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Shiki MSHTS
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Haha. Fairfax County. =P
60 percent of all cartoons worldwide? That kinda suprised me a little. Eh.
It's a good thing that Mickey Mouse lacks sex appeal. =P |
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vherub
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that wapo describes howl as "a glittering homegrown epic of an 18-year-old girl transformed into a 90-year-old woman" is a strike against it (from a marketing standpoint). Any movie that would be summarized as such and attempting to target a primarily male 18-34 demo is at a disadvantadge. The same for fare like Millenium Actress. Even if these somehow were not Japanese anime movies, they would be a tough sell to American audiences.
The thing about anime is you cant shoehorn it to any one genre or project. Anime is no more pokemon, than it is Cowboy Bebop, Ninja Scroll or Spirited Away. And each of those might have a dedicated audience, but they still will not capture the person who likes His and Her Circumstances. It would be like trying to lump Titannic, Fried Green Tomatoes and Matrix all together. It is like synecdoche in reverse. Still, it is only a matter of time before there is that one breakthrough anime movie that cracks $50 mil, shows studios there is a strong market for anime and results in a deluge of releases riding the wave-which would then correct itself, but... anime the last 5-10 years is making huge progress and while it may be premature to herald the near arrival of blockbuster status (in america), that day is a lot closer than every before. |
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Nabeshin_1040
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 Yea.. i get it. there is just the fact that i hate 4kids. if there is an opportunity to knock 'em down i'll take it
Don't take me too seriously... I'm stupid. |
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RabbitRevolution
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I don't think this is any surprise. The author of this article, Anthony Faiola, has written a bunch of other articles about Japanese culture for the Washington Post (I should know, I read them all  ) I guess Faiola is living in Japan right now, so unlike the other clueless journalists who've written articles on anime's "newfound" popularity, he probably had some prior knowledge of his subject. Not that journalists should be required to be familiar with a topic before they're assigned to report on it, but it's nice when they are. 
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Stueypark
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The problem is most anime fans aren't....
Or to put it in something more understandable... Think about all those books you had to read in high school and all the books you read on your own. The ones you read in school are considered the classics of literature, yet, they don't appeal to most people. The audience for them is a limited literature-appreciation type group. It's the same with anime. Anime fans tend to find appreciation for completely different reasons than most people so for it to be a commercial success it has to be developed for the widest audience. And that's why Adult Swim is a cable block and 4Kids is a broadcast block. |
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AnimeHeretic
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IIRC, several anime were brought into China. At least Ranma 1/2 was. |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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Well, that's over-the-counter. The truth is, anime fansub and bootleg DVD (US$ .50 per disc) can be found virtually anywhere. My friend bought several dozens of bootleg DVDs in Beijing before coming to US -- too many for him that he doesn't have enough time to watch them. I'm still trying to persuade him to "atone his sin" by buying legit DVDs instead.
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MugenKeiji
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Adult Swim is a cable block, 4Kids is a LICENSING AND MARKETING company, the FoxBox is a broadcast block. |
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Stueypark
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Sorry, Guess I'm not as familiar with saturday morning cartoons anymore.
But as my original post states, 4Kids probably has one of the largest profit percentage margins in the country. As I recall, the Yu-Gi-Oh movie turned a 500% profit for them. |
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AnimeHeretic
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Well, I was referring to being on Chinese TV... |
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