Re: Random thoughts inspired by the November 2003 Newtype USA

D B Malmquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Andrew Hollingbury wrote:
> > 
> > "Vince Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 
> > > And rumor at C-Kon says that ADV picked up "Kaleido Star" after only
> > > one episode was shown in Japan.  Hope it's that good!
> > 
> > ADV picked up Kaleido Star before ANY episodes had been shown - about a year
> > beforehand.

!!!

> Does anybody know whether they helped finance the second season?

No clue.

> Vince Lamb wrote:
> 
> : Speaking of Kaleido Star, it might be an answer to the "underrated
> : anime" question.  It's getting less than 1% of the audience in Japan.
> : In fact, it's the lowest rated anime in the list!
> 
> Out of how many titles?

Newtype USA listed 46 titles for that 4 week period (essentially June
2003) in the Novem and gave ratings for 40 of them.  In the December
issue, "Kaleido Star" managed to get off the bottom during the first
July 2003 and beat some critical faves--"Sora no Stellavia",
"Gadguard", and "TEXHNOLYZE" before slipping back into last place
among 41 titles (35 with ratings).

> Hmm, if "Kaleido Star" is poorly rated in Japan, why was a second
> season produced?  I wouldn't expect a second season to have been 
> greenlighted based on R1 demand until ADV had begun to see some sales
> successes from the first.

I have no idea.  I'm actually looking forward to watching this series,
as an anime loosely based on Cirque D'Soleil would be interesting and
different.

> - dbm

Vince "Professor Plum" Lamb
"Washuu has crabs!"