Azumanga Daioh been liscenced yet? Rumors?

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Azumanga Daioh been liscenced yet? Rumors?

Postby Mroni » Fri Dec 13, 2002 7:07 pm

I haven't heard any yet if someone has please post them. My favorite character in the series is Sakaki.

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Postby NicholasDWolfwood » Fri Dec 13, 2002 7:12 pm

It hasn't been licensed, AFAIK.
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Postby Alucard_FoN » Sat Dec 14, 2002 2:51 am

I've got my ear to the ground when it comes to anime news, and I haven't heard a damn thing about anyone even considering picking up Azumanga. Based on what the show is like, I would be surprised if anyone did license it. A lot of the jokes require knowledge of japanese culture (conveniently explained for us by the fansubbers). Because of that, I would be shocked if anyone licenses it. On the other hand, it seems to be quite popular, so you never know. A company may realize they stand to make a great deal of money off of it, and get it. We'll see how it goes.
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Postby Declan_Vee » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:18 am

Well from what I glanced over at in NewType USA (disgustingly butchered and a waste of money IMO) it had been licensed, that and my sources at Madman.
Still I'd like to know how a US company would successfully market such a product without having ACME (American Christian Mothers Etc) shutting them down.
Make it too childish, you won't sell as much as you could and piss off a lot of the fans. Try to get it right, and ACME will probably go on a witch-hunt, something about perversion, bad family image (no parents, chiyo-chan's father is a cat), teachers who attack students...
I remember a Christmas time episode something about Santa and reindeer(sp) not existing and Santa being depicted as some kind of scary old man... (or did I just mix up Guu and Azumanga) That definitely wouldn't go down well.

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Postby kthulhu » Sat Dec 14, 2002 3:34 pm

I suspect that the perverted teacher is actually Chiyo's father :D .

Regarding ACME and content, compared to some stuff out there (Evangelion, for instance, or a lot of prime time), Azumanga would be TAME, and probably wouldn't even enter their radar. Hell, some of them don't even celebrate Christmas because of its pagan origins.

A bigger problem would be making money off of Azumanga here in the US (or Australia, for that matter). On the shelf, it'd have to compete against mecha series, sci-fi series, the big series like Trigun and Bebop, movies like Akira and Ghost In The Shell, etcetera. Compared to all that flash and boom, Azumanga would either be mistaken for shoujo or some weird thing that hardly anyone watches.

It'd have a lot to overcome.
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Re: Azumanga Daioh been liscenced yet? Rumors?

Postby Koopiskeva » Sat Dec 14, 2002 3:45 pm

Mroni wrote:I haven't heard any yet if someone has please post them. My favorite character in the series is Sakaki.

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Re: Azumanga Daioh been liscenced yet? Rumors?

Postby Mroni » Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:18 pm

Koopiskeva wrote:
Mroni wrote:I haven't heard any yet if someone has please post them. My favorite character in the series is Sakaki.

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I'm going to eat your babies!!! :shock: :evil:


Ok Ok Ok sakaki is yours!!! I have lum but I still like her.


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Postby Koopiskeva » Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:24 pm

good good, i didnt wanna hafta take out the whippin spork
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Postby mexicanjunior » Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:40 pm

Koopiskeva wrote:good good, i didnt wanna hafta take out the whippin spork


I've only watched one episode but it seems amusing. Chiyo is uber cute but she is no Ruri. :?
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Postby Nappy » Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:44 pm

well they could do it and have excel saga type popups to explain some jokes.
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Postby Mroni » Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:30 pm

I disagree with you all. I think that Azumanga would be a hit over here. Otaku know what they are buying. They are the ones buying the dvds. 90% of the stuff out there will never be on tv. But paying 29.99 for a freakin dvd damn sure keeps even slow selling titles profitable. While they are releasing Azu they can start releasing Kodocha too. The two best pieces of Shoujo out there are being ignored its a travesty.

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Postby EarthCurrent » Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:02 am

Considering the fact that Right Stuf is releasing Comic Party and Media Blaster picked up Sentimental Journey and Seraphim Call, some companies seem to think that there is money to be made on small nitch market anime titles. That, and the fact that Azumanga products seem to be super prevelent in Con dealer rooms these days might encourage a company to pick it up and release it if one has not already done so.
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