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Originally Posted by sdp
Oh I'm familiar with that but Netflix produces their own anime, this is clearly an american show targeted at the SJW crowd which is the opposite of what you'd expect to be targeted at the anime crowd. Why not fund their own original anime instead of this?
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Netflix is bigger than Crunchyroll and might have better options when it comes to pitches. When it comes to their original anime, or anime-esque shows, what I think of is Devilman Crybaby and Voltron Legendary Defender.
Devilman is a classic manga, has been adapted multiple times before and the director Yuasa is critically acclaimed, so it's not that weird such a show would be greenlit. Likewise, Voltron, while only really popular in the US and known for bad reboots, is still well known. Even if Voltron might not come with quite the same respect as Devilman, the creative team behind the Avatar shows and Dreamworks as the production house, more than makes up for that.
Some brand new studio banking on social justice pandering, might be the only thing Crunchyroll can afford to fund and/or get pitched. It might also be seen as a way of expanding their niche audience.
But it does make wonder, what kind of a show would make sense for Crunchyroll to pick up? Something from a Japanese studio that can't get domestic traction? An anime-esque reboot of an American cartoon? Or maybe follow in the Japanese tradition of licensing a comic to adapt?
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Originally Posted by Allio
Feel sorry for the creator as he is a transman and he was kicked out of the writing group as it's an "all female" group.
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The creator is something else I find odd. He's credited as "creator" but that's it. Other people are credited as story editor, supervising director and writers. So in what sense is he the "creator"? What does he actually contribute?
You know how Bob Kane is the official "creator" of Batman, when in reality his involvement barely qualifies as coming up with the concept, and doesn't even go as far as character design? I get the feeling we have something similar (if at least more open) here.