A brief addendum to my last editorial…
It looks like quite a few things have changed since I made that last
post about anime on U.S. TV. By now you probably already know that Code
Geass R2 has gone into reruns on Adult Swim. New episodes aren’t
scheduled to air until May 2nd, which probably means that Bandai needs
more time to finish the dub. When season two of Code Geass originally
began to air in the States the series was still airing in Japan. The
turnaround time for a dub is significantly longer than subtitles so the
delays aren’t a big surprise. Admittedly, I found it surprising that
Adult Swim aired Code Geass R2 almost immediately after season one
ended for the reason stated above. Although May 2nd isn’t a long wait,
the move could ultimately drive some people to seek out the rest of the
series online, via fansubs. I’ve been tempted to do so several times
during periods of reruns, but I’ve decided to stick with the dub for
now. Thankfully Gurren Lagann on the Sci Fi Channel is holding me over
nicely.
anime will air in Japan. It was confirmed at the Tokyo Anime Fair that
in addition to being a faithful adaptation of the manga, the new series
will not have a set number of episodes. In other words the new
Fullmetal Alchemist series will end when the manga does. With 21
volumes of the manga and counting, the anime will have plenty of source
material to draw from, i.e. filler episodes shouldn’t be an issue for
quite some time– if at all. The series’ English title has been
confirmed as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Animax Asia, who plans
to broadcast episodes of the show in various Asian countries six days
after the original air date in Japan. As for what the final title will be when
the series is licensed for distribution in the U.S. is currently
unknown. On an amusing note, volume 13 of the original FMA series
on DVD carries the same title in North America. Though I’d be surprised if the title of the U.S. version of the new FMA was changed because one little DVD.
Image courtesy of the Anime News Network.
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