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Licensing Issues
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:19 am
by InfernosCaress
US courts upheld a ruling in the legal case between Harmony Gold and Tatsunoko that (among other things that we don't care about) Harmony Gold will lose its licensing rights to 'Macross', 'Southern Cross', and 'Mospeada' in March 2021.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... 21/.121372
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:09 am
by Sabre
The possibility of a Robotech movie? Cool.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:12 pm
by Cobalt
If they do it, I hope it gets done right.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:04 pm
by Sabre
Yes, the last thing the world needs is another Battlefield Earth.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:35 am
by InfernosCaress
If they do it, it'll have to use all new designs and have a different enough story from the original anime if they intended to sell home video with being on the receiving end of those lawsuits that they love so much. It will be their version of the 'Transformers' films.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:53 am
by Cobalt
And now I am sad. There is a huge possibility this will be just as bad as Dragonall Evolution.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:07 am
by InfernosCaress
It takes a lot of skill and effort to reach that point.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:52 am
by Cobalt
Horrible Anime Live Action Adaptions
Dragonball
Death Note
Guyver
Good Adaptions
Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy of Movies
Gantz
Haven't Seen
Full Metal Alchemist (released this Christmas)
Starblazers
I am on the fence about Ghost In The Shell. Love the manga. Love the anime. Love ScarJo. Thought the movie was beautiful. Wanted Rinko Kikuchi as Major Kusanagi. So... I am torn.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:59 pm
by InfernosCaress
You haven't seen the live-action Starblazers/Yamato movie? You should. It is one of the better single-movie adaptions, in my opinion.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:42 pm
by Gerhard
Add the live action Initial D movie to the horrible list.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:05 pm
by Cobalt
OMG, Initial D live action sucked ass. I had forgotten about it.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:32 pm
by Gerhard
Not forgotten, but blocked the painful memory for your own sanity.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:21 pm
by Cobalt
I am gonna watch the Starblazers / Yamato movie this coming weekend.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:25 pm
by InfernosCaress
I enjoyed it. Hope you do, too.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:18 am
by Liltroll
Aye the Yamato's movie is actually pretty good. Really enjoyed it too.
I also heard the lot of good things about the TerraFormars movie as well. Will need to check it out since it's supposed to come out in Europe pretty soon.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 10:57 am
by Kosh
For the terrible anime movie collection, might I suggest 'Stealth'?
How anyone could watch that and not see how much of a Macross Plus rip of it is still scares me to this day. The film isn't bad, its just not good.
Re: Licensing Issues
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:10 pm
by Zed_nairb
They also lost to the makers of Mechwarrior Online this past summer and all of the Battletech IP.