Siren:

Tatami Galaxy
Durarara
Canaan
Genius Party

Rating - Commendable/10. Not like they have much screening rights nor do they have retro material. But with their balanced spread of licenses, they still have my vote.


Madman:

Slayers
Bounen no Xamdou
Vampire Knight
Angelic Layer
Ga-Rei-Zero
Cyber City Oedo 808
Akira
Karin
Dragonball
Soul Eater
Astro Boy (60s and 80s)


Rating: 2/10. Madman...WAKE UP! This is a retro themed year! 5 titles to fit that theme is hardly enough. Mediocre selection from the 00s, while your retro choices are mainly obvious choices that people probably know about anyway...



So...what are some of the things on their catalogue could have been played that are beyond the obvious ones like 'The War', Bebop and Trigun that were pre-2000?

Big O
Captain Herlock
Escaflowne
Fushigi Yugi
Gatchaman
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Jungle Emperor Leo
Kimba the White Lion
Macross Plus
Patlabor
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Robotech aka original Macross
Rurouni Kenshin
Yamato
You're Under Arrest


You barely tried, Madman. The list of what you won't be playing is better in comparison. The fact you don't even wish to promote some older titles and instead promote some of the most generic crap from the late 00s instead is an insult and then some.


Ladies and gentlemen...your AVCON screenings

Siren have older stuff how come you are not giving them slack? dont be a fanboy. Both these companies are using this an an advertsisng campaign so heck with it as long as Im entertained. Im going to have to double check the screening times so that i dont miss any events I would like to participate in or watch at Avcon.

Im looking forward to Durarara! ofcourse just to see what reaction it get from the viewers, the Armageddon crowd seemed to like it. Im also going to watch Gai Rei Zero and Xamd to see if ill actually like them. Then ill want to see Canaan for the dub... wait wasnt Canaan Siren? Yeah Im pretty sure it is. Anyway I wanna see that for the dub.

Canaan was Siren, my mistake.

However...shall we take a look at Siren's complete catalogue, when the series was aired in Japan then factor in what has been played at recent AVCONs?

Siren's list of licenses: (may be missing a few of the most recent ones)

Angel Beats (2010)
Blassreiter (2008)
Bunny Drop (2011)
C (2011)
Canaan (2010)
Casshern Sins (2009)
Clannad (2007-2008)
Clannad After Story (2008-2009)
Durarara (2010)
Genius Party (2008)
Ghost Hound (2008)
House of Five Leaves (2010)
Ichi the Killer (2002)
Iria (2004)
Legends of the Dark King: Fist of the North Star story (2008)
Needless (2009)
Nightwalker (2004)
Now And Then, Here and There (1999-2000)
Perfect Blue (1998)
Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)
The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
Tears to Tiara (2009)
Tiger and Bunny (2011)
Tower of Druaga (2008 and 2009)
Vandread (2000)
Welcome to Irabu's Office (2010)
Welcome to the NHK (2006)
When They Cry (aka Higurashi) (2006)
X (1996)


In terms of the lighter side of being able to use retro, which is somewhat defined as pre-2000 these days, that only leves X, Perfect Blue and Now and Then, Here and There. If you include 2000 you can add Vandread.

Perfect Blue - Good movie but probably too intense for this kind of event, even if some MA15+ titles. Canaan is lighter MA, Ga-Rei-Zero is medium. Perfect Blue might push the bar too much.
Now and Then, Here And There - Would have wanted it if it hadn't been played recently. Titles tend to get backlash if they're screened at the same convention too often.
X - Perhaps should have been, but CLAMP is horses for courses. And I seem to recall X being played not too long ago.
Vandread - Yeah, this one should have been.


Either way, they still don't have much that you could really classify as 'old'.

The point being - Madman had far more capability to adhere to the theme. They didn't. They regularly ignore the theme. Which makes one wonder why there is a theme if a sponsor throws it aside?

I'm still surprised K-ON and Angel Beats aren't being screened since they're fairly fresh licenses for Madman and Siren.

Not much of a Retro theme year

When Mackellar isn't trolling. you know it's srs bzns.

Wait wait wait whoa whoa whoa. Did kittitc say he watches screenings at conventions?

Yeah i do watch screenings at conventions. Im a nerd and my number 1 hobby is Anime I also enjoy watching anime with people which is why I go to AJAS.

Its a shame less people watch anime at cons, I mean its not like thers proper panels to attend so..

kiddtic wrote:Yeah i do watch screenings at conventions. Im a nerd and my number 1 hobby is Anime I also enjoy watching anime with people which is why I go to AJAS.

Its a shame less people watch anime at cons, I mean its not like thers proper panels to attend so..

AJAS happens to be doing TWO PANELS this year, thank you...

kiddtic wrote:I mean its not like thers proper panels to attend so..

dennis good call...*pats on back*

GarryGod wrote:

kiddtic wrote:I mean its not like thers proper panels to attend so..

dennis good call...*pats on back*

Like you're going to miss the panel Adam and Sam are doing, Garry.

I am sure they could do better than KONAMI conference at E3 2010

I meant for the past cons ive been to. Panels are the number 1 attraction for me, so if they are awful my backup is screenings.

This year im attending both AJAS panels because they are panels that are actually about anime.