ayase said:
It's still hilarious though. And the rewards are so badly done it's never going to reach it's goal.
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It's still hilarious though. And the rewards are so badly done it's never going to reach it's goal.
kuuderes_shadow
Thousand Master
NormanicGrav said:
Its goal of 100 million dollars? I really don't think it would reach that even if they had the best set of rewards ever.
BanzaiJedi
Pokémon Master
MVM continue their policy of taking all my money. I reckon at least 80% of my anime purchases this year will be MVM titles.Dannielle said:
I'll be getting Hal and BL, both blind buys but they sound interesting and I've heard good things about them. Blood Lad is the only one I'll be preordering though, thanks to MVMs Garden of Sinners boxset being released the same month. I'll probably get Wings at some point, christmas maybe.Elaniel said:
Forgot to mention this but for those who didn't know:
- A Silent Voice manga will finish
- Ace of the Diamond anime will be extended to March 2015 (in other words should be about 75 episodes overall)
- Ganbare Goemon manga artist passed away
- Media Blasters signing a deal for Yaoi stuff, in addition Holy Knight is getting a dub
- Macross Plus BD-Box is being re-released [Movie: English Subs | OVA: English Dub] in October
- More actors announced for World Trigger
- Seven Seas confirm 3 more Alice manga
- Tamayura franchise gets 4 anime films to complete story
- Terra Formars anime is starting September 26
- Yowapeda/Yowamushi Pedal will get a compilation anime film
Wow, I guess that works. It might damage Wakanim though if all of it ends up on other services.
- A Silent Voice manga will finish
- Ace of the Diamond anime will be extended to March 2015 (in other words should be about 75 episodes overall)
- Ganbare Goemon manga artist passed away
- Media Blasters signing a deal for Yaoi stuff, in addition Holy Knight is getting a dub
- Macross Plus BD-Box is being re-released [Movie: English Subs | OVA: English Dub] in October
- More actors announced for World Trigger
- Seven Seas confirm 3 more Alice manga
- Tamayura franchise gets 4 anime films to complete story
- Terra Formars anime is starting September 26
- Yowapeda/Yowamushi Pedal will get a compilation anime film
GolGotha said:
Wow, I guess that works. It might damage Wakanim though if all of it ends up on other services.
ilmaestro said:
Thanks, nice to see you too! I managed to catch up with the news on the previous page (even got confirmation from Andrew regarding RSF: WoH which was nice).
GolGotha
Death Scythe
NormanicGrav said:
I don't think it will damage them at all. Wakanim offered Kill La Kill via streaming when it aired as well as DTO. And is now simply making the series accessible after it's aired on other services, who as far as I am aware, don't offer DTO, which is what makes them different to other streaming sites.
Vashdaman
Za Warudo
wow the Ghibli news is pretty sad. They were one of the last true bastions of high quality and traditional-ish 2D animation in Japan, but it looks like even they can't afford it anymore 
Take me back, I don't care what year it is, as long as it's before that evil hour of darkness that was 2005.
Take me back, I don't care what year it is, as long as it's before that evil hour of darkness that was 2005.
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Given that the Wakanim ads never seem to work (I don't use any ad blocking tools) perhaps it could be argued that showing it elsewhere will actually help them as their cost will be lower ^_^;;
Maybe some competition will increase the speeds for all of the services...!
R
Maybe some competition will increase the speeds for all of the services...!
R
Didn't Wakanim say they're rehashing the website for the later half of 2014?
Peachy
Bumpkin
In regards to the Ghibli stuff ..I knew Hosada was part of Ghibli at some point but not to this extent ..... (everyone probably already knows this trivia but hey ho)
"Yoshifumi Kondo, and Mamoru Hosoda were both touted as potential heirs, but Kondo died suddenly from an aneurysm in 1998 which doctors said had been brought on by overwork, and Hosoda left under a cloud in 2002 over creative differences during the planning stages of his directorial debut, Howl’s Moving Castle. "
I cannot help but think Hosada would've been perfect to take the helm, his films feel very Ghibli (which is probably why they're good sellers over here), especially Wolf Children...
What could've been eh ...
"Yoshifumi Kondo, and Mamoru Hosoda were both touted as potential heirs, but Kondo died suddenly from an aneurysm in 1998 which doctors said had been brought on by overwork, and Hosoda left under a cloud in 2002 over creative differences during the planning stages of his directorial debut, Howl’s Moving Castle. "
I cannot help but think Hosada would've been perfect to take the helm, his films feel very Ghibli (which is probably why they're good sellers over here), especially Wolf Children...
What could've been eh ...
ayase
State Alchemist
I think ultimately though, it's probably better this way. Miyazaki has his own way of doing things and Hosoda has his. If you expect someone to work within a particular system or guidelines you're essentially limiting their creative output, which just leads to stagnation (for a good illustration of that you need look no further than the Hollywood studio machines).Dannielle said:
Ghibli was great, yes. But the choice is clearly "evolve or die" and I don't think there's any shame in choosing the latter if they feel that to continue would dilute what the brand stood for.
LelouchNarukami
Student Council President
Looks like the highly expected second season for Attack on Titan has been green-lit; it's now in pre-production.
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1242001
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1242001
ilmaestro
State Alchemist
I broadly agree with this. There can definitely be drawbacks to having a shadow as large as Ghibli's hanging over an industry, or over individual creators trying to break through. If it does have to come to an end, this definitely seems like a dignified way for the company to go.ayase said:
Finally, good grief.lelouchnarukami said:
Animefreak17
Godhand
lelouchnarukami said:
Well I know alot of fans are going to go mental over this.....I haven't seen it yet but I heard it's over the top good
LelouchNarukami
Student Council President
animefreak17 said:
It was airing just as I started watching anime - it was impossible not to hear about it.
The show deserves it's hype, but I personally feel it isn't amazing - some areas of the show were slow-paced (mainly a problem when watching the show weekly).
Vashdaman
Za Warudo
Is Hosoda really even that good though? The only film I've seen of his so far is Summer Wars and found that to be a very forgettable load of mumbo jumbo (http://uk.mumboandjumbo.com/ great website that is. It's like a whole world of secret information I shouldn't be privy to. Even found a "home salon" hairdresser in my local area on there. Though it's uncertain if she cuts men's hair.) that was in no way special. The only thing I do particularly remember about it is how incredibly twee it was, which is something that most Ghibli movies crucially manage to avoid.