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12:52:09 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (File times are in EDT cause not enough time to add other timezones)
12:56:54 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (Loy Fruel)
13:00:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (Letting people in now.)
13:02:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (Room seats 130 total)
13:04:37 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (Waiting for an audio cable for the laptop)
13:07:54 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Good morning
13:08:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> I'm Loy Fruel and I'm in production and marketing
13:08:05 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Good to be back in denver
13:08:10 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Going to go straight into the presentation
13:08:18 <bay|NDK|Bandai> last year we opened up the store at store.bandai-ent.com
13:08:23 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we wanted to start selling directly
13:08:28 <bay|NDK|Bandai> sometimes we have hard to find stuff
13:08:37 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we also parterned with aniplex to sell their titles
13:08:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Mobile Suit Gundam UC Epi 4
13:08:49 <bay|NDK|Bandai> At the bottom of the gravity well
13:09:45 <bay|NDK|Bandai> will be released simul with Japan and europe
13:09:00 <bay|NDK|Bandai> 12.2.2011
13:09:02 <bay|NDK|Bandai> $59.98
13:09:17 <bay|NDK|Bandai> The disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, the theatrical film
13:09:21 <bay|NDK|Bandai> I know many stores have started shipping it
13:09:28 <bay|NDK|Bandai> DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo pack
13:09:33 <bay|NDK|Bandai> available 9/20
13:09:37 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:10:34 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Next up is K-on
13:10:38 <bay|NDK|Bandai> vol 1 and 2 availabe
13:10:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> vol 3 9.13.2011
13:10:48 <bay|NDK|Bandai> available on bluray and DVD
13:10:51 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:12:24 <bay|NDK|Bandai> NExt up is Sacred Seven, one of sunrises new shows, which we're streaming one week after Japanese broadcast on hulu and crunchyroll
13:12:25 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:14:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Next is Tales of the Abyss, and adpation of the video game
13:14:06 <bay|NDK|Bandai> coming out in october 2011
13:14:15 <bay|NDK|Bandai> regular and limited edition DVD that come with the manga
13:14:31 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (going to start needing to take pictures of these to keep up)
13:14:33 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:15:27 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Next is the first gundam
13:15:46 <bay|NDK|Bandai> This time we're releasing it in dual audio in two parts
13:16:16 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Part one 9/13/2011
13:17:01 <bay|NDK|Bandai> more Gundam
13:17:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Turn A Gundam
13:17:06 <bay|NDK|Bandai> 2011 release
13:17:10 <bay|NDK|Bandai> one of the most unique designs
13:17:26 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we're going to start releasing this in 2011 for sure
13:17:27 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:18:43 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Also gundam, the already release
13:18:47 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the movie
13:19:13 <bay|NDK|Bandai> awakening of the trailblazer
13:19:00 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Blu-ray, DVD, and combo pack
13:20:33 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:21:28 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Next up is Star Driver
13:21:34 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we're going to be releasing it on bluray and dvd
13:21:43 <bay|NDK|Bandai> the release date we're going to be announcing soon but can't say it here today
13:21:58 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (so Otakon = no date, Baltiport = date, here = no date????)
13:22:14 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Aniplex is streaming Star Driver on Hulu, Crackle and Crunchyroll.
13:22:15 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:23:12 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Akira
13:23:18 <bay|NDK|Bandai> one of our earlier announcements this year
13:23:31 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we had released it with Bandai Visual on Bluray a few years ago
13:23:51 <bay|NDK|Bandai> and we're going to re-release on DVD since it's been off the market for a while
13:23:53 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:24:52 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Next is Tekken Blood Vengeance
13:24:57 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we did a limited one night only fathom event
13:25:02 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we're releasing the DVD
13:25:10 <bay|NDK|Bandai> namco bandai games is releasing it as a hybrid with tekken tag hd
13:25:17 <bay|NDK|Bandai> trailer
13:26:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Nichijou
13:26:48 <bay|NDK|Bandai> which we announced at Otakon
13:26:55 <bay|NDK|Bandai> a quirky show like lucky star and azumanga
13:27:06 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we haven't received any materials yet so all i have is the opening
13:27:08 <bay|NDK|Bandai> opening #1
13:28:39 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we also acquired the manga license with the anime so we'll be releasing that
13:28:48 <bay|NDK|Bandai> last title is Gosick
13:28:55 <bay|NDK|Bandai> again, no materials, so here is the opening
13:30:25 <bay|NDK|Bandai> that concludes my slide presentation
13:30:31 <bay|NDK|Bandai> so we can go to the Q&A
13:30:46 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: (tekken clarification)
13:30:51 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Gundam Age to america?
13:31:02 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; We're in discussion but we haven't finalized anything with Sunrise.
13:31:11 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Anything more released for Geass.
13:31:26 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: So far we've only done S1 in legends, S2 has been released, we're aware of the new season but no plans yet for america
13:31:36 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: With Tales of the Abyss, why is it subtitled only?
13:32:00 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: We've been putting a lot of things subtitled only. We want to dub as much as we can, but truth is sales have been declining slowly for DVDs, so we can't dub everything
13:32:14 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Bringing more stuff to the US?
13:32:20 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; Do you mean new stuff or catalog?
13:32:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (this question is confusing)
13:33:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Releasing double zeta gundam and x?
13:33:10 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: We want to release all the gundam we can, but right now, now plans for either.
13:33:27 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: A lot of companies have been doing rescue. Is bandai going to stick to new stuff or going to rescue stuff?
13:33:34 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: we look at it title by title.
13:33:38 <bay|NDK|Bandai> no plans right now but may change
13:33:45 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Akira re-release... which dub?
13:33:58 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: Unfortunately, we're not allowed to release the streamline dub in america, so it will include the pioneer one
13:34:15 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Voice actors for Bright Noa for Ep 4?
13:34:20 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; Can't answer that.
13:34:26 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Dub for nichijou/gosick?
13:34:31 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: Hasn't been decided.
13:34:35 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Turn A gundam dubbbed?
13:34:37 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: Sub only
13:34:47 <bay|NDK|Bandai> plan to release it in 4 parts i think, first part should be this year
13:35:05 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Want to say probably december
13:35:07 <bay|NDK|Bandai> (someone pressed him on it)
13:35:19 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: is bandai planning to license more .hack series?
13:35:30 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: Currently no plans to at this point.
13:35:47 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Finish up older titles like Banner of the Stars series?
13:36:03 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: haven't pickedf up Banner of Stars 3, don't think there are any plans for the rest of the banner of the stars series
13:36:32 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Any plans to re-release out of print titles like Scrapped princess?
13:36:38 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; unfortunately the license to sutepri expired
13:36:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Why isn't ttgl on bluray?
13:36:48 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; Ask aniplex
13:37:07 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Are you distributing madoka for aniplex?
13:37:22 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: Us and rightstuf will be distributing Madoka
13:37:54 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: What's the logic behind the blu-ray DVD combo
13:38:11 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A: That's a good question, a lot of major titles have been doing it. It seems to be working for them and we're trying to follow it
13:38:17 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Obviously your bluray can play DVD
13:38:26 <bay|NDK|Bandai> but some take the DVD on the road
13:38:52 <bay|NDK|Bandai> Q: Notice that Bandai is still doing singles... a lot of the other companies are doing series or half series, are you going to move into doing that
13:39:08 <bay|NDK|Bandai> A; A lot of that is title by title, that depends on the licensors in Japan somewhat
13:39:26 <bay|NDK|Bandai> we're trying to move to half season sets
13:39:44 <bay|NDK|Bandai> If you have any other questions, I'll be around. Thank you for coming.