Great News for Anime Fans

[Cantus Rock]

[From AWN.com]

Anime Network Unveils Format Details

December 18, 2002

Anime producer and distributor ADV Films is readying the launch of The Anime Network, with a mid-December launch as part of Comcast Cable's video-on-demand (VOD) initiative in the Philadelphia area. Comcast's VOD service is available to approximately 1.2 million customers in the Philadelphia area. The move will be phase one of the rollout of the network, which is the first television channel in North America dedicated to anime and anime-related content. Leadership at The Anime Network described the decision to launch phase one via VOD service as one of complementary strengths. "We're very excited to have completed this deal with Comcast; their VOD functionality is a perfect fit for our first step. Plus, we believe that on-demand systems are going to be a strong and enduring element of the direct-delivered home entertainment industry," said John Ledford, president and CEO of A.D. Vision, Inc., parent company of The Anime Network and ADV Films. "For our audience, a video-on-demand-based launch is quite perfect. Anime fans are really the ultimate early-adopters -- they're very tech savvy, and will be quick to appreciate the benefits of on- demand functionality." The Anime Network will offer four areas of content: action, sci-fi, comedy and martial arts. The mid-December VOD launch of The Anime Network will include approximately 25 hours of available content, including both feature films and episodes from series. Titles will include SPRIGGAN, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, EXCEL SAGA, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO, GASARAKI, NOIR, DAI-GUARD, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO 2040, ORPHEN, GOLDEN BOY, SORCERER HUNTERS, KIMERA, NINJA RESURRECTION, TEKKEN, THOSE WHO HUNT ELVES, GUNSMITH CATS, BURN UP W and SAMURAI X: THE MOTION PICTURE. ADV Films stated that it would continue to rollout the network with several other major national cable providers. For more information visit www.theanimenetwork.com.

Yaaay! I won't be getting this station, but...yaaaay!!

-Matt

 

[beaker]

Why oh why did it have to be ADV? It's because of a lot of their less than stellar quality stuff that people look at it, and then pass off the anime genre as a whole.

If anyon eshould have their own anime channel it should be Manga Entertainment or Pioneer.

But to be honest, a 24 anime cable channel should show anime films from ALL companies...on this ADV channel I doubt they are gonna show classics like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue, Princess Mononoke, etc.

I will say it is a good start though...it is about darn time their is finally a 24 hour anime channel...that Adult Swim crap just aint gonna cut it.

 

[LadyHyde]

Ya know what? I REALLY like "Excel Saga".

-Throws a Puchuu at Beaker-

 

[beaker]

Originally posted by LadyHyde
Ya know what? I REALLY like "Excel Saga".

-Throws a Puchuu at Beaker-

And I really like Neon Genesis Evangelion(also by ADV)

*throws a mech projectile back* ^_^

Btw, so cool to see muppet/anime/vid gaming fans on here!
Woo, otaku unite! hehe

 

[Cantus Rock]

Excel is AWESOME!!! I really love that show, even though you need to watch it in dubbed format. I perfer to watch shows with the original soundtracks and read the subtitles, especially on a show like Cowboy Bebop. But, if you had subs on Excel you'd be missing most of the jokes, and that would take away from the series hilarity (which is VERY present). CB nad Excel are both by Shinnichiro Watanabe, which explains alot.

-Matt

 

[frogboy4]

Well it will probably be like Cartoon Network or Odyssey and not hit the Bay Area cable market anyway. So the frogboy will not be affected. LOL!