Forum - View topicPoll: Anime News Network Magazine
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Jadress
 Posts: 807 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
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While I'd love to see ANN expand, a magazine does sound a bit risky for good reasons already brought up. It would have to have something really special about it to draw attention to it over all the other anime magazines out there. Anyone have any ideas besides a magazine that ANN could expand upon?
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JETBLACK87
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Maybe a US anime distribution company. |
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ShellBullet
 Posts: 1051 Location: I hit things, with my fist. |
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Now that's an overcrowded market. |
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OrsonHyuri
 Posts: 35 Location: usa |
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I agree, just look at this directory page: http://www.animeondvd.com/studio/ |
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10455 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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We have an international feel? I wasn't aware of that, and it certainly wasn't on purpose. As much as I/We'd love to server anime fans all over the world, we've never even attempted to server, or attract readers ourside of North America. With the news every day, my goal is to provide news that is important or of interest to North American readers, so the only international items posted, are posted for the benefit of North American readers. Don't get me wrong, its not that I don't care about international anime fans, as I said, I'd love to provide them with suitable content. But we only have limited resources, and for now those resources are focussed entirely on the North American market. -t /me is amused at how many people have assumed that this poll means we have actual plans to publish a magazine. |
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Godaistudios
Posts: 2075 Location: Albuquerque, NM (the land of entrapment) |
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Well, it is... unusual to generate interest in a possible magazine by creating this poll unless you have something in mind. What else could you have possibly been expecting?
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sinistertaco
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Well, why bring it up unless the thought has crossed your mind? It's not like people just jumped to the conclusion with no reason. |
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Sarki-Kun
 Posts: 594 Location: Spain |
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This is not international....ohhh....ok...I'll leave. I guess this answers the first question I did, xD.
However, I don't care wether if this has an international feeling or is doesn't. The Encyclopedia is something great, lots of well experimented users, with sense, etc. Just because I live thousands of kilometres far away of America (do they arrive to the million), that doesn't I can't come here (thankfully, to internet). It's either a really good place for anime news, which I combine with another one (this for general news, out of Spain, and the other for spanish news, hehe). Thought, I guess I can only appreciate the web. If someday, for any reason you decide to make a meeting, probably I wouldn't come. |
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cookie
Former ANN Editor in Chief
 Posts: 2460 Location: Do not contact me for support. |
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Yes, and I'd also like to have enough money to make my own TV series.. but I don't see that happening any time soon. :( Thoughts and money are two very different things, and the latter is really what matters for implementation of these things. |
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DeSpawn
Posts: 82 Location: Boston, MA |
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I wouldn't mind seeing ANN have its own mag. It would be a great since its the only source I really turn too for News.
If the magazine really PUSHED for MORE News Coverage, or even likea Monthly round up of news for the month. Expand with comments from the staff. That would be cool. But what do you mean by magazine, full fledge Mag like AnimeInsider, Animerica, or even NewType or is it a small publication with editorials, and what not? Doh, i'm going to go back and read the post again, I've gone and confused myself |
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Advent_Nebula
Posts: 932 Location: Colorado |
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No thanks, I rather read Newtype. hell I pay $90 for a year of it.
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kyuu
 Posts: 16 Location: Tampere, Finland |
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Then perhaps you should express it a bit? If you ignore all the news ideas and con information from non-US areas, I'd really appreciate it was mentioned. I know as a fact a LOT of .fi people (meaning probably a lot of other eu people as well) read ANN several times a week as it is a great source for many news. Of course, it's absolutely your choice to only focus on US events, but I'd appreciate you saving so many (dozens of?) people the time of sending information on local cons, events and other important news to you, if they just don't matter. Maybe something on the "contact us" page? |
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Tempest
I Run this place. ANN Publisher Posts: 10455 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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To say that they "don't matter" is not refelective of how we feel. Its more that we simply aren't able to serve them right now. However, otherwise, you are correct, I'll think about the wording to add something like that to the FAQ and the contact-us page. |
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Sarki-Kun
Posts: 594 Location: Spain |
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Yup, Cookie, your own anime looks really good. Somehow, does Danalyzer have ultra-powers? Such a name...xD
One more thing, have you ever though about how expensive would the magazine be? 
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Bruce Lee
 Posts: 715 Location: Seattle, Washington |
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I think a mag would be a great idea. But, as previously stated, it's a tough business. To put together a full fledged magazine - not just a "fan-zine" type print-out - it takes a big investment of a lot of time and money. Also, magazines usually have information that's at least a month old - for those of us used to the multiple daily updates this site offers, a mag might tarnish your image of being the source for up-to-date news. That's the only thing that has stopped me from subscribing to new-type. Well, that and the hefty cover charge - free vs. $80/yr.
If you're really serious about something like this, why not try something like an e-zine. Put something together in a popular format like Macromedia Flash, and mail it out on CD-R. Or develop it for PS2/Xbox. With today's CD Duplicators, speeds are much faster than printing a whole Magazine, and most everybody has access to a PC, PS2 or Xbox. This might be the best way to go to make sure the info you put out is timely. Also, it could be much more interactive than just a magazine, which would make it more attractive, IMHO. Heck, you could even have previews, trailers, and advertisements to web links to help cover the production and duplication costs. PS2 and Xbox would probably be tougher to code/setup for and probably get expensive with licensing costs, but Flash sounds like a winner to me. Whadya think? |
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