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Monster
Topic Started: Mar 2 2009, 04:44 PM (874 Views)
Lemina
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I wonder why it isn't licensed? It's much better than a lot of the crap that does get ported over here.
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Nameo
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The fact that it's long and isn't a guaranteed sell is probably why. Although their plans aren't clear, Viz have pretty much licensed the show. I'm waiting for definitive DVD releases (if they just stream it, they can fuck themselves). It's a show that relies almost entirely on word of mouth (similar to Baccano!).
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EvilGrimace
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I know it said Funimation Network was going to start airing it along with some other Viz titles that were kinda up in the air but I bet it gets a DVD release (hopefully all of it in a few sets) sooner or later.
What am I singing a lot lately? "Uminari no shirabe ni, kurokumo wa sora he tsudou. Arashi no yobu kaze wo takaraka ni. Nazo meku kotonoha ni majo tachi wa fukumi warau. Ibitsu na, yoru no utage waaa kurikaesuuuuuu. Naraku he to ochita. Kiniro no chou. Ikutsu no, tsumi ni hane wo nurashite, yuku noooooo. Nakanai deeee, torawaretaaaa, gensou wo, kowaaaashi. Ichido kiri no shuuen wo ageyouuuuuu. Hatasenaiiiii, yakusoku wa, mune no oku, kogetsuiteeee. Akaku akaku hazeteku yo neeeeeee."
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according to ANN it has an english dub but thats more than likely the UK version. its kinda funny cuz the only cast info they have is Runge, Eva, Dr. Schumann, Roberto and Prostitute. yes the chilling prostitute performance
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I'm sure it will be licensed at some point. That being aside though, Urasawa does have a good deal of respect in the US Manga community - a large percentage, especially lately, of his titles have been licensed. Length is a very prohibitive thing in the industry - a twenty-six episode show can be released in a single box set and thats the end of it. But given how long Monster is, if its sales are lacking at all, Viz whould be in a bind as to what to do, how to release it, if they were to continue or not - its a larger risk as a DVD release for them. That doesn't mean its impossible; I whouldn't be surprised either way at this point. Its the kind of thing that SHOULD be licensed, the level of quality certainly jives with what is going on with FUNimation and the others these days, but that isn't to say that they're going to jump on it, nor any time soon. I mean, there isn't any harm in them waiting anyway. Its just a lot of money to put out to make a domestic for, a large risk if it doesn't sell well enough - given, good sales may not be enough. The industry often expects SPECTACULAR sales and cans things when they're any short of that -.- Granted, Fashionable Judo Girl Yawara got licensed and is coming out as one gigantic (100+ dollar, mind) box set. So I guess anything is possible these days. The market is less predictable than I'd like sometimes.

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If you enjoyed Monster, I recommend you go out and buy up all the Urasawa you can manage - 20th Century Boys and Pluto (Pluto promises to be especially fantastic as it is a revisioning of Osamu Tezuka's Tetsuwan Atom AKA Astro Boy) are both being released currently; Monster is already finished.
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Johan
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Apr 9 2009, 08:56 PM
The silence throughout the showing today was awesome. The hole in the first Thursday slot is far too big for any one show to fill.
I suppose that means I'll have to mysteriously disappear from club for a while now...

...Unfortunately, because of the recent club escapades, I can't copy the real Johan and go out the window. I guess I'll just have to put together a makeshift cloak of ceiling-newspapers and sneak out or something.
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Apr 17 2009, 07:11 AM
(things I know nothing about)
I don't know what you're talking about, Johan.
A bazooka doesn't do the same thing as a dumpster.
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EvilGrimace
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Yes, I too have no idea what Johan could possibly be referring to.
What am I singing a lot lately? "Uminari no shirabe ni, kurokumo wa sora he tsudou. Arashi no yobu kaze wo takaraka ni. Nazo meku kotonoha ni majo tachi wa fukumi warau. Ibitsu na, yoru no utage waaa kurikaesuuuuuu. Naraku he to ochita. Kiniro no chou. Ikutsu no, tsumi ni hane wo nurashite, yuku noooooo. Nakanai deeee, torawaretaaaa, gensou wo, kowaaaashi. Ichido kiri no shuuen wo ageyouuuuuu. Hatasenaiiiii, yakusoku wa, mune no oku, kogetsuiteeee. Akaku akaku hazeteku yo neeeeeee."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28vGi7jPNrY&fmt=18

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Lauren
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That was pretty weird, but I did think it was funny that they did it with lego people.
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Oooo baby!

Last sentence of the update!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2009/san-diego-comic-con-international/viz-anime-and-manga
What am I singing a lot lately? "Uminari no shirabe ni, kurokumo wa sora he tsudou. Arashi no yobu kaze wo takaraka ni. Nazo meku kotonoha ni majo tachi wa fukumi warau. Ibitsu na, yoru no utage waaa kurikaesuuuuuu. Naraku he to ochita. Kiniro no chou. Ikutsu no, tsumi ni hane wo nurashite, yuku noooooo. Nakanai deeee, torawaretaaaa, gensou wo, kowaaaashi. Ichido kiri no shuuen wo ageyouuuuuu. Hatasenaiiiii, yakusoku wa, mune no oku, kogetsuiteeee. Akaku akaku hazeteku yo neeeeeee."
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