Now's a good time to bring up despite popular belief, Nozomi/Right Stuf never really held the Gundam license. They're simply the distributor on behalf of Sunrise. Its kinda similar to how Shout Factory distributes on behalf of GKIDS. That's the reason why the Right Stuf/CR Store listings for the Gundam Blu-rays outside IBO (which Funi actually licensed) list Sunrise as the publisher.
Nozomi was partnered with Sunrise and the deal was signed prior to IBO, but later included future titles at Sunrises discretion. They weren’t simply a distributor however as Nozomi’s staff did the work on localizing the discs, same as Shout does for some GKids
@@Soundout12 Yeah pretty much. Though I feel they should find a new distributor if things keep going the way they are, at least for the stuff not released yet.
I love gundam through the years and yes like fate stay night anime . And yes Nozomi re released the majority of the Bandai DVDs in tandem with the ones never released by Bandai entertainment ( right around the bankruptcy of adv films , geneon and Central Park media )
The crunchyroll merger has been a disaster for any project that was announced right before rightstuf was purchased. They announced that they were releasing Macross 7 on blu ray and now it's in limbo and probably not happening. That series is seriously cursed in the west. Glad that Macross II is actually happening though.
I kept the video focused on Gundam, but yes the Crunchyroll merger has wrecked everything Nozomi announced. Not just the no updates on Macross but the Dirty Pair Kickstarter has gone a couple years without any real update and they owe people a dubbed blu ray set
I wonder if Twilight and Gudam san spines were production errors? Maybe if they do a second printing it might be fixed? Either way it shouldn't have happened.
This is indirectly related but I've been wondering where the hell is the second Hathaway movie? The first one came out over two years ago and there hasn't even been a whiff of news about it since.
I'm not sure. I remember the production team was waiting for travel to reopen so they could location scout like they did on the first movie, but its been years since that was possible
11:16 yes company buyouts are never NEVER a good thing especially when delays like shipment happens. Bad communication with customers, months of radio silence and the list goes on and on….
The only problem with nozomi is they were stuck with dubtitles for the zeta gundam TV series along not obtaining the original music for the opening and ending for the series
@@Soundout12 I highly recommend the Universal Century Gundam Blu-Ray Libraries edition from Japan. The English subtitles are much more accurate and they have the original music. They're much more expensive, though. About ¥16000 as of now, so a little over 100 dollars per set with how weak the Yen is right now. (2 sets per series)
Oof an ad at the halfway point if the video 😬😬😬 but man I've hated crunchyroll aince like 2015 and that was before i found out their model of "money you spend goes directly back into the anime industry" was both a thing they claimed, and a very bold lie. Crunchy roll has always felt scummy to me and the more they absorb the worse it gets. Also high guardian spice exists.
If Gundam was to get a live action series, like one piece, did on Netflix, then I might consider watching. As it is now in anime form, I’m not that interested.
@@haydenreviewscustomcombos Gundam isn't one long running series. Each one is a self contained 50 episode or less series excluding gundam seed which isn't very good to begin with. A fair few are even alternate universes with zero connection to other series. Also it's way better than transformers in my personal and objectively correct opinion.
@@sanictheedgehog if there was ever a live action series/CGI series, then I might check it out. They would probably want to go with a remake of the original Gundam series with the good old RX 78 model.
Sony also owns US licencing company Aniplex of America who used Right Stuff as there exclusive distribution partner for North America Aniplex Japan owns half of Crunchyroll Global Group LLC the modern merger of Crunchyroll, Animelab, Funimation, Manga UK, and the rest of Aniplex's non Asian holdings with the other half owned by Sony Pictures Television Distribution part of the Sony of America group, and Aniplex is Sony Music Japan and the Anime studios and music artists answer to the Sony Music Japan ceo as a label Currently Aniplex of America is not merged with Crunchyroll and just answers directly to the Japanese branch of Sony Music Japan as a direct division of Aniplex. Hinomise was Bandai Visual's attempt at showing the American run Bandai Entertainment how to properly sell Anime to Otaku. It failed and they basically hijacked Bandai America's Bandai Entertainment to hide the bad sales and took the American company with them. Sunrise also had to fund their own dubs because Right Stuff had stopped funding new dubs internally
Now's a good time to bring up despite popular belief, Nozomi/Right Stuf never really held the Gundam license. They're simply the distributor on behalf of Sunrise. Its kinda similar to how Shout Factory distributes on behalf of GKIDS. That's the reason why the Right Stuf/CR Store listings for the Gundam Blu-rays outside IBO (which Funi actually licensed) list Sunrise as the publisher.
Nozomi was partnered with Sunrise and the deal was signed prior to IBO, but later included future titles at Sunrises discretion.
