magicbulletgirl

Thank you for the translation <3 Something is most definitely better than nothing~

Still hopeful!

Ah ah ah, let me just chime in here with what I know happened. The series was doing extremely well on Adult Swim, unfortunately it was the completely wrong demographic, not the one they were buying ad time for (the 18-24 males). At the same time, FUNi was putting unaired episodes on DVD, which was fantastic. People were buying them, they were being carried at Target and selling out. (Yeah anyone else remember that little period of time Target was carrying anime?) This was all back in 2004-2005 and at some point AS pulled it off the air and DVDs were the only thing out. Which caused FUNi to start putting the episodes it hadn't released yet on DVD. So fans, like me, who were waiting to see new episodes were left out in the cold until 2009. Yes it took 4 years for FUNi to finally release an episode past #83 (FUNi count) because of the singles initially sold and then the season sets. When AS ran a poll back in 2005 of which show to put back on the air, Case Closed won a majority of the votes it was ridiculous. AS did keep their promise, but put it on at 5 in the morning and after Lupin the III. But by October of 2005, AS sold back the license to FUNi. In all, you can see, the show was terribly mishandled. It could have done spectacularly here. That's why there are no more episodes or DVDs. The idea that American audiences just wouldn't get Case Closed is wrong. We love crime stuff, it's on every channel. The problem here is that poor advertising and mismanagement killed a perfectly profitable series.

Ohhh~~ I had a feeling it was that one. I will need to find it to make my collection more complete!

Great podcast guys! Finally got a chance to listen to it. Which volume version did you guys get of 3rd Base 4th? Because I have one (currently out of my possession) but I don't believe it contained that short that was mentioned.