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Spriggan Released On DVD
Raiyu writes "Spriggan, scheduled for DVD release on 04/23/2002, has been released early and is available at many local retailers now (Got my copy today). Supervised by Katsuhiro Otomo (Of Akira Fame) and directed by newcomer Hirotsugu Kawasaki, this is perhaps the best pure action anime made to date. Although criticized by some for lacking a strong plot, Spriggan still stands as an amazing anime because it never loses its focus, to entertain the audience." If they had edited out a couple minutes of the cackling laughter from the psychic child, it would have been superior movie. Looks like AnimeonDVD already has a full review of the disk.
For those wondering what it is about, it has something to do with "Noah's Arc".
Is'nt the "Manga" (comic book form) called "Striker" ??
It's not? Regardless of what you feel your rights are, it's certainly a solution. You can't say boycotts can't work. It's a fact that if enough people stopped buying CD's from the RIAA that they'd either have to change their policies or dry up and die. However, enough people feel the way you do such that this will probably never happen. So, if you really disagree with the RIAA, Ticketmaster, Microsoft, whatever... ask yourself if you think you'd really rather live in a world where they don't exist, and what sorts of actions damage or perpetuate them. It's like recycling. You don't make a difference by yourself, but that's where the moral obligation comes in! :) The recycling effort is quite signifigant, and thats because many people don't reason the way you do. Instead they do what they know is right. Perhaps if more act in ways they know can collectively make a difference, we wouldn't have to whine about the long dead RIAA, MPAA, whatever...
Personally, I'm not sure where people's "moral obligations" lie, but I do have a problem with inconsistencies. You shouldn't preach that it's ok to support these companies/associations if you really think they're a bad idea. It's certainly not good to support them, the only issue left to be decided is whether its bad (and how bad) or ok to support them. It's certainly good not to support them, so if you wish to stay in the clear, you probably ought to boycott them.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god." - Thomas Jefferson
Actually, ADV have more redeeming qualities to them than just not being an MPAA member. I own a couple of their DVD's, which imported from the USA - so at first, I was expecting them to give me a load of trouble in my (region 2) DVD player.
However, as I soon found out, the discs were region 0 (as in, no region coding) and I were able to watch (and rip, cough cough) them all with a minimum of fuss. I don't know if ADV still sells their DVD's w/o region coding, but if they do, more power to them.
If anyone cares, the discs were Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 1 through 4 and the first Slayers movie (which is even funnier dubbed than subbed fsr).
Quality, performance, value; you get only two, and you don't always get to pick.