Funimation Featured on Anime Production Committees For Three Titles in Winter 2020 Season

[Planetnamek]

I mean, it goes far beyond mere aesthetics. Then again this isn’t the right place to discuss the pros and cons of AOT and the like, especially since I was already asked not to spoil.

LOL, I forgot about that aspect. Still, I must be missing something because Shingeki no Kyo-jin seems to be screaming "fascism will never work" to me just going by the focus of the characters really trying to avoid genocide.

Speaking of facism, the website this article is from is a well-known haven for alt-right dipshits, so i'd take anything that comes from that website with a mountain of salt as they tend to badly misinterpret things.

[PremiumSalt]

I know the hyper-sub-purist community on here won't be receptive to this, but things like this make it much easier for FUNi to simuldub (see: the Fruits Basket remake, which does same day simuldub, except maybe this season because of the quarantine), so for those who care about that stuff it's kind of a god send.

[eledoremassis02]

I mean, it goes far beyond mere aesthetics. Then again this isn’t the right place to discuss the pros and cons of AOT and the like, especially since I was already asked not to spoil.

LOL, I forgot about that aspect. Still, I must be missing something because Shingeki no Kyo-jin seems to be screaming "fascism will never work" to me just going by the focus of the characters really trying to avoid genocide.

Speaking of facism, the website this article is from is a well-known haven for alt-right dipshits, so i'd take anything that comes from that website with a mountain of salt as they tend to badly misinterpret things.

Didn't know that, found it while searching on google.. however (which I checked before posting) they did cite it directly from FUNimation
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/03 ... ire-force/

Instead of simply licensing the rights to a finished show (as companies usually do), Funimation is now able to take part ownership of some titles directly when bringing them to the rest of the world. There’s no fear about losing the rights to these shows either; they are here to stay in the Funimation library in perpetuity. Conversely, Funimation is trusted by the rest of the committee to use their international expertise to better market the show to foreign viewers and provide more detailed input to the other Japanese companies regarding what fans abroad would like to see. It’s a win-win.

[Planetnamek]

LOL, I forgot about that aspect. Still, I must be missing something because Shingeki no Kyo-jin seems to be screaming "fascism will never work" to me just going by the focus of the characters really trying to avoid genocide.

Speaking of facism, the website this article is from is a well-known haven for alt-right dipshits, so i'd take anything that comes from that website with a mountain of salt as they tend to badly misinterpret things.

Didn't know that, found it while searching on google.. however (which I checked before posting) they did cite it directly from FUNimation
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/03 ... ire-force/

Instead of simply licensing the rights to a finished show (as companies usually do), Funimation is now able to take part ownership of some titles directly when bringing them to the rest of the world. There’s no fear about losing the rights to these shows either; they are here to stay in the Funimation library in perpetuity. Conversely, Funimation is trusted by the rest of the committee to use their international expertise to better market the show to foreign viewers and provide more detailed input to the other Japanese companies regarding what fans abroad would like to see. It’s a win-win.

Fair enough, though i'd double-check the veracity of any articles posted by that site. They are more or less the Brietbart of geek sites.

[eledoremassis02]

Speaking of facism, the website this article is from is a well-known haven for alt-right dipshits, so i'd take anything that comes from that website with a mountain of salt as they tend to badly misinterpret things.

Didn't know that, found it while searching on google.. however (which I checked before posting) they did cite it directly from FUNimation
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/03 ... ire-force/

Instead of simply licensing the rights to a finished show (as companies usually do), Funimation is now able to take part ownership of some titles directly when bringing them to the rest of the world. There’s no fear about losing the rights to these shows either; they are here to stay in the Funimation library in perpetuity. Conversely, Funimation is trusted by the rest of the committee to use their international expertise to better market the show to foreign viewers and provide more detailed input to the other Japanese companies regarding what fans abroad would like to see. It’s a win-win.

Fair enough, though i'd double-check the veracity of any articles posted by that site. They are more or less the Brietbart of geek sites.

That's good to know, never heard of the city before but its always good to double-check their sources regardless

[Matches Malone]

I know the hyper-sub-purist community on here won't be receptive to this, but things like this make it much easier for FUNi to simuldub, so for those who care about that stuff it's kind of a god send.

I'm a dub fan so I hope it results in faster dubs and releases, I just don't want them getting involved in the writing.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

So basically this will be strengthening Funimation's monopoly on the anime industry? That could be very good or very bad depending on how things pan out.

If Funimation are allowed on these committees, then surely others will be as well. It's a matter of funding, if a company wants to invest in a show, they're allowed in.

