John Sirabella has announced over at the Anime on DVD forums that Media Blasters has acquired the license to “Doruka-chan” (he apparently meant Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan). But more than that, he also says the following:

I predict in 2-3 weeks you will hear an annoucement you never expected in the industry…becuase I heard it today and if true will blow some people away.

He later notes that it doesn’t involve Geneon, and predicts that there will be fewer anime companies in ‘08-’09. AoD founder Chris Beveridge apparently is also in the know and says that it’s not a good thing, though some people may be happy when it happens. (Why am I getting deja vu over Bandai Entertainment absorbing BVU?).

Other users are speculating that it relates to ADV, and are jumping all over the place: maybe ADV is being bought by Bandai Entertainment, or FUNimation. Maybe they’re shutting down– though I’m not sure I’d call that “unexpected” per se, and Beveridge seems to poo-poo the idea anyway…then again, Sirabella wonders if he and Beveridge are talking about the same thing. OH, THE DRAMA!

Some of the ideas are a little out there, like Navarre (FUNi parent company) buying out VIZ’s anime arm (…doubtful at best). It takes a while for people to start suggesting that the change could be in a Japanese company instead of a US company, and before long even Central Park Media is being speculated on. It’s an interesting thread; I recommend checking it out.

Oh, Sirabella also mentions that Seirei no Moribito is still gonna hit TV (Adult Swim, after Geass), sounds August-y with a DVD out in September. I know a few of you have asked about that, so there it is. :)

Posted by gia in Anime, Gossip, Licenses, News • Comments (4)

I saw this a while back on a day I was too busy to do much posting; fortunately kurono k reminded me of it. Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei meets Beating Angel Dokuro-chan. Now, if only there was more beating involved in the video, it’d be epic.