Cartoon Network's 1st Original 'Toonami' Series 195
Rick Ellis writes "Sunday at the 2005 Tokyo Anime Fair in Japan,
Cartoon Network unveiled the highly anticipated new series, IGPX. It's a co-production with Production I.G. and Bandai Entertainment and will be the Cartoon Network's first original 'Toonami' series."
Hope for some new stuff... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Hope for some new stuff... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Hope for some new stuff... (Score:3, Insightful)
Been buying the VIZ translation of Naruto, its been alright definately want to smack some of the translation decisions that were made (Byakugan being called Evil Eye... ) definately want to see how the subtitles of the anime go on the official DVDs before I start buying them.
Re:Hope for some new stuff... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Hope for some new stuff... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Hope for some new stuff... (Score:2)
Get ready to hear such gems as... (Score:1)
Subbing? (Score:4, Interesting)
(First?)
Re:Subbing? (Score:5, Interesting)
when a network gets the broadcast rights to a dubbed program or movie (anime or foreign film, or anything), do they get the rights to the original soundtrack too?
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Hmmm. (Turns on NYPD Blue.)
(Turns on audio subcarrier. Spanish.)
(Turns on CC. English.)
(Turns on The Fairly Oddparents.)
(Turns on audio subcarrier. English with blind narration.)
(Turns on CC. English without blind narration. If there was blind narration on the CC, I'd be ready to smack someone.)
Ooh, so if I was blind and deaf, I could still watch! N
Re:Subbing? (Score:3, Interesting)
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The soundtrack for Azumanga Daioh is mostly assembled by a J-Pop "supergroup" called Oranges and Lemons. Again, the music was produced specificlly for the show, so it's hard to imagine there were many "rights" issues in exporting it.
Any similarity be
Re:Subbing? (Score:1, Troll)
Shouldn't they at least have posted a link to the official website [cartoonnetwork.com]?
Re:Subbing? (Score:4, Informative)
Fullmetal Alchemist, [Adult Swim]'s latest anime draw, has even appeared in its entirety, with no content dubbed out (at least, with the last episode comparison I read). Also given the fact that Toonami has been relegated to the late-afternoon Saturday block once a week, its popularity has gone down (at least in the communities I frequent). Right now, I think [Adult Swim] is the main anime draw for cartoon network, and will stay that way.
By the way, Naruto is coming to Toonami. Which means it'll be shown probably once a week on Saturday. All 200+ episodes of it. That's over 4 years. And even if they do show it multiple times on Saturday, Cartoon Network will probably only buy it a couple seasons at a time, and just keep re-showing the first few until people get tired of it. That's what they did with DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho Samurai Champloo is coming also coming to CN, on [AS].
Re:Subbing? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Subbing? (Score:2, Interesting)
A lot of manga-based shows like Inu-Yasha go off the air because they simply run out of manga to animate and so they end abruptly - occasionally getting finished off in OVAs. Some get made-for-TV endings (Midori no Hibi) and some get made-for-TV filler (Rurouni Kenshin). Since Naruto is due to run out of manga pretty soon, it could go either way.
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F that! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:F that! (Score:2)
Unlikely we'll get it though, it was not cheap to produce and while its ratings weren't bad, they weren't good enough.
But hey! At least we're getting Season Two of Venture Bros [livejournal.com]!
Re:F that! (Score:2, Informative)
Feh (Score:1, Troll)
Gah. Mechs. Before I clicked on the link I knew there would be mechs in there somewhere. I could care less about damn gun mech-centric anime.
Re:Feh (Score:5, Funny)
There's never any real conflict in these shows, the 'evil' character is just another player in the 'tournament'. When Optimus Prime and Megatron fought, they didn't pull out little decks of cards or summon holographic monsters to fight for them, they went out there and beat the shit out each other! And it wasn't for some lame 'tournament', it was because the Decepticons were trying to take over the whole freakin' world! I tell ya... thank god for Justice League Unlimited, or kids today would have no sense of proper cartoon violence!
[end rant]
Re:Feh (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Feh (Score:2)
1 You don't need to come up with plots.
2. You have an obvious way to spin off merchandise.
3. ????
