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TheHTRO
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Please try to understand that I mean nothing but the utmost respect for this website, everyone involved with it, and everyone in this forum, when I say the following:
"Fine. Now tell someone who cares." I realize that this website is trying to give us as much relevent information about anime as possible. That said, it is my hope that the above is not taken personally (at least not too personally). |
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potassium
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YAYYYY! 4KIDS SUX! 4KIDS SUX! BWAHAHA, TAKE THAT GANGIS KHAN!
omg, guys, be more mature, 4kids promotes anime like no other. yugioh, guys. cmon, everyone's heard of yugioh thanks to them. okay, thread over. |
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darcerin
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You hear that, folks? It's the sound of 4kids crumbling to the ground.
 Yugioh is over, Pokemon is out of their hands...they don't have much left besides 4kids TV anymore, do they?
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Mohawk52
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I think you're all over reacting here. This is just them taking care of business and sorting out some problems. If it wasn't for Pokémon being involved I don't think it would have been reported here at all.
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hikaru004
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Now Mohawk52, loosen up! Let's have some fun with this!
We could sing stuff like this....
Seriously, so what does this mean for them and future anime acquisitions? |
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Riyousha
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I hate 4kids. They're the guys who butchered One Piece for the last time.
[removed everything that was all in caps -t] |
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LydiaDianne
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 Just about everybody on this forum hates 4kids. What else is new...
but hikaru004 is correct:
That's an interesting question. Also what does it mean for the anime series that they already have licensed. |
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arxane
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"For the last time"? Do you know something I don't?
Anyway, I don't see anything significant happening to 4Kids because of this. Since they no longer control the fate of Pokemon in the US, they seem to be simply removing all the unnecessary components (ie, Summit) of their business and better manage their finances. Of course, if Summit was involved in licensing properties for 4Kids other than Pokemon, then this could mean a lot of things. It could mean they're looking for a new licensing branch to find properties that actually work for them, since the ratings on all their current anime licenses haven't exactly met expectations. Or it could be another way for them to cut expenses as their profits continue to dwindle. But what do I know? I'm just a college graduate. |
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Isaaru
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I do agree. I am willing to bet that a lot of people got into anime because of Pokemon and YuGiOh, which is good for the industry. And no, this thread is not over. It needs a lot of venting about "what they did to One Piece." Sigh. If One Piece came out to 15 years ago, only a very tiny portion of us would even be aware, and the rest of us would either be thinking A. Its a great show, cowabunga B. Its crap. Silly internet, its turned many of us into otaku versions of that "comic book guy" on the Simpsons. |
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jmays
ANN Past Staff
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I think the biggest thing to take away is probably that 4Kids is continuing to move away from licensing shows in the first place. This is just another step--but an interesting one since Summit got Pokemon off the ground when there wasn't a lot of faith in the show. |
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potassium
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i was being sarcastic. i thought it was obvious.
but didn't we all already do that in great detail every time 4kids was mentioned in the news? |
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Dargonxtc
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So what will they be doing then? I read all the links in this news story and they didn't say. Did I miss a previous ANN article, if I did can someone link to it. |
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jmays
ANN Past Staff
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In March:
Come to think of it, probably something I should've linked in the article. |
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LydiaDianne
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Profits were down 60%!?!? GOOD GOD!! It sounds like somebody(somebodies) need to be released from 4kids employ. A suggestion: Start from the top and go down.  And no golden parachutes either! 
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Dargonxtc
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Thanks for the reminder.
In my opinion they'd be better off sticking with the licences, at least from a buisness standpoint. But I am sure everyone is happy they won't be getting anything new now. |
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