The most shocking headline that happened in 2009, according to an anime magazine
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The once prolific but now problematic studio Gonzo is now all and certainly dead, with the latest news that the upcoming sequel to the mizugi wearing kemonomimi totting series, Strike Witches’s production has been changed to AIC, according to the fourth issue of Nyantype.
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Problematic studio Gonzo, once famous for animes such as Martian Sucessor Nadeshico(yes, I know, but my sources get it wrong, and I am not otaku enough to know. SHEESH!), Kiddy Grade, and Gate Keepers are now slowly but surely is shutting down it’s operation. Their latest act is to terminate telephone customer support for their DVD release starting next month. Although patrons could still go to their site and email a complain online, it’s another nail in the coffin of this once glorious studio
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Keen observation by fans of nopan mahjong anime, Saki has revealed that the animation studio has used some interesting technique to cut cost, in this case, recycling frames that has been used in earlier episodes
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Gonzo’s last hope for themselvesmankind, Shangri-la albeit only the opening animation was recently shown online. The characters for this series was designed by renowned artist Range Murata, thus the appeal of a well known artist might just save the company.
The CM
An update on the upcoming Spring 2009 season.
*denying the Winter Sonata up there*
With the issue happening at Gonzo, will Shanri-La (which was designed by famed artist Range Murata) and Saki will see the light of day? On other news, some of the series I am looking forward to are
- Natsu no Arashi
- Full Metal Alchemist 2.0 This is (not) just a Remake
- K-On!
- Cross game
It is reported that Gonzo will now cut down it’s employees number from the current 130 staffs to just 30 in 5 years. The restructuring of the company is hoped to be able to drag it back from the brink of bancrupcity and at last, make profit, as told by Nihon Keizai Shimbun paper.
With the current plan, it’s highly unlikely that they can produce animes on their own, and they have also announced that their anime output will be reduced. Now it’s more likely that they have to do a co-op with other studios to survive. Read moar...
Now that we are up to the 3rd week of the Winter season, let me go through some animes that you might want to pick up
 Awesome Trap |
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while the mango did not attract me much, the anime, directed by non other than the legendary Shinbou Akiyuki of the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei fame made it a must watch. From a normal trap story with generic storyline, it turned into an awesome crazy ride, filled with puns and double entrende. o(^^o)(o^^)o |
Sword of URUK
The sequel for the game adaptation by Gonzo, Druaga no To, was
streamed on the official site. Sword of Uruk follows up the events that transpires in Aegis of Uruk and would be premiering this January. The Namco/Bandai game adaptation ended in a cliffhanger last season, and the sequel is highly anticipated among the fans of the series. With Gonzo seemingly having money problems of their own, it’s remain to be seen wether or not this sequel would acheive what the original one has done in term of storyline and quality.
Seems that the economic crisis does not spare even the Japanese studio. As reported by ANN
GDH, the corporate parent of the Gonzo anime company, has announced that it will be restructuring, and therefore reducing its annual output of anime from about eight projects to four in the next fiscal year. The decision was made during the board of directors’ meeting that was held on Monday. The company currently produces anime through its four internal studios and outsourcing to other companies. It plans to combine its internal studios under one division and “carefully” winnow its output from eight to four titles. Read moar...