4. Profit!!!!
And how was Transformers any different? Cartoons have been selling toys for a lot longer than you think. And the stories ain't exactly original!
Anyone remember the Flintstones selling cigarettes? Those were the days! None of these Politically Correct spinning tops...we want drugs, rock&roll & violence in our cartoons!
Re:Feh (Score:2)
Transformers was crap too, but it wasn't an example of competition to avoid plot.
OTOH, Wacky Races was an example of a competition and no plot, but wasn't crap because they used the framework as a basis for a stream of gags, so there was entertainment.
BTW, you must be young if you think Transoformers counts as a long time ago:-). They were selling me Thunderbirds merchandise the first time around.
Re:Feh (Score:2, Interesting)
That's why Static Shock ended even though it was something like the number one or two highest rated american-produced kids cartoon. They couldn't get a toy company to agree to a merchandising deal, and had to stop pr
Re:Feh (Score:2)
Re:Feh (Score:1)
That's G^HBeyblade, and I see the stupid cheap plastic arena thingies show up at thrift stores every now and then. It's such a lame idea it's actually scary.
Re:Feh (Score:2)
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Who knows, maybe this IGPX thing will be good, being coproduced with CN picks my hopes up a little. (i never saw the original micro-series)
Re:Feh (Score:2, Funny)
Well, "Robot Wars" did so well, they figured "Dreidle Wars" was worth a shot!
Conflict (Score:2, Funny)
It's also easier to come up with tougher villains. "Wow, that's Johnny Loadeddice, he ALWAYS ROLLS 20s." Just have him crush more kittens as he walks into the arena then the last guy, and you know he's a ba
Re:Conflict (Score:2)
Believe it or not, your silly description of a potential transformers series is VERY similiar to what the WB was asking Bruce W Timm (of Batman: TAS fame) to produce. A futuristic world where teenagers fight cyborg mutant versions of Batman's old enemies using a card-bas
Re:Feh (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Feh (Score:1)
Thanks for pointing out that not mech shows are created alike. I actually liked Patlabor, but in that show the mechs were little more than props in a police anime. They were police cars with legs. I loved Nadesico and its mech parody Gekiganger. But Evangelion bored me long before I could get to the fscked-up half dozen episodes at the end.
And I understand that some Gundam is good and some is awful, even t
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Anime Powerpuff Girls (Score:3, Interesting)
Maybe this explains the Anime version of the Powerpuff Girls [rowdyruff.net] that has been spotted? Maybe CN is trying to get a presence in Japan?
Re:Anime Powerpuff Girls (Score:3, Interesting)
http://bleedman.snafu-comics.com/ [snafu-comics.com]
Re:Anime Powerpuff Girls (Score:2)
Hmm I don't think so.
a) Rowdy is a fan. And he included some Nickelodeon characters too.
b) The powerpuff girls were actually a parody of anime girls. And the related Show, dexter's lab, also makes fun of Mechs. And MEGAS XLR made fun of the following Anime Series: Voltron, Galaxy Express 999, Sailor Moon, Power Rangers, G-Force, need I say more?
c) I prefer the much more s
Re:Anime Powerpuff Girls (Score:2)
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As long as... (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:As long as... (Score:1)
But seriously, there are a *lot* of different types of anime out there. You should check them out.
Re:As long as... (Score:2)
New? Hardly (Score:5, Informative)
IIRC, it wasn't all that great either.
Power Puff Girls Z (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20050401/t
It's about 3/4th's down the page. or click the link below for the quick picture.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20050401/t
Re:Power Puff Girls Z (Score:2)
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Top Cat (Score:1, Interesting)
meh (Score:2, Interesting)
I remember the good old days, when Moltar hosted toonami...
Re:meh (Score:2)
Re:meh (Score:2)
Miguzi is also friendlier to American cartoons like Teenage Mutant Ninja
Big O (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Big O (Score:2, Informative)
Yes. They're even listed in the closing credits. Time-Warner mentioned producing 3 anime shows. IGPX is one, PPGZ is another. I don't think we know what the third one is yet.
