Joe Molotov
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tbf, that last tweet could just be in response to the imminent inauguration of Donald J. Trump
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Winter Anime 2017 |OT| John Wick cleaning up KyoAni's mess
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tbf, that last tweet could just be in response to the imminent inauguration of Donald J. Trump
Well that makes it sound like its more than the news department.
Who'd have thought Gate would be so prescient.
Vincent Alexander
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I'm 5 minutes into One Punch Man. I think I'm in love. I still can't make up my mind between dub and sub though. I love them both, and think as long as I love this season I'll probably just re-watch them all the other way once I'm done.
Admiral Woofington
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how is the OPM blu ray not out yet...
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
GoldCrusader
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*Viz Media*
joking aside I don't know why
I'm just still salty because they did not release K and Boruto after all this fucking time.
I try to refrain from flat out telling people they have shit taste, but you're really tempting me.
That sucks. Hope they can all bounce right back up as quickly as possible. Wonder what happened.
GoldCrusader
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If this is the Victoria I think of, it would be really weird for her to be laid off, she is basically the face of CR on any social media stuff.
It is that Victoria.
Cornbread78
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Dennou Coil ep.9
This was a pretty fun episode with both crews getting together for tge sleep over and the duel, nut tgem that ending happened and all sorts of weird things started going down and now I'm really curious as to where this is going....
This was a pretty fun episode with both crews getting together for tge sleep over and the duel, nut tgem that ending happened and all sorts of weird things started going down and now I'm really curious as to where this is going....
ShinRPGamer
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I'd say there's a difference between
killing someone's best friend in a battle
activating a ancient all powerful Mobile armour and then only making things worse cause "muh honour" and "Revenge"
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
This is pretty much exactly what happened the last time, too. Geneon and ADV started getting on production committees, funding anime, etc, and then collapsed, leading (along with some other factors) to the horrific crash of the market we saw around 2008. I've felt for awhile like we were potentially in another bubble that was about to burst, particularly with some of Crunchyroll and Funimation's actions seeming to mirror those of Geneon, ADV and Bandai back around 2005 or so.
Coupled with the production issues we're seeing with TV anime almost across the board, this looks like a potentially dire situation.
How long until someone pins this one on YoI because of the awards. :C
Vincent Alexander
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Lord, I haven't seen this for at least 10 years. I have very fond memories of RahXephon....I'll be eager to see your thoughts once you finish. I really can't remember much specifically like characters names. I only remember the parts when my cold heart of steel was turned to mush.
So how do these companies just up and collapse when they appear to be growing?
hosannainexcelsis
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Someone on Twitter linked to this GlassDoor review written a week ago by an employee of Ellation, the company that owns Crunchyroll. It basically says that there is incompetent corporate leadership that has been sabotaging the will of the employees there.
In light of having serious discussion I thought this video was pretty insightful. Not sure if I agree it's super spot-on but it is a fairly good explanation on what's up with SAO and why it's popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfi6hUPJpe4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfi6hUPJpe4
KuwabaraTheMan
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My chief worry is that they've expanded too much by getting into financing shows and being on production committees. That was a key factor in what lead to Geneon collapsing financially. If Crunchyroll has seen some titles they invested in heavily not make a profit, then that could seriously impact their bottom line and lead to a contraction of the industry.
I'm not sure what Crunchyroll's typical profit margins have been over the past few years, but it's completely possible that a few shows they funded bombing could eat away at most of that.
ADV overexpanded and when the market started to contract from oversaturation they couldn't sustain their overheads.
Geneon well. Erm. Let's just say they were more than happy to pay big money for killer hits like Heat Guy J and.... iirc Stellvia? Anyway it was a string of overinvestment into titles which would never have the chance to recoup those costs. In the end they sunk and the Japanese side saw no reason to save them.
Since then the director of all those 4 shows have released something new. And they all sucked.
Though its a bit different when you have no physical inventory. Of course there is/was the licensing price war and the decision to simulcast basically everything thats not for little kids.
And maybe the userbase is growing just not enough in terms of paying subscribers. Wonder what the paying/non paying breakdown is like.
I would say its cultural penetration among the english-speaking fanbase is very large, but it actually lags behind the real giants of the 21st century, namely -monogatari, Madoka, Fate, and Seed.
It is on the level of Haruhi, Code Geass and K-on, which, while popular in their heydey were still also FOTM memes compared to the absolute crushing power of suffering megucas.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Oof. That's not good.
Don't forget how ADV was paying around $800,000 a piece for shows like Guyver, Pumpkin Scissors and Tokyo Majin. I'm completely shocked those investments didn't pan out for them.
Valdfellgar
Banned
Hmm I wonder how much Crunchyroll's potential collapse would damage our attempts at running our seasonal anime review website. Whether the anime network, DAISUKI and funi would rise to the occasion and fill the void. I guess it's a good thing I'm also working on my novel career.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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From what I can tell these are the titles that Crunchy are considered producers for: Shelter, Masamune-kun no Revenge, Kiznaiver, Uchuu Patrol Luluco, Nanbaka, Anne Happy♪, Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-bu and Idol Jihen....so yeah not good.
