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NEWS: Sony Brings Anime Channel to Africa


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Kagurazaka



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:32 pm Reply with quote
Yet they still haven't gotten to America. Oh well, we can't have everything.
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kirbyboy102



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:38 pm Reply with quote
But most africans don't have television, I thought...
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quartears



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:01 pm Reply with quote
They could do a lot better than Blood+. I wonder if the like 90% white population of South Africa will catch on to that series I love to think is boring,
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Viga_of_stars



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:21 pm Reply with quote
When is it going to be our turn!
kirbyboy102 wrote:
But most africans don't have television, I thought...


Its not all huts and villages. They have cities.
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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:43 pm Reply with quote
Kagurazaka wrote:
Yet they still haven't gotten to America. Oh well, we can't have everything.


Considering all the options that the North American market has for this kind of potential viewer, it is probably smart to just go into places that have no options and capture the market right off the bat. It takes competition out of the picture, at least for a while.
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Yuki Asuka



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:49 pm Reply with quote
I guarantee South Africans watch Animax more than other Africans there regardless of the ethnicities.
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fuzzyman3



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:58 pm Reply with quote
Viga_of_stars wrote:
When is it going to be our turn!
kirbyboy102 wrote:
But most africans don't have television, I thought...


Its not all huts and villages. They have cities.


thank you! i can't believe people in the western world still have misconceptions of africa. but then again nobody really cares about africa.
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Josh7289



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:33 pm Reply with quote
Hey, you joined just to post that? Haha...But your point is valid.

I wonder in what language the shows will be aired in, however.
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prime_pm



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:53 pm Reply with quote
Josh7289 wrote:
Hey, you joined just to post that? Haha...But your point is valid.

I wonder in what language the shows will be aired in, however.


That's a very good question.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:38 am Reply with quote
We still have the silly situation of Animax transmitting to the EU from the UK, but not to the UK. Rolling Eyes
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minakichan





PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:10 am Reply with quote
Animax gets to Africa before North America.

That is an all-time low. Does this continent just suck or what?

So I'm pretty sure Antarctica's going to get Animax before we do.
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quartears



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:14 am Reply with quote
minakichan wrote:
Animax gets to Africa before North America.

That is an all-time low. Does this continent just suck or what?

So I'm pretty sure Antarctica's going to get Animax before we do.


Penguins love anime!

that would be pretty cool. All the penguins crowding around the television just to see penguins killing each other to see the latest episode of FMA.

An anime in Antarctica... I'm sure Shinichi Watanabe would be excited to make an anime with penguins watching anime,
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boogiecat



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:39 pm Reply with quote
minakichan wrote:
Animax gets to Africa before North America.

That is an all-time low. Does this continent just suck or what?

So I'm pretty sure Antarctica's going to get Animax before we do.


I think Animax is having hard time getting some anime titles just for the U.S market,but if they ever enter someday most likely thier anime titles will be sourced only from Bandai and Geneon....

Most likely they'll use english dubs on the African feed..Though i wonder if they'll get also those crappy Hong Kong english dubs from Animax Asia...
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Siegel Clyne



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:05 pm Reply with quote
Because it was once a colony of Portugal, the national or official language of Mozambique is Portuguese.

Will this be a problem? Do many educated Mozambicans speak English? Is this a non-issue? Or what?

One possible solution may be Portuguese dubbed anime from Portugal and Brazil.
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ZA-ANIME!



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:51 am Reply with quote
Well then
South Africa is a bunch of huts is it?
maybe you should google south africa
try Johannesburg
result - http://www.joburg.org.za/
ZA clearly has huge Cities

Fools since we are hosting the WORLD CUP SOCCER IN 2010
What did you think?
we are a desert??

ok log onto Google earth and take a look at ZA
zoom in real close and take a peek!
Surprise, LOTSA white people and Houses
Lots of Cities !!!11one!!11!!

i dont know why we get anime channel before some part of america??
Shocked
its kind of a kick in the nuts for you guys! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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