First CN produced kiddy japanimation.. (Score:3, Insightful)
That was for the Adult Swim action block (Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Big O). This is Toonami (Dragonball, Pokemon, Teen Titans).
Frankly, I'd say that Teen Titans anime' style would qualify it as the "first".
There's nothing special about this announcement,
Not the first original series (Score:1)
Where do I donate... (Score:1, Funny)
Who digs giant robots? (Score:5, Informative)
Um, no. [tvtome.com]
Re:Who digs giant robots? (Score:2)
I wish Cartoon Network would show it some love and up their animation budget, though... the animation just looks cheap.
Oh boy... (Score:1, Troll)
Have they completely missed the point? (Score:1, Interesting)
The reason I watch anime is because I like the Japanese storytelling. If I wanted Western storytelling then I would watch one of the normal shows that are on TV! While I do enjoy the anime art style, I certainly am not going to watch a bad show just because of its art.
Re:Have they completely missed the point? (Score:2)
OK, I'm going to admit something that might get me flamed, but I like InuYasha because of the storytelling and character development (when [as] deigns to air new episodes). My wife can't stand it and cringes when I put it on, claiming I only like it because it's Japanese.
It's a cheesy soap opera but I love watching the relationships developing and the conflict Kagome has between the feudal era and
Re:Have they completely missed the point? (Score:2)
Bravo! I admit, it is one of the shows that I enjoy - along with Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai Jack, and One Piece [toei-anim.co.jp] (The Fansubbed version, not the abomination on "4Kids TV" - blecch!) among others.
So I have eclectic tastes - so sue me. I also like "Hey! Spring Of Trivia" [spiketv.com] (SpikeTV - a Japanese Gameshow), Survivor [cbs.com], The Entertainer [eonline.com] (just ended), Nova [pbs.org], Antiques Roadshow [pbs.org], and have a morbid fascination with Carpocalypse [spiketv.com].
In any case, the
Re:Have they completely missed the point? (Score:2)
This is good. (Score:2, Interesting)
Bring back Tenchi Muyo! (Score:2)
Some of the best anime CN had came from Pioneer, not Bandai. Programs like Tenchi Muyo and Pilot Candidate were cool. Unfortunately, CN and Pioneer parted company which is too bad, because Pioneer has a lot of good programs to offer.
BTW CN, If you're listening
Re:Bring back Tenchi Muyo! (Score:1)
Pioneer (now Geneon) and CN haven't completely parted company. Samurai Champloo and Paranoia Agent are both coming to Adult Swim. But some of their shows like ROD:TV and Last Exile wind up on G4.
The latest episode (Score:1)
Samurai Jack (Score:3, Informative)
Still, all in all, I want to see more Samurai Jack back on Cartoon Network. GitS: Standalone Complex, Cowboy Bebop, and Full Metal Alchemist are also good to watch plus I'd also like to see a complete run of Witch Hunter Robin.
Mod parent up (Score:2)
Apparently someone at CN is drinking the Kool-Aid (Score:3, Funny)
"Cartoon Network first partnered with Production I.G. in 2032 to produce five 5-minute episodes of IGPX for an on-air Toonami event in 2003."
"Hideki -- we have no capabiliity to produce these episodes using current technology!"
"Aoki, any word from Project X on Titan?"
"No sir -- it was overrun by the Trog raiders!"
"Damn. Well, we'll need to turn to the Balrog Omega Ultra Option!!!!"
*gasps*
"No arguments! Fetch BoingBoing The Happy Fuzzball and prepare for integration! If we can't make these episodes now, we'll make them in the future! We're going through time!!!!"
Production I.G. (Score:4, Interesting)
Minor correction, major ranting. (Score:3, Insightful)
Personally, I can't see this being good, I'll reserve judgement of course, but still... We Americans tend to destroy even the best of series with general carelessness when it comes to execution.
Without resorting to non-opposable digits, I can count the English dubs that don't make me reach for the nearest sharp object with which I can kill myself. And I can't even begin count the number that are so bad that I'll settle for a blunt object to just beat myself unconscious.
