Funi Panel

[Keiichi]

Funi has annouched they've obtained the first and second season of Grappler Baki.

[True Noir]

That' interesting. And we all thought that FUNI was all out of money. I've heard of Grappler Baki but never gave it much interest.

[Lord Dalek]

They are out of money. Notice it's only seasons one and two.

[Youko Recca]

Ah man....I lost the bet. Oh well it's better than nothing but come on now...why is HxH still not liscenced. Okay then. I never watched all but the first episode of Baki so I don't know how it goes the rest of the way.

[Killtacular]

Is Otakon usually this soul-suckingly underwhelming?

[.Automatisch]

Yah, I was so excited when I heard this. I've been wanting Baki for so long.

[Sketch]

Baki should be interesting. I saw the OVA on Action.

One more show they can add to their "probably never going to air on Cartoon Network" list.

I hope they don't type cast and give Justin Cook Baki's part... or Sean Schemmel for that matter. I think maybe they'll use Eric Vale or Kyle Hebert for Baki actually.

[Mog]

They are out of money. Notice it's only seasons one and two.

There are only two seasons so far. The way the second season ended I'm almost positive that a third season will be made.

[Mysteryinfoman]

Baki, I guess when you know what a company is gonna get like from domains that kills the surprise.

[Elven Moon]

That's it? Blar

[Youko Recca]

Yeah and then ADV ain't had jack to announce. I guess FUNi's big title this year was Fullmetal Alchemist after all. Okay then that's cool.

[Sketch]

They've all doomed Naruto... Man I hate this industry.

[Youko Recca]

And yet given the chance to work for it you'd accept on the spot...

[True Noir]

They've all doomed Naruto... Man I hate this industry.

What's the big deal anyway? They licence it. Do good stuff to it. Make dvds and limited edition stuff. And everybody loves them.

[Kouji Tamino]

What's the big deal anyway? They licence it. Do good stuff to it. Make dvds and limited edition stuff. And everybody loves them.

Actually, I think that he's talking about how it hasn't been licensed yet, leaving it open for other companies who shall remain unnamed to snatch it up...

[Arxane]

They've all doomed Naruto... Man I hate this industry.

A "little birdie" pointed me in the direction of Christopher MacDonald, news editor of ANN, who hinted on the ANN messageboards that he knows who has Naruto and that it's not 4Kids. If my memory best serves me correctly, he post went something like this:

I'll tell you this right now: whoever gets Naruto, it ain't gonna be 4Kids.

Did I say that out loud?

A joke? Sarcasm? Or an "intentional slip"? I'll let you decide whether or not to use it to build up hope which, in the end, could be false hope.

The post could originally be found at this link, but since ANN's hard drive failure you can't see the post or the forums.

I'd tell you more, but the "little birdie" couldn't say anything else.

[livingfruitvirus]

A "little birdie" pointed me in the direction of Christopher MacDonald, news editor of ANN, who hinted on the ANN messageboards that he knows who has Naruto and that it's not 4Kids. If my memory best serves me correctly, he post went something like this:

Didn't he also say FUNi had Gantz?

[Youko Recca]

Wakka wakka wonk!

[True Noir]

Actually, I think that he's talking about how it hasn't been licensed yet, leaving it open for other companies who shall remain unnamed to snatch it up...

I know that, but I was saying that is what they would do if it was licenced. Sorry for being unclear.

[livingfruitvirus]

Didn't someone say FUNimation had Flame of Recca?