ADV is not dead
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CitizenGeek
Guild Member
It's great that ADV are still alive, at least ^__^
YES!! :]
Kireek said:
YES!! :]
ConanThe3rd
Railgun
I have my doubts about ADV now.
I've made it a personal mantra that they're sitting on Yotsuba just to be a pest (a sort of Skeletor/Cobra Comander "If I can't rule the world, I'll blow it up!" sort of idea) and not let, say, Del Ray or someone pick it up and do a good job with it.
I've made it a personal mantra that they're sitting on Yotsuba just to be a pest (a sort of Skeletor/Cobra Comander "If I can't rule the world, I'll blow it up!" sort of idea) and not let, say, Del Ray or someone pick it up and do a good job with it.
I'm glad ADV are still around and seeking new licenses, but I also don't see the Evangelion live action movie coming out anytime soon.
They said that they were half way to reaching the amount of money required to finance the film. Yet, if they had such a significant amount of money, why did their manga department go into decline, newtype shut down, many staff members get laid off, office furniture get auctioned off and so many licenses get lost?
If the movie happens, safe to say it wont be for a good while until one, the american market restabilises, and two, ADV have enough money so as not to jeapordise the future of their business by going ahead with the project. I hope that they do continue on, license some good titles and eventually fund the title because I'm interested in seeing how it turns out, but at the moment, chances of it being made are about as likely as Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2041 - not very great.
They said that they were half way to reaching the amount of money required to finance the film. Yet, if they had such a significant amount of money, why did their manga department go into decline, newtype shut down, many staff members get laid off, office furniture get auctioned off and so many licenses get lost?
If the movie happens, safe to say it wont be for a good while until one, the american market restabilises, and two, ADV have enough money so as not to jeapordise the future of their business by going ahead with the project. I hope that they do continue on, license some good titles and eventually fund the title because I'm interested in seeing how it turns out, but at the moment, chances of it being made are about as likely as Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2041 - not very great.
ayase
State Alchemist
Kireek said:
Because the first two turned them down
Seriously though, a live action Eva film is a hell of a thing for ADV to be attempting in their current state. Given that they had to sell off office furniture the other week. I would much rather they concentrate on their established licences and yes, get the other volumes of Yotsuba out!
hopeful_monster
Thousand Master
Bamboo Dong said:
chaos
The Boss
It seems like they want to embrace the whole world by themselves. It seems to me that ADV wants to be madman when they grow up.ayase said:
I've found a list of their animes as i figured I rather get as much from them as I can or else, it will be OOP soon....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ADV_Films
hopeful_monster
Thousand Master
Thing is Madman doesn't have to compete with other companies. This probably means that they don't have to bid for licenses (making them cheaper), and despite the fact that Australia has a third of our population there is a much larger anime community, probably per capita and and in total as well.chaos said:
chaos
The Boss
I know what you mean. Actually I've meant that in the sense that madman has virtually all the licenses for all the good shows in region 4. The way I see, ADV just started buying licenses regardless of the show low popularity / quality. ADV have a huge number of licenses, but it seems to me that they made some seriously bad decisions with regards to what to license....hopeful_monster said:
chaos
The Boss
Didn't you learn a thing with all those shounen shows around?!?!? you NEVER give up!!! No matter how beaten up, if you almost dead, (in some cases, even if you're dead), you NEVER give up!, NEVER! =DAaron said:
I believe they can still get out of this mess gracefully. But it's not easy and that Ledford guy does not convince me he is up to this challenge. I hope he proves me wrong.
hopeful_monster
Thousand Master
Yeah, but ADV doesn't do shounen shows. :roll:. As for the licences the problem may not have been so much which ones they bought, but how much they paid for them.chaos said:
ConanThe3rd
Railgun
In a fit of deleterious and delicious irony, they gave up the one show that would of taught them that lesson.chaos said:
That show is now going to air on Sci-Fi US where it once did not have a TV Deal.
Oh Delicious Irony, let me taste you, for your taste is like the tears of Scott Tenorman and they require less parent murder for me to partake of them.