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NEWS: Viz Pictures Rebranded as New People Inc.


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Jrittmayer



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:38 pm Reply with quote
Ummm....why? I grew up with the Viz name and love it. I'm sure I'm not alone on this. And "New People" just sounds dumb.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:41 pm Reply with quote
This is only their live-action movie arm.

Viz manga/anime will still be Viz.
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Rukiia



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:44 pm Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
This is only their live-action movie arm.

Viz manga/anime will still be Viz.

That's a relief and makes sense. New People Inc would have been a poor name choice for an anime company.
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John Casey



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:46 pm Reply with quote
It's no different than Media Blasters / Tokyo Shock.
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cherrywolfchan



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:53 pm Reply with quote
i don't care what they want to call themselves etc... where is the rest of my Monster dvds? :T
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:56 pm Reply with quote
Jrittmayer wrote:
Ummm....why? I grew up with the Viz name and love it. I'm sure I'm not alone on this. And "New People" just sounds dumb.


I agree with you, but if the flims are live action, I guess this makes sense.

But seriously Viz Media, don't change your entire name to New People. It's not bad, but it certainly does kind of sound odd.
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Racheldoublemm



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:05 am Reply with quote
Really? A big step to take so suddenly in branding image. However, the image of New People can really help distinguish the two sides of Viz. I'm a big fan of the New People in San Fran so far, I look forward to future events.
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Zilan



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:11 am Reply with quote
Still doesn't change the fact that they suck.
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crunchycat
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:24 am Reply with quote
I just find it funny to name it New People Inc.

The name doesn't do much for live action just because I dunno just doesnt really catch any interest to me, and while it's still viz, people won't be go omg I need to go see that movie by New People
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:48 am Reply with quote
Sigh that just sounds dumb
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:30 am Reply with quote
Rukiia wrote:
Megiddo wrote:
This is only their live-action movie arm.

Viz manga/anime will still be Viz.

That's a relief and makes sense. New People Inc would have been a poor name choice for an anime company.


Then it'd be NewType. Laughing
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:21 am Reply with quote
Thats nice. Now if they can just make some more useful changes like releasing their movies to more theaters so I can actually see some of them when they come out. Rolling Eyes
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jsc315



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:08 am Reply with quote
cherrywolfchan wrote:
i don't care what they want to call themselves etc... where is the rest of my Monster dvds? :T


When they go bankrupt and some company decides to own the rights. At least that seem to be the only hope i have left for that release.
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Sanosuke_Inara



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:15 am Reply with quote
cherrywolfchan wrote:
i don't care what they want to call themselves etc... where is the rest of my Monster dvds? :T
Crying or Very sad
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agila61



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:59 pm Reply with quote
firedragon54738 wrote:
Sigh that just sounds dumb
Good thing they re-used an existing stupid name, then, so they did not increase the supply of stupid names in the world.
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