I started off what was on Cartoon Network, but I never downloaded a series that was licensed (still don't).
90% of those who download Anime have no intention of buying it, and usually get pissy when you suggest they do.
"It's not worth my money," they say, but apparently it's worth their time.
Downloading anime actually hurts US companies a lot more than it hurts the MPAA because they don't have many (if any) theater runs, and it's really hard to get it on TV. And having it up for download does piss off the Japanese companies who then take it out on the US licensors.
Also, don't buy at Suncoast if you can avoid it, they're really expensive.
Well consider supporting the US companies if you want the price to come down, instead of primarily watching fansubs.
The only problem with an increase of interest from America in anime is the potential for it to alter the writing/direction of anime to make it more "suitable" for american audiences.
Things aren't going well in Japan for many anime companies, so they're starting to pay a lot of attention to foreign markets. That may be both a good and bad thing...
Oh and yes, fansubs piss off the Japanese companies as well, they take it out on the US companies.
Kenshin COULD air, but would get a TV-M for many of it's 2nd season episodes. And it's unlikely Sony would be willing to let CN air the original version, and would push them to air their "Samurai X" hack and slash job.
Just so you know, parents in Japan complained about the violence in Evangelion, and Berserk aired at 2:30 AM on a cable network.
Regardless of the intention of the content, and the time, parents will be irresponsible and let their children watch, and will bitch and whine no matter WHAT they want.
This is why a network with an overall direction towards a more mature audience would have to pick up the slack.
Not that I REALLY care, since they will show it dubbed and I don't particularly like watching dubs (though I won't be hurt if I have to).
Nothing's gonna solve the editing problem. It's on a network aimed at children, and children do watch.
Only way to get around that here in the states would be to have sci-fi suck it up and show it uncut with a (frequent) TV-M rating (though many shows would be unfairly labeled as such).
Even then, many of the best shows won't ever make it on TV here, simply because they don't have the style of Bebop, the Action element of gundam, and the "crap" that somehow attracts people like Dragonball Z does.
Editing will likely bar some shows entirely from network TV. ADV, who holds the N. Am. license to Evangelion have said it won't be licensed for TV if it has to be edited.
Or sometimes it's politics. The head of Toonami is a BIG Rurouni Kenshin fan. Problem is, Media Blasters can't show their (the original version) on TV. If kenshin ever hits the air in the US, it'll hit as "Samurai X," a hacked up, rewritten version of the original show (not related to the ADV release of the Kenshin OAVs as Samurai X).
I don't know about anyone else, but I always thought it was funny how the Open Source community yelled about "standards," yet we have so many damn standards that there aren't any.
Now that license issues are cleared up, RMS has a chance and he's gonna take it. Eliminate two, create one. This isn't a bad thing, since you STILL have the source.
We have options for customization, and a lot of freedom, but what we lack is any real consolidation (IE eliminating redundant standards), thus creating a plethora of pitfalls for software developers.
This is one thing I think the Linux Standards Base should cover. More than just one boring, rather useless "base," it should cover MANY bases, and specify standard APIs, installations, and specifications for systems/software. Hell make Linux Standard Base certification like that damn Made for Windows XX logo.
Theory:
LSB defines a desktop base, a server base, and an embedded base.
On the desktop base you have modules (not necessarily compatible), say Gaming Module which includes all necessary packages and auto-detection and config info, a Network client module that automatically loads remote config utilities and any necessary client software, and a workstation module that adds it's required things.
Same for server and embedded.
Also have the LSB supply standard definitions for the GUI APIs. Standard Themes, fonts, what have you.
If you can build a solid foundation for your system and get it under control (community control, it's still ours), then you'll attract users. I think that's a bit of what RMS is trying to do here.
I wonder what it's shock tolerances are. That looks like something you'd stick in your trunk, hook up a few wires, and have a car mp3 player with all of an hour's effort.
As for replacing laptops... no.
Laptops are much more convenient, an entire display and input system integrated into the casing. This thing looks like a super-small replacement for that big box on most people's desk. Get the CEO that nice 19" flatpanel, nice mouse, keyboard, everything, and mount one of these things under his desktop. Much easier to handle upgrades, and cheaper.
Now, hopefully prices will come down sometime soon.
Asimov explored this in his Dawn series of works in fact.
