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Postby Denimcat » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:15 pm

RedMage wrote:
Oh, and I also predict Honey and Clover will be licensed


Adding to that:

It will be licensed by Viz, both anime and manga, as part of the Shojo Beat line.
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Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:41 pm

As much as I'd like for Honey and Clover to get its day in the American sun, I'm going to predict that it won't be licensed. Here are my 2 compelling reasons:

1) Honey and Clover is not shoujo manga/anime. This is a prevalent misconception. It is officially josei manga/anime. This is confirmed both by the anthology that it is cindicated in as well as the late night time slot it was aired during. This show is directly geared towards adult women (think 20-30ish). As far as anime goes, it slow, it's very relationship intense, and it appeals to a very slim demographic. In the USA, the adult female anime following is quite small when compared to the entire market. To license a show which appeals to that group would be a huge risk. In the aftermath of a year of excessive licensing and minimized profits, I don't think that anyone's going to want to take on the liability of licensing a wild card. No matter how brilliant that wild card may be.

2) As any Honey and Clover fan knows, Honey and Clover is LITTERED with insert songs by many very popular bands, such as Spitz. The licensing of Honey and Clover will require massive royalty fees paid out by the domestic licensor to these artists. This additional expense, in my opinion, obliterates the minimal chance H&C ever had of getting its chances on American retailer's shelves.


Edit: In light of the licensing of MoHS, I'm also going to predict that the award winning novels that the series is based on will also be brought to the states, following in the recent trend of anime based book translating.
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Postby jon_jinn » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:51 pm

Mangafanatic wrote:Edit: In light of the licensing of MoHS, I'm also going to predict that the award winning novels that the series is based on will also be brought to the states, following in the recent trend of anime based book translating.


i just hope that MoHS doesn't become TOO popular like some other animes...
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Postby seventh circle » Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:46 pm

i predict the United States will finaly start importing real anime so we won't have to.
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Postby beau99 » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:18 pm

Wingzero22 wrote:But why hasn't any other anime news webpage talk about this or the fansubs been pulled?

Dunno.

I'm just going by things I've read at different websites.
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Postby RedMage » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:18 pm

seventh circle wrote:i predict the United States will finaly start importing real anime so we won't have to.


What does that even mean?

*Looks over at his shelf full of anime DVDs*

This must all be fake anime then.
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Postby seventh circle » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:53 pm

RedMage wrote:What does that even mean?

*Looks over at his shelf full of anime DVDs*

This must all be fake anime then.

well i mean the most popular anime's everyone has to download off the net or have imported from Japan
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Postby beau99 » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:54 pm

seventh circle wrote:well i mean the most popular anime's everyone has to download off the net or have imported from Japan

Incorrect.
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Postby RedMage » Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:01 pm

seventh circle wrote:well i mean the most popular anime's everyone has to download off the net or have imported from Japan


No, it's only the most popular anime that get imported, generally, it just doesn't and can't happen instantaneously. There are exceptional cases like The Big O where a show gets little notice in Japan and then becomes a big hit once it enters the US market, but those are -just- exceptions. For the most part, only the most popular and successful titles are licensed and imported. Would it make any sense for US companies to seek out anime that failed in Japan to import?
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Postby memmer66 » Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:04 pm

Death Note anime will indeed be released by [adult swim]
[adult swim] will not stop playing FLCL
The Battle Royale remake will have a director and a script,
The original Battle Royale movie will still not be released in America
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Postby jon_jinn » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:34 am

Monster anime might be released in America (DVD)
Gantz manga will be licensed and released
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:27 pm

I will add Case Closed to my DVD collection(I ordered a DVD from Rightstuf just today so that's kinda am easy prediction to make).
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Postby Roy Mustang » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:49 pm

I think Honey and Clover will be licensed by Viz and as jon_jinn said, I think Monster anime will get licensed, but I don't know who.

The Honey and Clover thing is more, I found out something that shows that it will be licensed.


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Postby RedMage » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:56 pm

Wingzero22 wrote:The Honey and Clover thing is more, I found out something that shows that it will be licensed.


Are you going to share this information? :eyebrow:
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Postby Roy Mustang » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:14 pm

RedMage wrote:Are you going to share this information? :eyebrow:



NATPE 2007 Conference & Exhibition

Scoll down and look for Honey and Clover. The NATPE conference is where some anime companies will show what licenses they got and try to get deals done to sell the tv rights at this conference.

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Postby mitsuki lover » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:47 pm

Now just how serious do these predictions have to be?
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