Maybe, it would most likely depend on how much equity other companies have. Funimation has grown considerably over the years, much more than other companies like Ocean and ADV that have gone off the radar. Maybe Bang Zoom could be in as well? I'm not sure how significant the profits their dubs and releases are to the anime's respective rights holders in Japan, but with Funimation I think we've reached a point where their gains simply can't go unnoticed, which would explain other companies increased interest in them.

That being said, this will never affect Dragon Ball. If FUNimation couldn't get more Dragon Ball made in 2001-2002 they will never get more Dragon Ball made now.

It may or may not. I don't think it is unreasonable to suspect Funimation could have some influence on future productions. We've seen Whis telling Goku and Vegeta during their training they could fall into a different dimension, and Resurrection F has set a precedent for future movies to use rock songs regardless of whether or not they have a dub. Obviously we can't say for sure if either of these two things were inspired by Funimation, but considering there was a time when this was unthinkable I'm not willing to rule it out.

To clarify, I say all this as a neutral dub and sub fan who loves both versions of Dragon Ball and generally watches other anime dubbed. I have no problem with international audiences being validated, and this could end up being really good but I will be waiting cautiously to see how things turn out.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Considering FUNi have won the spelling war and now everyone worldwide is being subjected to the dub spellings I wouldn't be so easy to rule anything out.

Don't forget they knew Broly was popular overseas so presumably they would have had to have held some sort of discussion with FUNi to get to that conclusion.

FUNi are having an impact on Dragon Ball beyond just for the West.

[eledoremassis02]

I also wonder if this squashes any other options for an alternative english dub for FUNi properties ala ocean and bang zoom?

FUNi seems to have had some strongee influence in what gets made. Looking back at it it was hinted in one if their special features on the season Blurays. So I wonder if they are, atleast partually, a cog in ocean kai.

[Matches Malone]

They knew Broly was popular overseas so presumably they would have had to have held some sort of discussion with FUNi to get to that conclusion.

FUNi are having an impact on Dragon Ball beyond just for the West.

They were right to take their advice, as Broly became the highest grossing movie in the franchise, by far. Looking at the box office numbers for Japan, the increase between BOG, RF, & Broly is very small, so I understand why they might start targeting the international market even more moving forward. As enjoyable as Broly was, I don't want it to start a trend of them just giving fans what they want instead of original ideas.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

They knew Broly was popular overseas so presumably they would have had to have held some sort of discussion with FUNi to get to that conclusion.

FUNi are having an impact on Dragon Ball beyond just for the West.

They were right to take their advice, as Broly became the highest grossing movie in the franchise, by far. Looking at the box office numbers for Japan, the increase between BOG, RF, & Broly is very small, so I understand why they might start targeting the international market even more moving forward. As enjoyable as Broly was, I don't want it to start a trend of them just giving fans what they want instead of original ideas.

Telling a good story and appeasing the fans don't have to be mutually exclusive. What I loved about Super Broly is that it had its priorities right. It brought back a fan favourite character but rebuilt a compelling story around him, and that was the launching pad for the movie. If this is the way new movies will utilize popular characters and concepts I'm all for it.

What I'd be curious about will be whenever we get a new series if the Japanese scripts will be "punched up" in a similar fashion to the Funi Super dub now.

[Matches Malone]

What I loved about Super Broly is that it had its priorities right. It brought back a fan favourite character but rebuilt a compelling story around him, and that was the launching pad for the movie.

Although it fixed issues I had with his original movie, it also brought new ones, such as Freeza being a joke character. I understand that concepts such as Broly, Cooler, Future Trunks, etc. are essential to the franchise at this point, so expecting them to be left out is financially unrealistic. I just don't want that to be the only things we get. We just got 2 movies in a row with reused concepts, and based on Broly's success, I'm 90% sure the next one will also bring back something familiar.

[John Pannozzi]

Disney was a production partner on all (or nearly all) Studio Ghibli movies from 2002's The Cat Returns up to 2016's The Red Turtle (apparently, as Toho Kingdom lists Disney's Buena Vista as a production partner on that film).

So, American companies co-producing anime is nothing new, and already has a halfway decent track record when it comes to the final products.

[mikezilla2]

just Keep in mind Sony own funimation now and funimation own Manga UK so they have a big piece of the pie !

[10gigtriforce]

just Keep in mind Sony own funimation now and funimation own Manga UK so they have a big piece of the pie !

sony also own aniplex too. so even bigger