Forum - View topicNEWS: Sentai Adds Skull Man, Maria Holic Anime in February
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Mads0
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Just read vol.1 of the Maria Holic manga. Loved it, can´t wait till the anime release!
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Mr Adventure
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Skull Man!
YES! I thought that would never get licensed! It had a really interesting set up and execution. Especially how they reveal the Skull Man character. Insta-buy. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Honestly, its going to happen no matter what you say. Just hope the arguemen doesn't get out of hand. As for me, I watched one episode and didn't really like it at all. I'll admit, there was potential, but I just couldn't get into the series. But at least these titles are being released, there are plently of titles that haven't been, so I'd consider this great for people who enjoy this show. |
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LeanGreen
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Hmm, I was thinking of picking up the first volume of the Maria Holic manga to see what it's like, since it's by the same person who made Hatenko Yugi. Maybe I'll check it out since the anime is coming overseas. Good idea on Sentai's part to license a good amount of anime with their manga counterparts already releasing in the US.
As for Skull Man, the premise sounds interesting and something that I would like, but considering the rather lackluster ratings it got I'll have to preview it before I decide if I will buy it. I've just bought Special A collection 1, so thanks Sentai. Maybe you can license something like Kaiba next. |
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pparker
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Literally never heard of Skull Man, and doesn't sound that appealing.
As to Maria+Holic, it's Shaft and it's Akiyuki Shinbo, so it's a buy. No, it's not up to Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei standards, but still good. Also, the apparent misogyny and such tones down later in the series. The setup is the key to it being comedic. Without that context, yes, it might just be offensive. Fundamentally, it's a wacky comedy that happens to ignore political correctness. My favorite kind  .
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vulcanraven01
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Awesome news!
Maria Holic is one show I never thought I'd see getting a release on R1. Sentai are really showing that the R1 market is alive and kicking beyond shonen and fanservice shows and are doing themselves a big credit in my book. Hopefully this gives a chance to similiar shows like Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari and Ef for possible R1 license. Now that really would put a huge smile on my face. I feel for dub fans, but at the same time, I didn't see any other companies after these shows who would have dubbed them, so lets all just be grateful we're seeing these shows over here at all. |
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vashfanatic
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Ooh! I was not aware of that. I'll look into it. Not that, of course, I have any inroads with Sony...
If it any way resembles the "prelude" to the anime, I hope it doesn't. That had just godawful CG effects. For some reason Japanese live-action tends to be so much lower than its Western counterparts. |
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jr240483
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Unfortunately since this sentai we're talking about here,it's bad new for dubbers like myself cause just like media blasters and section 23,these series are getting the sub only treatment like strawberry panic and simoun and gakugen heaven. Hopefully i'm wrong and sentai includes a dub for them but with it's and the rep with MB and section 23,i'm not holding my breath. |
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bahamut623
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Yea, the ending was an attempt to spoiler[connect The Skull Man to Cyborg 009, which were previously unrelated. What the final scene showed us was that the Skull Man eventually became Cyborg 009's main villain. And we're also supposed to assume that the baby we see at the end is 009. Most US viewers were probably disappointed by the ending because the reference went over their head, but to the Japanese viewers, it was probably a very cool surprise. I'm still hoping Bones will do a Cyborg 009 remake to follow up the Skull Man.] |
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GrilledEelHamatsu
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Uh. Section23/ADV's ADR studio is STILL alive, dude. It's called Seraphrim and is currently working on a dub for Halo Legends. You talk as if ADV can't dub anymore and as if Funimation is the only R1 label dubbing. MB is also dubbing Queen's Blade Season 1 just to let you know. As for Jessica Boone, she doesn't voice act anymore currently. She moved to North Carolina last summer with her high school sweetheart/husband who's in the Navy. Carrie Savage will probably be doing voice work simluar to roles that Boone does. |
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GrilledEelHamatsu
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Sentai's main investor is TBS, so which ever titles Section23/ADV has not yet annouced may be mainstream enough to warrent a dub. Damn, I missed this year's Oni-Con. crap. They packed thier bags and left the GRB for West Houston, oh well I'll be able to attend it next year. |
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GrilledEelHamatsu
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Yeah, he's a childish troll, pay him no mind. The strict folks at Mania wouldn't tolerate it for one minute. i've learned to ignore anti-sub people like him who fail to understand how the market works. |
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championferret
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...Maria+Holic is offensive to yuri fans? I'm sorry...bwuh?
Just...wow. That link posted a while back was such a load of crock...it's a parody comedy anime! If you're taking it the least bit seriously, you already lose. The biggest thing is...it's not a yuri series, it doesn't -pretend- to be a yuri series, so I dont get why so many yuri fans get up in arms over this 'fake yuri series' when it never tried to be one, it tried to be a parody-comedy (mostly a parody of catholic schoolgirl anime). Yes, yuri parody is in there, but that doesn't make it a 'yuri' show. Does it make fun of yuri/lesbians? I don't really think so. Kanako's love for girls is played up for laughs because she's a lecherous pervert, not because she's 'gay'. Yes, she's treated like crap, but not by everyone, and it's just to show that Mariya's a sadistic prick. Anyone who thinks this is 'offensive' probably shouldnt be watching these kind of parodies in the first place. I personally think Mariya's a great character...king of the traps in my book. (They even released an anatomically correct figure of him... the upskirt shot even showed a bulge in his boxers.  )
I never saw Kanako's treatment as misogynist or sexist. It'd be like calling animal cruelty over Wil.E Coyote and RoadRunner. If you don't like it, then you just don't. It's not for everyone. I just take issues with people accusing it of things that it isn't. |
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Zalis116
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And given the amount of onscreen text in Maria Holic, ADV' is one of the few companies I can trust to sub it correctly, without massive glaring omissions. |
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ikillchicken
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Hang on now. Mario is a troll because he's stubborn, completely refuses to listen to what anyone else has to say and perpetually repeats himself. You seem to be casting some rather general insults towards anyone who disagrees with sub only releases though. That's pretty lame. Make an intelligent argument as to why these views are wrong or unreasonable if you want but don't just call everyone who disagrees with you a troll. |
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