We have more movie and television media than any other country on the planet...why can't we find voice actors who can, you know, act? Of course, the simple answer is, we can, even I know they're out there... But the licensees don't feel like paying for a decent dub...and so, that's all we get exposed to. Just once, I'd like a mainstream channel to air anime with SUBTITLES. (Even International Channel changed most of their anime programming to dubs...so what exactly is the point of the channel now?) But then, I don't really care. I don't have cable or broadcast or anything... I just download raws of the latest series from Japan and wait patiently for the DVDs. ^_^
As usual, just my 2 yen. I hate everything, deal with it.
Voice Cast rumors (Score:2)
Re:In other news.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In other news.... (Score:3, Insightful)
Perhaps Slashdot needs an "Anime" section, so people like you could filter such stories out completely, while those of us who can name the song used as the ringtone of Hoshino Aya's cellphone can still get our fix without bothering you.
(BTW: It's "Beatiful Dreamer", which also happens to be used by Yuya's phone. Yes, I'm a huge nerd for knowing that. Yes, you are also a huge nerd if you know what show I'm talking about.)
Re:why? (Score:2, Funny)
Search your feelings, or your browser history: you know it to be true.
Re:OMFG! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:OMFG! (Score:1)
Hmm. Perhaps that's why I didn't get it. Obviously, you don't have the problem with 'genious' that I have.
"Geeks" stereotypically love...
Hmm. Perhaps it should be on a site for "geeks", then. This site is clearly labelled "News for Nerds".
with it's well developed universe
Did you mean "with its well-developed universe"?
What Cartoon network are doing is capitalizing on the (Also mentioned here on Slashdot) fan-subbing movement, and producing a
Re:Toonami (Score:2, Insightful)
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Re:Toonami (Score:5, Interesting)
A: CN is not a children's network, have you seen [adult swim] that was my first exposure to Cowboy Bebop, i, like many other people, never really knew about anime before that
B: this isn't a poorly dubbed show, this is coproduced in America, so the dialogue will be natively written and performed in both languages
C: they've been "riding this Japanese fad" for over 10 years, how long do fads last?
D: alot of kids watch anime on Cartoon Network because its their only exposure, this affects the next generation of sci-fi fans. alot of people on Slashdot probably have kids who are into Toonami and anime, and would be interested in this
E: because its cool, its news... its for nerds... and if you're an animation fan (like many
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You mean, like Ghost In The Shell (the first one made by Oshii san) ?
It was the same situation than the one here, and the english dub was AWFUL. We french, english anime fans could tell you you would be far better off watching the japanese dub. Japanese staff would not even comment on it, to tell you how bad it was.
To allow you to understand my view of a quality dub,
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Fansubs typically come out at low quality because they're done on a fast deadline. Many fansub groups crave popularity so they work to get the show subbed and on the torrent as fast as possible. So the quality suffers.
DVDs often have more accurate subtitles and the quality of dubs is good (in ge
Re:Toonami (Score:2)
Some fansub groups work solely for speed. Others are heavily focused on good codecs, heavy use of filters, and quality encodings to get a really good picture.
But it's not so much "fansub v DVD" as "TV Rip v DVD." The vast majority of fansubbed series are recorded off TV, so of course the
Re:Toonami (Score:2)
and not all groups speed sub (The ones that do tend to have a veyr limited fanbase) people who do really old series they love (stuff like Godmars, Mazinger and the REALLY old Gundam) don't need to rush so they do really good subs. Fansubbing in the last few years has changed greatly..
Oh and go buy the Zeta Gundam box set and I dare you to say it's got good subs.. It's dubtitles.. and
Re:Toonami? (Score:3, Informative)
I agree the tsunami was a terrible tragedy but there is no reason for them to change the name of their Saturday evening block of cartoons because of it.
Re:Toonami? (Score:2)
So have hurricanes. And tornados. And asteroids. And comets. But nobody complained when Honda called their motorcycle the Honda Hurricane. I guess if the PC-police were around back then, they would have came up with sensational arguments such as "How could you name a motorcycle after a horrible storm that kills mill
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Re:Disgusting (Score:1)
Exactly which natural disaster are you talking about?
Anonymous: He probably didn't RTFA, thought "Toonami" was the name of the anime series, and thought the anime was about the disaster in Asia. Unfortunate no?
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