[20:28] dan - you mean the whole asshole family
[20:28] ywwg: Well, it's true. :)
[20:28] peken: yeah
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[20:28] divi chan is a really hard character to draw
[20:28] certhas: Use ntp. :)
[20:28] because her hair is so odd
[20:29] woo, 71 people on
[20:29] Hmm. That cafepress thing is neat.
[20:29] hmm I need more coke
[20:29] I just set up a store. www.cafepress.com/animejump
[20:29] Oooo. I like that new DiviChan pic.
[20:29] wow riki is a really good artist
[20:29] come on goddamn it.. let's start this shindig
[20:29] lol slade
[20:29] Dragonbeast: ntp ?
[20:29] euc yeah she is.
[20:29] So are the old pics gone? Or am I just dumb? Or both?
[20:29] that's a cool shirt
[20:29] hen-neko has 30 seconds to go. and his watch is right.
[20:29] Still about 15 seconds.
[20:29] Makoto-: I plead the fifth 8)
[20:29] certhas: network time protocol
[20:29] I think I'll add an "I *heart* OTAKU" shirt, and order a couple to see how they turn out.
[20:30] àh
[20:30] WillZ - thpt!
[20:30] :)
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[20:30] look at the time!
[20:30] ok, last chance to change your nick guys.
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[20:30] Raziel- goes to grab some soda
[20:30] What's the guys name again?
[20:30] Imminent netsplit predicted
[20:30] Ha.
[20:30] lol
[20:30] ywwg feels a strange wrenching sensation.....
[20:30] Dragonbeast sets mode: +m
[20:31] All right, lets get this little shindig on the way.
[20:31] Good evening everyone. :)
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[20:31] This being our first official studio chat, we're finding our way in how we're doing things, so please bear with us tonight.
[20:31] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v Charles
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[20:31] Charles McCarter of Bandai has been gracious enough to join us to answer fan questions tonight, and I hope everyone will of course treat him properly.
[20:32] Charles: On behalf of everyone else, welcome, and thanks for coming. :)
[20:32] The chat rules can be found directly in the topic, so take a moment to check those out if you haven't.
[20:32] Charles, as Dragonbeast said, welcome and thank you for coming tonight.
[20:32] Thanks for coming Charles :)
[20:32] Thanks. I'd say it's nice to be here, but "here" is the office so it's not THAT nice. =)
[20:32] Since I only know you by what Lord Richard has said, it's probably best to let you introduce yourself :)
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[20:32] but actually, I'm looking forward to talking to everyone.
[20:33] Well, my name is Charles McCarter and my actual title at Bandai Entertainment is Manager of Creative Development.
[20:33] Charles: We'll take you out somewhere fancy some other time. :)
[20:33] tena73_ bows to Bandai.
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[20:33] What does that mean? It means that I'm essentially the producer for the Bandai titles. I am currently overseeing the work on new and ongoing titles, and the release of all titles on DVD.
[20:34] I started with Bandai in April of 1999 as the Marketing Manager, and I got moved into the production department in December
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[20:34] Jasconius sets mode: -o Jasconius
[20:34] So basically, anything that happened before then is, as the Dirty Pair would say, "not my fault..." hehe...
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[20:35] Seriously, though, let's get started or I'll bore people to death... =)
[20:35] Sounds great.
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[20:35] Ok, the way things are going is that we'll be taking people in batches of 5 to ask their question.
[20:35] Charles: To make things more convient, for pacing purposes, don't hesitate to say when you're done answering a question or whatnot. Something like "next" will not be considered rude in this case. :)
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[20:36] Chris_Beveridge nods to Dragonbeast
[20:36] dragon: OK.
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[20:36] And for the sake of making this work for everyone, please everyone be respectful when asking questions :) .
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[20:37] Ok, so what we'll do is when I say, "Now", you need to /msg Questions with just a "me!".
[20:37] here we go
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[20:37] We'll take the first five. Once they're done, we'll do that again.
[20:37] Basically, effectively raisin your hand.
[20:37] Please excuse my typos. :)
[20:37] But only when I actually say "Now". Now just yet.
