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Jim Henson Co. Heading into Anime Industry

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Infinity Sirius

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Labyrinth Fairy is right there are different styles of anime. Just look at Hayao Miyazaki's anime Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke compared to such cartoons as Pokemon ans Yu-gi-oh. Different ends of the spectrum.
 
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Excellent call Infinity Sirius; most people hear Anime and autimatically think Pokémon and think "Well here's a nice pile of crap", but films like Spirited Away, Princess Monoke, Metropolis, etc. get glanced over because they're not directly main stream. Japanese animation can be exquisite and I think this is a GREAT and creative platform for the JHC.
 
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anime and the Jim Henson company...does it get any more glorious?
Who woulda thunk both Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock would ever get a major relaunch?

Oh, and it's hard to respect the idea that all anime is crap. Yeah, a lot of it is...but then there is Spirited Away, Akira, Howl's Moving Castle, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Metropolis, etc. Anyone ever seen The Animatrix? Now I could definately see Dark Crystal in that style, and if it was anywhere near that level of cool...ohhhh baby.
 
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anime and the Jim Henson company...does it get any more glorious?
Who woulda thunk both Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock would ever get a major relaunch?

Yeah...Muppets, live-action, anime, anime, anime...
(to the tune of the "SPAM" song from Monty Python's Flying Circus):

:sing: Anime Anime Anime Anime Lovely ANIME! Wonderful Anime!

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Well...I'm not a big FAN of Anime...but I guess it will get the Muppet's name out there again.,..
 
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