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the good about AIC only Seto no Hanayome..pfff..

No, that wasn't the case. It was their own decision about giving most animation work to Picture Magic. They still own all the rights to this show and all "complementary" materials (video games, advertising and stuff).
But Saki season 2 would be a problem cause there's no more manga left to animate anyway.

AIC only provided animation assistance for Seto no Hanayome. This show was almost entirely produced by Gonzo.

Fun or not, plot was poor. At least Sky Girls was strong at that particular part.

Gonzo never really did anything fantastic, with the sole exception of maybe Welcome to the NHK. About time for them to go IMO.

EDIT: Argh, looking at the lineup, GONZO might well be better than AIC. Argh...

That's quite weird then. Checked the list from Picture Magic, and before Saki, they didn't animate anything that was even remotely significant.

Can't wait to see the 2nd season. :D

I think I just heard the final weeping death cry of Gonzo.
And it was sad.;_;

If Gonzo were a loli, it would be starving and lying in some alley right now trying to possibly get on their feet. And the taking of Strike Witches away is like a stranger finally pummeling her and shooting her in the gut.

They shuould drop this crappy series too

Well, outsourcing is quite common in the anime industry, and it usually costs less to pay the staff from other company than to do everything by themselves. What's unusual is that Picture Magic did all main animation work, and Gonzo just assisted with some stuff (like 3D animation I guess), not the other way around. I guess we'll never get to know the actual reason.

And, well, people shouldn't proclaim Gonzo as dead. It's unlikely that the company will be closed, they'll just switch their priorities from a prolific creators to an animation assistance studio, doing random jobs for other companies, and maybe occasionally creating something on their own.

A bit off topic, but I think the reason FMP 3 hasn't been animted yet is there is still one more book to be written. ( I remembered readin somewhere the authur said in the next book they will be wrapping everything up and finishing the series)

This is unfortunate.

Gonzo isn't responsible for FMP franchise since season 1st. FMP is on KyoAni hands now. ;33

So when is Gonzo gonna kick the bucket, they haven't made a watchable anime in ages.

Thanks for clearing that for me :)
I thought they responsible for all season..silly me. Besides, Gonzo is synonym for produced mecha anime series like Linebarrell,Vandread,Bokurano & etc so I accidentally associated FMP with Gonzo.

At first I thought this meant that we wouldn't get any more Strike Witches; But as long as there will be a second season, then I'm fine.
Still, what's going on with GONZO is truly a shame.

Whoa, it looks like AIC is taking over GONZO's place in the industry. Anyone else notice the dramatic rise in anime produced by AIC?

I hope Gonzo doesn't die, they gave me Vandread and Full Metal Panic.

NOOO !!! Not Gonzo !! The Full Metal Panic ! series and Kiddy Grade were really good . I also love Kaleido Star ( one of the best anime series there) and Blue drop. And Chrno Crusade had a huge success . I hope they'll manage to create another masterpiece and save themselves really quick !

Pantsu Witches without GONZO?! What has the world come to?

Wasn't it said by dtshyk last time this came up that Gonzo had very little to do with SnH?



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I hope they won't change anything, like art stile or characters.