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NEWS: Shaman King Creator: Turned Down New Anime Plans Because Original Cast, Music Could Not Be Use

Thorfinn wrote:

What a dumb choice, he should've taken notes after seeing the success of the HxH reboot, it had new va's as well. Lost any respect I had for him. He still hopes for another opportunity, lmao, he can wait because he won't be getting another one. Hopefully we get a Kenshin remake instead.

Success of HxH reboot? Mind explaining what kind of success you're talking about? Because it neither boosted the manga sales that much nor did it sell any BDs. Heck even the ratings were unimpressive compared to the original series and it was moved to late night timeslot. I forgot the source ( I'll try to find it) but even Shuiesha bailed out of the production committee in the middle of the series and Madhouse owners Nippon TV had to fund the project.

I respect this stance, honestly. He has a vision of how the characters should sound, what the music should be like (though the music should be somewhat negotiable). If he's got the money to just say, "Nah, I'll pass, I don't need the extra cash", then more power to him. It's his creation. But full disclosure, I'm not nor have I ever been into Shaman King, so this is just my outsider's perspective.

Success of HxH reboot? Mind explaining what kind of success you're talking about? Because it neither boosted the manga sales that much nor did it sell any BDs. Heck even the ratings were unimpressive compared to the original series and it was moved to late night timeslot. I forgot the source ( I'll try to find it) but even Shuiesha bailed out of the production committee in the middle of the series and Madhouse owners Nippon TV had to fund the project.

I knew this would pop up, not getting into this discussion with you again, all I will say is that if the HxH reboot weren't a success, it wouldn't have lasted for as long as it did.

you don't even get more than 1 cour without being a success let alone 148 episodes.
so clearly something was going on to make them continue to produce the anime for nearly 3 years straight.

I don't care if I'm in the minority. The trend of changing VA in a sequel is sh*t to me! Besides, I strongly believe the newer generation VA are inferior to that of the previous generation. Koyasu and Hayashibara, in particular, they're peerless legends far better than anyone in the industry.

Everyone begs for a remake, but it´s not like it has a complex story(FMA) or universe(HunterxHunter) to begin with. It´s a battle royale mostly. The only thing the remake could do is please the fans. Now that I think it, the battle royale conccept probably wouldn´t sit much well with people today as it did at the time, so that would mean that the series is cancelled without much capters, and thus it was a failed remake. Not that I say that I don´t like it. I want the remake too, but is it only me who thinks this?