Comments on: Gonzo Guts Anime Production Over Losses, Output to Halve

By: maozz

maozz — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:33:31 +0000

Hope the problem will be solved soon =)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:21:27 +0000

gonzo have some good anime series but my favorite is strike witches. for god sakes, i dont care if its another studio or gonzo i just want a good second season of strike witches (with more yuri) :D

those who want the same please keep commenting about this in the articles of strike witches.

thanks

By: H8gwb

H8gwb — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:44:39 +0000

That pic was made in WIN, China.

Sad news, still, especially with the recent problems with Geneon (Gonzo's sometimes partner, rite?). But selfishly, good news for me; there's way to many series out there for me too keep up with anyway.

What the hell, Japan? You can't make money on undubbed anime in a country where you charge $60 for two episodes on DVD? What COULD you be doing wrong?

By: Leomb

Leomb — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:39:29 +0000

I really liked this news!!!

I hope you post keep posting more like this! I'm really do interested in the economy of these enterprises!

Thanks!

By: Kaishe

Kaishe — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:57:19 +0000

So does this mean I get no more serious animes from GONZO? Besides wtf is "casual anime" in the first place?

I still get my Strike Witches S2 rite?

By: Joe Average

Joe Average — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:24:00 +0000

I love that pic. It matches this topic so well and she looks so awesome.

Anyway, too bad for Gonzo, but hooray for casual anime. Even if it's not what the stuff we otaku go for, in the long run, it'll help Gonzo make money and that is what's needed for more shows like Strike Witches in the future.

By: Tyrenol

Tyrenol — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:18:28 +0000

Wow. Just wow.

Not everybody can strike GOLD like KyotoAnimu, you know.

By: FuktLogik

FuktLogik — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:37:03 +0000

GONZO should never be forgiven after what they did to Hellsing and Gantz, their products deserve to rot in the anime bargain bin.

By: Artefact

Artefact — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:33:33 +0000

I believe it would be casual - at the very least, it's hugely popular so they'd need to take that into account.

By: Saouri

Saouri — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:38:27 +0000

Nodame Cantabile?
But i wasn't animated by Gonzo.
Or it was just an example about "casual" concept?

By: ..........

.......... — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:16:39 +0000

They better be a SW season 2 or they're done for.
Loli flying pantsu rules the sky!!
Censoring is fine, cuz I wanna get the DVD as well

By: kenjiharima

kenjiharima — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:04:48 +0000

No wonder they took off the censors in the MX Station on Rosario+Vampire. Glad they're doing something good for a change.

By: lord x

lord x — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:42:34 +0000

need more shows like Speed Grapher and Tower of Druaga, fewer shows like Rosario + Vampire imo

By: Yuun

Yuun — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:43:34 +0000

I disagree that Gonzo produce bad story anime. I like Gonzo animation, for instance, Romeo x Juliet, Kiddy Grade, and Kaleido Star. Both this series comes with real nice story. Although i believe Gonzo could have done better in recent anime though...

By: Tanku

Tanku — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:42:10 +0000

They shot themselves in the face by purposely over doing the damn flying bear heads and bats so some of this is obviously their damn fault.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:10:10 +0000

In TV industry terms, "casual" (as opposed to "mainstream") usually refers to shows that don't require viewers to follow religiously. Basically, sitcoms and episodic action shows (without substantial character development or heavily serialized arcs over a season) might qualify. The perceived benefit to a studio is that they're under less pressure to hook viewers from the start. If word of mouth response is good, anyone with a passing interest can hop in instantly without worry of becoming lost. Additionally, viewers who miss a few episodes can easily pick it up again. There's also a certain measure of security because even if the beginning sucks (fumbled character/plot setup, despite decent episodic or mini-arc potential), they have more shots at gaining/regaining viewers if the show picks up quick enough. Now I don't know if this is what Gonzo means - it's the anime market rather than TV - but we'll see.

By: Anime

Anime — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:36:47 +0000

I think the online streaming business will get affected.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:16:08 +0000

>casual anime

By: Artefact

Artefact — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:16:06 +0000

They mention global expansion and online business a lot so I suspect they consider it a priority.

By: Artefact

Artefact — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:14:21 +0000

I doubt Strike Witches is in danger, but I think by "casual" they are probably thinking more of Nodame Cantabile casual...

By: Quen

Quen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:53:50 +0000

Thanks, was trying to remember the list of 4 shows already announced by Gonzo for 2009.

Wonder what this means for a Strike Witches sequel, which seems to be a no-brainer considering its popularity. Would Strike Witches be considered a more casual anime? It certainly had a lot of light heartedness throughout its run, and was a show populated mostly by cute girls.

By: Endz

Endz — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:48:35 +0000

So... Is the Online Streaming business they have affecting their sales/losses at all?

By: XSportSeeker

XSportSeeker — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:51:28 +0000

All good things comes to an end...
Hope my second season of Strike Witches comes out unharmed though... it would be really sad to have a second season with the "shit quality syndrome".

But I can't avoid to smirk a little at some titles that were abusing of censoring strategies to sell more DVDs.

By: Artefact

Artefact — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:38:37 +0000

Thanks, I wrote the opening sentence the wrong way round... Corrected.