Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

[ALchemist81]

Well folks, here's the situation: [as] just lost the rights to Code Geass, acquired in '08, and apparently on a 2-year deal from the airing of the first episode (i.e. April 2008-April 2010).  By my math if Moribito is on the same sort of deal, its rights will expire 2 years after the first episode aired, that is August 2010.  Now it is also possible that the rights were lost at some point and then re-gained in order to run episodes 11-26, so this may not apply for Moribito, and a December-January '10-'11 second run a la Death Note's last hurrah marathons '09-'10 would be more appropriate.  But if this is not the case, this summer is our last chance!  Cowboy Bebop's umpteenth run is ending in 2 weeks when The Real Folk Blues Parts I & II air on May 8th.  After that, the schedule COULD change to this:

5/15/10 

2 AM: Ghost In The Shell 2nd Gig (2x)

3 AM: Moribito (2x)

4 AM: FMA:B Encore

etc...

So, what do y'all say??  After all, it's fair since Cowboy Bebop is also online.  Meanwhile, [as] has never had the streaming rights to Moribito, so the episodes after 11 have only been run ONCE...and that's it!  Tell them we want one more chance to see the epic fairytale!

[Noble10]

One, this will never work (has a petition ever worked?).

Two, I'm not staying up till four to rewatch something (nor would I to see something for the first time, unless it was really good).

Regardless of the two above reasons, I'll "sign" this, because other people who are up at that time deserve a chance to see it (and while I said this will never work, I suppose the most insignificant and minuscule probability is still a probability).

[Crest]

I'm for this.

MORIBOTO IS A SHOW ALSO! ADULT SWIM IF YOU ARE READING THIS PLEASE CONSIDER AIRING MORIBITO ONE LAST TIME! YOU WILL MAKE US HAPPY> THANK YOU FOR READING.

[firedragon54738]

I what to watch this one more time they can put it in one of the cowboy bebop slots

[ben0119]

I agree, but I don't know about putting it so late.  How about after Bleach, or maybe before it?

I have the DVDs so watching it is no problem.  But I would like other people to have the chance to discover this wonderful series.  I don't think I ever would have bought the DVDs for something so obscure if I hadn't seen it on AS first!

[Raven_Steel]

I really enjoyed the show and I think it would be nice if it did get another chance. That being said it is not going to happen, it is just not the kind of show that will do well on AS. There is just far to much story involved that takes time to develop, to be honest I did not even give it a shot when it first came on, it was not until I bought the boxset that I realized that this was one of the better Animes that I have watched in a long time. For a regular old Joe just flipping the tube the show is just not something that would seem appealing.

[Bad_Witch]

Petitions never work. Regardless, I sign. Would like to see this again.

[arrancar88]

i don't think petitions work but i'll sign.

[crushrose]

you got my signiture

[anime_fan_800]

.i'm in

[somedude248]

Anti-sign. Moribito needs to be forgotten as one of the darker chapters in ASA history.

[ben0119]

Lulz I don't think you can anti-sign.

*signs*  In case I didn't make that clear in my first post.

[astronomy2004]

I'll sign.  Moribito is a good show.

[somedude248]

That's a lie sir and you know it.

I'm sorry but Moribito just...irks me. I swear, if I could go to Japan to punch the show's creator square in the jaw for creating this crap, I would.

[Top_Gun]

So you'd punch someone in the face for creating a series that a number of people obviously enjoy, just because you yourself do not? Now that's mature.

[somedude248]

I didn't say it was plausible, I just said given the chance I would punch him in the face.  Repeatedly.

"That's for keeping any good show off of Adult Swim!  (Save FMA:B)  And that's for wasting Media Blaster's money!"

[Top_Gun]

You completely missed my point. Even the desire to punch the person in the face is ridiculously puerile and immature. It's the root of what I've never understood about you, that bizarre compulsion to treat the existence of a show that you don't enjoy personally as some sort of affront to your very being. It's certainly not a normal reaction. There are several shows on both sides of the [as] aisle that I personally didn't like very much...just as an example, I felt like Blood+ turned out fairly crappy and wasted a great deal of potential. But do you see me going into the Blood+ folder decrying the show's right to exist, stating my desire to beat up its production staff, or just generally crapping on the fanbase? No, of course not. I recognize that there are a significant number of people that do greatly enjoy the series, so I leave them to it and go elsewhere. As an adult, I'm mature enough to recognize that different people have different tastes in entertainment, and that I should no more be ceaselessly railing on what other people enjoy than they should on what I enjoy. I think it's rather said that you've seemingly never learned this.

[somedude248]

Adult?  No.  You're a fanboy.  You're someone who takes assaults upon shows you like and their business value as a personal offense to your self worth, that you've invested time into a dying block.  My problem is that Adult Swim Action has crashed, burned, and possibly even directly contributed to the great anime market crash.  That's my problem, that the signs have been obvious to anyone with half a brain for YEARS that the route ASA was going on would lead to a barren wasteland of an environment, not just for Adult Swim Action, but for the anime market in general.  But it's OK, because you can feel smart about something for adults (based off a children's novel that children wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole) as opposed to something that might have been successful.  Also, jokes FTW, or it's "rather said" that you can't appreciate morbid humor about show creators.

In closing, unless AS likes driving viewers away on Saturdays, which is actually seeming quite possible at this point, then no, do not give Moribito another run.

