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biliano
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 Ha! I saw that! It was just laziness on my part. 
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Zalis116
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No need to quote the whole post... Actually, you're probably right, and I probably need to go back and re-watch the series...I'll admit, there is romance, but it didn't really feel like the main focus to me, at least not compared to KgNE or more mainstream shows like Suzuka, DN Angel, and the like. (Plus, I haven't seen the movie yet.) I didn't find AIR all that difficult to understand either, but I'm thinking in terms of marketing to the masses, and my instincts tell me that AIR would be more difficult for the non-hardcore fan, compared to KgNE's fairly straightforward spoiler[love triangle between a guy and two girls, one of whom has woken up from a coma.] |
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Fronzel
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Since when has Funimation edited DVDs not intended for children? |
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Crawly
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He probably means the tv edit vs the home video version. But Funi usually gets the home video version of their series, so I wouldn't worry. Only worry if there's more than one opening sequence. They seem to have a hard time putting the proper sequence to the proper episodes... |
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hikaru004
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@Zalis116: Air would be marketable if they just distill the plotline down to the basics (use a direct line of 1st arc to third arc as plot) which was the way that the movie did to market it and the trailers for TV and movie. (Just reuse those trailers.) The OVA trailer was just moe and funny.
Oh by the way, two female characters are very aggressive in the movie. 
Heck, they also could get Lia to come over for concerts. I'm still not giving anything away. You guys still have to watch it and find out.
@Crucifix: Since Speed Grapher was licensed by FUNimation, I don't think that you have anything to worry about censorship. Just sit back and enjoy the excellent release that they will provide. Last edited by hikaru004 on Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:25 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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theoriginalbilis
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Agreed. I'm very disappointed. I couldn't even get though 3 episodes of this thing. (I usually watch at least half of a series fansubbed if I can...) With really great (new and old) titles sitting around in Japan waiting to be licensed, it's a shame that these mediocre (IN THIS CASE, DOWNRIGHT BAD) anime are licensed just because they are popular. I still would like to Eyeshield 21, Touch, Black Cat, or even Gaiking 2005 get licensed!!! Gah... I still love you FUNimation, but I won't be buying this. |
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Tenchi
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Because the Japanese love the "Gerund* plus noun" sort of English titles, especially for videogames. Plus, "An Eternity That You've Wished For" might just be too complicated English for the average Japanese game player to understand. *Gerund = verb ending in -ing used as an adjective/modifier. |
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Joe Mello
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THE ENGLISH TITLE WAS DETERMINED BY THE CREATOR OF THE SERIES It's another one of those things I don't want to question.
The rep (who's name and title I forget but I remember that he's essentially a Quality Control guy) prefaced the opening of Rumbling by saying that whoever tried to guess the series was wrong. Boy, was he not kidding. Having only the OP to go on (which was more informative that the MoonPhase OP. Holy crap, was that weird.) I'd say Rumbling indeed is a questionable pick-up, but a title is a title, and having titles is always good. You also have to remember that FUNimation is in a really big experimental phase right now. With their house channel, movie theater stuff, change in distribution schedule, et al, they're trying to look for something to make anime fandom better (and make a few bucks on the side). If they think Rumbling is going to help them, than that's their choice; good luck and godspeed. Oh, and I could've sworn Bamboo was passively antagonizing the rep.
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Maceart
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Another reason why AIR hasn't been licensed yet is probably because of the same reason Kanon hasn't been licensed yet... Ultra high licensing fees from Key/Visual Arts.
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hikaru004
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Licensing fees are expensive anyway. Cost is a relative thing. If the series is worth it and you can profit off it or come out even, then spend away. (Sony is proving that with Blood+.)
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vickeyv
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I think Kimi No Go........sorry rumbling hearts (and i think its a good retitle) is a very good pick. Funimation certainly took a risk, but for all i have heard the story is like any other high quality teen age high school story, and it will draw lots of female and non-anime fans to buy it. Just by reading of the back opf the DVD people would want to buy it, they better make a good cover and give a very intresting discription, i think those two things are gonna be the main selling point...........
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Karala
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Thanks for reading my post. Note the "Why would the Japanese pick" and "they don't want that title for North America" 
Thank you to the people that actually tried to answer my question  I just really feel "Rumbling Hearts" loses a great over-all impact that the title was imparting about the series and its characters. That doesn't mean I would be againt it having a slight rewording, it does sound awkward ... the key things in the title should remain, about someone wishing/longing for an eternity.
I'm with the people that wanted Air. Air was such a superior title to my mind, I can't stand the soap opera feel KgNE had... I guess you could say it was good enough for me to watch all 13 episodes but I think I did that more out of trying to understand the hype. |
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Renaisance Otaku
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Kiminozo probably has the most misleading set of early episodes of any series I've seen. My sister dumped it early too. I was hooked by the second episode, and couldn't stop watching it. Chalk it up to a required taste I suppose. |
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crilix
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Great news! Definitely a step in the right direction. It seems this thread got the attention of the studio representative, so would a plea for licensing Kanon and AIR be out of place?
Also, I have another plea: please send out a C&D to the remaining DVD/fansub group distributing the KGNE series.
Still, I think fansubbing has definitely been useful for this license to flourish. Apparently, it is still a great machina to continue promoting niché anime genres such as ren'ai and moe-type character series as opposed to the fansubbing promotion of the shounen genre. |
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Help_me_Im_a_n00b
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"Apparently, it is still a great machina to continue promoting niché anime genres such as ren'ai and moe-type character series as opposed to the fansubbing promotion of the shounen genre."
Actually ren'ai and moe aren't niche, they are essentially the bread and butter of hardcore otaku anime. Just look at the explosion of titles in the past couple of years, and this is thanks to Kanon. The difference is that shounen genre is the mainstream, meaning non-otaku / non-anime-fans can appreciate shounen. I like how Funimation is experimenting with picking up hardcore titles, although KimiNozo is more j-drama than anime, it's still a solid title, I don't think its overhyped. |
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