[Official Message] A CLIP BOX 1998-2011 on DVD & Blu-ray (1. January 2012)

[asmAyumi1992]

It's not like this release a bit pricey. It's just me who being a poor student I want it so badly... Huwaaa.....

[Yumsushi]

Watch them retract the additional content clause and still charge $300+ just for the PVs.

[Yukitora]

I disagreed with everybody complaining about its expense.

The first CLIP BOX was 9800yen. Since this box has about twice the content, it should only cost double the first one (about 19600yen for DVD and 20600yen for BD), not far off the RRP.

Imho, considering a normal Japanese video release is about 5000yen, the price is not relatively expensive. Anime box sets are JUST as expensive, if not more. For example Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water Blu-ray BOX is 48000yen. Tiger & Bunny (3 episodes) is 7000nen. Full seasons on BD are usually 23800 (26 episodes, 3 discs worth).

The target audience is Japanese consumers who are accustomed to Japanese pricing. NOT US.

[Keiichi_JPU]

The only sad thing about this release is that it pretty much confirms we won't get a Christmas single, otherwise they would've announced it already, right

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

The only sad thing about this release is that it pretty much confirms we won't get a Christmas single, otherwise they would've announced it already, right

I know I'm still hoping in my heart they will announce one!

[Sandy]

And once again, it's aaallll about the money... -.-

But if I'll ever get 10 million, I will buy this but before that, hhha, in your dreams avex xD Pointlesss

[bondingo]

I feel like this is avex's way of competing with 「AKBがいっぱい」. If that's actually the case...yeah, good luck with that.

[Andrenekoi]

I think people didn't get she's trying to stop her staple releases (summer-winter)...

[Keiichi_JPU]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I think people didn't get she's trying to stop her staple releases (summer-winter)...

Oh, have you had a personal chat with her? Please tell us more about the plans for her career!

[adantatu2]

The target audience is Japanese consumers who are accustomed to Japanese pricing. NOT US.

you are so right!!! That's the reason i'm going to wait for an OS press, and if the price is good, i think i'm going to buy it !

I wonder if the japanese fans are excited or angry

I think people didn't get she's trying to stop her staple releases (summer-winter)...

Well, she doesn't releases singles this year, and now is winter, we have hopes for a new single

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I think people didn't get she's trying to stop her staple releases (summer-winter)...

Originally Posted by adantatu2

Well, she doesn't releases singles this year, and now is winter, we have hopes for a new single

...but isn't it a bit too late for a new single in December? Usually we have a two-month advance notification of a new single, but this is already November, and the earliest she would release a single at this time would be January!!!

(I'm not sure if Ayu's going to ever go to the Kouhaku this year just because she only released five songs and that's it... Had the earthquake not happened we wouldn't have something like this...)

[brener]

i dont think she'll release a new single this year... btw, focus!

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

The only sad thing about this release is that it pretty much confirms we won't get a Christmas single, otherwise they would've announced it already, right

There's still some time, and we all know Ayu is queen of announcing things at the last minute.

And I think that this release will have about 4x the content of COMPLETE CLIP BOX due to the CMs. (54 clips in total for the CCB, 200+ for A CLIP BOX)

[AngelSenshi]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

In order to get all of this content, you would have to buy the following items (in DVD format):
COMPLETE CLIP BOX - 10,290yen
Memorial address - 3,465yen
MY STORY - 3,990yen
HEAVEN - 1,890yen
(miss)understood - 3,990yen
Secret - 3,990yen
A BEST 2 -BLACK- - 4,700yen
GUILTY - 3,990yen
Mirrorcle World - 1,890yen
NEXT LEVEL - 3,990yen
Rock'n'Roll Circus - 3,990yen
crossroad - 1,890yen
Love songs - 3,990yen

Which totals about 52,055yen.

And hasn't the FIVE PVs been left out here?! So that price is even higher. That means the cost of this set is even less than half the amount to get all that.


While I admit I can't afford all this, I know well enough that this isn't a bad price considering what we're getting for it. As someone else pointed out, this is the sort of thing aimed at Japanese hardcore fans that are more than used to these sorts of prices for DVD sets of any kind.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by AngelSenshi

And hasn't the FIVE PVs been left out here?! So that price is even higher. That means the cost of this set is even less than half the amount to get all that.


While I admit I can't afford all this, I know well enough that this isn't a bad price considering what we're getting for it. As someone else pointed out, this is the sort of thing aimed at Japanese hardcore fans that are more than used to these sorts of prices for DVD sets of any kind.

Oh whoops, I forgot to add FIVE in there, LOL. I guess for some reason I was unconsciously thinking that people who would buy this would already own FIVE or something. Baaah. The total with FIVE is 54,995yen.

[abcabc]

Originally Posted by kinix

Yeah DVD most likely will get a OS press but I don't think so for the blu-ray.

good point argh

[abcabc]

Originally Posted by FIRSTKLAS

Even if they were, the film would be developed and then transferred to video for editing because it's easier to work with.

If Avex wanted to make HD versions of any older music videos that were shot on film they'd have to find the original film elements, re-transfer them to a new HD format, and re-construct the whole video.

So, yeah, I think it's most likely that the older videos will just be upscaled and filtered - which will actually *reduce* picture detail.

thats troublesome, and we cant find out until it's avail. for purchase.. unless any release info from avex describing the remaster process?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

Oh, have you had a personal chat with her? Please tell us more about the plans for her career!

Well... I haven't had a personal chat with her... But she is going to have her 2nd consecutive year without a seasonal single... u tell me what it means them

Unless, of course, she releases a late one, but it seens unlikelly...

[Ayufan11]

Does anyone know what era of music videos and on were shot in HD?

[Ayu_Love]

It'll be cool to see all of her PVs in HD, at least.