Geger Kaku68: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Anime Your Way: Over 400 Twitter followers strong!

Just like I do on GoNintendo, I wanted to stop and take a minute to thank you guys for your support thus far. Tonight our Twitter account managed to break into the 400 follower tier. That's way more than I ever thought would end up joining in on the anime love, but I'm extremely happy to see it happen. A small victory in the eyes of many, but a huge success to me!

I also want to thank all of you that email in, hang out on the site and comment in general. Seriously, this blog is going much better than I ever imagined. I'm elated to see so many anime fans coming out to support the cause. AnimeYourWay isn't about bringing in more traffic or getting my name out there. It's all about bringing anime fans together and showing people why anime is worth a shot.

Where do we go from here? Well, I still have an actual domain parked and waiting, but that won't come until much later. For now, I think the road ahead involves more articles, of course! There are some other interviews I have lined up, one with what I consider to be a very, very popular internet celebrity. Hopefully some people will take what he says to heart! I also want to get more reviews up on the site, and figure out a way to get some video content going. What kind of video content will I be doing? I haven't quite figured that out yet!

Thanks so much for coming along for the ride so far. Things are just getting good, so hang on tight!

Blu-ray/DVD dual release sets...why?

I'm starting to get a little annoyed with some recent anime releases. There seems to be a trend that I believe is rather disturbing, although others may see it as a silly complaint. It all has to do with the release of Blu-rays and DVDs. I have nothing against either format, and I understand the need to release in both, but why include both in one set?

Out of the last 4 anime features that I bought, 3 of them came in box sets that include both DVD and Blu-ray releases of the same show. I know that the Blu-ray format has some steps up on DVD, and I prefer to watch in Blu-ray if possible. Of course, I'll watch anything in any way possible, but when a higher quality is available I'll indeed take it.

That means for me, the DVD copy of the same show never gets used. It just sits in the box and does nothing but take up space. For the life of me, I can't figure out a definitive reason as to why so many anime releases lately are cramming both formats into one box. I don't need both...just one viewing format is fine for me!

Perhaps it's more cost effective to stick both formats in one box? I could see the cost going up if the publisher had to fund both DVD and Blu-ray formats in separate boxes, so perhaps they get a deal for both formats when bundled into one box. From that perspective I can at least understand the decision, but it still doesn't mean I enjoy having double the discs.

Yes, I know...these are 'first world problems' to complain about. With that said, I'm just curious as to why the anime industry is heading in this direction! Is this something that you guys wonder about as well, or do you not care at all!? I guess there is one good thing about having both formats. I can let a friend borrow a series and watch it at the same time!