{"id":1518,"date":"2007-03-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/15\/ask-john-will-the-simoun-anime-come-to-america\/"},"modified":"2007-03-15T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-15T14:00:00","slug":"ask-john-will-the-simoun-anime-come-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/ask-john-will-the-simoun-anime-come-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask John: Will the Simoun Anime Come to America?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question:<\/strong>
\nDo you think Simoun has a reasonable chance of being licensed, and why or why not?<\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong>
\nI think of the Simoun television series as a probable domestic license. The series was relatively successful and popular in Japan, and it’s a fantasy mecha show. Those two factors alone should be enough to make the series a strong candidate for American release.<\/p>\n

Simoun does have an overt girl-love theme and its has no significant male characters, but that’s probably not a major impediment to a potential domestic license since shows like Kannazuki no Miko and Kasimasi likewise have “yuri” themes and no significant leading male characters, yet still have been licensed for America.<\/p>\n

Seventeen years ago, sexuality in anime was controversial in America and could potentially prevent a show from being released in America. In more recent years, specifically with domestic releases like Kite and Hooligan, child sexuality in anime has been a touchy subject. And sexuality involving animals is still excluded from American released anime considering that Haitoku no Shoujo OVA 2 has been released in America, but never the first episode. But specifically homosexual themes in anime have never created a significant controversy in America, and especially now are not an impediment to domestic release. In fact, male homosexuality in anime is now an attractive selling point in America.<\/p>\n

The likely causes that could prevent Simoun from reaching America, I think, are a potentially expensive licensing cost, and the fact that the show may not market well among typical American consumers because of its all-girl cast. Mainstream American consumers interested in masculine, shonen adventure may pass over Simoun because it has a soft and feminine image.<\/p>\n

I won’t be surprised if Simoun turns out to be one of this summer’s convention season acquisition announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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