Yeah but I think the rapid expansion of multiple studios to ramp up production did them in more than all that. They were so aggressive with growth before the crash...
Valdfellgar
Banned
Eep. A lot of missteps with only a couple pay offs in there.
names2hard4you
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Gurren Lagann - 26 and 27
I couldn't stop to post here, I had to immediately watch the two episodes back to back.
Gurren Lagann is quite possibly one of the greatest yet silliest ideas to ever come out of anime. But guess what? It worked. And it worked perfectly well from beginning to end. The show is the biggest rollercoaster one could get on. It's hilarious, it's dramatic, it's hype inducing, it's emotional, it's unpredictable... it's everything! The sheer amount of power that comes from the animation and audio tracks gave me goosebumps at times. I cannot stress that enough. I will probably give it some time now, but I'll definitely watch that second movie just so I can revisit this with even crazier animation to back it up.
As for the ending, what we got was a very touching and superb way of finishing off the show. I was so sad yet happy at the same time. The ending after the credits was perfect too, showing us just enough to know what each character is up to, and leaving the rest up to our imaginations. So many shows often times feel the need to go into detail, when something like this is just enough.
I said I'd give this show a 2 if
but... WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!
I couldn't stop to post here, I had to immediately watch the two episodes back to back.
Gurren Lagann is quite possibly one of the greatest yet silliest ideas to ever come out of anime. But guess what? It worked. And it worked perfectly well from beginning to end. The show is the biggest rollercoaster one could get on. It's hilarious, it's dramatic, it's hype inducing, it's emotional, it's unpredictable... it's everything! The sheer amount of power that comes from the animation and audio tracks gave me goosebumps at times. I cannot stress that enough. I will probably give it some time now, but I'll definitely watch that second movie just so I can revisit this with even crazier animation to back it up.
As for the ending, what we got was a very touching and superb way of finishing off the show. I was so sad yet happy at the same time. The ending after the credits was perfect too, showing us just enough to know what each character is up to, and leaving the rest up to our imaginations. So many shows often times feel the need to go into detail, when something like this is just enough.
I said I'd give this show a 2 if
Nia died
10/10. Will we remember this for years and years to come?
How do you define what is a misstep and what is a pay off when it comes to funding content to diversify the library in an all-in subscription model though?
Well the series is already 10 years old... so...
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Not to mention their investment in that live action Evangelion movie.
I really wonder what was going on in their minds. They made so many aggressive moves that just looked foolish even at the time. But their over-expansion was definitely a big factor in everything.
They also failed at their attempts to diversify. They paid top dollar for Sgt. Frog only to realize that they had no clue how to handle a kids show at all.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Sounds like 17 people were laid off according to Twitter. At least, that's what Ellation is claiming. Assuming this is accurate
The other 2/3 were made by me, investing in the downfall of anime.
I have heard that in the last few years the cost of licensing new anime has gone up considerably. Supposedly Funimation paid a ridiculous amount per episode to grab My Hero Academia.
I remember reading that they may be involved in the production committee for Dragon Maid, though I have no idea if that's true or not.
Edit: Actually, it may be that they have the home video rights to it, not that they're a member of the committee. Hm.
I remember reading that they may be involved in the production committee for Dragon Maid, though I have no idea if that's true or not.
Edit: Actually, it may be that they have the home video rights to it, not that they're a member of the committee. Hm.
names2hard4you
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I'm glad I watched this now. 12-13 year old me wouldn't have appreciated this nearly as much as I did now.
Also it's pretty insane considering this show could literally take a dump on many other recent shows' attempts at flashy animation.
I'm kind of surprised its that low. But then Im always kind of surprised to see the sales numbers for anime that runs a fair while and is part of a seemingly unending novel series. So I'm also surprised that SAO is only 34k.
Though I shouldn't be surprised given how I approach anime as totally disposable and not something I need to own. Though thats pretty true across all media.
KuwabaraTheMan
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I mean, animation is animation. Plenty of older stuff has fantastic animation, and plenty of newer stuff has garbage animation. It's not really surprising to see amazingly animated older shows.
Fuck yeah dude. Welcome to the club.
I think a lot of it is that there's a certain je ne sais quoi about TTGL.
names2hard4you
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LMFAO YESSSSSS
Idk if you saw me post about GITS 1995, I talked about it there. I do agree that a lot of older shows have animation that beats today's stuff, but TTGL isn't just animation. It's the FLASH and GRANDEUR of it all. I've yet to see a visual spectacle quite like TTGL
AYY
nintendoman58
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For real though Names I'm glad you enjoyed the show. I remember going into that show expecting nothing and coming out of it enjoying it like I had never enjoyed a show before.
You just witnessed Super Robots at its very finest.
You just witnessed Super Robots at its very finest.
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