Will this EVER be available in North America?
I have heard nothing but good things about this series. I wonder if there is any move to have it translated and brought to North America.
The last time I heard about bringing it over to the US, the producers and studio wanted to know how big of a demand there was for this series. Unfortunatly they didn't get enough signatures that would be willing to pay the costs of the work to translate it so it went no where.
And as long as fans only want the newer shallow "Flavor of the Month" type of anime series. LOGH will never see a US release. Then again, it took 20 years for Bandai to give it's flagship series Gundam a try. They had small success but basically fumbeled the marketing of it. Right now I think LOGH would suffer the same fate. We need more fans for this series.
This is so depressing. All the "Chibi Kawaii buggeyed pedo-fest lolita" garbage and "Teenage screaming boy with secret powers and spikey hair" crap comes over here without a problem, yet when something really good comes a long it's such a battle to get it over here.
I have been dying to see this and was sort of hoping for a dub. What a pain. I will just watch the original. There is no use waiting for something that will NEVER happen.
So where can I find the bootlegs for this series?
shareDownload the torrent files. I have the entire series burned on dvds, it's freaking 20 gigs. The fansubs are actually pretty good, though there are obvious parts where the translation fumbles.
Yes, unfortunately, American audiences wouldn't stand for a show like this because it's a slow paced drama and doesn't have blood every ten seconds, though this series as a whole gets pretty graphic at times. I love this anime so much, it's definitely worth the time it takes to download all 110 episodes. I haven't watched the side stories yet, but I figure I'll get around to it soon.
NOTE: The reason why this series will never appear in North America is the same reason why shows like Carnivale, Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica, Rome, and Farscape were ended prematurely...people want to sacrifice character, story, and drama for cheap, uninspired thrills. It makes me sick.
It used to be rule of thumb, eventually it will. It took Lupin III a long time to get over here too but Lupin also failed to resonate with American fans. So now, it's doubtful. The average anime fan is now teenybopper age and want bubblegum-cheesecake fanservice/Matrix-style fightscenes, things you won't find in LOGH. And it's not "Japanesey" enough for the Wapanese who also make up a significant portion of the North American anime fandom. These two factors together have irreparably ruined the chances for LOGH or any more classic old-school series to be brought over here.
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9 gigs into it im loving this show .
rome was canned cause it cost to much per eps to make and BSG was only ever going to be 4 seasons .
God, North America really needs this show though, not only to truly get anime serious respect in this sector of the world but also to show everyone what they've been missing out on.
Also, BSG was not planned for 4 seasons initially, only after season 3 began and the writers realized they might not even get to a fourth one. When the series was picked up for the the fourth (it was nearly reduced to 10 eps!!!) the producers decided to make it the final one in order to end it on their own terms.
The world needs more science fiction like these shows! No more Star Trek, Andromeda, or any of that crap!