Re: [AMS] Skipping Chapters


to <megami@usagi.jrd.dec.com>
from "Hyun Park" <hpark@access1.net>
subject Re: [AMS] Skipping Chapters
date Thu, 1 Jan 1998 20:43:11 -0800

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> From: Christopher Jefferson <ALMIGHTY@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Les Jenkins <Dream@cris.com>
> Cc: megami@usagi.jrd.dec.com
> Subject: Re: [AMS] Skipping Chapters
> Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 8:51 PM
> 
> Les Jenkins wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Christopher Jefferson wrote:
> > 
> > > Just something I ran into at Anime Weekend Atlanta. It talked with
the
> > > Animeigo reps who were handling the table and she indicated to me
that
> > > Animeigo's CEO was headed over to Tokyo at the time (mid November) to
> > > open up negotiations with their opposite number in Japan for
> > > distribution rights here in the United States. They ARE making a bid
to
> > > tackle the film. Whether they get that bid, as you say, is another
thing
> > > altogether..
> > 
> > I do know Robert was over there not too long ago to talk with them
about
> > it, but I must say that I'd be amazed if they pull it off. Not unless
he
> > puts forth more effort into it than he did for the YUA TV series. As it
> > stands right now, Robert sees anime as being unprofitable (which it has
> > been for AnimEigo, but for reasons Robert is purely responsible for)
and
> > as such he seems to have made it clear that AnimEigo will be
concentrating
> > the bulk of it's efforts for the near future on their Samurai Cinema
> > titles with anime being a lesser concern. I seriously doubt he made an
> > offer they'd even be willing to consider and based on what I've heard
> > coming out of folks from AnimEigo recently, I'd be inclined to think
I'm
> > right on this one..
> 
> OK, assuming AnimEigo throws in the towel on doing the sub and dub
> distribution of the "Megami:The Movie" epic, who is most likely to pick
> up the fallen standard of AMS? Manga? USMC? CPM? Possibly even VIZ?
> Your thoughts in this regard (after all, somebody has to do
> it-otherwise, we get fansubs.....)..
> 
> 
If Animeigo did really, really good marketing, they could be successful. If
Animeigo was part of Bandai Visual (biggest anime distributor in Japan),
whole bunch of anime tities will flood into U.S. When it comes to number of
titles and product quality, no one beats Japanese counterpart. 

> 
> > > As much as I loved YUA, I can't understand why anyone would consider
> > > running YUA as a TV series here in the states. You know what would
> > > happen: some programmer at an affiliate would pick it up and then
bury
> > > it at, say, 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday morning, thinking that it's a
kiddie
> > > show about Japanese cops! I'd love to see the series here, too. But
> > > programmers can be unthinking individuals who kill off good anime at
the
> > > drop of a hat (killed SM, and are in the process of dispatching
> > > DragonBallZ) simply because they think to
> > > themselves...."animation"------>"cartoons"------>"kiddie
show"--------->
> > > "Saturday Morning"..
> > 
> > I don't know that anyone was considering running it as a TV series here
in
> > the States. I was speaking of the attempt AnimEigo made to license the
TV
> > series from Kodanasha which fell through. I don't believe AnimEigo had
> > hoped to syndicate it here in the States..
> 
> Right. Misunderstanding on my part. Am I correct in assuming then that
> they were trying to get the package so they could distribute the tapes
> here in U.S. to the anime market (comic stores, anime houses, etc...)?
> 
> Thanks again for your usual illumination..
> > 
> > Les
> > 
> > 
> 
> Try to make AWA next year if you can in October. Good con, good people..
> They just need to work on their guest list, that's all (East coast
> con...what can one say? Can't exactly fly in the seiyuu girls to LAX and
> put 'em up at the hotel now can we? Poor Atlanta....so close to South
> Florida, so far from Japan!)..
> 
> Be Seeing You,
> 
> Chris
> 
> A friend of Iria
> 
> 
> 
> 

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