More GonzoXCrunchy love
Bad CG, lack of pants soon to be the norm
Gonzo’s been in the news a lot for its apparent rocky financial situation, even as it enjoys a philosophical victory for being the first Japanese company to get the worldwide streaming out there. But good news came Friday in the form of some investment from the firm Iwakaze Capital in Gonzo’s parent company GDH. GDH then in turn put about $2 mil into Crunchyroll. [Source: ANN]
I really enjoyed/still enjoy Druaga and Blassreiter’s run on YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST TV all at once, but I recognize that the YouTube availability was just a teaser. I assume that the CR model for Strike Witches (limited streaming, pay-to-own outside the time frame) is the way they’re going to go in the future for Kurogane No Linebarrel or whatever else they’re bringing to the rest of the world next season. So all the CR haters in the anime-blogosphere will probably have to put a sock in it or stop watching the Gonzo streams. Personally I’ve thought for a while now that CR’s (admittedly still-slow) transition from pure fansub-and-pirate hangout to legit service is going to tell us a lot about how digital distribution will go down in the future.
Incidentally, Linebarrel’s “Creative Producer” is listed as being Goro Taniguchi, so was he pulling our legs about leaving anime altogether?
I don’t care about CR, I’m just happy as long as BOST stays afloat and getting new shows.