R. Daneel was the robot who created the 0th law, and I'd say that with that realization, he became human (in mind).
So in the end, isn't it possible that robotic technology may, in the end, turn into a synthetic biological system that merges with our own on some distant day?
Wouldn't it be concievable that they wouldn't replace us, but merge with us? Robotic technology has a lot to learn from biology, which existed before it.
I have never seen any machines at any retail store have the option of anything BUT Windows.
Your average user has NO CHOICE. That is the definition of a monopoly. We have options, but we are the definite minority.
Microsoft can, and will, force companies to not carry other OSes on the same machine at time of sale (such that the user can decide to go for * OS instead of windows when they first turn the thing on).
Until you can go to best buy and see machines running windows, or some other OS (linux, Be if it's resurrected, whatever), microsoft has a monopoly.
The only companies that release anime and are associated with the MPAA are:
Columbia/Tristar and Manga Video.
So if you buy a dvd from one of them, you must make a contribution to the EFF.
Otherwise, you can enjoy Kenshin, Evangelion, and many other series without having to make a donation to the EFF/ACLU/other-freedom-fighting-organization-of-yo ur-choice.
Yeah, really sucks. I've heard the english Dilandau sounds more whiny than psychotic.
Interesting side note, after having had it mentioned that Minami-san was the singer for the japanese dance group "Two-Mix" I now have images of a derranged boy singing to the songs...
They say Columbia Tristar has it (since they're a subsidary of Sony), and Sony Entertainment had a hand in making the movie.
Give it time. They're releasing that one Arnold movie that was indefinitely postponed following the attacks, so I don't see Bebop's release here being delayed at all.
Let's just hope they do the same as CTHD with it (subtitled, nation-wide release).
Go yell at Disney. They bought the rights to just about every ghibli movie back in 96 up through mononoke (they don't have their new one though), and have been sitting on most of them.
Why?
There's a ton of theories, one of which is that disney want to be made to look bad by releasing licensed films that stomp on their own.
Go yell at Disney. On the other hand, laud Tristar and Bandai for trying to get anime out and on the big screen.
And if Escaflowne, did you happen to watch it in english?
If so, then yeah, a lot of people (dub fans included) will join you in panning the dub. I've not heard the dub for the TV series, and I don't plan on it, but from what I hear it sucks rocks.
Sunrise Animation Studios (Cowboy Bebop, Gundam, a trillion other great shows) requires that its licensors wait 6 months between the time that they (sunrise) start release and the time the licensor begins release (and they must not finish the series before they (sunrise) do).
Of course, the American studios are having a hard time keeping up with a lot of the stuff out there, so it's often not much of an issue (except for hot-ticket titles, like the Bebop movie will be).
Others force various wait times, some don't at all.
Those that do, do it to avoid R1 reimportation (they KNOW that region coding means jack shit).
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I want "tea" and "no tea."
At the same time. That really impresses ALL the doors...
That and I hang in a number of channels that get people begging for fansubbers.
They say I want X series, where X is a series that is licensed.
I say: "Go buy it"
they laugh and call me a stupid fucker. Just about every one (save a small few) does that.
90% isn't accurate, hell I can't put a percentage on it, but that sure is what it sounds like.
And if you don't want to buy blind, go read reveiws. Check my sig for the single best anime dvd review site.
You are an extremely rare example.
I started off what was on Cartoon Network, but I never downloaded a series that was licensed (still don't).
90% of those who download Anime have no intention of buying it, and usually get pissy when you suggest they do.
"It's not worth my money," they say, but apparently it's worth their time.
Downloading anime actually hurts US companies a lot more than it hurts the MPAA because they don't have many (if any) theater runs, and it's really hard to get it on TV. And having it up for download does piss off the Japanese companies who then take it out on the US licensors.
Also, don't buy at Suncoast if you can avoid it, they're really expensive.
Well consider supporting the US companies if you want the price to come down, instead of primarily watching fansubs.
The only problem with an increase of interest from America in anime is the potential for it to alter the writing/direction of anime to make it more "suitable" for american audiences.
Things aren't going well in Japan for many anime companies, so they're starting to pay a lot of attention to foreign markets. That may be both a good and bad thing...
Oh and yes, fansubs piss off the Japanese companies as well, they take it out on the US companies.
Well that and:
ADV has said repeatedly that they will not license TV broadcast rights to any network that will have to edit the show.
