Forum - View topicNEWS: Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Majority Stake in Funimation
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PurpleWarrior13
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Eh, I would've preferred Universal, since they're much more stable, and still very active in the home video market. Nothing good has ever come from a Hollywood studio owning an anime distribution company. Streamline had Orion, Universal (sort of) had Geneon, and Starz/Anchor Bay had Manga Ent. Sony seems desperate for cash too.
At the very least, this might finally hopefully lead to a complete release for Cyborg 009 and a proper Blu-ray for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
Yes, but ONE hit can't possibly do much to save the sinking ship that is Sony Pictures. At least they also have Baby Driver and (maybe) The Emoji Movie too (for better or worse), but they've been a hot mess since the hacking. At least they're having a better year than Paramount. |
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Sorraffy
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if FUNi wants to push me to 100% digital that's all they'd have to do |
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BlueRex666
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If price for Funimation related shows go up, I'm pretty these orders won't be coming from FUNi but Sony. |
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rinkwolf10
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Even if they weren't the "King" of anime back then they did have a lot of pull and presence (DBZ was airing on Toonami, they owned several big titles, Full Metal Alchemist anyone?) and they were on the heels of ADV and Geneon. Navarre bought Funimation almost at the height of the anime bubble, when Funimation as a smaller company and the Dollar was worth more (133 million in 2005 is $166,521,720.43 in 2017 when adjusted for inflation). Also, Wikipedia says 100.4 million not 133. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funimation#Purchase_by_Navarre_Corporation But and interesting correlation nonetheless. |
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firedragon54738
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Well hopefully they wont hike up the prices or mess up what is working good right now
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AiddonValentine
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Sony's film division has not been inspiring confidence lately, so I'm gonna be VERY cautious
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Angel M Cazares
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I think some people are missing the forest for the trees. Aniplex USA level prices is not the worst that can happen if this deal goes through. Funimation might start producing less and less dubs, and they might stop doing disc releases. As a collector this last thing would terrible.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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That would be my bigger fear as well. Plus for those complaining about Aniplex be grateful they aren't at Ponycan's level of pricing. I can deal with Aniplex's pricing most times. I don't like them, but I can deal with them. I grew up in the $25-$30 dvd single days. I do feel they should be dropping their prices some at Aniplex because they are high for the NA market but they are not ridiculous like Ponycan. For that money you might as well just import the Japanese releases. Another thing to remember is Funi and CR have their own partnership as well. Correct me if I am wrong but I would imagine that also brings in more money and value for Sony. It might also give Amazon some pause. However, I think Sentai is starting to feel like the red-head step child at this point though. |
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Blood-
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Sigh. The problem with an announcement like this is that we don't know if it will be a good thing, a bad thing or end up being virtually invisible to us. The only thing I can say is that I was happy with the way Funi was going and anything that creates uncertainty is not super welcome in my world. Not that anybody cares, of course...
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FLCLGainax
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The company that owns the Cowboy Bebop movie in America bought out the current distributor of the TV series. Maybe Funimation could put out a better Bluray of the movie with 5.1 audio included in one boxset.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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While my initial reaction was that this would drastically impact people's anime buying habits, now that I've had a chance to think about it, I'm not sure that Funimation really represents the "end all, be all" of the anime home video market any more. Out of maybe two dozen anime Blurays and DVDs I've picked up this past year, the only Funimation new releases have been Nichijou, Hyouka, and the Akira re-release... hardly the kinds of titles that drew Sony to purchase a stake in Funimation.
For those of us who are into the more "artsy" and less "blockbuster" anime shows, it remains to be seen how much this will actually change things. It's not like Lesbian Bear Storm couldn't have been released by Sentai, for example. |
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Parsifal24
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More media consolidation I don't really know how to feel but hopefuly nothing bad happens
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relyat08
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Funimation put up an FAQ post on their site. Pretty much a lot of variations on "Nothing is Changing Whatsoever!", but probably can put some fears on hold, at the very least.
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2017/08/01/funimation-agrees-acquired-sony-pictures-television-networks/#change |
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_Quasar_
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Yeah. Hope they enjoy being in a bidding war with Amazon and Netflix for shows. |
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_Quasar_
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Yeah. Hope they enjoy being in a bidding war with Amazon and Netflix for shows. |
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