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NEWS: FUNimation Licenses Gonzo's Last Exile Anime


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v1cious



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:02 am Reply with quote
should've seen that coming, but i figured they would do something big today. must be saving all the really good stuff for the end.

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Bisuketto



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:03 am Reply with quote
This is good news indeed since this was a wonderful series. I bought the collector's box when Geneon had the license but incase the something bad happens to my set it's good to know I'll be able to find a replacement, and most likely at half the price too! Very Happy
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rankothefiremage



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:10 am Reply with quote
yawn, accept for Ikki, i own all the geneon titles they have picked up, which honestly is a little boring.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:16 am Reply with quote
Minor detail, but I wouldn't really call Last Exile alternate history. It's made faily clear early on that the world isn't anything like ours, and there are no references to anything in real history.

spoiler[It might take place in the future on another planet, actually.]

Nice to hear it got licensed though. Smile


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Cait



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:17 am Reply with quote
Seems like they are going for a lot of the older Geneon licenses. Maybe this will mean they are going to pick up Cardcaptor Sakura for a rerelease? I can dream...
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mewtwo



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:20 am Reply with quote
Not really big news for me since I already have Last Exile, but it's good to hear.

Me, I'm still waiting for Samurai Champloo.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:31 am Reply with quote
For this new show thing they've doing, they've already made it clear what shows they've licensing. Except for 1 open slot, we already know what the next 5 will be.

Soul Eater
Eva 1.0
Oh! Edo Rocket
and Gankutsuou

That being said, Last Exile is still extremely easy to find cheap on the internet.
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Zhemos88



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:34 am Reply with quote
If they get Cardcaptor Sakura I'd die.

I've been wanting it for years.

They got xxxHolic and Tsubasa. Why not, eh?

Pretty please Funimation? Razz
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Who Is This Guy!?



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:48 am Reply with quote
The day Funi goes out of business is the day we're humped...
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khryoleoz



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:52 am Reply with quote
Well, this is great. It would be nice for the better titles of the Pioneer/Geneon catalog to be picked up and put back out there.

Let's see.

Some must haves are Cardcaptor Sakura, Ai Yori Aoshi, Dual Parallel Adventure, ROD TV, Trigun, El Hazard, Chobits, Dokkoida, Ah My Goddess Movie, Mini-Goddess Adventures, Gungrave, Master Keaton, Strawberry Eggs, Shana, Jubei-chan 2, Hand Maid May, Heat Guy J, Battle Athletes...
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:56 am Reply with quote
*Yawn*
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:56 am Reply with quote
khryoleoz wrote:
Well, this is great. It would be nice for the better titles of the Pioneer/Geneon catalog to be picked up and put back out there.

Let's see.

Some must haves are Cardcaptor Sakura, Ai Yori Aoshi, Dual Parallel Adventure, ROD TV, Trigun, El Hazard, Chobits, Dokkoida, Ah My Goddess Movie, Mini-Goddess Adventures, Gungrave, Master Keaton, Strawberry Eggs, Shana, Jubei-chan 2, Hand Maid May, Heat Guy J, Battle Athletes...


But do older titles really sell? That's the problem. Not all of those have big names like ROD or AMG, so they wouldn't be worth it as much.
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zanarkand princess



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:02 am Reply with quote
Man if they were going for older titles nobody has lain right now. Last Exile bores me.

(Anime fans are fickle huh?)
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rankothefiremage



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:11 am Reply with quote
I wonder how ready Funi is if the market shrinks due to recession.

License blitzes like this cost money to put together.


Now personally due to my long running dislike for funi (another dimension my arse) i wait for their thin packs to save money, as opposed to ADV, Bandai and TRSI where i tend to just buy their shows as they come out, some thanks just too one or two fan sub episodes seen. (i have at least two shows that got licensed after i saw 1 episode and i've yet to full watch even now owning all the DVDs)

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Somerandomperson



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:24 am Reply with quote
I was one of those kids who was too afraid to ask her parents to buy a series spanning 18 volumes... that being said, I would LOVE a Cardcaptor Sakura re-release now that I'm older and finanically indepent.

Back on topic: Last Exile always had very distinct character designs... I may consider it.
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