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[QUOTE=SteelAngle Somi]sweet thank you this is a great palce to get info. tokyopop should make DvD's right? i see rave master before or would they not make DvD's. cause it might get popular tokyopop confuses me. i would rather see the anime cause its fighting and ahd the anime's of fighing mangas. move better i get messed up alot trying to read naruto ((sorry i don't have vary good gramer but i put more in their but they most likely dont make sence oh well))[/QUOTE] Actually, Geneon releases the DVD's on this one. Some licenses come as a package like Initial D and GTO where Tokyopop got both Manga and DVD. Others come separated like Chobits and Ikki Tousen/Battle Vixens or Tenjho Tenge where one company gets the DVD rights and another gets the manga... Chad Kime Marketing Manager Geneon Entertainment

While I don't have first-hand knowledge of why the MPAA board rated Appleseed 'R' I would suspect it had to do with a couple of graphic shots of bloodshed. While it is true that companies can appeal or edit films to get the rating lowered, we were not able to do so because of our schedule. If we had tried to edit the film, we would have had to get the edits approved by our licensors prior to submitting again to the MPAA. If we had appealed, we have no idea how long the process will take. As it was, we didn't have the time because then we would lose our theatrical slots and since we are not a big theatrical release company, it might have meant losing the theaters we had lined up. :confused: As for where Appleseed is showing, we are hoping that enough anime fans from the cities where it is showing now will see the movie that other cities become interested. We're TRYING to make it go wider. Wish us luck! I don't know that this answers any questions, but hopefully y'all find it interesting... Best regards, Chad.

[QUOTE=foolycooly6363]I go into blockbuster looking for a good anime and i can't get a single one. I'm just barely under 18 and the won't let me rent one that has a Parents Strongly Caution" sticker on it. I could get the ghost in the shell movie because it already has a PG-13 rating on it. Anything else under Anime that doesn't have a rating on it the slap one of those damn stickers on.They even had one on a DBZ dvd i find that pretty darn sad. I'm just saying give me a break i mean only yu-gi-oh and pokemon didn't have stickers on them and i definatly don't want to rent those. I don't have enough money to buy DVDs and they won't let a 17 year old rent them. Oh yeah the clerk had to be a ***** and say " aren't you to old for cartoons" that's a disgrace. I'm going to hollywood video next time! wesuls [/QUOTE] Personally I'm a big Netflix fan. With a credit card and an internet connection I get more selection and a lot less hassles. Timing is sometimes an issue, but not a bad trade-off for me... Chad. [color=navy][size=1]Telling people about Netflix = Good. ^_~ Double-posting = Bad, as it's against the rules here. Next time, please edit any additional comments into your latest post (assuming someone hasn't replied yet). Thanks! ^_^ ~Dagger~[/size][/color]

Making ratings for the US is actually quite hard. First, everyone has different standards for themselves and for their families. I know people who won't let thier kids watch the Power Rangers because it is too violent, while I let my 5 year old daughter watch Akira with me... :cool: Add in the amazing range of sensitivities between the coasts and the bible belt and often the ratings have to be set to the most sensitive people possible... Double Standard #1 for kids (in general) Violence OK. Sexuality (straight or gay) Not OK. Addendum to Double Standard #1 Unless the secuality for juvenile potty humor, then it might be OK again... Fun & Frustrating Facts: -Japanese companies are paranoid about lawsuits - even if it is only their American licensor being sued, not them. If it is their title, they don't want controversy. -Sometimes the marketing guys bump up the rating to make something mild seem cooler or more outrageous. (Not that I'd ever be caught doing this... :devil: ) -Some people can see the same show and thing two different things. There was a particular episode of Cardcaptor Sakura where Sakura goes and hangs out with a nice old guy who turns out to be her grandfather (or great grandfather? it's been a while), and we said awww how sweet! Then the TV stations rejected that one because it might encourage kids to hang out with suspicious old men who offer them treats and invite them to play dress up... :wigout: -Retailers sometimes can't tell A Little Snow Fairy Sugar from La Blue Girl because it all looks like Speed Racer to them... Even though the buyer might know the difference and their employees might now the difference, their lawyer tells them to stick it by the adult product just in case... -Standards vary a LOT across the country. A district attorney near Dallas, TX convinced a judge and jury that the entire comic book FORMAT is a format for kids. Thus the retailer who had adults-only comics in an adults-only section and was selling it only to people who had 18+ ID's was guilty of selling porn to kids... This does not help the paranoid from Fun & Frustrating Fact #1. -Cartoons are still viewed as "for kids." The Appleseed movie is going to release in 6 cities this Friday ([url]www.AppleseedTheMovie.com[/url]), but with a 'R' rating for violence. In my opinion, there are PG-13 live-action films with more violence, but if this is animated and the violence is part of a serious story (i.e. people actually die), then they rate the movie stronger. Anyway, gotta get back to work. Chad Kime Marketing Manager Geneon Entertainment

