###Funimation Consolidates Divisions Under Group 1200 Media Name
posted on 2013-05-10 23:55 EDT
Maybe they will make a new separate anime label for ecchi anime titles that are almost borderline hentai that wonât directly hurt the main anime labelâs reputation.
I imagine the â1200â in âGroup 1200 Mediaâ comes from their street address, 1200 Lakeside Pkwy.
I suspect this is for managerial flexibility as much as it is to re-brand their corporate face.
It should be possible to eventually make their various divisions into separate accounting and / or operational units such that sales / spin offs would be easier. Acquisitions & Start-ups should be easier too.
Mark Gosdin
sounds like something else i remember,
ADV begat: Sentai, Section23, etc
From the sounds of it, it would also give Funimation the option of doing sub-only SKUs.
Itâs also apparent that Funi can`t find a parent company to purchase them.
Some of the anime they Simulcast like 2 years ago I would buy sub only, Its better then not getting them at all.
Why would they want to sell?
Oh, silly wabitts; donât ya know it just their way to avoid that messy lawsuit of theirs. :blink: :silly:
Iâve long thought that ADV should have picked better business names for its post-split âcomponentsâ but I have to admit that theyâre much better than the incredibly lame âGroup 1200â that Funnimation has moved towards.
I realize that Funiâs creativity is limited to such brilliance as âBoobies FTWâ and their nonsensical âYou should be watchingâ slogan (that is seen only while watching!) but even so I think that they could do a bit better than this vaguer-than-vague âGroup 1200 Mediaâ title.
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Some of the anime they Simulcast like 2 years ago I would buy sub only, Its better then not getting them at all.[/quote]
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Why would they want to sell?[/quote]
From the sounds of it, Funimationâs profitability for Narrave dried up in 2011. Which explains why they were dropped.
I think this is also the result from their failed attempted lawsuit against ADV from early last year. Seems like the Sojitz properties are jinxed.
If I were Gen, Iâd be going for broke and doing sub only releases on 1200 Media as well as doing a Hentai label.(The Nu Tech/Dan Groove releases from the late 90s mid 2000s could SURE use some license rescuing).
I wonder what theyâd call their H label if they start one? Probably something like âThe Denâ.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-25/funimation-sentai-in-talks-over-former-bandai-entertainment-titles
[size=20]Funimation, Sentai in Talks Over Former Bandai Entertainment Titles[/size]
posted on 2013-05-25 18:13 EDT
Animation studio Sunrise producer Masayuki Ozaki revealed at his companyâs panel at Anime Boston on Saturday that the company is in talks to with Sentai Filmworks and Funimation to distribute former Bandai Entertainment titles. Ozaki noted that Sunrise will release some of its series through distributors such as these. Any possible deals are currently in the works, so further details are not yet available.
Sunrise would like to release titles with Sentai and Funimation as distributors, similar to the current deal in place for Mobile Suit Gundam UC through Right Stuf.
I will praise to the lords if Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Gundam and Code Geass will be re-released here. Preferably on Blu-ray.
Lets hope Sunrise is more accommodating to Funimation and Sentai Filmworks then they were to Bandai Ent. I just hope we get the upgraded masters for those that had them. Pretty sure we will see the ones that have aired here again ,but still wondering how many of the Gundam series that did not will find a home. Sentai is at least willing to look at older stuff so might get some of the classic mecha and Super Robot series .
Well, so far they seem to have been much better with the titles that Sentai and others have licensed from them, so hopefully there are no major issues.
You would have thought that the Bandai Japan connection between Sunrise and Bandai Ent. US would have made it easier to work together, but it really looks like the opposite was true.
Like Cody says, hopefully this will work out better for everyone.
Mark Gosdin
###Anime Adaptation of Touya Mikanagiâs Karneval Announced
posted on 2012-04-24 23:27 EDT
Wraparound jacket of 9th volume reveals plans for anime
###Karneval Anime Slated to Air Next Spring
posted on 2012-10-20 17:40 EDT
###Karneval TV Animeâs 1st Promo Streamed
posted on 2012-11-28 07:30 EST
Hiro Shimono & Hiroshi Kamiya narrate as characters Nai & Gareki
###Funimation: Additional Rights Acquired for Karneval
Posted by Michelle on 02/21/2014 at 9:00am
Interesting that they will all be Bilingual release
Definitely getting Date A Live, and more than likely Red Data Girl as I really liked both.
âŠthey only put the bilingual info on Twitter? Thatâs a blogging fail.
Iâm SMH that these recent series are getting more PR than the Funi rescue titles are. Also that these are getting dubs while Funi hasnât reversed its âwe ainât dubbinâ 'emâ stance for the undubbed rescues that it picked up.
I guess it is a good thing that these are getting dubs as their promo material wasnât (and isnât) strong enough to inspire me to watch the subs but Iâll at least check out a dub. Also, any non-sub-only bluray is a victory as far as Iâm concerned.
The dub cast of Karneval is almost the Funimation âDream Teamâ. I wasnât too sure that Sean Michael Teague was still around.
[quote]CHARACTER â ACTOR
GAREKI - Greg Ayres
NAI - Sean Michael Teague
YOGI - Christopher Bevins
TSUKUMO - JÄd Saxton
HIRATO - Ian Sinclair
TSUKITACHI - J. Michael Tatum
KAROKU - Vic Mignogna
AKARI - David Matranga
IVA - Jessica Cavanagh
JIKI - Aaron Dismuke
KIICHI - Alison Viktorin
AZANA - Jerry Jewell
ELESKA - Tia Ballard
URO - Brandon Potter
PALNEDO - R Bruce Elliott
KIHARU - Jason Liebrecht
KAGIRI - Tyson Rinehart
MINà - Anastasia Muñoz
CREW
ADR Director â Christopher Bevins
ADR Engineer â Kevin Leasure
Funimation[/quote]
Well, okay, Viktorin wasnât exactly âmade of winâ in âA Certainâ dub (lol) but maybe that was just an exception?
-Cowboy Bebop in December (4 separate editions Amazon Special, Funimation Special, Regular BD and DVD editions)
-Home Video Rights for:
-D-Frag
-Unbreakable Machine Doll
-Blazblu
-Freezing: Vibration
Acquired Rights to:
-Melancholy of Harui Suzumiya 1 & 2
-Lucky Star + OVAs
- Strike Witches and Steins: Gate movies
-Black Butler OVA series
Blazblue is interesting. I guess Sol Badguy, err, Ragna the Bloodedgeâs plea to avoid the fighting anime curse was granted.
Iâm not liking funi not combo packing their releases. Like aniplex, they are regressing. Theyâre not to them point of releasing singles like aoa yet but theyâre still backslidimg on this. A DVD only version of a HD release is like making a ps1 version of a modern game: every (Sony) console can play it but itâll pale to the real version to the point that it is shameful to sell it by itself.
Speaking of games, this scheme of editions that are exclusive to certain retailers is ridiculous with them and Iâm disappointed that itâll now extend to anime; whereâs the rightstuf LE?
BTW, the funimation booth really regressed this year at otakon. It was wimpier than even last yearâs. Maybe they canât try, maybe they donât feel the need to tryâŠall we know is that they are not trying in their âground gameâ at cons.
Iâd like to hear if theyâve reconsidered dubbing/redubbing applicable bandai rescues. Iâd like oniai to be the only sub only funi domestic release.