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NEWS: Funimation Adds The Heroic Legend of Arslan Anime

This, Seraph and Gits AAA are the series I expected Funimation to license. If they also add Blood Blockade Battlefront and Kyoukai no Rinne, that will a be a very strong lineup.

No hint of even mentioning Legend of the Galatic Heroes besides a stinken name. For gods sake Funi show some dignity and quit manipulating people to lick FMA's boots when the shows character designs are about as distants as Triage X's.

I don't know... maybe because a lot more people in the States are more familiar with FMA than with LotGH?

Really, it's not that big of a deal.

I find lying, covering up or brushing facts to the side to be a big deal.

For gods sake Funi show some dignity and quit manipulating people to lick FMA's boots when the shows character designs are about as distants as Triage X's.

I find lying, covering up or brushing facts to the side to be a big deal. Funimation in the past for titles like Shiki try to milk anyone in the cast to try and pull up an excuse that its from the creators of this, or animators of said title they already owned or found to be a cash cow with other companies.

FMA is showing signs of dying out with the cause on bunches of fanboys moving on to more modern anime while viewers keep submitting to peer pressure.

The stinking author just drew everything because some people don't want to read. That is nothing compared to a creator that actually did the hard part of creating the story, characters and setting. He should be having the spotlight on this when in fact her copy past FMA designs aren't even similar to the animated final product. Besides, familiarity doesn't always equal sales.

For gods sake Funi show some dignity and quit manipulating people to lick FMA's boots when the shows character designs are about as distants as Triage X's.

This, Seraph and Gits AAA are the series I expected Funimation to license. If they also add Blood Blockade Battlefront and Kyoukai no Rinne, that will a be a very strong lineup.

"if you like this, you'll probably like this as well."

You're making mountains out of molehills while crying over spilled milk. You really need to let go of this raging hateboner of a grudge you've got against FUNimation and stop trying to nitpick at any possible miniscule reason to gripe about them.

As evidenced by numerous people in other threads,
How is that remotely like Triage X where a bunch of the designs aren't even in the same ballpark as Sato's art style and Madhouse's well done adaptation of his art for Highschool of the Dead.

How is that remotely like Triage X where a bunch of the designs aren't even in the same ballpark as Sato's art style and Madhouse's well done adaptation of his art for Highschool of the Dead?

They haven't lied about anything. The anime is based more on the manga than the novels and they mentioned FMA because everyone and their dog has seen it. Legend of the Galactic Heroes isn't nearly as well known, so it wouldn't make sense to mention something people haven't heard of. It's just how marketing works. Besides, this isn't that big of a deal.

*ahem* I don't think you have looked at the character designs for either shows since they look nothing alike.

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"From the manga designer of FMA comes the adaptation from the critically acclaimed novelist of The Legend of The Galactic Heroes."

Is that so hard? This still keeps FMA as a cheap recommendation, but fans seeing the novelists title that this was originally done from will entice viewers to google it. Thus leading more fandom for both Arslan, FMA and LOTGH. If Funi doesn't, then it will be the example of how the laziest of marketing is done in squeezing out whats left of a dying title in their library.

... hmm is there a limit to how much anime funi licenses per season? just asking.