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Ermat_46
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 Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:07 pm
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| Chrono1000 wrote: | | Considering that Crunchyroll advertises itself as the official source for anime they sure are spending a lot of money on western projects. That sends a mixed message though I understand the corporate appeal of owning content instead of merely having a license for it. |
Nah. People in the comment section on the CR news article aren't throwing a hissy fit about it.
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LegitPancake
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:20 pm
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From what I've heard online, that is just a rumor at this point and it hasn't been confirmed officially, just like how everyone thought Overlord season 4 was "confirmed".
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#894822
Joined: 08 Apr 2019
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:33 pm
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Never heard of webtoons. Wish they would focus on fixing their garbage apps and web player...
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:44 pm
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So who is it for? I assumed people only go to CR because they simultaneously stream Anime with subtitles an hour the original broadcast.
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Angel M Cazares
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:45 pm
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| Ermat_46 wrote: | | Seems like lolCrunchyroll is too desperate for content that they went for Korean properties given that they are too inept to compete with FUNimation. |
I don't think it is due to ineptitude, but rather it seems like Funimation has been spending more money on licenses since it was acquired by Sony Pictures.
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Beatdigga
Joined: 26 Oct 2003
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:04 pm
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | | So who is it for? I assumed people only go to CR because they simultaneously stream Anime with subtitles an hour the original broadcast. |
It’s a race for content, and with everyone trying to lock down stuff, mining less notable countries and companies is the next step after all the big players are locked down. Crunchyroll came out in the original content wars falling flat on its face with the whole High Guardian Spice thing (which is still MIA outside a closed screening that apparently went over like a lead balloon) but it’s clear they think that mining original content FUNi and Netflix can’t outbid them for is the best way to stand out.
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Cardcaptor Takato
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:19 pm
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Crunchyroll has never been exclusively about anime when they have an entire section devoted to live action Asian drama shows no one complains about. I never understood the obsession some Western anime fans have with making sure anime services remain culturally pure or whatever. It's always been kind of an awkward mindset to me for fans to have.
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Utsuro no Hako
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:37 pm
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| Chrono1000 wrote: | | Considering that Crunchyroll advertises itself as the official source for anime they sure are spending a lot of money on western projects. |
How do you know it's not going to be anime? Sure, they might go with a Western studio on these priducts, but they could just as easily form a production committee with Webtoon and hire Japanese studios.
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Chrono1000
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:59 pm
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| lossthief wrote: | | I mean, I guess technically Korea is to the west of Japan but calling a partnership with Webtoon a "western project" is kind of dumb. |
I wouldn't have guessed that Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe was made in Korea. I have only briefly visited the Webtoons website but I remember a lot of comics with a western art style and several comics mocking Christianity. That is why I am somewhat skeptical of what comics are going to get animated.
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Beatdigga
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:09 pm
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So what you’re saying is instead of something cool like The Breaker it’s filled with phony no talent edgelord crap. Lovely.
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Swiftyy
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:27 pm
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| Cardcaptor Takato wrote: | | Crunchyroll has never been exclusively about anime when they have an entire section devoted to live action Asian drama shows no one complains about. I never understood the obsession some Western anime fans have with making sure anime services remain culturally pure or whatever. It's always been kind of an awkward mindset to me for fans to have. |
They might still have a drama section on the site but in reality, Crunchyroll hasn't touched a drama show in years. Use the season filter on the drama section and the last show was added in Fall 2016.
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Blackiris_
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:42 pm
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| Swiftyy wrote: |
| Cardcaptor Takato wrote: | | Crunchyroll has never been exclusively about anime when they have an entire section devoted to live action Asian drama shows no one complains about. I never understood the obsession some Western anime fans have with making sure anime services remain culturally pure or whatever. It's always been kind of an awkward mindset to me for fans to have. |
They might still have a drama section on the site but in reality, Crunchyroll hasn't touched a drama show in years. Use the season filter on the drama section and the last show was added in Fall 2016. |
Chinese animation has been on Crunchyroll for a while, though. (The Japanese dubbed TV cuts, that is.)
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TichoSlicer
Joined: 26 Feb 2017
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:09 pm
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We need Solo Leveling, the rest doesn't really matter to me, tbh ;/
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LegitPancake
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:19 pm
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| TichoSlicer wrote: | | We need Solo Leveling, the rest doesn't really matter to me, tbh ;/ |
People on Twitter are saying Solo Leveling isn't handled by Webtoon. I don't know if that is true, but if it is, then it won't be animated by this collaboration at least.
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FrodoGate222
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:25 pm
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Lore Olympus anime when?
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