[QUOTE=Dagger IX1] Just one more question: will there be any pack-ins for future volumes of the show? (Speaking of which, the postcard set which came with the final Last Exile DVD was pretty amazing--one of the very few LE items I've found myself getting really excited about.) [/QUOTE] Right now, we're not planning any extras for the DVD's. The only product with the bonus material is the box with V1 that comes with a bandana. Still, as we go along, we might have more materials to work with and try to come up with some sort of bonus extra later in the series. Glad you enjoyed the Last Exile postcards! Murata's art is NICE. Best regards, Chad.

[QUOTE=Dagger IX1]Welcome to OB. ^_^ It's really nice to see a rep around these parts. Do you post at AoD, too, or am I thinking of someone else? As for the first volume, I've got it pre-ordered. I'm looking forward to seeing that shiny orange/red artbox in person, and the bandana seems pretty cool-looking (if not terribly practical). Nice job on the official site and the new trailer. Is there any particular reason that Geneon ended up bringing over a compilation soundtrack instead of just releasing the three or four original CDs in succession? It doesn't make a huge difference to me (I'm not that big on music--I just wish the lovely enka song from episode 14 had been included in one of the Japanese OSTs). But I don't think I've ever seen an official explanation for this, and I am curious. Also, does Champloo have any chance of getting on American TV? ~Dagger~[/QUOTE] Hi Dagger, yes, I also post on Anime on DVD (I assume that's AoD?). Thanks for the nice thoughts about our site & trailer! With regards to the soundtrack, I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that the licensor wasn't able to clear all of the rights on all of the tracks and wanted us to do a compilation. Usually in those cases there's not much room to argue... ;) As for TV, we don't have anything official yet, but there's a VERY good chance it will be on TV in the late summer or early fall. Unfortunately, we can't do it earlier than that because we won't have enough episodes dubbed before then. Thanks for your support! I'm pretty sure you won't regret your purchase. Best regards, Chad.

[QUOTE=AzureWolf][FONT=book antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]O_o Whoa, are you for real?! Hey, if you really are part of the biz, are you planning on sticking around on these forums? Insider info would be quite nice, heh. ^^; And Geneon of all companies! My favorite! w00t.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] Yes, I am a real company rep. What will probably prove it is the fact that I'll only be able to haunt the boards once a month or so because of my work load... :confused: I don't know how much REAL inside info I can give, but I'll certainly answer questions... Naturally, they should probably be in a new thread if they aren't ratings related... ;) Chad.

While it's obvious many of you have already snagged the fan-subs :rolleyes:, but for those of you who want the full resolution 5.1 surround sound legit version, we're releasing it everywhere on 1/11/05 :D. For more information on the release check out [url]www.SamuraiChamplooDVD.com[/url]. In any case, it's great that you have all been enjoying the show and I hope you spread the word about it. It's not everyday you see a show as good as this! BTW if you have any questions about Samurai Champloo or Geneon, just let me know. Happy New Year! Chad Kime Marketing Manager Geneon Entertainment.

[quote name='EVA Unit 100']Seriously, why would something like Cardcaptor Sakura need to be rated 13+? Is it because of an obsessive crush on a teacher? Minor gay undertones? [/quote] Actually, the reason we rated it 13 UP was for two reasons. First, we had the Cardcaptors DVD at 7UP and, as you suggested, the minor undertones were an issue that would typically lean towards an older audience. Also, believe it or not, we used to get returns on VHS-Sub tapes where the defect was listed as "subtitled" because the buyer hadn't been paying attention and wanted the dubbed version. Thus, to protect the franchise and to make sure people were paying attention, we "aged up" the rating. Well, I hope that answers your question and was worthy of my first post here... :) Happy new year! Chad Kime Marketing Manager Geneon Entertainment