Forum - View topicNEWS: Netflix Streams Zoids Wild Anime in U.S. on August 14
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MKVarana
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Kind of awkward that they only list the Japanese voice cast, yet they are only providing the English dub... ^^;
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Primus
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You're right in that leaked wasn't the right word to use in that situation, since nothing was confidential. My point was that Hasbro has done zero promotion aimed at the general public. All of that stuff was intended for industry professionals, so if it weren't for prying eyes, it wouldn't have made it out there. Even now that the show's on Netflix, they haven't said a word. Packshots featuring retooled kits from Hasbro leaked (these weren't meant to be public) last fall from a UK retailer. It seems like Netflix hasn't launched the show there, despite early listings saying it would be. Maybe they're actually going to get the toys? The game's western publisher is British, too.
This isn't exclusive to Zoids. I think they're just mirroring their Japanese pages for the show. |
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Primus
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Hasbro's website added instructions for a number of Wild kits this week, suggesting they are bringing the toyline over. Very bizarre given they've done zero promo for the show's Netflix debut. Since it's not branded as an exclusive, maybe they're going to release it on a free platform later?
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Emerje
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To be fair Hasbro hasn't really had a big showcase event since February to show off new stuff and they still haven't had a big online presentation event to take the place of SDCC. There's Hasbro Pulse, but that's for adult collectors and this is targeted at children. I'm guessing they wanted to announce them at SDCC, maybe at a Netflix presentation or something.
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Primus
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You don't need a convention or a media event to upload a trailer onto YouTube, write a press release or launch a website.
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Cardcaptor Takato
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So for anyone who's watched it how is the quality of the dub?
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Emerje
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Sure, but that's no way to properly announce a new product. If they have any faith in it at all then they need to hype it up or it'll be DOA. Websites are pointless if kids don't know to look for it. How many kids read press releases? They need to promote this somewhere kids are already looking. Emerje |
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Primus
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The show's already out there, so it's not like hype is important. The goal should be to just promote its existence. A press release gets it in front of journalists, who might want to report on it. A trailer on their YouTube channel should get some eyeballs from kids, who the might check it out on Netflix. Instead, the dub's been out for a week and Hasbro still hasn't said a word ...
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