FriTz:

<Brad, who I envy because of all his Nadesico collection *grin*>

and you were really hurting for that Misamaru Yurika UFO-catcher doll of mine, 
weren't you? ^_^  THAT'S why you're depressed....

>Anime Works / Kitty realised it was spreading to thin and has now back to 
>it's roots (hentai, Kitty video label).

[Bradster puts an incense stick in a suggestive place in his Rei Lan Incense 
Holder and offers a prayer of thanks...]
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Hiroe:
>Re: starting your own company......... friends of mine, and I, are
>seriously considering that very option......with the primary goals of low
>prices, and Customer Satisfaction. Tips, anyone?

Make certain one of those friends either doesn't like anime, or actively WANTS 
to be in charge of the business end of it.  If you're all anime fans, one or 
more of you will get bitter if forced to spend much of your time running the 
non-anime aspects of the company.  'By fans for fans' is great for fansubs, and
I realize that one complaint against the larger companies is that they're more 
concerned about the bottom line now, but there's no point in starting your own 
business only to have it fold in 2 years due to negligence or mismanagement.

(note: this didn't happen to me personally, but a close friend of mine had this
problem when he was owner, CEO, sole worker, etc. of the business he started. 
He went from loving what he did to practically hating it,))
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Pierre:
>>I think their main problem is overextension- too many series, too 
>>many magazines, too much anime to handle.

>I don't want to sound stupid, but isn't that the point of recruiting??
>And development, and all?

That means hiring new people, and they're probably only willing to do that for 
a runaway moneymaker like Pokerat.  The credits for most of their manga and 
anime read pretty much the same.

>I was once rich, but I'm so broke now that I can't afford anything. 

"I'm so poor I can't even pay attention..."

>Of course I'm in no position to talk, because I'm craving after brand 
>new titles, but I'm quite sure there are classics that are still waiting 
>for a translator...

Where's DNA^2 after all this time?  Where's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?  The 
whole Nadia series?


-Bradster
  had a 'deer-in-the-headlights' look after hearing William Shatner sing in 
those Priceline commercials on CNN.