Forum - View topicNEWS: Adult Swim Lists Kekkaishi's U.S. TV Premiere in May
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Youkai Warrior
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I'm not too surprised. They moved Inu Yasha to 4/5 in the morning, it didn't surprise me that they didn't license Inu Yasha: The Final Act for Adult Swim. There is still a chance for it, but if they don't I won't be surprised. It seems to me like Adult Swim's not that big on anime, not that I'm complaining.
I am with you 100% on this. But I would be surprised if Adult Swim decides to air Vampire Knight, as VK sounds like something AS would make fun of. Last edited by Youkai Warrior on Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:18 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Kyogissun
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Huh, never heard of it. Therefore, can't say I'll bother watching it.
Seems like a waste. =/ |
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luhead
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Maybe they figure they'll take a chance on something that wasn't very popular in fansubs, which means not a lot of people have already seen it. I still don't think it is a good fit, though. It really is a kids show.
Soul Eater is playing on the Funimation Channel VOD pay-per-view on my cable system, so it seemed like a long shot for it to suddenly show up on Adult Swim. |
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Jaymie
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Naruto's on Disney. Not to mention the Lion King, so Disney's no stranger to incest. |
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The King of Harts
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I'm not really into watching anime on TV, but I'll check out the first couple of episodes since I've had my eyes on this show for about a year. Too bad it's Viz because I don't exactly like the way they handle things (pricey, long waiting times between releases, fear of a drop).
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Hunter Sopko
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Good news. Kekkaishi is good stuff, particularly the second half of the series once the Kokuburou arc starts. The frontended filler is pretty kiddy, but the rest of it is damn good and fits reasonably well on AS. Not the strangest thing that'd ever have been on it, to be sure.
I wouldn't be surprised if Soul Eater was the final one though. That or Darker than Black. And... Kekkaishi isn't really Inuyasha minus time travel. |
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Apollo-kun
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Anyways... Maybe they'll launch "Kekkaishi" with the new "Bleach" episodes, which would be sweet because I'm having some serious "Bleach" withdrawal symptoms right now (I can't watch fan subs because they kill the industry and plus: I don't like the original Japanese for "Bleach"). |
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Crystal
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I don't think Kekkaishi sounds like a good idea--I don't think it'll draw in a lot of viewers, and if it does bad in the ratings, it'll discourage as from showing more anime. Either way, they should ADVERTISE their anime, or else they shouldn't use this "low ratings" excuse. Plus, in the past, adult swim had some REALLY cool promos for anime.
I doubt they'll air Vampire Knight--adult swim doesn't have a lot of female viewers. I'd actually love it if they aired Darker than Black or When They Cry. They both fit in with the line up, and they could draw in more fans/boost DVD sales--that could help the 2nd seasons and OVAs come out. |
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animeroxsmysoxs
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To come to Disney?! WTF! I hoping they show Vampire Knight on TV but not on Disney! |
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SoandSo
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Handy tip for seeing if you'll enjoy Kekkaishi:
Has Inuyasha single-handedly obliterated your tolerance for the word "Barrier?" Because there is going to be a LOT of that. It's the main gimmick; a group of apprentice monks, complete with jive-talkin' inugami familiars, ward off hordes of youkai from a high school/ancient burial ground almost exclusively with barriers. BARRIERS GALORE!!! Barriers to the left, barriers to the right, barriers up and down and all night. For 51 episodes... |
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The King of Harts
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^While I haven't watched much of Inuyasha (catch an episode every now and then), I do play a lot Pokemon and it pisses me off when they throw up a barrier (or Light Screen). Is that the same thing?
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rinmackie
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Incest in Lion King? It's been awhile since I've seen it but I don't remember that. But I'm not worried, I doubt VK's in any danger of coming to Disney. The series may seem a lot like Twilight but it's darker and more intense than most people realize. I should know; I keep up with the latest chapters. Even if it came to Disney, I wouldn't watch it because I know they'd have to edit it quite a bit. |
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kakoishii
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Even if Kekkaishi doesn't do as well I sincerely doubt it'll discourage Adult Swim from anything. They already sparingly show anime as it is and the fact that they don't advertise is for the obvious reason that they don't put much priority on anime anyway because they don't get as much ratings as the comedies. And fyi it isn't that adult swim doesn't have many female viewers (I'm sure they have their fair share - as I am a female myself) it's that their core demographic is male. Males from 18-34 are what they aim for so airing something like Vampire Knight wouldn't make sense for satisfying this demographic. |
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SoandSo
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The barriers here are primarily for trapping things inside. Or protection, or jumping off of, or any number of possible things you could do with barriers. It's like a guy got an idea for a tv show after a long, sugar-addled binge of launching their action figures off of and into a collection of building blocks. Just intend to hear about barriers a whole damn lot. And cake(long story.) |
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Kyogissun
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I agree on the discouragement, Botherhood has been rolling in ratings ranging from 330k-370k viewers, they're not about to drop it because it's only making one third the ratings their comedies do. Now were it LESS than that, I wouldn't be shocked if they were becoming doubtful of anime's ratings. |
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