Comments on: Ask John: How Much Influence do Americans Have in Anime Co-Productions? http://www.animenation.net/blog/2008/05/13/ask-john-how-much-influence-do-americans-have-in-anime-co-productions/ Anime News & More! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:26 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: PockyBox.com http://www.animenation.net/blog/2008/05/13/ask-john-how-much-influence-do-americans-have-in-anime-co-productions/comment-page-1/#comment-325 PockyBox.com Tue, 13 May 2008 20:06:48 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=12708#comment-325 I'm always nervous when I hear of American companies or even the fan community charting the course of an anime production. I keep thinking back to the Ninja Scroll series, which exploited just about everything that made the movie great, but in the blandest way possible. I can't help but think the only reason this series exists is because of the popularity of the film in America, since it tanked in Japan. I also shake my head whenever I hear the original Street Fighter II V opening and endings. Everytime I hear them, I exclaim "We got ripped off!" I'm not sure what Manga was thinking when they chopped off the incredible original music and stapled on the lousy American-produced techno we're forced to listen to today. I've always hated it, even before I knew it was a replacement for something better. All because someone decided Americans didn't want Japanese music in their Street Fighter cartoon. But that's getting into a different topic. My question is this: why can't American fans be satisfied with what the Japanese creators give us? I personally don't mind that sequels to series I love aren't being produced because I wouldn't want the creator (or corperate suits) to stretch a title further than it was meant to go. I'd rather have one great series than one great series with a putrid one attached to it. I’m always nervous when I hear of American companies or even the fan community charting the course of an anime production. I keep thinking back to the Ninja Scroll series, which exploited just about everything that made the movie great, but in the blandest way possible. I can’t help but think the only reason this series exists is because of the popularity of the film in America, since it tanked in Japan.

I also shake my head whenever I hear the original Street Fighter II V opening and endings. Everytime I hear them, I exclaim “We got ripped off!” I’m not sure what Manga was thinking when they chopped off the incredible original music and stapled on the lousy American-produced techno we’re forced to listen to today. I’ve always hated it, even before I knew it was a replacement for something better. All because someone decided Americans didn’t want Japanese music in their Street Fighter cartoon.

But that’s getting into a different topic. My question is this: why can’t American fans be satisfied with what the Japanese creators give us? I personally don’t mind that sequels to series I love aren’t being produced because I wouldn’t want the creator (or corperate suits) to stretch a title further than it was meant to go. I’d rather have one great series than one great series with a putrid one attached to it.

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