[20:38] Chris_Beveridge pokes those who now'd early.
[20:38] hehe
[20:38] Ok, NOW!
[20:38] Please do not private message the ops or Charles for any other reason during this chat as it will make things confusing and will slow down the whole process.
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[20:38] Charles: In the meantime, how's the weather today in California? :)
[20:38] All righty.
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[20:38] Were you able to follow the arrows on your respective ballot? :)
[20:39] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v JeffKleist
[20:39] First up is Jeff Kleist. Jeff?
[20:39] cold, a little overcast... dark (now anyway)
[20:39] *ahem* No politics. ;)
[20:39] I'm here, 1 sec
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[20:39] What is going to be the release schedual on the rest of Gundam? Will you finish the whole thing regardless of Cartoon Network ratings? I'm especially interested in Zeta Gundam and its staus
[20:39] status
[20:40] "the rest of Gundam" meaning all of the Gundam series?
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[20:40] mostly UC continuity, especially Zeta and Char's Counterattack
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[20:41] honestly? I don't really know. Wing has been a phenomenal success, and Bandai (and more importantly, Sunrise) really want to make the rest of Gundam work.
[20:41] But, as Gundam is our flagship title, I don't see it going away anytime soon.
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[20:41] I'm just worried we won't be seeing Char until I'm an old man ;)
[20:42] I'm not meaning to be evasive, but that's all I know.
[20:42] thanks!
[20:42] Jeff: well, there are a lot of Gundam series to get through, aren't there? =)
[20:42] Actually, after Zeta they can go hang for all I care :)
[20:42] I found the rest lacking greatly
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[20:42] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v Gouki
[20:42] Zeta's my favorite UC one too.
[20:42] All righty. Next up is Gouki. Gouki?
[20:43] I know you can't say anything about new titles, but...
[20:43] ...you're going to ask anyway, right Ken? =)
[20:43] Please bring out Gatekeepers, Sakura Taisen TV, and LOVE HINA. PLease Love Hina above all else!! :)
[20:43] ok, that's not really a question... =)
[20:44] What are the chances? :)
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[20:44] since none of them are Bandai shows, I'd probably say not great. But then again, I'm not always included in the early stages of licensing discussions.
[20:45] OK, thanks. Had to ask that for the fans, and to prevent ADV from buying up every single series in the universe! :)
[20:45] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: -v Gouki
[20:45] well, it may change, but for right now, that's where it stands. next up?
[20:45] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v bremmi
[20:45] Next up is Bremmi. Bremmi?
[20:45] I don't have a questions as much as a comment. Bandai is one of the few companies who regularly leave the japanese titles most entirely intact (jubei-chan, gundam wing, CowboyBebop) and I just want you to know we really appreciate it and I hope this continues for future releases!
[20:45] thats it :)
[20:46] bremmi: "japanese titles" you mean the show names?
[20:46] yes
[20:46] title screens
[20:46] i mean.
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[20:47] ah, ok... Yes, well there hasn't been any reason for us to rename any of our titles.
[20:47] And I don't think there will be in the future...
[20:47] good :)
[20:47] thanks for the kind words.
[20:47] next.
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[20:47] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v slade
[20:47] Next up is Slade. Slade?
[20:48] Hi Charles.
[20:48] Hi.
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[20:48] My question is this: Your budget DVD boxes (Haunted Junction, eat Man 98) were a great deal. Were they successful, in terms of sales? More importantly, will there be more releases like this? (I'm thinking of Brain Powerd and Silent Moebius in particular.)
[20:49] They were relatively successful, yes. Some people really enjoy getting the whole series for $39.98. (I'm one of them.)
[20:49] mostly, this was done with titles that we hadn't subbed or dubbed all the way through. The next one due out is Don't Leave Me Alone Daisy this Dec.
[20:50] After that, we've put them on hold for a bit because we have so many "A-list" titles coming out.
[20:50] Sounds great! :-D
[20:50] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: -v slade
[20:50] As for Brain Powered and Silent Mobius, I'm sure you're aware that we only dubbed the first 6 episodes for VHS.
