November 04, 2009
Over at Pete's, he quotes J.P. saying that the Dragonaut license was part of a mega-deal.
So far as I know, that's correct. Funimation made a package deal with Gonzo and took everything on the shelf, up to and including Strike Witches. It may have been the only way they could get the Strike Witches license, though I'm not so sure it was really worth such pain and sacrifice.
Looking through some ANN announcements, I see the following Gonzo series have been announced by Funimation:
Blassreiter
Last Exile
Tower of Druga
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Dragonaut
Kaze no Stigma
Linebarrels of Iron
Strike Witches
Vandread
Not known whether Saki is included in the deal.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste in General Anime at
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Last Exile, Vandread, and Gankutsuou were three titles formerly held by Geneon, which makes me wonder if the license rescues were much more part of the Geneon-FUNimation agreement than an explicit deal with Gonzo.
C.T.
Posted by: cxt217 at November 04, 2009 09:40 PM (ZDr+V)
But they also picked up Linebarrels and Strike Witches and Dragonaut and Kaze no Stigma, none of which had been licensed in R1 before.
I think the truth may be somewhere in between: when negotiating with Gonzo about the Geneon license rescues, the subject of a more omnibus license may have come up.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 04, 2009 11:04 PM (+rSRq)
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