Section 23 works fast: it wasn't too long ago that the company
announced that they were going to go back and dub
Clannad over in English, and to the delight of many they also announced that they would offer some kind of upgrade program for fans who bought the sub-only release and wanted to get the dub as well.
The details on the upgrade are now available for anyone who wants to do it. The basics are: if you bought both collections, you need to send in both sets (including the cases and sleeve art) plus $23 for the upgrade and postage-- and to
Right Stuf, who is apparently
handling the upgrade for S23.
"Section23 has revealed the details of their CLANNAD upgrade program. There are two ways to participate and receive a discounted price on the CLANNAD Complete Collection, which includes episodes 1-24 and features a new English dub, in addition to the Japanese audio and subtitles.
1. Redeem the completed upgrade form, the sub-only Clannad Collections 1 and 2 (SFCL100 and SFCL200) -- all four DVDs, sleeve art and plastic cases -- plus $20 for the upgrade and postage [$3 postage within the USA / $6 for Canada].
2. Or if you purchased only one of the sub-only sets -- Clannad Collection 1 (SFCL100) or Clannad Collection 2 (SFCL200) -- redeem the completed upgrade form, plus the two DVDs, sleeve art and plastic case and $35 for the upgrade, plus postage [$3 postage within the USA / $6 for Canada]."
"Wait, how does this work?"
Curiously, if you only bought one of the collections and want to upgrade, you have to send in the product and $38 for the upgrade and shipping. That sucks if you bought collection 1 but hadn't picked up #2 yet, but on the other hand, since the dub is only being released in a complete collection, Section23 has to essentially create a new SKU.
That said, I'm betting most of the Clannad fans who are looking forward to the dub either didn't buy the sub-only version, or bought both collections, so hopefully there won't be many people caught in that scenario!
So, who's going for it? Or are you gonna
wait until it's on the Anime Network on Thursday to try out first? Sound off!
UPDATE: Robert's Anime Corner Store
reports that they will be offering the upgrade as well, details pending.
Major Fail
Get off your high horse. Dubs vs. subs is an issue of the past, since most DVDs have both now.
At least they didn't say "What true fan buys their Anime"
Oh great the worst kind of people subs elitists.
But its a fact that dub are always ans will always be terribly done, to the degree of making ears bleed.
Yes, that is a fact. Except for all the parts that are wrong.
Hahaha. Insightful observation is insightful.
@gia said:
I dunno. If you only bought the first collection, yet were interested in upgrading, I'd assume you were interested in getting the whole thing, just hadn't gotten around to it.