[20:50] We're currently going back and working on dubbing the rest of them to give them a complete bilingual DVD release.
[20:51] however, this will take some time as we've had to shoehorn them into an already-crowded production schedule. (I have had to review 5 silent mobius scripts this week, for example)
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[20:51] So Mobius and Brain will both be fully bilingual when they are released on DVD.
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[20:51] And the format on them is still up in the air, depending on how well things like Outlaw Star and SMJ do.
[20:51] Chris_Beveridge sets mode: +v Tesiae
[20:51] Excellent news. Next up is Tesiae. Tesiae?
[20:52] me?
[20:52] Wow.. thanks Chris.. here's you $10
[20:52] Thank Charles for coming tonight
[20:52] hey... where's mine? =)
[20:52] Dragonbeast chuckles
[20:52] What are the chances of us getting a Blue Sub collection with an actual English 5.1 track?
[20:53] sorry... computer went haywire for a sec.
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[20:53] Charles: Not a problem, take your time.
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[20:54] Blue Sub 5.1 English... Well, since we just put out the fourth volume, I'd say there will be a wait before we repackage and rerelease it. DVD mastering is more expensive than VHS, so we aren't very eager to keep repackaging stuff.
[20:54] Hm, I think we may have lost Tesiae.
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[20:54] I'm here
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[20:54] So, I don't see it on the horizon anytime soon. However, if there is a lot of demand for it now that it's been on Cartoon Network (you all watched that, right?) that may change. =)
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[20:55] Allright.. but is there aby possibility of putting more than one ep on a DVD?
[20:55] any
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[20:56] The way our contract reads right now, we're obligated to put it out 1 episode per volume. If we repackage it, we might be able to do more, but we will have to renegotiate.
[20:56] Sounds good.. thanks ;-)
[20:56] no problem. next?
[20:56] Danj sets mode: -v Tesiae
[20:57] Okay, that was 5 questions.
[20:57] We'll have another 5 for you in just a few moments.
[20:57] Danj sets mode: +o Tesiae
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[20:57] Dragonbeast sets mode: +o Questions
[20:57] Danj sets mode: -o Tesiae
[20:57] okay...
[20:58] All righty.
[20:58] That was our first batch of questions.
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[20:59] While I catch up since my other account fizzled, tena, would you mind asking a question?
[20:59] Charles, thanks for bringing the bouncy Lime to DVD! Will those SMJ releases have any fun extras?
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[21:00] Yes! We're including an exclusive music video on Vol. 1, as well as the SMJ "Databank" which is character bios and an image gallery.
[21:00] ooo fun :)
[21:00] we're also trying to get the interview that were done with the voice actresses and Akahori Satoru, but there is a rights issue that we are currently trying to clear.
[21:01] needless to say, though, that won't make Vol. 1.
[21:01] You have the other two to put it on. :)
[21:01] And, given the way people reacted so violently to the Escaflowne music videos... It probably won't be till vol. 3. =)
[21:01] I really liked those myself
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[21:02] Just a little follow up, is it confirmed that it will be released just like Outlaw Star, 3 packages of 2 discs?
[21:02] Ok, we're ready for round two. When I saw "NOW", /msg me to get in the queue. We'll take the first five people. and then do it all again.
[21:02] tena; well, some people kept saying "there's spoilers..."
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[21:02] dragon: well, it was... until Chris announced his Studio Challenge. Now, we're going to do everything in the 1ep Blue Sub format so Chris can fill his shelves.
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[21:02] Just kidding! yes, it will be 3 volumes, although since SMJ is only 25 eps, that's 9/8/8
[21:03] Charles: Haha, Thanks! ;)
[21:03] tena: thanks for the question...
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[21:03] Ready...
[21:03] Set...
[21:03] Now!
[21:03] Stop.
[21:03] Questions sets mode: +v cr0n
[21:03] All right. First up this time around is Cron. Cron?
[21:04] Thanks very much charles for the great dvd's you have been releasing and taking the time to be here, I loved Blue Submarine #6 very much where it was such a short series have you looked at releasing other non 24+ episode series such as Di Gi Charat, just wondering how much complaints you got about BS6 (and if your getting the rights to Di Gi)
[21:04] I'm still wading thru this...
