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invalidname
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All products are vapor until they ship. All they've produced so far is a press release. We'll see if they can get all these companies to work together, and to handle the technical challenges to actually launch a service. Funico seemingly never even made it that far. |
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yuna49
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I've been expecting to see developments like this for quite a while now. It only makes sense that the Japanese studios will eventually handle worldwide streaming of their products and eliminate middle-men. The logistics will be a bit daunting with multiple languages and multiple currencies, but the development of gaming networks like Sony's Playstation Network can provide some guidance.
What happens to dubs in this scenario is an open question. Aniplex does English dubbing now on titles it distributes in Asia, but the costs involved in producing simultaneous dubs in say English, Spanish, and Chinese might be prohibitive. |
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jree78
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It seems like this new site is an exact copy of Crunchyroll. They have streams with translations for a fee and advertising. They will have a store with tie ins, crunchyroll has a store now with figures and stuff. They say they are going to do live events. Crunchyroll is moving into live sports in the future that's what Mr Feng, that is an adviser at Crunchyroll, hinted at. This new site will be a copy of Crunchyroll same business model. The people at Crunchyroll might have gotten a hint that this was coming because it's been stated on the board that they've been working hard on something for months now, hard enough that they didn't make the Roku box 720p yet, he said it would either revolutionize everything or flop.
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KabaKabaFruit
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Honestly, I can't see local distributors being fazed out yet when you consider that these said distributors may still hold the cards when it comes to English dubbing. So unless the original licensors are ready and willing to put in the cash to create their own in-house dubbing program and be willing to pay for actor air fares, I can't see local distributors like FUNimation being cut out in the forseeable future.
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kgw
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After watching how PoT manga is selling worldwide (answer: poorly) , I do know it has not so many fans. Or at least, not buying fans. Going back to the main news: Lupin and OP's rights were sold "overseas", too. What will happen to the local distributors? |
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ZeetherKID77
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I hope this doesn't affect other companies' streaming outputs or home video releases in general.
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Divineking
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I don't see it affecting the latter (unless it ends up slowing down the amount of time it takes R1 licensors to pick up full rights for a show) but the former may take some kind of hit if this thing comes stateside. Besides CR I wonder how companies like Funi and Viz are reacting to this. |
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ZeetherKID77
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If they're trying Gundam on there, then I hope that means the chances of the older series being license rescued (like the ones from Toonami) or Unicorn getting an affordable release on Blu-ray AND DVD are better. I hated that they took down all the G Gundam and Wing episodes on Youtube and CR, leaving only SEED Remaster and that one medieval SD Gundam series.
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dragonrider_cody
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Don't forget that a large chunk of CR simulcasts each season are sub-licenses from Sentai and those should be relatively safe. This company is only streaming, so it still makes sense to go with a group that promises both steaming and physical home video releases. However, with Aniplex on board, if this service hits North America, I would imagine their simulcasts would go there from now on. Until we have more details, we really don't know anything. |
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Shay Guy
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Technically, Madoka wasn't simulcast. It was first streamed some time after the finale aired. The series that has me most interested is Gundam, because I don't think any of Bandai Entertainment's licenses have been streaming anywhere since they went under. And they had some big licenses. I mean, if Daisuki can stream 0079, surely they can stream Gundam Wing. Then there's Bebop, GitS:SAC, Escaflowne, Samurai Champloo, Haruhi, and Code Geass, several of which are Sunrise titles. |
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agila61
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Though several of these companies have been distributing on various streaming channels. They could even do a package deal with, for instance, Crunchyroll, where Crunchyroll embeds their videos (which could include various click through ads into their site) for free members and only does direct streaming to their premium members. There's a suspicion that they might be sourcing some of the technical work to Crunchyroll, since Crunchyroll has been doing a lot of work on some hush hush project that the moderator of the premium support forum who drops hints about upcoming things cannot talk about, other than saying it "could revolutionize things or flop. Either way, its a lot of work." (as already noted elsewhere above) Also as several have touched on, what would be "revolutionary" would be a solid selection of simulcasts plus as substantial catalog, all available for worldwide streaming outside of Japan, with the back catalog is used to increase traffic to the site, and the simulcast streaming to increase the profile of series for licensing in various places around the world. Given an extensive back catalog at hand where they can pick and choose from those that have gone out of license worldwide (and where licensed somewhere around the world, already localized), they wouldn't have to rely on accumulation of simulcasts held over from previous seasons in order to build their catalog, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the simulcasts go up in a window and then to come down again. Last edited by agila61 on Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:43 am; edited 1 time in total |
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zensunni
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There is no reason why this partnership should be a major threat to Crunchyroll. It is only 6 animation companies! They aren't going to get other animation companies that don't have a stake in the venture to put their shows on a service that funnels money into the pockets of the competition. For instance, of the shows listed on the Winter 2013 Spotlight the following have one of the six companies listed: Love Live Oreshura Vivdred Operation Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman Precure Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Precure is not simulcast by anyone and most of the shows listed are Aniplex titles, and, as has already been commented on, Aniplex has taken a shot-gun approach with streaming licenses over the past few years, opting to have their shows available practically everywhere, including CR, Hulu, TAN if Sentai is involved, and Crackle. Even if those 6 titles were removed from the mix, that still leaves a good 30 or so titles for the other companies to compete over. That doesn't sound like a death knell in any way shape or form. Also, if the new venture doesn't provide good feeds at HD (at least 720) they will not be a serious competitor for people's subscription dollars. Also, if they don't offer lower resolution free feeds, they are unlikely to garner much traffic at all, at least in the US, where people can get free feeds from CR, Hulu, and Funimation without paying a cent. Frankly, the fact that Tamako Market is only available to Premium subscribers at TAN is the reason that I am not bothering to watch that show this season. I will check it out when they release it on Hulu later on. If this service has a similar "subscription or bust" policy, their shows will fall into my "catch it later" pile. |
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SnaphappyFMA
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Yeah, I watched Gundam and Zeta Gundam on Crunchyroll and now they're gone from the site. I think they also were streaming Gundam 00 for a while. I wish there was a streaming site just for Gundam series - all Gundam, all the time - 24/7 (lol). |
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Shiroi Hane
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They got capital investment before becoming 'legit', which provoked the ire of licencees and a storm of C&Ds. The turnaround was when Gonzo started working with them (alongside BOST and YouTube). TV Tokyo's minority stake was only purchased two years later. |
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NJ_
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Correction: Samurai Champloo was a former Geneon license that's currently licensed now by FUNi. |
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