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The Unknown 24
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I hope that the anime industry is not gonna go down hill and/or slowly die out and disappear.
I hope that day will never happen. This all could be just a result(one of the many thousand results,EX: companies down-sizing and laying people off,etc..) of the bad economical situation that the US is in at the moment. An official statement would be nice. |
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Kyouki-Kamikawa
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They do cancel things right away tho,at least in the past. and other sites still have 5 centimeters release as march 4th, 2008. also, why would they buy the rights, pay the voice actors , then just drop it? especially gurren, before airing ANYWHERE. and wasnt adult swim gonna air gurren? |
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FanFicGuru
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IF ADV does announce closure or something to that effect, (which I find highly doubtful, though their actions do signify some very apparent economic belt-tightening) it's not so much a reflection of the current U.S Economy (which is for another conversation altogether) as much as a growing problem within the anime fandom and genre. We all know one of the major contributors and I don't want to bring it up because it doesn't need to turn into one of those threads...however, it would be foolish to dismiss it entirely as a substantial reason for all of these financial problems. That's all I have to say. |
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hurricanefransee
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man i hope ADV doesn't go and do a geneon on us. they have some of my favorite anime. i just hope it is some mistake or someting . i was really wanting to get welcome to the NHK.
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Keonyn
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It really bothers me that these companies don't bother to tell the fans what's going on. If they're going to cancel shows or stop production then just come out and say it already. They're going to do it already anyways, no sense stringing people along and just getting them more upset.
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Zalis116
Moderator
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I was thinking this was a license expiration bit (given the ADV UK reference to Excel Saga and a few other titles going OOP), but boy was I wrong...
However, In the "Coming Soon" section of the trailers, there are entries for Devil May Cry, Gurenn Lagann, Moonlight Mile, and Project Blue Earth SOS. Although the DMC and GL entries just have "Trailer Coming Soon," at least there's still reference to them. EDIT: Kanon, NHK, Wallflower, and Magikano still show up under Comedy. Red Garden, Pumpkin Scissors, and Xenosaga still show up under Hot Titles. Tokyo Majin shows up under Fantasy. So maybe these were removed and added back. Would be nice to hear clarification from the source one way or another, though. Last edited by Zalis116 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:02 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Viga_of_stars
 Posts: 1240 Location: Washington D.C. in the Anime Atelier |
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I was going to buy Gurren Laggan! I haven't seen it because I knew it was my type of show and it was licensed. It was going to be my collect series for 08. Oh no. But lets not all jump the gun. It might be something else and not the doom we're guessing. I'm being optimistic. This isn't a sure fire super doom of the industry yet.
Oh that's good! |
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Moogle-X
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"The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
I for one hope it isn't anything as dramatic as what this says seems to. The fact that ADV first canceled the deal with Geneon, then canceled Anime Network 24hr, then Newtype, then their new magazine not focusing primarily on anime and now this supposed new development. I really think it is time someone at ADV comes clean as to what's going on before everyone who hasn't already started panicing starts to. As of this moment, I will not purchase any unfinished series until all volumes and/or a box set is available for fear of losing yet MORE series I began purchasing in good faith. I imagine I'm not the only one thinking this anymore. |
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Maryohki
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...This is scary. If ADV dies, I will be VERY angry. I'm already unhappy with this--I like Pumpkin Scissors, and I'm interested in Red Garden. as well as others on that list...
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Ojamajo LimePie
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Sounds like I may have to spring for those Kanon R2s after all.
This news + today's weather = sad girl in snow (me) 
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Jedi General
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That's good to hear. Perhaps it was a mistake. Still, some clarification is badly needed. |
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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If everything on that list does end up cancelled, then that's three more half full(empty) artboxes on my shelf.
I hope it is just something silly, like their webmaster came in drunk and deleted a database or two. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Just a quick reminder - be sure to parse your comments carefully. The news item simply reports that mentions of these series have been removed from the site. No other information is known at this time. ADV declined to comment for the story.
Those all still show up as trailers, yes, but even with titles already released, clicking on "more info" or "buy now" results in an empty page. If you click on any of those series' trailer page and then click 'buy now' it says 'this item cannot be found'. |
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KamenRiderFaiz555
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I don't care, if they tell us they aren't finishing NHK, I'm stabbing someone in the eye at SDCC.
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icepick314
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i think the words "Oh Crap!! Oh fudge!!!" comes to mind...
i'm HOPING it's just website changes...or REALLY EARLY April Fool's joke... Last edited by icepick314 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:20 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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