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Romuska
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So...does this mean FUNimation is not going to suck anymore? Although they're doing a great job with Fullmetal Alchemist and did and unbelievable job on Blue Gender, I would still like to see some improvement. But Somehow I get the feeling that this is just going to make the situation a bit worse than it already is.
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Kazuki-san
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Not necessarily. It depends on what types of retail locations these are and if they carry anime. For instance, if one of these retailers was Best Buy, then however many locations BB had would be a chunk of the retail locations, or Wal-Mart or anything like that. Most nationwide retailers that carry anime have a good selection of all the different companies anyway. Not to say that this couldn't help FUNi, but it's not like they are going to be able to blow everyone away or anything. Romuska: What types of improvements are you speaking of. They not only did a good job on the titles you mentioned, but also on Fruits Basket and Kiddy Grade. About the only beef that I have with them, is that I would like to see better ep counts per disc on a consistent basis. Last edited by Kazuki-san on Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:52 am; edited 1 time in total |
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CorneredAngel
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Funi (like ADV, CPM, Media Blasters, TRSI, Animeigo and AN Entertainment) is a privately owned company. So all this really means is that whoever is the owner and founder (don't feel like doing my research at almost one in the morning) finally got tired of sitting on a valuable property, saw a chance to cash in on his/her investment, and went for it. Whether or not anything about Funimation will change is completely up in the air, but hey, if it ain't broke, why fix it? Chances are pretty damn good Navarre bought Funimation not because its CEO thinks anime is the bestest and coolest thing ever...but because he is making an educated guess/business decision that what Funimation has been doing with anime is a pretty cool way of making money, certainly lower risk than plenty of others that I can think of...And as far as the "weirdness" of the parent corporation of a major anime licensor now being based in Minnesota - well, is MN any more weird than Texas?
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Pepperidge
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I like the sound of that. Especially the fact that they say "North America" and not just the United States. |
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Kazuki-san
Posts: 2251 Location: Houston, TX |
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Ehhh... there's something weird about Texas? We happen to have some very large corporations whose headquarters are here... I assume MN must have one or two 
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ACDragonMaster
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Indeed. 3M is headquartered in MN, as is General Mills and I think another major company that I can't remember which it is now. >_< (which is horrible, as I *know*I've driven past it more than once...) ...dang, I know where I'm looking for work this summer! XD |
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Dejiko
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It probably meant that it would feel kind of 'weird' to suddenly have an anime licensor in your city (the poster of that remark lives in Minnesota). |
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roguebfl
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Basicly I think they were after two thing, FUNi distrobution channels (the mange to get anime into main stream stores like target) AND Competergame/Anime tiein licences.
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10430 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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The Fukunaga familly (primarilly Gen Fukunaga) are the only publicly known owners of FUNimation. Many people are very willing to sell their own companies, in fact many people want larger corporations to come along and buy them out. It assures them of a comfortable retirement without worry... -t |
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one3rd
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Best Buy? Target? I suppose it's also weird for me to think that 3M's headquarters are about 5-10 minutes (driving, depending on traffic) away from my house. |
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kraid
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I hope that this also does not mean that staffing such as the voice actors will change, especially if there is a project going on. There is nothing more I hate in an Anime then having different voice actors for the same character due to change in staffing, and not because the Anime character is a different age and such. Case in point, when Funi started to dub DBZ, it had different voice actors than the Ocean group, but at least Funi will be rereleasing the first 2 DBZ sagas with the voice actors of the rest of the series.
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Haiseikoh 1973
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Well, FUNi doesn't take pains to "advertise" the fact they have improved. I mean, one of their most well known properties, DragonBall GT, still is cheezy and is a total joke on Toonami much like DBZ (Yes, I know better, so i'm not your typical irrational l33t anime fan). Doesn't help their reputation, y'know? |
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Steventheeunuch
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....like how? If they're on the up-and-up, then what would you like to see them do? |
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cubs2084
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As long as they still released DBZ movies 12 and 13, I don't particularly care.
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Tomato
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Yikes. I'm not sure if I should fear for my job or not
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(which is horrible, as I *know*I've driven past it more than once...)
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