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NEWS: Aplix Sells Anime Studio AIC to AIC's Founder for 8,000 Yen/US$77




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RyanSaotome



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:36 pm Reply with quote
so AIC was sold for about the price of an anime volume eh
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GiriOni



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:40 pm Reply with quote
Crazy cheap. Shocked
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:45 pm Reply with quote
So basically Aplix no longer wanted to have AIC on its finance sheets.

Gotcha.
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nhat



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:07 pm Reply with quote
RyanSaotome wrote:
so AIC was sold for about the price of an anime volume eh


Of course not counting the costs and logistics of keeping the studio in business and paying employees their salaries.
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DTJB



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:46 pm Reply with quote
Why didn't somebody tell me, I could have bought that.
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vanfanel



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:56 am Reply with quote
DTJB wrote:
Why didn't somebody tell me, I could have bought that.


I know! I would've totally gone as high as a hundred!
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aereus



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:29 am Reply with quote
That seems like a pretty big haircut to take though. You buy it for $8M and decide to basically give it away 2-3 years later? Just how badly is AIC doing right now?
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:53 am Reply with quote
How much debt was AIC carrying to warrant spending less than an Apple TV on it?
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Yause



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:33 pm Reply with quote
Dunno how badly AIC is doing, but several senior producers (Jiyuu Ougi, Norio Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki, Toshiyuki Nagano) jumped ship last year. That can't be a good sign.

Basically, the producers responsible for most of their hits and who own the relationships with animators are no longer at their disposal, so significant rebuilding may be required.

Last summer, AIC made a big deal out of their new workflow system that would allow them to air short series (starting with Super Seisyun Brothers and Pupipo) within three months (!) from the start of planning, so I wonder if this is the direction they're going in.
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Daimao Raki



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:03 pm Reply with quote
What does this mean for the rights of their shows?
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:20 am Reply with quote
Wow. So did they throw in a set of dishes as well?
Well, didn't think I'd hear about AIC. I often wondered if AIC was even still active. But hell, since their Tenchi days, hasn't been much from them. Unless anyone can elaborate on this.
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Yause



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:32 pm Reply with quote
Chrno2 wrote:
Wow. So did they throw in a set of dishes as well?
Well, didn't think I'd hear about AIC. I often wondered if AIC was even still active. But hell, since their Tenchi days, hasn't been much from them. Unless anyone can elaborate on this.


There hasn't been much from AIC in terms of original IP. Like many companies, they changed strategies when late night anime became their primary focus.

Nevertheless, they're one of the most prolific studios when it comes to anime adaptations.
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kevinx59



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:10 am Reply with quote
Chrno2 wrote:
Wow. So did they throw in a set of dishes as well?
Well, didn't think I'd hear about AIC. I often wondered if AIC was even still active. But hell, since their Tenchi days, hasn't been much from them. Unless anyone can elaborate on this.

They still do plenty of anime. They did Acchi Kochi, Strike Witches 2, Persona 4, Haganai, the first Oreimo, and Date A Live the past couple of years. They did Aura, Daybreak Illusion and a Persona 3 movie recently, and Date A Live 2 is coming in April. There is also the new Strike Witches, though I don't think its been confirmed that they are animating that yet.

Man I would have loved to buy AIC for that price. They are one of my favorite anime studios and a bit under the radar, even if their shows aren't. Although for some reason the selling for that price reminds me of the $1 bet in Trading Places.
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Mr. sickVisionz



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:25 pm Reply with quote
Sounds like some ADV/Sentai finagling.
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