatsura TV Box Set 7 will be opening its pre-order in the near future as well as UY Movie 4, so monitor the site for more information.
March 23, 2004: Answers to Shipping Questions
There have been many questions about how long it takes to ship items from AnimEigo. Our shipping department tries to get all orders out within 1 business day of the ordering being placed. If the item is out of stock, you will receive an email from the shipping department letting you know.
If you place an order after 1 pm east coast time, your order will be shipped out the next day. This goes for Next-Day Air and 2nd Day Air orders as well. If you have any questions, please email
orders@animeigo.com.
March 12, 2004: KOR OVA/MOVIE DVDs ARE SINGLE
The Kimagure Orange Road OVAs/Movie Box set DVDs are now available as Singles. Get em here: KOR OVAs and Movie DVD Singles here.
March 11, 2004: REBATE RACES TO A FINISH
The Urusei Yatsura and Kimagure Orange Road VHS rebate programs will come to a close on Friday April 30, 2004.
If you are still interested in utilizing one of these programs, you must make sure that your shipment carries a postmark of 04/30/04 or earlier.
For details of the program go here: UY REBATE INFORMATION
March 10, 2004: I.P.N. on every DVD!
We have had such a positive response to our 'Interactive Program Notes' material on the Samurai Cinema DVDs, that we have decided to include this feature on all
upcoming Anime discs as well! All the background information normally found on the printed liner note inserts will now be on the DVD, replacing the printed cards. All cultural information for previously released DVDs will still be available on our website.
For those of you who prefer your liner notes on paper, they will not only be available in HTML on our website, but also in nicely formatted PDF files that you can
print and store in a binder. We'll also update them as new information becomes available.
It will take us several weeks to convert all the existing liner notes to PDFs. However our goal is to be finished by the end of April. So please be patient with us.
March 10, 2004: BYE-BYE ANALOGUE FORMAT!
Between now and Friday, April 30, 2004 all VHS tapes will be on sale! Every anime VHS tape will be sold for $3.48,
and all Samurai Cinema tapes will be sold for $9.98. To help motivate multiple purchases, any individual who buys five or more tapes will get a FREE surprise gift! Given our limited
inventory of VHS, all sales will be based on availability. When they're out, they're gone! This sale may also represent your last chance to own certain titles, as some shows may not be released on DVD.
As of May 1st, AnimEigo will no longer sell VHS! So get your orders in TODAY!
Feb 4, 2004 - Don't forget your free t-shirt!
For all orders over $100 dollars, you receive a free AnimEigo 15th Anniversary t-shirt. For us to send you a shirt, we need your size. (D'oh!)
In the "Comments" section of your order, just give us your t-shirt size. Otherwise, our shipping slaves will not be able to send you a shirt.
Remember, it's a cool shirt and we want the free advertising.
January, 28 2004- Kimagure Orange Road box sets
Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie box sets are now available through our regular ordering system. You can now take advantage of faster shipping for this brand new box set.
Also while supplies last, Kimagure Orange Road TV box sets are available through our regular ordering system. Both are available here.
And by ordering direct from AnimEigo, you'll be able to take advantage of our 15th year anniversary 15% web discount, which is available until the end of the year.
Order both box sets and receive an AnimEigo 15th year anniversary T-shirt (while supplies last), just tell us your size in the comment section of your order.
Jan 12, 2004 - IMPORTANT SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OUR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS!
AnimEigo is pleased to announce that we are now set up to ship UPS Standard to Canada.
For a flat shipping rate, your orders will cruise through Customs and arrive direct to your door.
All brokerage fees and taxes will be included. We thought it was a great way to ring in the new year with our many Canadian friends!
The AnimEigo Shipping Dept.
Jan 5, 2004 - 2004 marks 15 years of 'Anime Your Way!'
That's Right, We've been bringing you the highest quality anime since 1989.
And to celebrate we will be deepening our normal web discount (from 10%) to 15%.
The new web discount starts today and will run until December 31, 2004. We will also have a weekly contest.
So come by each week and register. You never know what you'll win! The first prize will be given away on January 14th.
Jan 2, 2004 - Slight Delay on LW&C: Baby Cart to Hades
The discs got delayed due to the holiday crush, but we should know
this week sometime when they will finally appear, and will update the site then.