Thus why many PBS stations show it (subbed even) in its entirety, HBO could do it, and Sci-Fi maybe late at night.
CN? Never.
Kenshin COULD air, but would get a TV-M for many of it's 2nd season episodes. And it's unlikely Sony would be willing to let CN air the original version, and would push them to air their "Samurai X" hack and slash job.
Just so you know, parents in Japan complained about the violence in Evangelion, and Berserk aired at 2:30 AM on a cable network.
Regardless of the intention of the content, and the time, parents will be irresponsible and let their children watch, and will bitch and whine no matter WHAT they want.
This is why a network with an overall direction towards a more mature audience would have to pick up the slack.
Not that I REALLY care, since they will show it dubbed and I don't particularly like watching dubs (though I won't be hurt if I have to).
Nothing's gonna solve the editing problem. It's on a network aimed at children, and children do watch.
Only way to get around that here in the states would be to have sci-fi suck it up and show it uncut with a (frequent) TV-M rating (though many shows would be unfairly labeled as such).
Even then, many of the best shows won't ever make it on TV here, simply because they don't have the style of Bebop, the Action element of gundam, and the "crap" that somehow attracts people like Dragonball Z does.
Editing will likely bar some shows entirely from network TV. ADV, who holds the N. Am. license to Evangelion have said it won't be licensed for TV if it has to be edited.
Or sometimes it's politics. The head of Toonami is a BIG Rurouni Kenshin fan. Problem is, Media Blasters can't show their (the original version) on TV. If kenshin ever hits the air in the US, it'll hit as "Samurai X," a hacked up, rewritten version of the original show (not related to the ADV release of the Kenshin OAVs as Samurai X).
Screw TV. I'll stick with my DVDs thank you.
I don't know about anyone else, but I always thought it was funny how the Open Source community yelled about "standards," yet we have so many damn standards that there aren't any.
Now that license issues are cleared up, RMS has a chance and he's gonna take it. Eliminate two, create one. This isn't a bad thing, since you STILL have the source.
We have options for customization, and a lot of freedom, but what we lack is any real consolidation (IE eliminating redundant standards), thus creating a plethora of pitfalls for software developers.
This is one thing I think the Linux Standards Base should cover. More than just one boring, rather useless "base," it should cover MANY bases, and specify standard APIs, installations, and specifications for systems/software. Hell make Linux Standard Base certification like that damn Made for Windows XX logo.
Theory:
LSB defines a desktop base, a server base, and an embedded base.
On the desktop base you have modules (not necessarily compatible), say Gaming Module which includes all necessary packages and auto-detection and config info, a Network client module that automatically loads remote config utilities and any necessary client software, and a workstation module that adds it's required things.
Same for server and embedded.
Also have the LSB supply standard definitions for the GUI APIs. Standard Themes, fonts, what have you.
If you can build a solid foundation for your system and get it under control (community control, it's still ours), then you'll attract users. I think that's a bit of what RMS is trying to do here.
I wonder what it's shock tolerances are. That looks like something you'd stick in your trunk, hook up a few wires, and have a car mp3 player with all of an hour's effort.
As for replacing laptops... no.
Laptops are much more convenient, an entire display and input system integrated into the casing. This thing looks like a super-small replacement for that big box on most people's desk. Get the CEO that nice 19" flatpanel, nice mouse, keyboard, everything, and mount one of these things under his desktop. Much easier to handle upgrades, and cheaper.
Now, hopefully prices will come down sometime soon.
Asimov explored this in his Dawn series of works in fact.
R. Daneel was the robot who created the 0th law, and I'd say that with that realization, he became human (in mind).
So in the end, isn't it possible that robotic technology may, in the end, turn into a synthetic biological system that merges with our own on some distant day?
Wouldn't it be concievable that they wouldn't replace us, but merge with us? Robotic technology has a lot to learn from biology, which existed before it.
Little late to be replying:
I have never seen any machines at any retail store have the option of anything BUT Windows.
Your average user has NO CHOICE. That is the definition of a monopoly. We have options, but we are the definite minority.
Microsoft can, and will, force companies to not carry other OSes on the same machine at time of sale (such that the user can decide to go for * OS instead of windows when they first turn the thing on).
