Recently, I became acquainted with the taste of my own words. Humble pie. Crow. Mmm, good. I thought that Taisho Baseball Girls would NEVER EVER be distributed. But as it turns out, a company called Sentai Filmworks has indeed distributed it for the North American market. Sure, that means they’re using subs instead of dubs, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘business model’
The Anime Business Model Has Become Sane
Posted in thoughts, tagged anime, business model, sentai filmworks, taisho baseball girls on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What Is Bandai’s Problem?
Posted in rant, tagged anime, bandai, business model, fansub, shigofumi, true tears on November 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is Bandai Entertainment’s problem? It’s been nine months since True Tears and Shigofumi were postponed. Nine months and they’re still missing in action. I understand that it takes a while for series to be translated, voiced, the DVD booklets and covers to be designed, and the finished product to be distributed, but you’d think [...]
What Happened to Gunslinger Girl?
Posted in rant, thoughts, tagged anime, business model, economics, gunslinger girl on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone has probably heard of the stages of grief (the Kubler-Ross model): denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. As the theory goes, everyone passes through at least two of these stages, but not necessarily in the order given. One of my favorite anime`s of all time is Gunslinger Girl, but it trails the manga by [...]
