ADV’s Pre-Spring Spring Cleaning
First it was the Anime Network’s 24/7 linear channel. Then it was Newtype USA. “Surely, ADV, you’re done destroying things I love,” some of you may be thinking. “Surely there can be nothing else to take!”
Well, you obviously missed the old adage about things that come in threes: ADV has reportedly indefinitely suspended ADV ADVocates, their program by which anime clubs can acquire free screening copies of their shows and which had been on hiatus since November.
The company will still give permission for screenings and some free copies, but they say they can no longer afford to do so on such a large scale.
You know, it’s interesting: I was thinking about the return of ADV Manga last night at the Dark Horse event, and I can’t help but wonder if they may be shuffling resources in an attempt to gather up more money for the manga department– which, since the manga industry is doing so much better than the anime industry, could be a safe bet for helping to shore up any problems in the anime division. That’s pure speculation on my part, of course.
So, anything else left to kill off, ADV? Hey– ADV Toys is still listed on your website. Has it been doing anything?…
Tags: ADV
January 18th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Anime club attendance is halved now that we don’t screen. It’s not like we ever used the screens and pirated them!
Bakas
January 18th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Good riddance. The flyer they sent out was fairly worthless and the shows they released had “FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY” watermarked on the dang video.
Funimation’s Operation Anime is alright, but they don’t update frequently and there’s no online survey for my fellow club members to fill out. I’m a bit interested in RightStuf’s club program which seems to be the best out of all of them.
I really hope ADV Manga starts up again. I really don’t like Tokyopop’s version of Aria/Aqua. Translator notes are really nice, and Tokyopop doesn’t even bother with putting the notes that were in the four volumes ADV released!