Until you can go to best buy and see machines running windows, or some other OS (linux, Be if it's resurrected, whatever), microsoft has a monopoly.
*ahem*
When was the last time you saw someone buy a computer at a store that had an OPTION of operating systems.
When was the last time you had a choice between OS A and OS B, when you booted up a computer you bought from Dell, Compaq, or IBM?
Microsoft prohibits that little choice through sheer power.
God damn I hate monopolies. If not for MS some of those other OSes may be bigger (or around) today.
A Boston CD party wouldn't be good, for one thing tea bags and wooden crates are biodegradeable.
Don't want to go and make ourselves look stupid and evil by polluting the bay with lots of polycarbonates.
How about we just find tons of materials cranked out by the companies we hate and go pitch them in a pile in front of their respective HQ (or in DC).
Idiot.
o ur-choice.
The only companies that release anime and are associated with the MPAA are:
Columbia/Tristar and Manga Video.
So if you buy a dvd from one of them, you must make a contribution to the EFF.
Otherwise, you can enjoy Kenshin, Evangelion, and many other series without having to make a donation to the EFF/ACLU/other-freedom-fighting-organization-of-y
Well dub fans hated it. And fact is, 90% of the north american anime market likes, you guessed it, dubs.
The majority don't want to read subtitles, but hopefully more will begin to tolerate them.
The "pathetic anime companies" know exactly what they're doing. They're aiming for the larger market, and using that to keep us dedicated fans happy.
Fortunately, the DVD release WILL have the original audio, and japanese will be the only language i'll ever hear Escaflowne in.
fistral proster
Yeah, really sucks. I've heard the english Dilandau sounds more whiny than psychotic.
Interesting side note, after having had it mentioned that Minami-san was the singer for the japanese dance group "Two-Mix" I now have images of a derranged boy singing to the songs...
>_ it's bad....
A slight update, as I read on www.animeondvd.com -
Apparently the DVD release of Metropolis is going to include trailers for:
Metropolis itself
FF : TSW
and..............
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Well damnit, I'm sold.
Rumors rumors...
They say Columbia Tristar has it (since they're a subsidary of Sony), and Sony Entertainment had a hand in making the movie.
Give it time. They're releasing that one Arnold movie that was indefinitely postponed following the attacks, so I don't see Bebop's release here being delayed at all.
Let's just hope they do the same as CTHD with it (subtitled, nation-wide release).
Hate to rain on your parade, but they're releasing it dubbed.
Yes, the nerve-grating cast of the original TV series dub (that was panned by sub and dub fan alike) was brought back to do the movie.
So, no, Maaya won't be reprising her role of Hitomi for the North America theater release of the movie (to my dismay), but she will be on the DVD.
Vancouver, BC
This is, supposedly, going to be the only place (thus far) where the Escaflowne movie will hit in Canada.
I don't know about Metropolis, but hopefully Tristar will do what they did with CTHD and give it a nice, wide, subtitled release.
Go yell at Disney. They bought the rights to just about every ghibli movie back in 96 up through mononoke (they don't have their new one though), and have been sitting on most of them.
Why?
There's a ton of theories, one of which is that disney want to be made to look bad by releasing licensed films that stomp on their own.
Go yell at Disney. On the other hand, laud Tristar and Bandai for trying to get anime out and on the big screen.
(replying to a blatantly nonsensical troll...)
Which movie would you be referring to?
And if Escaflowne, did you happen to watch it in english?
If so, then yeah, a lot of people (dub fans included) will join you in panning the dub. I've not heard the dub for the TV series, and I don't plan on it, but from what I hear it sucks rocks.
Now the Japanese mind you...
Nope!
Sunrise Animation Studios (Cowboy Bebop, Gundam, a trillion other great shows) requires that its licensors wait 6 months between the time that they (sunrise) start release and the time the licensor begins release (and they must not finish the series before they (sunrise) do).
Of course, the American studios are having a hard time keeping up with a lot of the stuff out there, so it's often not much of an issue (except for hot-ticket titles, like the Bebop movie will be).
Others force various wait times, some don't at all.
Those that do, do it to avoid R1 reimportation (they KNOW that region coding means jack shit).
You kidding?
There's easily over a thousand titles on dvd, many are series with 6-8 DVDs each.
www.animeondvd.com has a list of just about ALL anime DVDs currently out.
And they're not letting up in their release rate.