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Joe Mello
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Strange; this article has been up for 5 hours and no one's proclaimed the end of the world yet.
All Viz news should be taken with a grain of salt because in order to prove that they "license" it, they need to do something with it. Viz already has the rights to a boatload of stuff, Bleach included. |
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hikaru004
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I wouldn't call it the "end of the world" if Viz licenses Bleach for North America. For all we know, it's licensed, but not announced yet. In fact, I think that it would be great if Viz did license it for North America. I don't think that it makes sense to license it for Europe and not for North America, since we are similar cultures. It already has an established fanbase in North America and marketing it here should be a piece of cake.
An "End of the World" scenario would be if 4Kids licensed Bleach. |
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ACDragonMaster
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From what I've heard from friends in the UK, Bleach is one of *the* popular anime series over in Europe anime fandom right now. Possibly even moreso than it is here. So it's quite possible that the anime might get a release there sooner, simply because Europe doesn't have all the big companies putting out tons of licenses all year as in the US.
That said, if Shueisha and the companies behind the anime version are smart, they'll probably give the North American license to *someone* before the year is out. Why? Because the fandom is still increasing, and if they catch it at the right moment it'll only continue to get bigger, while waiting too long will mean that the fans following the Japanese version will start tapering off. Think like how the FMA fandom is- it was already big before the series was licensed, and still continues to gain popularity thanks to the dub coming out while the fansub fans were still hyped for the series. Getting that nice overlap there. I'd daresay Funi is aiming for something similar with Tsubasa, and Viz with Naruto, and so on. The question is, though, what company that Shueisha feels can handle the series properly and distribute it in the most efficient/money making manner. Which may or may not be Viz. If Shueisha decides that Viz wouldn't be the most ideal venue for promoting the series, then the license could go elsewhere. It's all about the big money-making and political game between the anime companies... |
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Malintex Terek
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Viz Media aquiring Bleach was the most likely scenario; I can't understand why people would be surprised. As I've said before, the aquisition of ShoPro appeared to be a move solely to develop a competent studio that could distribute the teen oriented Shounen Anime in America; relabeling manga with the "Viz Media" brand is merely a technicality.
All in all, this looks to be a good move for this still fledgeling corporation; Viz will handle the Adult Swim market with a suitable successor to FMA, and, pooled with Inu-Yasha, skyrocket Adult Swim attendance even more than right now (in which the viewing demographic for the intended audience, 18-25 year old males, is at a zenith). I feel glad for Tite Kubo, too; a Naruto-ish surge of popularity for Bleach will give him a suitable income. In comparison to his contemporaries, he's still dirt poor. On the other hand, I feel bad for Eiichiro Oda; though One Piece is Japan's top dog, 4Kids killed its potential and it'll fall by the wayside if Bleach debuts this Fall. Such a pity, really. |
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Joe Mello
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You missed my point. Normally, members of this board get in a tizzy when one of their beloved animes are taken off the fansub market. They often complain about how awful it's going to be and how the dub'll be awful, etc etc etc, even though they're just blowing hot air because what Viz does won't change their spending habits on the series. And I think now the only way 4Kids can touch Bleach is if it's for network TV distribution, since they're probably "your" best bet for getting in prime slots. |
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hikaru004
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Oh no, I knew what you were getting at. I just didn't think that it counts as the "end of the world" considering how popular this title is as a fansub. I doubt that this title will disappear as a fansub even when it is licensed. Besides, Viz would only need to license it and put in on Adult Swim. Since I normally don't watch dubbed anime, my concern is for the Region 1 uncut DVD release and not a TV release. |
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SaveOnePiece
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Have you ever seen BLEACH? It is in no way possible for Kahn and his minions to make it suitable for the young children they cater to on Saturday mornings.
BLEACH will be in the hands of FUNimation this summer! Do you really wanna let Viz get Yuri Lowenthal to play Ichigo? |
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AuraShadow
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You jinxed it  !
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SaveOnePiece
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Sorry, but you know they'd do it. They'd also use the exact same main cast from Naruto and Kojiki No Gash Bell. |
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Sakura Shinguji
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*shakes flchick's hand* There's always a chance that the person who wrote the article had their facts wrong or mixed up. If that's the case, though, then people who are paying to access that news site should demand at least some of their money back. If we are to take the article itself at face value, then it should be 100% clear to anyone that Viz Media, the North American branch, does indeed have North American distribution rights to the Bleach anime.[/i] |
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SK DarkDragon
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That's hilarious. Yeah, I think Bleach being licensed would be a good thing, especially if they release uncut DVDs. Nothing to complain about there. I'm interested to see what kind of dub cast they'll get, too.
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SaveOnePiece
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BLEACH is FUNimation's answer to the end of Fullmetal Alchemist.
Though BLEACH should NEVER be dubbed,here are the best fits for those who try: Ichigo-Justin Cook Chad-Chris Sabat Orihime-Lia Sergant Tatsuki-Colleen Clinkenbeard Uryu-Eric Vale Rukia-Kari Walgren Kisuke-Steven Blum Kon-Jerry Jewel Yuzu-Ellen Arden Karin-Barbara Goodson Isshin-Sonny Strait Byakuya-Dameon Clarke Renji-Guy that plays Greed on FMA Last edited by SaveOnePiece on Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Zac
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I can't believe people are still throwing this around when it's all but announced that Viz will be handling the property in the US. People will cling to bizarre misconceptions for far longer than I'd ever thought. |
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SaveOnePiece
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I don't really mind Viz other than.........Rock............Lee. 
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xanbcoo
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It'll be funny if Lowenthal gets cast as Ishida. Seeing as how he and Sasuke have the same Japanese VA, that would be a good casting decision...at least for those of us who like Lowenthal as Sasuke. I'm willing to bet Viz Media has Bleach for US distribution, but I'll but my tongue until it's officially announced before I start flinging around I-told-you-so's. |
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