December 30, 2003 - Grinch Steals AnimEigo Chat Room
It is with regret that we announce that the AnimEigo Chat Room is no longer
available. The server that it was running on, now about 6 years old, is obsolete and was
getting very cranky. We may ressurrect the chat room at a later date, but for now, it's history!
October 21, 2003 - All UY Movies to be dubbed, but Box Set Preorder cancelled (sort of)
Based on the extremely positive response to the dub of the first UY
Movie, we have decided to dub the other 4 movies! We don't have a timeframe
yet for their release, but we'll keep you updated.
Because of this, we are cancelling the UY Movies/OVA Boxset preorder,
since you'd probably have to wait at least a year or longer to get it.
Instead, we're going to arrange that anyone who buys one of the
UY Movies on our website can also get a free box to hold all the rest
of the movies (including Beautiful Dreamer from CPM)
Regarding the UY OVAs, we haven't decided whether or not to dub
them yet, but we hope to.
Please note that the UY DVD Box is not yet available.
However, if you have previously purchased UY Movie 1 from us, or do so before we
have the box ready, we will arrange for you to get the box.
More details as they become available.
June 24, 2003 - Free KOR Box Set Disc Swap to End!
Those of you who still have not swapped your old KOR Box Set DVDs for
the remastered DVDs will have until 10/31/03 to do so. You'll still
be able to swap them after that date, but you won't get the $10 coupon,
and we'll hit you up for a $5 processing fee.
To swap your DVDs, send them (just the DVDs, not the packaging)
to us at KOR DVD SWAP, c/o AnimEigo, PO BOX 989, Wilmington NC 28402-0989.
Media mail is the cheapest way.
June 13, 2003 - You're Completely Under Arrest
The 4th and final You're Under Arrest Box Set is now shipping to those fans
who preordered it. It will appear on the regular website soon.
May 14, 2003 - You're Under Arrest - Now in Convenient Single DVD Servings
You can now
order the first 6 You're Under Arrest TV Series
DVDs as individual items. And our oh-so-convenient shopping cart will also let
you buy the first two box set (which is the only way to get the bonus feature DVDs)!
May 14, 2003 - KOR Movie/OVA Box Set will be very accommodating
In response to many requests, Scott would like to announce that the KOR Movie DVD
will be packaged in an Amaray flip case, so that those of you who buy the second KOR movie
(released, as the saying goes, by "another company") will be able to store it with the
first movie, and thus put them all together in the movie/ova box set.
May 5, 2003 - The Ship Hits The Otaku
Allen and Anita have hacked the webserver and radically reduced our shipping
charges. UPS Ground shipping is now a flat $4.95 (regardless of the number of items), and you get $5.00 shipping discounts
at $50 ($75 for Canada), $150, $250, $350, $450 and $550. So order $50 or more, and
UPS Ground shipping is free. Order a bunch of stuff, and you can get free Next Day Air! (Note:
these S&H charges do not apply to preorder items) Here's the details:
| Shipping Type |
Cost |
Free at |
| UPS Ground |
$4.95 |
$50.00 |
| Airmail (Canada) |
$4.95 |
$75.00 |
| Priority Mail |
$4.95 |
$50.00 |
| UPS 3-Day |
$9.95 |
$150.00 |
| UPS 2-Day |
$14.95 |
$250.00 |
| UPS Next Day |
$29.95 |
$550.00 |
April 28, 2003 - FAQ: How come [title], which you just released, isn't available at [favorite store]?
Robert's been getting a lot of email asking this question, so in the faint
hope that some of you actually read the homepage...
To understand why this is so, you have to understand how the video industry
works. A product gets released like this:
- Video company (us) announces new title, sets a STREET DATE (date of first sale,
or date the stores can put it out for sale) about 2 months in the future.
- This gives time for stores/online sites to (a) decide to order it, (b)
place the order, and (c) add to their inventory systems, about a month before
the street date.
- Then we have a month to (a) gather all the orders, (b) replicate enough
discs, and (c) ship them out in time for the stores to get them by the street date.