[21:04] (sorry tried to fit too much ;) )
[21:05] Blue Sub: yes, some people complained that it was too expensive...
[21:05] but those who really liked the show didn't seem to mind. I used to tell people that if they wanted it, they should preorder it online since then it would be about what? $11.99 or something...
[21:05] yeah it was 11.99 after the intial price reduction
[21:05] but I do understand their feelings, especially when other DVDs have more episodes for a similar price. Again, though, that was a contract thing we were bound to.
[21:06] As for DiGi Chara, I'm not sure if we're looking into that or not. I'll have a look at it and run it by upper management to see what they think.
[21:06] (I haven't seen it myself)
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[21:07] Cool thanks... sorry again for the convluted question
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[21:07] no problem...
[21:07] Questions sets mode: -v cr0n
[21:07] next?
[21:07] Questions sets mode: +v Jasconius
[21:07] Next up is Jasconious. Jasconious?
[21:07] Hi Charles, I was just wondering if Bandai was thinking of acquiring any other shoujo anime series after the release of Fancy Lala next year. I'm a huge shoujo fan and I'm always hoping US anime companies will be willing to pick up other great shows like Fancy Lala.
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[21:08] well, we really don't buy things by "category". What I mean is we don't think "we need a shoujo show" "we need a shonen show" "we need a monkey show"
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[21:09] a lot of it depends on what's available and what we think will complement our schedule. I think more shoujo is possible since there's just so much of it out there.
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[21:09] hehe, I can understand that, I just feel there are a lot of great shoujo shows out there that are overlooked in the US anime market and I was hopeful that Bandai might take a good look at them depending on Fancy Lala's success. :)
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[21:09] of course.... anything that's a hit will automatically garner attention.
[21:09] next?
[21:09] Questions sets mode: +v Fireye|B-Day
[21:09] Next up is Fireye. Fireye?
[21:10] Danj sets mode: -v Jasconius
[21:10] Questions sets mode: -v Jasconius
[21:10] First of all, thanks for being here tonight
[21:10] you're welcome and happy birthday.
[21:10] Well, quick all-in-one question concerning the Escaflowne Movie. Is there an approximate release date (like Q3 2001)??? Also, have you actually started production yet on the US release of the Esca movie??? If so, would the same english voice cast be lined up as from the series???
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[21:10] Hehe, thanks :)
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[21:11] The answer to the first two questions is no. We haven't even got all the materials yet. So we haven't started planning for it.
[21:11] As for the voices, it all depends a lot on what Sunrise wants. But they were very happy with the English cast voices.
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[21:11] Cool, thanks for your time
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[21:12] Questions sets mode: +v StriQ-9
[21:12] I'm sorry I don't have more to say...
[21:12] Next up is StriQ-9. StriQ-9?
[21:12] On average about how long does it take from when you go after a license then get the voice acting then the subtitling then authoring done does it take to get a DVD to the market?
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[21:12] A long time.
[21:12] Seriously, though. There are a lot of different steps to producing an english adaptation.
[21:13] It depends on how much of a priority the title is too. Sometimes things get bumped to do other things.
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[21:13] Script writing, voice casting, recording, mixing, mastering, and authoring. All these things take time.
[21:13] And one step can't be started until the previous one is completed in most cases. And, of course, it depends on the series length.
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[21:14] Gundam Wing took a lot longer to do than for example, Saber J Again.
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[21:14] but on average, for a 13 episode series, once you get the materials, it's probably reasonable to say that you can have a product ready in a year.
[21:14] less if you push it...
[21:14] Thanks for your time,I love Jubei-Chan by the way
[21:14] but we have so many titles that it's hard to juggle everything sometimes.
[21:15] thanks.
[21:15] next?
[21:15] Questions sets mode: -v StriQ-9
[21:15] Next up is Cavis. Cavis?
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[21:16] On the Outlaw Star volume 1 set, the first disc was a DVD-5. Now... it's a bit weird to put more then 4 eps on a DVD-5. I was wondering why the decision was made to try to put that much material on a single disc and if it'll be changed to a 9 in the future in similar situations?
