| According to the press release, Dentsu, the parent company of Geneon Entertainment, will transfer 80.1% of the stock of Geneon Entertainment to Universal Pictures International Entertainment (one of the sections of US NBC Universal Inc.), and Geneon and Universal Pictures Japan will be merged into a new company in February 2009. Source: Press Release from Dentsu (PDF file) Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children |
dtshykNov 12, 2008 4:52 AM
| Interesting. I wonder if this is going to usher in some more Hollywood live-action anime/manga adaptations. |
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| For a second I thought that Geneon USA was being brought back from the dead, then I thought that NBC would actually be airing anime in primetime, both just wishful thinking. |
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| whoa... this is one big news huh? wonder what effect it's gonna bring to the anime industry... hope not something bad. :P |
| Hope they are not going to change their name to something else. The name "Geneon Entertainment" sounds great! |
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| All this means to most people is that NBC/Universal will be more active in chasing pirates of their anime titles. |
| All this means that next season will be full of pointless horror anime movies about frankenfish... *remembers what happened after NBC bought SCIFI Channel...* |
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dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. |
Plate said: dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. lolwut you serious? 0_0 |
PeanutSteak said: I thought that NBC would actually be airing anime in primetime, both just wishful thinking. ^ Was the first thing to come to mind when I saw "NBC"... |
| O.O i hope the anime geneon were workn on dnt get held bak or cancelled or nethin like tht!!! im lovin To Aru Majutsu No Index~! *closes eye tight n starts prayin in front of a homemade shrine w/ offerings 4 god n everythin n starts muttering sum words* >.< .....kami-sama.... onegai.....watashi... suki.. ga... To Aru Majutsu No Index....!!! |
Plate said: Sorry, but besides Kemeko and Cashern, the rest are actually pretty good.dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. |
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| I'm scared. |
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| i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. |
Sohei said: i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. I totally agree. |
PeanutSteak said: They'll air the anime on the hulu.com website most likely since they've opened up an anime channel.then I thought that NBC would actually be airing anime in primetime, both just wishful thinking. |
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| I find it interesting though that this news seems to imply that there is a new company forming between Geneon and Universal Japan. Don't you think this will make anime more available? Maybe it will start airing on TV more. Maybe it will be available on DVD much quicker. Im excited to see how this turns out. Better bought out than closed down IMHO. |
Leon-Gun said: Plate said: Sorry, but besides Kemeko and Cashern, the rest are actually pretty good.dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. Sorry, but Casshern is the only good thing on that list. |
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| Real big news and funny how I read this when talking about Japan in class Oh and this seems like a stepping stone into a new world |
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| Also a possible impact on Sci-Fi's Animonday. |
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Sohei said: i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. 'nough said |
| this is just a prelude to whats to come. it wouldnt be surprising to see some other notable companies merge and get sold off. thats just the way things are going. |
Sohei said: i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. Fourth'd. Although I want to believe bad things won't happen, I honestly do not see any good coming out of this. |
AccipiterF1 said: Also a possible impact on Sci-Fi's Animonday. A VERY BAD one, at that...considering what an impact NBC had on Scifi channel as whole(shows getting replaced by cheap horror movie reruns and etc) |
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| Good news for making the anime industry that much more diverse and adaptive. |
metfan149 said: Sohei said: i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. I totally agree. I third this... EDIT: 5th itxD Anime is anime because its not americanxD I'm also curious on if there will be an increase in the crusade against pirots though. In the long run I didn't really like any of the Geneon anime the fall though~ So I probably have nothing to worry about for nowxD |
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Asako said: All this means to most people is that NBC/Universal will be more active in chasing pirates of their anime titles. Man....I'm both for and against this. I want anime to become more mainstream and I want it to be easier to find, but if it means I can't watch it online, then what's the point? I doubt they're going to have anime in prime time. More likely than not they're trying to compete with other channels over Saturday morning cartoons. |
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Fai said: Leon-Gun said: Plate said: Sorry, but besides Kemeko and Cashern, the rest are actually pretty good.dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. Sorry, but Casshern is the only good thing on that list. To Aru is not extremely bad...just cliche and slightly annoying... Casshern Sins is amazing.... |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
AccipiterF1 said: Also a possible impact on Sci-Fi's Animonday. one two-hour long section per week is too little.....And they mostly show random stuffs... |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Wait, so a Japanese company is being bought by an American company? What's next? Cats and dogs breeding? |
Sohei said: i dont like USA affiliation in my anime. i 6th this. |
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wakka9ca said: opinions. people has them.Fai said: Leon-Gun said: Plate said: Sorry, but besides Kemeko and Cashern, the rest are actually pretty good.dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. Sorry, but Casshern is the only good thing on that list. To Aru is not extremely bad...just cliche and slightly annoying... Casshern Sins is amazing.... |
