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YotaruVegeta
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I think it's all the same. DC, Marvel and whatnot may have their 500 issue series, but japan has their shounen series as well.
Even if you're talking about something like Eva which is one story told over a season + a movie, you still wont get the same audience to get into the anime. The mainstream who would watch a live action film still have a bias against the "cartoons" which they think are still for kids. If Eva was originally a manga, the mainstream wouldn't read that either because, again, comic books are for kids. Most of the audience who would watch a live action anime/manga adaptation don't want to read a book or watch a cartoon. They want more live action sequels! |
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TatsuGero23
 Posts: 1277 Location: Sniper Island, USA (It's in your heart!) |
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Yeah, rather then a "dumpster" (I know you guys were kind of joking too so don't worry) CR seems more like a "okay we can't get DVDs right now but we can at least get some face time with fans and not loss completely from fansubs" type of place. Like GATSU (was it Gatsu? probably Gatsu) said, it serves as a testing grounds for questionable series that may or may not do well outside of Japan; relying more on statisical numbers rather then word of mouth or the "no really, we'll buy it" people.
As for DVD releases from CR streams We have Drugaa, Linebarrel, Strike Witches, Blassrieter, and I guess technically Naruto. There might be a reason as to why there is gap between them. Great podcast. I enjoy hearing inside the industry type stuff. |
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doctordoom85
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Of course, all the series you listed (except Naruto) are GONZO titles, which FUNimation has practically a monopoly on nowadays. Non-Gonzo series, however, probably won't be as lucky. |
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TatsuGero23
Posts: 1277 Location: Sniper Island, USA (It's in your heart!) |
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I think it also has to do with the fact they were the first legal streams of the site. So I was figuring that there might be a licensing restriction on to when they can move from exclusive streams to DVD releases on top of everything else we can speculate cause I think a number of those were also "download to own too". I'd honestly be surprised if at least 25% of those titles on CR don't get the Subs only treatment within the next few years. With live streams I don't feel a series gets the urgency to be released on DVDs like they use too since it address the "attention span" and "fansub" issues for the most part.
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Josh7289
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I'm not reading the rest of the thread, but I'm going to reply to this anyway.
As other(s) said, you can find nerds like that in any fandom. And I think you need to know better people. I don't personally know anyone like you described, and lots of my friends, including myself, are really into games. |
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Agent355
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Too bad that an anime mag fell even though it was doing well. Very frusterating. Anime Insiders fall was just as frusterating. Its amazing that any print media that actually makes a profit could get axed.
A Crunchyroll show that I wish were on R1 is Gintama. It has an Italian sub, and most of its Shonen Jump counterparts are available dubbed in English, but at 200-plus eps, I doubt it'll ever get a release here. I like the podcasts. |
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