[21:16] I was waiting for this one...
[21:16] Questions coughs.
[21:16] :)
[21:17] the DVD authoring house asked me if they could use a DVD5; I said does it fit, they said yes. When I QCd it (3 times), I didn't notice anything amiss with it. A couple people have mentioned it, and I've asked them for specific places where it looks bad.
[21:17] I haven't heard back from them yet (and I'm not pointing fingers at them or anything)
[21:18] But for Vol 2, Disc 1, which also has 5 eps will be a DVD9. And so will disc 1 of SMJ.
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[21:18] (of course, then we'll start getting the mail from people who say that our DVD9s don't play in their players and...)
[21:18] Ok that's definitly good to hear :) because I noticed a few points where the video seemed to suffer a bit from over-compression on disc 1.
[21:18] lol can't win em all :)
[21:19] cavis: seriously, if you can point them out to me please do so. I'll be happy to look at it. I woudln't have approved the disc if I saw anything.
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[21:19] anything that looked like bad compression...
[21:20] ok...
[21:20] Ok if I can find time to look through it again I'll try to drop you a mail on it though I probably don't have the best equipment ^^;;;
[21:20] aat college that is
[21:20] All right, and into the third round of queing we go. When I say "NOW", /msg me and the first five get into line.
[21:20] Ready..
[21:20] Set..
[21:20] Now!
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[21:21] Just for the record, I have faith in Bandai's DVD9s. (such as Cowboy Bebop :)
[21:21] Questions sets mode: +v ljorg|home|asleep
[21:21] All right, first up is ljorg. ljorg?
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[21:21] I may have my wires all crossed, but I seem to remember you picking up Jin-Roh; without a doubt my greatest anime experience yet. Can you please tell us anything about that release - when is it due? Will it be anamorphic? what extras will be included?
[21:22] We just announced Jin-Roh. We don't have any materials for it yet, so we haven't started production or planned for it yet. It wil be a theatrical release before the video one, though.
[21:22] Thanks. Any chance of FLCL?
[21:22] and since this is a theatrical release, I'll do what I can to get the best materials available (as far as widescreen, etc.)
[21:23] Which, on a related note, brings me to Endless Waltz....
[21:23] It better be anamorphic or i need to charter a flight to California :)
[21:23] I actually asked Sunrise if there was a widescreen version of Endless Waltz, and they said there wasn't. after all, it was done as an OVA first.
[21:23] so Endless won't be widescreen since there isn't a widescreen version.
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[21:24] FLCL? Dunno.. we haven't really talked about it. GAINAX stuff is expensive, though...
[21:24] okay...
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[21:25] Next up is DerekJ. DerekJ?
[21:25] (finally figured this contraption out...)
[21:25] What about the Sera Myu (Sailor Moon Live!) stage-musical videos?
[21:25] Must be a half-dozen fan petitions out there, and they STILL haven't figured out Bandai's got the rights--
[21:25] (And Pioneer certainly wouldn't object...) ; )
[21:26] I can honestly say that I know nothing about the Sailor Moon musical.
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[21:26] I've seen the imports at AnimeNation--
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[21:27] next? =)
[21:27] Questions sets mode: +v JimLazar
[21:27] Next up is JimLazar. Jim?
[21:27] I'll be nice :-)
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[21:28] First, thanks for the excellent Escaflowne DVD and for doing an uncut dub BEFORE goting the TV route.
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[21:29] =)
[21:29] Now, my question: Concidering what happened to Escaflowne on Fox, for future TV deals are you planning on being more careful on what (if anything) they can change and putting it in writing (in the contract and all)? I like how CN has handled your title BTW, not perfect, but respectful.
[21:30] that's completely out of my hands...
[21:30] I just make the product, I'm not involved in any of the negotiations with tv stations and stuff.
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[21:31] I see. Well, nudge them a bit then ;-)
[21:31] Thanks for being good jim :)
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[21:31] Heh.
[21:31] Questions sets mode: +v Nuriko-no-Miko
[21:31] Oh, I was expecting something a bit more harsh. =)
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