| Well, I'd say, let's wait 'till february, then will see if Geneon gets a rebirth, or we can raise a tombstone for it. Ps.: I'd like to see a sequel for the Shana series though =3 |
3rr0RNov 12, 2008 3:26 PM
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| To all of you who think this is good, keep this in mind: If anime ever hits mainstream in the USA, it will be aired only as dubbed versions. Half of the anime fanbase wouldn't be able to enjoy it. Actually, to make anime enjoyable to everyone, the whole industry would need to undego deep restructuring. Here's a post I wrote some time ago (can't remember which thread it was) while debating this subject: "First of all, just so that you know my position in all this worldwide-mess, I live in a country of the European Union where there is NO ANIME. There are no distributors, and the foreign one that releases DVD's here uses such crappy subs they make crappy fansubs look admirable. The reason behind the whole piracy thing going on, not only with anime, but also with music and movies, is simple: a system was created in order to distribute these materials in a profitable way. Since the client was forced to "purchase in order to enjoy", everything seemed alright. Then along came the www. When ppl started learning about a way to access the stuff for free, they immediately stopped buying it. Now, why would they do that? Concerning anime DVDs, the reasons are clear: they are overpriced and take forever to be released. (right now I'm talking as if I lived in the US, since in many European countries they simply don't get released). How does the industry react? Instead of improving the system they created, they try to force ppl to buy the stuff. Here's a simple analogy: A kid lives with his mother. His mother loves to bake cookies. Her cookies suck. Their neighbours' cookies are awesome. Mommy is jealous that her son prefers the neighbour's cookies. The neighbour is always willing to give free cookies to the kid. The mother keeps telling her son not to eat the neighbour’s cookies instead of her own. The son is not an idiot, so he doesn't give a rat's ass and always goes to the neighbour for cookies. Can anyone tell me what did the mother do wrong? Simple: instead of yelling and bitchin' about, she should have tried to make better cookies. The kid would then be glad to eat her cookies instead of the neighbours'. How does this relate to the present situation? Here's how: I simply cannot understand how fansub groups, whose members are not getting any profit from it, manage to translate and release an episode way faster than companies whose employees make a livin' out of selling the DVD's! They can’t just expect us to wait months for the series to be licensed, and then pay ridiculous sums to obtain them! And don’t forget that, all those who don’t watch dubs pay for the work of an entire crew of dubbers, which they simply don’t want! Solution: -dual releases (sub-only edition (MUCH cheaper) / sub+dub edition) -Faster releases (dubbed versions would be released later, obviously) -lower prices (considering the increase in sales that would result from faster releases, profits could be maintained) Also, the anime studios could also try to make the releases reach Europe, as it is a promising market for the anime industry." |
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Plate said: dtshyk said: Additional info: The list of Geneon's titles in this season ef - a tale of melodies Kemeko DX To Aru Majutsu no Index Casshern Sins Zettai Karen Children And nothing of value was lost. Agreed. |
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| ^I don't think you should be agreeing with that if you haven't seen any of those series :P |
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Momo-Hime said: ^I don't think you should be agreeing with that if you haven't seen any of those series :P It can't be helped, he only watches dubs. |
| I agree with DarkMessiah just like gurren lagann it's a smart move to do |
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| hmmm new name for index? "The Iron maidan?" or Ef- a Story of Songs? :)... well this is bad news for me cause I watch all of those... dam if they dub it I'm gonna.... do... something |
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dtshyk said: According to the press release, Dentsu, the parent company of Geneon Entertainment, will transfer 80.1% of the stock of Geneon Entertainment to Universal Pictures International Entertainment (one of the sections of US NBC Universal Inc.), and Geneon and Universal Pictures Japan will be merged into a new company in February 2009. I think, NBC Universal has no intentions taking anime (production) away from Japan. |
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| I really don't like this, I hate US media companies and the idea of them messing with anime creeps me out ever more than their awful dubs. |
wakka9ca said: AccipiterF1 said: Also a possible impact on Sci-Fi's Animonday. one two-hour long section per week is too little.....And they mostly show random stuffs... they can't even remove their old shitty movies from interfering a decent anime (like TTGL, there was soo many old movie coming back, like Ninja Scroll.) And they had movies that were plain as hell lame I don't remember the name cause it was horrific. Sci-fi doesn't have to be exactly Mecha, just something you expect in the future. Although, Yami no Matsue isn't an anime i expected to be there since shinigami doesn't really have to do to sci fi. But I gotta Agree, Gurren Lagann is gotta be the best one they had putted so far that actually fits in the channel. |
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Plate said: Momo-Hime said: ^I don't think you should be agreeing with that if you haven't seen any of those series :P It can't be helped, he only watches dubs. You've got that right lol :P. |
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Baby_Naruto said: Plate said: Momo-Hime said: ^I don't think you should be agreeing with that if you haven't seen any of those series :P It can't be helped, he only watches dubs. You've got that right lol :P. then why did you agree. |
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