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NEWS: FUNimation Adds Soul Eater Anime from Media Factory


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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:15 pm Reply with quote
Well, looks like someone's wish came true. Didn't expect this title to make it top side. I did like what I saw, so I may pick it up.
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JacobC
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:20 pm Reply with quote
Knew this would happen. Funimation tends to snap up the most marketable stuff, and I guess they can afford to because they done did it again.

With very minor edits, this could totally go on Cartoon Network. I know Toonami died, but whatever block they play kids' anime in, you could cut this down a little bit and put it in there.

I mean, you could put it on [adultswim], too, but I think it has far less success potential there. This has potential kids' anime franchise written all over it...well, get past the breast jokes, and it does. It's definitely childish in tone, but it's different enough to catch your attention when you're flipping through channels. Like a Tim Burton shonen tourney show or something.
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Calculusman



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:23 pm Reply with quote
and I have a feeling that we might not quite be done yet either. Wanna bet they put in a final big one just before midnight (and they seem to be going by central time too, so probably just before 1am eastern)
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yellow ledbetter



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:25 pm Reply with quote
Well if the soul eater thing came to be it seems that there is only one thing left for them to announce and I know I'm not the only one extremely excited for it.
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omnistry



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:29 pm Reply with quote
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year, indeed! Now they just need to cast the perfect English actors. (Someone trick Johnny Depp into playing Soul Eater! Just tell him that Tim Burton had a role in making it. Shouldn't be too hard to pull off Laughing!)
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Zirdante



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:33 pm Reply with quote
Cant wait for a boxset. Hoping for an R2 release someday as well
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:34 pm Reply with quote
and now it's official. can't wait to see the voice cast they pick for this one.

EDIT that trailer is terrible.
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Daimao Raki



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:43 pm Reply with quote
Now the whining can stop already. I'll need to see the first episode before I buy this one.
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Calculusman



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:46 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
and now it's official. can't wait to see the voice cast they pick for this one.

EDIT that trailer is terrible.


Well, trailers for anime shows are rarely academy award material. Heck, most of the time it's just the opening credit sequence without the credits.
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topleka



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:51 pm Reply with quote
Looking forward to this~
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pparker



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:57 pm Reply with quote
Calculusman wrote:
v1cious wrote:
and now it's official. can't wait to see the voice cast they pick for this one.

EDIT that trailer is terrible.


Well, trailers for anime shows are rarely academy award material. Heck, most of the time it's just the opening credit sequence without the credits.

Ugh. the credit sequence would have been far better than that. I hate to criticize them in their moment of glory, but I couldn't even finish it... didn't help that the cheesy voice goes on f-o-r-e-v-e-r. It literally sounds like parody, something from Robot Chicken, instead of the real thing. If that represents their current marketing quality, I'll start to worry about their investment in all these licenses Smile

Still hoping for Eva...
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braves



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:05 pm Reply with quote
Sweet. I've been waiting for this one to get licensed, and they already have a release date too. Very Happy

And yeah, that trailer is really cheesy, but this show will sell well regardless of how good or bad the trailer is.
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Ligene



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:13 pm Reply with quote
Hell yes!

This was what I've been hoping for since day one. Smile

Edit: That trailer was rather painful.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:21 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
and now it's official. can't wait to see the voice cast they pick for this one.

EDIT that trailer is terrible.


The trailer was labeled to be the Japanese trailer. Could that be like an "international" trailer made by the Japanese for licensing purposes?
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miji



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:24 pm Reply with quote
WooHoo! Thanks Funi! I'm so excited that this got licensed! Very awesome news and a definite buy from me. It is actually only one of a few anime that hadn't been license that was a most definite, cannot wait to buy. So, I'm very happy Very Happy !
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