[mgangel1124]

I just don't know why you personally care so much. It's like you feel that this show's existance is a personal insult to you. When I don't like a show, I generally find it to be a lot easier and more enjoyable just to ignore it and not watch it. I'm not a fan of Family Guy, that doesn't mean I should run around screaming about how bad it is and how it shouldn't have ever been created because it's so terrible it makes my eyes bleed. It just seems really childish to go out of your way to pick on something that people like straight out of the blue. Moribito has this entire folder for its fans to come and discuss things. You don't have to see anything about Moribito or it's fans at all if you'd refrain from coming into this one tiny area of the boards.

[fool_on_the_hill]

Do you have to troll this show's board? Seriously? Did this show commit a personal affront against you? Do you get some pleasure of sorts out of constantly spewing your dislike of this show up-and-down this board, repeatedly?

I dislike Death Note and I rarely ever visited its board. And I definitely did not make of hobby of trolling on its board.

Here's a tip: Stop visiting the board of a show you so adamantly dislike.

Oh, and also, where in the hell are you getting any idea that [as]'s broadcast of anime has contributed to the "anime market crash"? Like, seriously? You must be living in some perverse little world of your own invention... And yeah, the block is soooo dying, that's why they keep acquiring and airing new shows. Totally the signs of a dying block.

Message Edited by fool_on_the_hill on 05-20-2010 02:00 AM

[Top_Gun]

A fanboy? Hardly. Unlike you, I don't obsess either positively or negatively over a particular series to the point where I find it necessary to endlessly post praising/disparaging comments about it. What concern me are facts, or in this case, their blatant misapplication. I'd speak out against you every bit as strongly if you were spewing falsehoods and misunderstandings about an anime series I wasn't a personal fan of. (Hell, forget anime...I'm not a fan of Tim & Eric in the least, but you definitely deserve to be taken to task for some of the comments you've made about it.) I can't suffer trolls or naysayers, particularly those who can't even get their story straight or listen to valid counter-arguments. Trust me, you've done very little in here but continue to make yourself look foolish.

And if you seriously think that the [as] Action block has had some sort of detrimental effect on the status of anime in this country, then you know absolutely nothing about how the domestic anime industry works. If anything, [as] has been one of the few lifelines the industry has still been able to hold onto. Why do you think Media Blasters went out of their way to rescue Moribito in the first place? Because of its TV deal. Why would FUNi make sure to get FMA: Brotherhood on [as], instead of airing it on its own network? Why would Viz (most likely) sell [as] on Kekkaishi? Why would they work as hard as they could to keep [as] supplied with almost 100 straight dubbed Bleach episodes? Because they recognize that [as] gives them what just about no one else can: nationwide exposure for teen/adult-targeted anime series, which leads to greater DVD sales for said series. The domestic anime bubble burst for a number of reasons: companies failing to read the signs of a changing market, the unwillingness/inability to embrace the potential of Internet distribution quickly enough, endless hand-tying and obfuscation, by paleolithic Japanese production groups, companies licensing beyond their means, and so on. The presence of a popular weekly cable block broadcasting anime is not one of those reasons.

And while we're at it, I find the assertion that the block is "dying" to be flat-out absurd, given the fact that we'll be seeing three new series premiering on it this year, not to mention new Bleach episodes at some point. Yeah, that sounds like a truly decrepit landscape to me.

Message Edited by Top_Gun on 05-20-2010 01:55 AM

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ALchemist81 wrote:

Well folks, here's the situation: [as] just lost the rights to Code Geass, acquired in '08, and apparently on a 2-year deal from the airing of the first episode (i.e. April 2008-April 2010).  By my math if Moribito is on the same sort of deal, its rights will expire 2 years after the first episode aired, that is August 2010.  Now it is also possible that the rights were lost at some point and then re-gained in order to run episodes 11-26, so this may not apply for Moribito, and a December-January '10-'11 second run a la Death Note's last hurrah marathons '09-'10 would be more appropriate.  But if this is not the case, this summer is our last chance!  Cowboy Bebop's umpteenth run is ending in 2 weeks when The Real Folk Blues Parts I & II air on May 8th.  After that, the schedule COULD change to this:

5/15/10 

2 AM: Ghost In The Shell 2nd Gig (2x)

3 AM: Moribito (2x)

4 AM: FMA:B Encore

etc...

So, what do y'all say??  After all, it's fair since Cowboy Bebop is also online.  Meanwhile, [as] has never had the streaming rights to Moribito, so the episodes after 11 have only been run ONCE...and that's it!  Tell them we want one more chance to see the epic fairytale!

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This is the topic of this thread. You can sign up or not but the discussion of the suitability of Moribito for [as] belongs in another thread.

[astronomy2004]

You're right, we need to start promoting this good show with more signers.

[ben0119]

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somedude248 wrote:
That's a lie sir and you know it.

I'm sorry but Moribito just...irks me. I swear, if I could go to Japan to punch the show's creator square in the jaw for creating this crap, I would.

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So you'd like to punch a woman square in the jaw?

[astronomy2004]

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ben0119 wrote:

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somedude248 wrote:
That's a lie sir and you know it.

I'm sorry but Moribito just...irks me. I swear, if I could go to Japan to punch the show's creator square in the jaw for creating this crap, I would.

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So you'd like to punch a woman square in the jaw?

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Chances are the creator knows a degree of spearweilding and shouldn't be underestimated.    j/k.

I'd take Moribito any day over AS comedy, and I'm not alone on that one.