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Faceman
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:16 pm
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Is it just me, or does this sound like "The Company Formally Known as ADV," a la Prince?
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bglassbrook
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:47 pm
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Faceman wrote: | Is it just me, or does this sound like "The Company Formally Known as ADV," a la Prince? |
A continuation and extension of that process as started with the whole Sentai/Switchblade announcements, yeah.
Though if Sojitz/ARM was that hostile an influence, it's a shame ADV couldn't pull the cash together to pop a reorganization and flush their ownership holdings.
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Josh7289
Joined: 27 Aug 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:00 pm
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As long as I know who's logo is going to be on the sixtythird-thousandth re-release of Eva, I'll be fine.
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dragonrider_cody
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:11 pm
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MeggieMay wrote: | Well the article was a good recap of what is going on, so I'm thankful Chris McD posted it
PS: So ADV stood for Animation Dubbing Visions? They were always playing coy with that one so its interesting to finally see what it meant (if it did - I sometimes though they were just random letters and ADV was having fun messing with peoples minds ) |
I was always told it was Anime Distributors Vision. Dubbing would seem a bit odd, as initially ADV refused to dub titles in it's early years.
Regardless, still a good article. Great job.
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Kimiko_0
Joined: 31 Aug 2008
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:19 pm
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Faceman wrote: | Is it just me, or does this sound like "The Company Formerly Known as ADV," a la Prince? |
Just what I was thinking when I read the earlier thread about ADV's demise.
Thanks for the explanation and background, Christopher
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child of Lilith
Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:34 pm
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So ADV has basically pulled the old “jump in the river to lose the blood hounds” trick. Hope it works for them.
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:42 pm
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I just hope it doesn't affect my Raoh order.
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michelous
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:43 pm
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funi and bandai will just scoop adv's titles up
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se37
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:51 pm
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Wow... that makes sense. In a sense ADV Films isn't really dying... just rebranding if you will. While the logo and that part of ADV will be died the whole isn't yet.
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GATSU
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:54 pm
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BTW, I told you all Sojitz was greedy and to blame for the mess. It wasn't enough that they owned a significant chunk of ADV; they had to shut down contracts to extort more money out of the company. Fortunately, most of the stuff they sold under the table to FUNimation will probably do terribly for them, in terms of residuals.
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dragonrider_cody
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:57 pm
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michelous wrote: | funi and bandai will just scoop adv's titles up |
Considering Bandai can't scrape together enough money to dub it's own titles, or hit it's street dates, I can't see them rescuing any ADV titles. If they were wanting to rescue titles, I'm sure they would have picked up some of the old Geneon titles by now, but they haven't.
Anyway, in case you missed the article, the shows already have a new home.
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prime_pm
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:27 pm
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We should make this a monthly article
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Dargonxtc
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:32 pm
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I understand the restructuring and all that. What I don't understand is why they needed to do it under four different companies, five if you include Sentai(<--debatable add-in)? I mean why not just restructure under one umbrella company (possibly two to take care of the Anime Network). Any insight on that would be much appreciated.
Once you start a different corporate entity then the slate should be clean from the get-go. Unless there are laws in Texas of which I am unaware.
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dragonrider_cody
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:34 pm
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Dargonxtc wrote: | I understand the restructuring and all that. What I don't understand is why they needed to do it under four different companies, five if you include Sentai(<--debatable add-in)? I mean why not just restructure under one umbrella company (possibly two to take care of the Anime Network). Any insight on that would be much appreciated.
Once you start a different corporate entity then the slate should be clean from the get-go. Unless there are laws in Texas of which I am unaware. |
There could have been different investors in each company. Ledford may not have been able to get enough resources to transfer all the assets to one company. Acquiring ADV in pieces, may also have been cheaper and quicker.
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Tempest
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:36 pm
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michelous wrote: | funi and bandai will just scoop adv's titles up |
??? Did you read anything? The press release, the news article, the editorial ... ? Any of it ?
I can't see how you think any titles that have already been transferred will be scooped up.
One or two might fall through the cracks and make their way to other licensees. But otherwise, they're all going to the new companies.
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