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NEWS: 4Kids Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy


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Zilan



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:48 pm Reply with quote
So is this finally the end of 4kids?
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Buster Blader 126



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:50 pm Reply with quote
We shall see. They're still going to have to go to court, it seems.

If it was Chapter 7, then yes, it would've been the end.
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RoverTX



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:53 pm Reply with quote
I don't get it, why file chapter 11 when they basically have nothing left, and their reputation is shot?
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Thunderbird-



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:01 pm Reply with quote
*sigh* I guess this means that we won't get an Ojamajo Doremi license rescue/re-dub like we got for One Piece.
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John Casey



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:05 pm Reply with quote
If only Bobby Kotick was still there to save the day...

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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:32 pm Reply with quote
There, everyone got their wish. Who will be the scourge of the anime industry now?
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BlackJaded



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:41 pm Reply with quote
John Casey wrote:
If only Bobby Kotick was still there to save the day...

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Kotick would've done the same thing by dismantling 4kids head to another company that needs to be dismantled that's not doing well (Activision).
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Primus



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:41 pm Reply with quote
Adness actually owns Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. 4Kids' license only extended towards broadcast and streaming rights, like their Dragon Ball Z Kai license.

Also this thread will be a huge storm of people who can't read the entire article.

walw6pK4Alo wrote:
There, everyone got their wish. Who will be the scourge of the anime industry now?


Rhymes with Wiz.
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egoist



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:42 pm Reply with quote
Zilan wrote:
So is this finally the end of 4kids?

Official excuse to legally dump your creditors.

To be fair, I'd rather see them gone. They're not innovative, and if they disappear someone is bound to appear to take their place - as that's how capitalism works.
4Kids employees, feel free to work for whoever is taking over. The head of the organization is generally the one responsible for crippling the company anyway.


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agila61



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:43 pm Reply with quote
RoverTX wrote:
I don't get it, why file chapter 11 when they basically have nothing left, and their reputation is shot?
If they win the lawsuit, they'll still have the Yu-Gi-Oh! license, and even though the lawsuit itself means that the relationship is dead, it will still cost money to buy out 4Kids rights.

Even a distant hope of seeing some more money outweighs what the current ownership'd get out of Chapter 7, which is diddly and squat.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:00 pm Reply with quote
Buster Blader 126 wrote:
We shall see. They're still going to have to go to court, it seems.

If it was Chapter 7, then yes, it would've been the end.


True, though it seems like its finally the beginning of the end, and things are in motion, instead of just the crazy limbo they've been in for a few years now, limping along when all of their major former titles were long gone.
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Sakurazuka_Reika



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:17 pm Reply with quote
That's what you get for turning Sanji's cigarette into a lollipop. Hmph.
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ZipZapZopTitania



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:23 pm Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
There, everyone got their wish. Who will be the scourge of the anime industry now?


Rhymes with Wiz.


That's what they get for screwing with my Vampire Knight. I approve of said new scourge. Razz (As long as they finish translating the manga before they go.)

As for 4kids: all you need now is just four more chapters down...that's it, easy does it, there you go...c'mon, just a bit farther, and then we will all laugh at you. Hahahaha.

Eat it, 4kids! Eat it, I say!
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:26 pm Reply with quote
Well at less it a start but there still not dead
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SaiyanHero16



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:40 pm Reply with quote
I hope they don't come out of Chapter 11. I want 4Kids gone; I have for a long time. Their adaptions have been a slap in the face to anime fans everywhere.
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