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NEWS: FUNimation renames Conan


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Zero_Reborn



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 6:02 pm Reply with quote
I can handle a title change but name changes are something i wont get over. So i wont be watching this on T.V.
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Arbalest



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 6:23 pm Reply with quote
This is just... *big depressing sigh* Anime dazed

Really, if this doesn't make the fans hate FUNimation... Evil or Very Mad
How idiotic can you be?...
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:06 pm Reply with quote
What, are they afraid Conan O Brien is gonna sue?
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Spaceman-Spiff



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:03 pm Reply with quote
Conan Edogawa --> Conan Edogawa (no change)
Shinichi Kudo --> Jimmy Kudo
Ran Mouri --> Rachel Moore
Prof/Dr. Agasa --> Dr. Agasa (no change)
Kogoro Mouri --> Richard Moore

http://www.caseclosed.com/


it's gonna be just like yugioh
im not gonna bother watching it...
only kids will see it anyway...
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HockeyKamen



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:22 pm Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
What, are they afraid Conan O Brien is gonna sue?
Maybe more like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(writer of many a Sherlock Holmes novel).
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Swordfish_II



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:29 pm Reply with quote
HockeyKamen wrote:
Beatdigga wrote:
What, are they afraid Conan O Brien is gonna sue?
Maybe more like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(writer of many a Sherlock Holmes novel).


But the author's name is Conan, not the character. Last time I checked, I don't think you can't exclusively own a name.
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Samurai CDZ



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:38 pm Reply with quote
Spaceman-Spiff wrote:
it's gonna be just like yugioh
im not gonna bother watching it...
only kids will see it anyway...


How? It's supposed to be on at 12:30 AM. I guess I'm a kid, I will watch it. Frankly, the name changes don't bother me.
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Spaceman-Spiff



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:28 am Reply with quote
maybe its Conan the barbarian...
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Nagisa
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:39 am Reply with quote
Arbalest wrote:
Really, if this doesn't make the fans hate FUNimation... Evil or Very Mad
How idiotic can you be?...


Oh no. The dub has name changes. Oh. Oh the horror. Oh how shall I live in this cru-el, cru-el world? Mehitnks I shall now commit myself to suicide bombing FUNimation headquarters.

Please. FUNimation's proven themselves to be a capable anime distributor. If there are potential legal issues, they simply cannot be worked around, plain & simple. Doesn't make them any worse of a company for avoiding costly court proceedings.

Spaceman-Spiff wrote:
it's gonna be just like yugioh
im not gonna bother watching it...
only kids will see it anyway...


Like Samurai CDZ said, this thing's gonna be airing at half past midnight. What the hell kind of responsible parent lets Little Billy & Little Sally stay up that late?

And how is this going to be "just like" Yu-Gi-Oh!, praytell? A show that's having it's title changed for possible legal issues & a couple mild name changes in the dub, yet will still be aired unaltered & will have a bilingual DVD release to its credit, is not congruent to a show with moderate localisation and no unaltered, bilingual DVD release.
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Dilandau



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:58 am Reply with quote
I've never seen it, but I was quite sure that it WAS aimed at a young audience. why air it after midnight? Especially with its great popularity in Japan and amongst western otaku.

I don't really have an interest in it either way...just seems really weird.
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Hotaru



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:58 am Reply with quote
Nagisa wrote:
Arbalest wrote:
Really, if this doesn't make the fans hate FUNimation... Evil or Very Mad
How idiotic can you be?...


Oh no. The dub has name changes. Oh. Oh the horror. Oh how shall I live in this cru-el, cru-el world? Mehitnks I shall now commit myself to suicide bombing FUNimation headquarters.

Please. FUNimation's proven themselves to be a capable anime distributor. If there are potential legal issues, they simply cannot be worked around, plain & simple. Doesn't make them any worse of a company for avoiding costly court proceedings.


there's no freedom of opinion anymore is there? god, his first freaking post, and you're already ripping into him? you really know how to make new users feel welcome.
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K†B



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:45 am Reply with quote
To be frank, the name changes are stupid, but it doesn't bother me enough to not watch the show.
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Izlude



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:56 am Reply with quote
Well at least there hasn't been any announcements of music changes has there? Even with a name change, its not like its gonna hinder the actual CONTENT of the show.

I look forward to Conan on Adult Swim, its a great series, it can be quite dark and violent, more than so say DBZ
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simonsays6



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:15 am Reply with quote
Swordfish_II wrote:
HockeyKamen wrote:
Beatdigga wrote:
What, are they afraid Conan O Brien is gonna sue?
Maybe more like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(writer of many a Sherlock Holmes novel).


But the author's name is Conan, not the character. Last time I checked, I don't think you can't exclusively own a name.


Spike Lee lost his suit against SpikeTV on those grounds...

I personally would like to know what exactly those "legal issues" were...
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Illaparatzo-sama



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:49 am Reply with quote
"Case Closed" is the worst title evar. At least there was some coherency with "Detective Conan", where you could tell the relation with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Conan Edogawa's names. *shrug*

It makes me think of dorky guys in checkered pants. And that unfortunate volume 37(or was it 38?) cover.

Lydia
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