The reason DBZ, Digimon, Naruto, Poke'mon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon..............
and so on..
do well in resale, is because people (other than "Fans" know about its existence.
these are series that have circulated around and around thousands of times on
networks (other than just Cartoon Network) ie KidsWB and FoxKids (1996-2004)
Back then Everyone knew about anime because it was still all very MAIN STREAM
Now days, you can't even find anime on store shelves anymore UNLESS they are
DBZ, Poke'mon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!.... so on and so forth. These series have
become one with our society in every way.
However, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA has NEVER seen 1 iota of a minute on MAIN STREAM
television *United States Cable Services* (This does not count Anime Network
nor the supposed "FUNimation Channel" which I'm still not convinced even exist.
And if it does, it must only be for VERY select cities. But even with that,
the average audience isn't going to watch "FUNimation Channel" unless it's
FREE and available to everyone (just as Cartoon Network is)
Most of my all-time favorite animes are series that have NEVER seen 1 minute
or United States air-time. (Although TechTV was largely responsible for my
obsession over anime in the first place. Otherwise I too wouldn't have seen
half my titles.)
Walk into Walmart or Target some time.
Look for a FUNimation title in the Video Section.
Then if you DO find one Tell me if it is one of the basic Main Stream animes
that became popular in the "Pokemon/Digimon" Era.
(--Side note, I'm still asking myself "Where's the DVD/BD release of Monster Rancher?)
Wait at the local wall mart here i have seen dragon ball z and bleach on the video shelf as well as the animated super natural and Inuyasha. All of these i have picked up at my local wall mart. They even carried Viz magazine and Otaku Usa magazine on the book shelf area.I think there are enough people wanting the second season of Shana to make it worth there while to publish it. I also think Index and Railgun will sell well enough to bring the second season state side. I hope it happens.
However, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA has NEVER seen 1 iota of a minute on MAIN STREAM television *United States Cable Services* (This does not count Anime Network nor the supposed "FUNimation Channel" which I'm still not convinced even exist. And if it does, it must only be for VERY select cities. But even with that, the average audience isn't going to watch "FUNimation Channel" unless it's FREE and available to everyone (just as Cartoon Network is)
Most of my all-time favorite animes are series that have NEVER seen 1 minute or United States air-time. (Although TechTV was largely responsible for my obsession over anime in the first place. Otherwise I too wouldn't have seen half my titles.)
I'm not sure about any networks having Animax but Crackle has it online.
Well, that is a good sign for its possible launch in the US since Sony is planning for so long to launch the channel into the US so they begin it via Crackle, and if it does well enough, they could launch it, possibly by the end of this year or early next year. The problem that is preventing Animax from launching in the US is that many people believe that a channel dedicated to anime would be of low value and would not reach many cable & satellite providers, as indicated that Verizon would drop Funimation Channel (currently the only 24/7 anime channel) by March 15 or later.
Spoiler: Highlight to view
If Animax does launch, it should air anime entirely uncut & unedited, which will make it now possible for Elfen Lied to air on that channel uncut & unedited since Adult Swim, ironically because of its name and the fact that Elfen Lied is for adults, wouldn't air it without butchering it to death due to BS Turner S&P.
There is no possible way that Elfen Lied would be put on a public channel without extensive editing and censoring. The show isn't even that great to begin with... it would be a complete waste of time and money.
There is no possible way that Elfen Lied would be put on a public channel without extensive editing and censoring.
Elfen Lied aired on other Animax networks (Animax Germany and Animax South Africa) unedited & uncut, so a US Animax network could air anime unedited & uncut just like all the other Animax networks. But if that's what you say about Elfen Lied being unable to air on Animax USA (if it was launched as a free channel) without being butchered to death then Animax USA might as well launch as a subscription-based service (like HBO, Starz, Cinemax, Showtime, etc.).
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The show isn't even that great to begin with... it would be a complete waste of time and money.
I hate to point this out, but....
The reason DBZ, Digimon, Naruto, Poke'mon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon..............
and so on..
do well in resale, is because people (other than "Fans" know about its existence.
these are series that have circulated around and around thousands of times on
networks (other than just Cartoon Network) ie KidsWB and FoxKids (1996-2004)
Back then Everyone knew about anime because it was still all very MAIN STREAM
Now days, you can't even find anime on store shelves anymore UNLESS they are
DBZ, Poke'mon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!.... so on and so forth. These series have
become one with our society in every way.
However, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA has NEVER seen 1 iota of a minute on MAIN STREAM
television *United States Cable Services* (This does not count Anime Network
nor the supposed "FUNimation Channel" which I'm still not convinced even exist.
And if it does, it must only be for VERY select cities. But even with that,
the average audience isn't going to watch "FUNimation Channel" unless it's
FREE and available to everyone (just as Cartoon Network is)
Most of my all-time favorite animes are series that have NEVER seen 1 minute
or United States air-time. (Although TechTV was largely responsible for my
obsession over anime in the first place. Otherwise I too wouldn't have seen
half my titles.)
Walk into Walmart or Target some time.
Look for a FUNimation title in the Video Section.
Then if you DO find one Tell me if it is one of the basic Main Stream animes
that became popular in the "Pokemon/Digimon" Era.
(--Side note, I'm still asking myself "Where's the DVD/BD release of Monster Rancher?)
Wait at the local wall mart here i have seen dragon ball z and bleach on the video shelf as well as the animated super natural and Inuyasha. All of these i have picked up at my local wall mart. They even carried Viz magazine and Otaku Usa magazine on the book shelf area.I think there are enough people wanting the second season of Shana to make it worth there while to publish it. I also think Index and Railgun will sell well enough to bring the second season state side. I hope it happens.
Why all the log in Issues with this account?
As someone who shops at the store, I'm just gonna point out right now that the comment regarding 'obscurity' is nonsense.
The place I go to has both obscure and mainstream anime titles...and guess what? The former has a much larger library.
It could explain why the US needs Animax.
Locomotion
animation, young adults, digital era
I'm not sure about any networks having Animax but Crackle has it online.
LostGamer wrote:
Well, that is a good sign for its possible launch in the US since Sony is planning for so long to launch the channel into the US so they begin it via Crackle, and if it does well enough, they could launch it, possibly by the end of this year or early next year. The problem that is preventing Animax from launching in the US is that many people believe that a channel dedicated to anime would be of low value and would not reach many cable & satellite providers, as indicated that Verizon would drop Funimation Channel (currently the only 24/7 anime channel) by March 15 or later.
Locomotion
animation, young adults, digital era
There is no possible way that Elfen Lied would be put on a public channel without extensive editing and censoring. The show isn't even that great to begin with... it would be a complete waste of time and money.
R315r4z0r wrote:
Elfen Lied aired on other Animax networks (Animax Germany and Animax South Africa) unedited & uncut, so a US Animax network could air anime unedited & uncut just like all the other Animax networks. But if that's what you say about Elfen Lied being unable to air on Animax USA (if it was launched as a free channel) without being butchered to death then Animax USA might as well launch as a subscription-based service (like HBO, Starz, Cinemax, Showtime, etc.).
Not to mention, its licensor is defunct.
Locomotion
animation, young adults, digital era