Forum - View topicNEWS: 4Kids' Quarterly & Annual Losses Mount, Shares Drop 30%
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newborntoanime
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YAY!!! 4Kids is broke!!! No more shitty dubs!...Well, no more EXTREMELY shitty dubs!
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Ashen Phoenix
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Gee, I wonder how ever that could've happened?  Now if they'll just lose their licenses' contracts hopefully FUNi or another company can begin the rescue process for their other titles. *prays for Shaman King* 
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dewlwieldthedarpachief
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I would like to join people hailing this as the divine punishment of the cosmos unto 4kids but not only is that wishful thinking, I just don't think they need the assistance.
To me this is just Darwinism at work. Cold, calculating, unforgiving, and purifying Darwinism.  At least I hope this is the case; perhaps with enough licensees sustaining self-inflicted wounds by way of poor quality control other possibly salvageable parties will come to their senses. Imagine: a world without censorship, without self-important HD "remastering"...
Yeah right. Oh well, I guess if it matters enough I can always import.
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Animerican14
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Man, that'd be nice (especially if I had the money), but there's really little chance of Shaman King being revived. The only things that are happening now with it is the usual graphic-novel-only release by Viz (which I too got upset with for some of their edits in SJ) and the last "conclusive" chapter to the franchise. There just doesn't seem to be enough momentum anywhere, and the market doesn't seem to be in want of it, despite it being somewhat short for a tournament-style shonen series. Heck, we were almost there with the re-scripted uncut dvds that were being released w/ Funimation's help (despite being dub-titled), but thanks to the general fanbase, we never got past volume 2 (which I happily own). Who knows... maybe there will be some daring rescue operation, but I won't count on it, not by a longshot. Try for the fansubs....doubt 4kids is doing anything to try and stop any (plus, hasn't their license expired?) And to make it quick about the whole 4kids thing: they really, REALLY barely matter anymore. *goes to see 1st season of 24 on dvd* |
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ChibiGoku
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mumbo230
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Of course Viz is more of a threat to anime in North America. Viz puts out its share of crappy Americanized dubs - Blue Dragon, Zatch Bell, etc. - and Viz licenses series like a house on fire. Viz licenses series, sits on them for years, and does nothing with them. They license series, do a season of them, and then just dump them, DVD releases and dubbing production together. Hell they've even considered quitting Bleach for God's sake, their number two series. Naruto is their priority and little else - besides Death Note and maybe Bleach - matters much to them.
Meanwhile 4Kids doesn't license anime anymore, except for the occasional toyetic one that otaku hate anyway - Dinosaur King and 5D's. The days of massacring One Piece are over, my friends. Caring about 4Kids going under is more of a revenge thing now I guess, but they aren't a threat to anime in North America at all anymore. Oh well, Viz is hurting pretty bad too if their lack of TV time and layoffs is any indication, and vendors probably cut back and returned DVD inventory along with TCG inventory. You just can't tell with them them though because they're not on the stock market, so they don't have to make any of that public. |
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melonbread
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Bwahahahahaha
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jr240483
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No kidding cause if it goes,then that'll go as well. For people who don't have cable or Sattelite that is cause there is still Cartoon Network's Saturday Crush Zone at least though the only think that's new is pocket monsters: diamond & pearl. Luckily i'm a 100% pokemon fanatic so i got no worrys when 4kids go belly hop. 
[b]Also when in the holy high hell is Viz Media worse than 4kids?? Sure they was some question for unfinished series like Zatch Bell but at least just like with naruto there edits don't completely destory a series. the dub version of those series were great though it's a shame that the're no longer show any dubs of naruto and zatch bell though. and yea,there was the issue with blue dragon and eyeshield 21,but they were treated the same as well, though i kinda admit that funimation would've been the better licensor for both those series epecially blue dragon since anyhing related to akira toyamia gets enchanced in spades by them ever since DBZ. What i'm trying to say is that there's no chance in hades that they can be as worse as 4kids cause the're actually much better at bringing anime to all ages,young audience and the hardcore anime fans alike. Don't believe me,then compare there dubs over 4kids carefully. You'll see they PWNED 4kids anyday of the week.[/color] |
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AckIsBack
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TOO BAD SO SAD!! Although I do feel really bad for the people losing their jobs. D:
Also, Viz>>>>>4Kids. |
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