Over the past few days, people have livid over FUNimation finishing Red Garden, Welcome to the NHK and Pumpkin Scissors on box sets only. Well, just a few moments ago, a FUNimation representative had this to say:
Official FUNi Rep:
Hello anime fans,
We do understand your concern regarding the future releases of these two series in which you have already invested so much time and emotion. I won't bore you with the long explanation as to how we came to the decision we did as to how to package these series nor rattle off the many factors that led to that decision.
That being said, we have taken your comments to heart and here's what we are going to do: in addition to the box sets we will ALSO release Red Garden Volumes 4 and 5, Pumpkin Scissors v.5, and NHK v.5. They will be available through The Right Stuf in December -- though street dates have not yet been finalized. Volume 6 for all three of these series will be available at a later date, still to be determined, and will also be available via The Right Stuf.
Best regards -- Official FUNi Rep
That being said, it's clear why FUNimation is leading the R1 anime industry. They clearly take fan consideration into account when making their business decisions, something other companies can learn a thing or 2 about. If they had better video quality on their DVDs, then they would be perfect. :)