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Figuring that strength in numbers would pay off,
three guys who have been known to work on anime series got together to
talk to fans after the opening ceremonies. Jeff Thompson of The Right Stuf
(left), Steve Pearl (center) and Shin Kurokawa of AnimEigo (right) got
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...especially Kurokawa, who found that people want
to know the status of the AnimEigo re-issue of the Superdimensional Fortress
Macross series that the company announced in July of 1999. "Macross is
taking forever because we're making new digital transfers," Kurokawa answered.
Even the packaging for the Macross release is taking extra time, adding
"It's going to be one of the most ambitious projects we've undertaken."
Other AnimEigo releases (like a DVD re-release of Oh My Goddess) will have
to wait for the Macross project, he said. |
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One fan said he wanted "everything on DVD." Another
fans wanted to know why he never heard from video companies. Thompson answered
that the companies in the U.S. anime industry usually operate with a small
number of workers, but they do respond to questions - especially if they're
sent by E-mail. Those companies want to know from fans if there's a technical
problem with their releases, Thompson added. |
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Somehow, the session turned into a contest of weird
stories about the business. Kurokawa said AnimEigo once got a beautifully
printed resume addressed to "Mr. Greenfield," who works at ADV Films, not
AnimEigo. Another letter to AnimEigo said "We've always liked your books,"
which didn't impress people at a company that does videos only. Thompson
came back with the tale of a resume that listed a man's sexual preferences
and included pictures to illustrate the point. After accusing people in
the office of trying to pull a joke, Thompson figured the resume writer
thought his company was in the live-action XXX-video business. |
