Of all the companies, I agree that ADV has the most history of licensing show of this type: Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Cromartie High School, Azumanga Daioh, Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso), and Pani Poni Dash!.Psygnius wrote:Hm... I was just skimming through the list of animes that Wendee Lee has done...
I didn't notice any ADV titles... looks like she does pretty much every US distribution company except ADV. Correct me if I'm wrong.
But still, I think ADV would be the best candidate to pick up the series.
But since ADV has their own dubbing studio and cast, it's very unlikely that they go outside for voice talent. There have been a few exceptions like You're Under Arrest and recently, Ah! My Goddess where they reused an existing cast for continuity instead of recasting with an in-house team. I'm not sure about the logistics of ADV getting the US Haruhi cast to reprise their respective roles in a US Lucky Star adaptation. Most of the Haruhi cast are based in California whereas ADV is in Texas. And I'm not sure that it's cost effective for ADV to contract Bang Zoom! for the dubbing.
Considering the nature of the show, I think it's more important to cast a Konata that can replicate Aya Hirano's performance(s). Wendee Lee has proven that she can do a wide range of voices and if Bandai Ent. picks this up I think she's a lock for Konata. And if it is ADV, at least they can have Chris Patton do the voice of Anime Tenchou.
