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by **MouthForWar** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:23 am

I'm betting Toho is gonna make them pull even the old Megalon discs (or at least try to).

Media Blasters totally f*cked up with Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Megalon in ways that are just... mind boggling.

WTF, guys... for realz.

by **Tom R VanSlambrouck** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:18 am

by **MouthForWar** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:27 am

by **MouthForWar** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:59 pm

by **jellydonut25** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:02 pm

by **Benjamin Haines** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:21 pm

by **Tom R VanSlambrouck** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:08 pm

by **Heiseigodzilla425** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:23 pm

by **O.Supreme** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:30 pm

I believe the packaging (spine) of all the Megalon DVD MB has shipped have the TSDVD 1222 label. (I'm guessing "12" is the year and 22 as in The 22nd DVD pressed by MB in 2012 ) But thanks to the above post, we can now tell, once the package is opened if it was one of the "Final" barebones discs, or an earlier pressing of the DVD with extras TSDVD 1127 (the 27th disc pressed in 2011)

This would make sense since DAM Blu Ray was TSBD 1124. and the DVD was TSDVD1122. *Also the Godzilla vs Megalon Blu-Ray would have been TSBD1128 http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.a ... site_id=69

It just blows my mind to think that MB had these done probably in November of 2011 ready to ship when everything hit the fan with Toho because of the DAM release, and after sitting around for almost a year, they are released to the public anyway because of an accident on the part of someone at MB. It also makes me a little annoyed. If they had the DVD's pressed from last year, do they have the Blu Ray pressed also? Will they "leak" into the grey market or be destroyed and never see the light of day?

by **Alpha OTS** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:52 pm

by **EricDent** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:09 pm

by **Benjamin Haines** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:32 pm

by **Tom R VanSlambrouck** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:40 pm

by **Goji 84** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:22 pm

by **EricDent** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:26 pm

OK here are the results of the hunt.
Via WTK on Anime News Network & Fandom Post.

EricDent wrote:
Hey,

I know you are very busy running the Fandom Post.
However I was needing some info, if possible.

Apparently Media Blasters got the special features for the movie in question approved by Toho.
However people have been saying that they goofed by releasing it accidentally before they had permission.

According to a poster over on the Right Stuf message boards, he said that the CEO of Media Blasters had posted something on Facebook about the special features being approved about 8 weeks ago.

He also said that your site had posted the message somewhere.

Just curious if you could either provide a link or totally disprove this?

If it is true that Media Blasters totally goofed again, you can bet they won't be around much longer. Toho is already POed at them for the same issue involving Destroy All Monsters.

Thanks for your time,

Eric Dent

Let's see here. I haven't been following this recently. As far as I know, nothing really as changed. MB decided to put extras on to the home video releases before acquiring approval from Toho. There is the supposed settlement with them. All the details I can find is listed below (some old, some more recent). I'm not sure if it will be helpful to you or not.

Older stuff

Quote:
via MB Facebook page (11/22/2011)
Quote:
UPDATE: GvM, Just so everyone knows the masters are sitting for DVD and Blu Ray but at this point the can not ship as we are waiting for Toho approvals. Given this we can not make street date. We will update all once Toho gives us approval or further changes.

Everything is held up on Toho approval.

via MB Facebook page (12/3/2011)
Quote:
Updates are not always fun but need to get done. We are still waiting on Toho approvals. As we get more info I will update you all.

Sorry guys but Toho still has not approved and they are upset about DAM also. In our effort to pack this with lots of extras that folks requested Toho is now making us hold on re-orders of DAM and MvG release. We are now trying to come to a settlement with Toho.

via MB Facebook page (3/17/12)
Quote:
Can finally say OFFICIALLY, the Godzilla vs. Megalon BAREBONES version has been approved by TOHO. We will be announcing as a new release in the upcoming solicitation!

reports of our death are a bit exagerated. I guess we may as well just keep releasing stuff than.

...Yes he was compensated [Stuart Galbraith IV]. Felt bad for Carl, he does not handle payments. It was simply we pay the folks who work on discs once disc is authored. The whole TOHO approval issue put a big wrench in it all.

Newer posts from MB Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... comments=8
Quote:
- So, are there EXTRAS on this DVD after all?

- Yes pretty much all were not approved by Toho

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?s ... comments=3
Quote:
- Seriously, I want to know why I paid the same price for a "Godzilla vs Megalon" dvd with no extras, as others are paying for the versions with the extras.

- I heard about this and we are looking into it. No one should have the version with the extras It seems that Amazon is the place people claim they are coming from. Trust me there are not many and if out there was a mistake.

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?s ... comments=2
Quote:
- I know you just put out the DVD but do you guys have a time frame of when you'd like to get the special edtion GvsMegalon Blu-ray out? I picked up the DVD editon and would love to upgrade to the Blu-ray.

- No timeframe as Toho will not allow it. It was done months and months ago but Toho needs to approve it.

So from what I gather, it's a total goof on MB part.
Without permission from Toho.

by **Henry88** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:00 am

by **Tom R VanSlambrouck** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:55 am

by **Benjamin Haines** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:38 am

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