Sakura08: Broccoli LiveBlog
Okay, my internets are SUPER SLOW thanks to my sister-in-law sending me a bunch of photos and me being on slow internet to begin with, so we’ll see how this goes.
That said, I’m in with Broccoli’s marketing coordinator Johnathan Kung instead of Shizuki Yamashita, who usually runs Broccoli’s panels. (Does this mean we won’t get jan-ken-pon contests?!) Also, there is some really loud musical event going on next door that makes it hard to hear, even though I’m up front right next to the guy. Yeesh.
We’re having more technical difficulties for the slide show, so we’ll see how this goes. My e-mails are at 10%…for the first one…of three…*whine*
Broccoli distributes Bandai Visual USA DVDs (I think they don’t have choice on the prices though), and they’re working on getting them in Best Buy, but no luck yet. (Yay, someone turned the volume up on the mic, so I can hear him better!)
They’re working on One Piece shirts and haven’t managed to get them approved by Toei just yet. No new licenses that they’re allowed to talk about except for previous ones, like World of Disgaea 2, Nui!, sola, Koi Cupid (which is even cuter than Di Gi Charat, apparently, and it also apparently hurts to look at for long), and Honoka Level Up!
27%…
Note to self: ask Broccoli if their involvement with Bandai Visual USA has anything to do with BVU’s move into moe stuff, since that’s kinda where Broccoli’s been for ages, sorta.
Anyway! I don’t know why he keeps talking about BVU, but apparently they’re concentrating their distro on a smaller-scale, brick-and-mortar stores and stuff instead of major mainstream distro.
YukiKaze is comin’ out on Blu-Ray soon, apparently. I just hinted at some digital distribution, which they seem to be working on…though I’m not sure if “they” is Broccoli or BVU anymore! (64.8%!)
Other Broccoli partners: Cospa, UART (United Arts of Real Toys), Hobby Japan, and Nippon Ichi Software. Whee! Yuji Shiozaki, the Ikki Tousen mangaka is here hanging out, he has a panel later today. Now questions…
Kon Kon Kokon volume 2 isn’t being worked on because Koge Donbo is too busy with Kamichama Karin Chu!.
Asked my BVU question; BVU does whatever Bandai Visual Japan wants, so it has more to do with BVJ than the BVU/Broccoli team-up. Smaller stuff that they think shouldn’t be dubbed gets given to BVU, who doesn’t have the dubbing resources, while a big series like Geass gets sold to Bandai Entertainment (yes, sold; BE has to vie for these things too).
I got a Di Gi Charat ruler for asking my question. Whee. Poor Johnathan is not used to running panels. ♥;; I’m going to scoot out in just a sec so I can get in on the VIZ panel next door.
Tags: broccoli books usa, liveblogging, panel reports, sakura con, sakura08
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Hello Gia, thank you for bloggin my panel. I promise to do a lot better and learn to stay on topic.
First some corrections. I am trying to get BVUSA DVDs to Amazon.com. Best Buy is on my list, but I do not know if BVUSA can provide enough DVDs to be distributed to every Best Buy store.
There is no relation between our helping out with Bandai Visual and their move into “moe” titles.
Digital distribution would be handled by Bandai Visual since Broccoli has not released an anime title for a while. Hopefully their free legal streaming is just the tip of the iceberg, however I am also out of the loop on that.
Code Geass was technically given to Bandai Entertainment. I guess I said “sold,” but there were negotiations on acquiring the license.
I think that’s it. Again, thank you for bloggin.
Jon
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