- "Missing" a street date, not having the product to the stores in time, is
a major sin in the industry, and we've been nailed by last minute problems so
many times that we now have a policy of "don't announce a street date until we
have finished, tested product in the warehouse!"
- So when the product does come in, we announce a street date, and as a bonus
for fans who can't wait, make the title available on our website.
- So there's often a 2 month delay between the time something pops up on our
website, and the time it might appear on, say, amazon.com. And also, keep in mind
that stores like Musicland or Best Buy, with limited shelf space, may not stock
a particular title at all, although they can special order them.
- Finally, we'd like to mention that since we put this policy in place, all
our titles have arrived early! !^#^@&*@!!
April 24, 2003 - Scott Reveals the Secret of DVD Life
Our Potentate of Production, Manager of Minions, and
Viceroy of Video, Scott the First, explains how it is all
done in this DVD Vision Japan Interview.
Jan 30, 2003 - Be careful when buying on online auction sites
For the last several months, Robert has been waging war against bootleggers
using online auction sites like eBay to sell asian bootlegs and VCDs of our titles,
but a recent incident hit a new low. A fan emailed us about problems with his discs;
it turned out his recent auction purchase of Macross were DVD-Rs with color-photocopied
cover inserts!
We don't want any more of you to get screwed like this. Please be aware that
there are, to our knowlege, no legal VCD versions of any of our titles,
nor are there any legal chinese-language DVDs. We checked with our licensors
in Japan, they haven't licensed any such versions.
So if you see an auction for a VCD of one of our titles, or the description mentions
chinese subtitles, be aware that the chances are 99.99999% that it's a bootleg. Same goes if
it claims to be a region-free disc; almost all US anime releases are region-coded. Another
giveaway is if the seller says he is a "US SELLER" (as opposed to being located in Asia);
in almost all cases, this means the goods are bootleg.
Finally, if you decide to sell any of your animeigo titles online, please be sure to
mention that it is the original licensed AnimEigo release. They sell for a lot more, of course!
December 20th, 2002 - How to use our discount coupons
If you are the lucky holder of one of our discount coupons
(like the ones we included with the replacement KOR discs) you may
be wondering how to use it.
Basically, you've got two options; either use it on a regular
website order, or use it on a future preorder.
Either way, what you do is write your name and email address
on the coupon, along with "REGULAR" or "PREORDER", and send it back
in to us.
If you chose "PREORDER" we'll update your preorder database
record with a credit; if you chose "REGULAR", then just mention that
you have an outstanding coupon in the comments field of the order and
we'll find your coupon in the shoebox we use to keep them in, and
apply it. If you're paying via PayPal, Check or Money Order, just
send the amount that's left after using up the coupon (actually, if
paying by Check or Money Order, you can just include the coupon with
payment). If you're paying by credit card, we'll deduct the value
of the coupon before charging the card.
Robert promises he'll do a much more high-tech coupon system
next time around!
November 22nd, 2002 - Remastered KOR Discs Available
The remastered KOR discs
(containing complete opening and ending credits) are in!
If you'd like to exchange your current discs for the
remastered discs, then please do the following:
1) Make a small shipping label with your name and address on it (it doesn't have to be
a sticky label, just something we can attach to the package we send back to you).
2) MAIL your 12 discs, along with the label, to:
KOR DISC SWAP
c/o AnimEigo
PO BOX 989,
Wilmington NC 28402-0989
Do NOT, repeat, NOT, include the amaray cases, the box, the liner
notes, etc. Just the label and the actual DVD discs.
HINT: You can send this package using the MEDIA MAIL rate,
it should cost you less than $2.00.
3) You'll get back a package containing 12 new discs (individually wrapped),
as well as a coupon for a $10 discount on your next website or preorder purchase;
it's our way of compensating you for your time and the postage.
NOTE: If you are considering buying one of the few remaining
KOR Box Sets, and want the new discs, then simply wait until after we announce the
replacement discs are shipping. We will ship any sets bought after that date with
the new discs.
August 14, 2002 - DVD Standards slightly revised
Based on customer input, we have slightly revised our DVD Standards
document. Legal and Logo screens will be skippable unless the licensor requests otherwise, and menus will not autoplay
after 1 minute.
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