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Answerman - Extras Don't Get Any Respect

PurpleWarrior13 wrote:

I think as long as a show is out there in the mainstream, who cares how edited for TV it is, ESPECIALLY if the uncut version is on DVD? As long as it's on TV for millions to see, I'm happy. Plus, most anime needs to be edited to get on North American TV anyway, at the very least for time.

You may not care, but other people who want anime experienced in its unadulterated form cares.

It is required for terrestrial broadcast due to being "public" airwaves regulated by FCC content rules, but there's nothing legally preventing any cable station from showing anime uncensored. I saw Ninja Scroll movie completely uncensored on Cinemax. Toonami, AS or CN or whatever does not have to be so prudish, especially not now, especially when they are all scheduled sporadically, and all air late night/early am anyways. Anime on TV is not mainstream anymore, since the primary method of exposure and the vast bulk is online. Yet, they are still afraid for some reason.

LOL. Pokemon sells way better in Japan than America. And America has like 3.5 times the population Japan does and it still can't outsell Japanese sales for the games. The fact a country with such a small population sells more than America is proof of the franchise popularity in Japan.

>_> Maybe if you only watch dubs from Adult Swi-

Judging how well received Nostalgia Critic's Sailor Moon, Linkara's Power Rangers, and JesuOtaku's Digimon videos are I'm gonna say no. >_> Those videos would only appeal to people who only saw the dub because anyone whos seen the original versions of those shows would be able to call them out for all their inaccuracies and flat out wrong statements sicne theyre judging the shows based on their American versions x_x

Toonami doesn't censor their shows at all, other than bleeping out f-bombs and such. They do cut down the openings and endings, but this is necessary to fit the show in the timeslot without cutting any of the show itself.

Anime is still on TV, just not in the great capacity it used to be. I'm sure it's also popular streaming, especially on Netflix and Hulu, but obviously, TV broadcast is still the best outlet to reach the largest audience possible (especially the younger demographic).

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LOL. Pokemon sells way better in Japan than America. And America has like 3.5 times the population Japan does and it still can't outsell Japanese sales for the games. The fact a country with such a small population sells more than America is proof of the franchise popularity in Japan.

Wrong, sir. Let's take a look, shall we? Let's use sales main games/remakes/third versions, as well as side games. The side games are undeniably more popular Stateside than in Japan

No, I think it's more to do with money and branding. It has nothing to do with being unreasonable. That Seiyuu's performance maybe hot in Japanese fanbase, but how popular is it in overseas? How are they going to make money in overseas while handling promotions and logistics? How well their oversea licensee is going to promote the performance and make serious money for them? Nobody wants lackluster exposure and wasted cost.

I understand trimming the OP and ED to fit the timeslot for commercials, but um, the bleeping the cursing is still censorship. They censor nudity and fanservice. They censored Deadman Wonderland. They will definitely be censoring Evangelion 2.22.

I don't think it helps with broad exposure anymore. Because it's very late night/early am, and episodes are sporadically scheduled, it means it takes a lot of effort to actually catch some new show. There's little incentive to watch, unless you happen to be up at late, past midnight flipping channels or are already a diehard Toonami fan. All the shows are already available on Funimation's site, uncensored too (after home video release).

If it's on TV for millions to see, it gives the medium, and ESPECIALLY the show in particular exposure to non-anime watching demographics. What's wrong with that?

Wrong, sir. Let's take a look, shall we?

It seems on most of ADV Films Thinpack DVD sets...the extras from the original discs were not included

...Oh, by the way, this seiyuu's representatives don't approve of his or her vocal performance being used outside of Japan. Have fun working with them.

reanimator wrote:

No, I think it's more to do with money and branding. It has nothing to do with being unreasonable. That Seiyuu's performance maybe hot in Japanese fanbase, but how popular is it in overseas? How are they going to make money in overseas while handling promotions and logistics? How well their oversea licensee is going to promote the performance and make serious money for them? Nobody wants lackluster exposure and wasted cost.

That's not what I meant by my comment. I was referring to Kouji mentioning how scattered the rights to a single anime series can get and how ridiculous it must be to have to go to every single rights-holder and negotiate terms with them. If they want to release a complete DVD/BD with everything tied into that anime, it can be an ordeal, like dealing with one selfish kid.

Let's just call it quality control issue when it comes to the fandom. Just because you have the chance of letting a ton of people into your clubhouse doesn't mean you should. I know I'm dreading how much worse the American Digimon fandom's going to get once Xros Wars dub hits Nickelodeon. Right now I know if I talk to anyone about Xros Wars they have to have seen the uncut version but in a few months that guarantee is gone.

I don't think Rurouni Kenshin was very popular since it didn't finish it's Toonami run.