An Anime Game rant

Sorry guys, but I just feel like venting my frustrations with the industry right now. First off, how come that if an awesome anime game (or not so awesome, but decent game), it gets the licence removed and/or gets blood removed? So...it's ok to release Blood or Soldier of Fortune and blow a guy's face off realistically, and yet Kenshiro gets called Aarzak and can't cause people to explode. Another licensing complaint I have is Tatsunoko vs Capcom. It probably won't reach our shores because of licensing. The trouble with the way we license anime is that no one is interested in taking the author's work as a whole (i.e. ADV takes Getter Robo Armageddon, Geneon takes New Getter Robo), and thus we get nasty legal situations. This is why we only got the two Super Robot Wars: Original Generation games (i.e. the lame ones.) This part isn't about gaming, but it sort of ties to my first part. Why is it that some people seem to think that if it is animated, it's for kids? This leads people to censor things so much they become unrecognisable. A lot of people enjoy anime, but the trouble is, licensors always have a few people who don't take it seriously and just make a hack of it (4kids, I'm looking at you). The trouble with anime and anime game handling is that it is not openly marketed. Instead, it is assumed this is a niche market or not marketable at all. This is why JoJo's Bizarre Adventure didn't do so well here and only seemed to become well known from "WRYYY!" It's also why we won't see Hokuto no Ken Online here, either:mad:. Feel free to share your thoughts.


Boy, would I like to pull a WRYYY on those half-assed 4kids creeps. Just listen to the reason why:http://youtube.com/watch?v=xfJuJrqFhXM&feature=related

It's because Hokuto no Ken fans are cursed. Sure we get New Fist in an overpriced box set but they stop the original series in the middle of a story arc? What the hell is that about? And of course they give us shit for downloading it even though you can't buy it because they 'might' release it in the unforeseeable future. Same thing with the games, upset we download a product that we can't buy.

"Might release it" meaning "there's no chance in hell, but what the heck, have your dreams. If we do release it, we'll give it crappy music, because everyone knows techno is so much better than rock!"

In the meantime, Nunzio, there is this:http://flashkof.fr/hokuto/game.html

This is a truly awesome game.

I think I might get a region 2/0 dvd player and import Hokuto no Ken.
At least I won't have to settle for a dub that cuts off...

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Originally Posted by KenshiroX

Why is it that some people seem to think that if it is animated, it's for kids?

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This is just as ignorant as the people you're getting angry at, as it is certainly *not* the case. Off the top of my head, I can name Family Guy, South Park, and The Simpsons as animated shows that have a huge adult audience.

What you probably mean is that the people who watch pop culture get ham-fistedly referenced by Springfield's residents probably won't be interested in the fansubbed Bouncy Bouncy Pogo Stick Preteen Underpants!! you've torrented. Hence why Family Guy DVDs will invariably outsell BBPSPU series sets. Hence why few high street retailers will be willing to stock them.

A simple solution would be to buy a cheap, multi-region DVD player and import your precious animes using a service like J-List or Play-Asia - along with Picard vs. Kirk flamewars, this was what the Internet was built for! - either way, it's probably something aimed at ten-year-old Japanese schoolgirls anyway so what really are you losing :)

I'm pretty sure not everyone thinks animated = kids. Remember that Looney Toons cartoons were aimed at both adults and kids in the 30's, 40's, and 50's.

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Originally Posted by Elusive

Bouncy Bouncy Pogo Stick Preteen Underpants!!

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The sad part is, this actually sounds like something that would come out in Japan....probably as a dating sim or hentai game.

Sorry about the harsh judgments. I was up early and didn't feel like I could sleep, but I was still tired. Someone please nuke 4kids though...

And Manga Entertainment to a lesser extent...poor Devilman....

damn weaboos and they're anime with those big wide eyes. ASIAN HAVE SQUINTY EYES, DONT MESS WITH THE LAWS OF NATURE!!!

lol seriously last anime/manga I saw through the end was Rurouni Kenshin manga. Manga>Anime. Animes tend to have alot of filler episodes.

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Originally Posted by Rusty Venture

I'm pretty sure not everyone thinks animated = kids. Remember that Looney Toons cartoons were aimed at both adults and kids in the 30's, 40's, and 50's.

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They're also interesting for retrospective views on pop-culture of the time. Jesus, this clip:

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The sad part is, this actually sounds like something that would come out in Japan....probably as a dating sim or hentai game.

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I think the saddest part is, people would buy it.

People are offended by the anti-Japanese cartoons from WW2, but the anti-German stuff usually gets free pass. It's all anti-enemy propaganda.

It doesn't make much sense now since both countries are allies, but they damn sure made a lot of sense during WW2.