They weren’t simply a distributor however as Nozomi’s staff did the work on localizing the discs, same as Shout does for some GKids
@@Soundout12 Yeah pretty much. Though I feel they should find a new distributor if things keep going the way they are, at least for the stuff not released yet.
@@SmythTheCrow Agreed. It seems like Crunchyroll isn’t that interested in pushing Gundam much.
@@Soundout12 Sony Music Japan is the current provider of music for the Gundam franchise they also provide backup animation for the franchise
I love gundam through the years and yes like fate stay night anime . And yes Nozomi re released the majority of the Bandai DVDs in tandem with the ones never released by Bandai entertainment ( right around the bankruptcy of adv films , geneon and Central Park media )
I only have 1 disc in my collection that has that spine error and its the Discotek release of Barefoot Gen of all things. Drives me absolutely nuts.
The crunchyroll merger has been a disaster for any project that was announced right before rightstuf was purchased. They announced that they were releasing Macross 7 on blu ray and now it's in limbo and probably not happening. That series is seriously cursed in the west. Glad that Macross II is actually happening though.
I kept the video focused on Gundam, but yes the Crunchyroll merger has wrecked everything Nozomi announced. Not just the no updates on Macross but the Dirty Pair Kickstarter has gone a couple years without any real update and they owe people a dubbed blu ray set
I wonder if Twilight and Gudam san spines were production errors? Maybe if they do a second printing it might be fixed? Either way it shouldn't have happened.
If they fix it in a second printing, I’m going to bug them for replacement covers lol
This is indirectly related but I've been wondering where the hell is the second Hathaway movie? The first one came out over two years ago and there hasn't even been a whiff of news about it since.
I'm not sure. I remember the production team was waiting for travel to reopen so they could location scout like they did on the first movie, but its been years since that was possible
11:16 yes company buyouts are never NEVER a good thing especially when delays like shipment happens. Bad communication with customers, months of radio silence and the list goes on and on….
I feel bad for those who backed the Dirty Pair kickstarter who are getting less and less updTes
@@Soundout12 yes them too
g saviour blu ray please
Over sunrise's dead body
The only problem with nozomi is they were stuck with dubtitles for the zeta gundam TV series along not obtaining the original music for the opening and ending for the series
What I would give for a new Zeta set with better subs and the original music now that those rights seemingly cleared up
@@Soundout12 I highly recommend the Universal Century Gundam Blu-Ray Libraries edition from Japan. The English subtitles are much more accurate and they have the original music. They're much more expensive, though. About ¥16000 as of now, so a little over 100 dollars per set with how weak the Yen is right now. (2 sets per series)
It's a me Benio ho hooey
As of January 2023?!?!
I’m not used to 2024 yet xD
Oof an ad at the halfway point if the video 😬😬😬 but man I've hated crunchyroll aince like 2015 and that was before i found out their model of "money you spend goes directly back into the anime industry" was both a thing they claimed, and a very bold lie. Crunchy roll has always felt scummy to me and the more they absorb the worse it gets. Also high guardian spice exists.
There owned 50% by Aniplex Japan owner of A-1 Pictures the other half is Sony Pictures Television Distribution USA there not the same company anymore
I don’t know
If Gundam was to get a live action series, like one piece, did on Netflix, then I might consider watching. As it is now in anime form, I’m not that interested.
You don't like anime? Or just long series?
@@BigRedPimpin14 both. 50 episodes is my limit, unless it’s either Transformers, or even all three seasons of either MMPR or Dino fury/cosmic fury.
@@haydenreviewscustomcombos I can understand that. Definitely can be a lot at times.
@@haydenreviewscustomcombos Gundam isn't one long running series. Each one is a self contained 50 episode or less series excluding gundam seed which isn't very good to begin with. A fair few are even alternate universes with zero connection to other series. Also it's way better than transformers in my personal and objectively correct opinion.
@@sanictheedgehog if there was ever a live action series/CGI series, then I might check it out. They would probably want to go with a remake of the original Gundam series with the good old RX 78 model.
Sony also owns US licencing company Aniplex of America who used Right Stuff as there exclusive distribution partner for North America Aniplex Japan owns half of Crunchyroll Global Group LLC the modern merger of Crunchyroll, Animelab, Funimation, Manga UK, and the rest of Aniplex's non Asian holdings with the other half owned by Sony Pictures Television Distribution part of the Sony of America group, and Aniplex is Sony Music Japan and the Anime studios and music artists answer to the Sony Music Japan ceo as a label
Currently Aniplex of America is not merged with Crunchyroll and just answers directly to the Japanese branch of Sony Music Japan as a direct division of Aniplex. Hinomise was Bandai Visual's attempt at showing the American run Bandai Entertainment how to properly sell Anime to Otaku. It failed and they basically hijacked Bandai America's Bandai Entertainment to hide the bad sales and took the American company with them. Sunrise also had to fund their own dubs because Right Stuff had stopped funding new dubs internally