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So why did you guys try to act like these license rescues were a big deal? They're not. We expected 10 new shows, we're only getting 5, and two of them were already expected.

Yeah, all that's left really is to ponder what those two unaccounted for licenses will be and to guess what will come out which day. I imagine they'll probably mention Oh! Edo Rocket tomorrow, and save Soul Eater (since overall it's probably a bigger license) for last.

roesnail wrote:

so after this ten day anouncement, what gonzo anime would funimation not have that another american company has since 2000. they got a few from adv, and now they are getting the geneon ones.

ADV still holds Full Metal Panic and Kaleido Star at the very least as far as I know, I think (and I would guess some others).

walw6pK4Alo wrote:

Yeah, all that's left really is to ponder what those two unaccounted for licenses will be and to guess what will come out which day. I imagine they'll probably mention Oh! Edo Rocket tomorrow, and save Soul Eater (since overall it's probably a bigger license) for last.

One is probably Hetalia. The hint being on the same card that hinted towards Eva (which I imagine will be last).
I'm guessing they'll be announcing the five (maybe six) Geneon rescues first, then the new licenses.

EDIT: Oh, looks like I might be wrong about that Geneon first affair.

lheiskell wrote:

bci110 wrote: Yeah, it looks like the pattern is announcing the Geneon rescues first (starting with - Ikki Tousen - and going up) and build up anticipation for the actual new acquisitions. Nah, that would be too easy. Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho. Lance FUNimation Christmas elf in training

So why did you guys try to act like these license rescues were a big deal? They're not. We expected 10 new shows, we're only getting 5, and two of them were already expected. So this means 3 new shows in reality.

Probably would have made more sense to do it in 5 days for the new shows, and then have an announcement of the other 5 rescues, or announce a new show and a rescue in the same day. To give the rescues any kind of special treatment is inane.

I don't know what, or if, Gankutsuou had any extras, but a cheap boxset of that would probably be more welcomed, since the singles on Rightstuf are expensive as it is at like $10 each.

Yeah, I probably would have announced a reasonably big title first (say Last Exile) and then maybe gone into some of the lame ones, just to get off on a good foot.

Busaiku Chama wrote:

walw6pK4Alo wrote: Yeah, all that's left really is to ponder what those two unaccounted for licenses will be and to guess what will come out which day. I imagine they'll probably mention Oh! Edo Rocket tomorrow, and save Soul Eater (since overall it's probably a bigger license) for last. One is probably Hetalia. The hint being on the same card that hinted towards Eva (which I imagine will be last). I'm guessing they'll be announcing the five (maybe six) Geneon rescues first, then the new licenses. EDIT: Oh, looks like I might be wrong about that Geneon first affair.

Oh God. I hope you're right about Hetalia. I doubt it since it hasn't even aired in Japan yet, and the subject material is pretty touchy in America (WWII? With the Axis Powers as the main characters? Yeeeeaaaah...) But I would give anything to support this show. It's currently my 2nd favorite title.

In short, if they licensed Hetalia, I can forgive this rescue licensing of lackluster shows.

Probably would have made more sense to do it in 5 days for the new shows, and then have an announcement of the other 5 rescues, or announce a new show and a rescue in the same day. To give the rescues any kind of special treatment is inane.

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

lheiskell wrote: bci110 wrote: Yeah, it looks like the pattern is announcing the Geneon rescues first (starting with - Ikki Tousen - and going up) and build up anticipation for the actual new acquisitions. Nah, that would be too easy. ^o^ Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho. ^o^ Lance FUNimation Christmas elf in training I have great faith in Funimation, you licensed the entire Dragon Ball series and rescued Karin. What ever is licensed, I am sure much anlitcal thought was put into licensing the series.

No they didn't.