I hope that they expand the US theater releases with this! I love going to GKIDs releases!
Durinthal on
Well that’s an interesting followup to recent news that Toho was releasing the new My Hero Academia film directly [rather than continuing their partnership with Crunchyroll Films](https://news.animenomics.com/p/toho-tests-us-anime-film-release-strategy) (formerly Funimation Films), I’m guessing this is why.
Torque-A on
Part of me wonders if this means they can get celebrity voices for the next Toho movie
dagreenman18 on
Holy shit this is a big move. More direct dealings for GKids, more NA releases for Toho movies, and a nice small bonus of Awards seasons clout from GKids. That last one isn’t the biggest deal, but “Academy Award Winner” is always nice to have.
notathrowaway75 on
I view acquisitions as bad by default, but this could have some upsides like more movies being released in more theaters. I have the same apprehensions with this like I do with Sony buying Alamo Drafthouse and the release of non-Sony movies, which is the release of non-Toho movies.
KitKat1721 on
Really have no idea how to feel about this until we actually see how it unfolds, but curious what this means for GKIDS when it comes to their international animation releases outside of Japan. Maybe the company will be able to handle more releases in general post-acquisition if their staff grows(?), but I’ll be so bummed if their priorities are solely focused on Toho productions/anime in general vs the more robust slate they typical offer.
SMSmith230 on
I wonder if this has any effect with the physical media distribution of GKIDS through Shout Factory?
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I hope that they expand the US theater releases with this! I love going to GKIDs releases!
Well that’s an interesting followup to recent news that Toho was releasing the new My Hero Academia film directly [rather than continuing their partnership with Crunchyroll Films](https://news.animenomics.com/p/toho-tests-us-anime-film-release-strategy) (formerly Funimation Films), I’m guessing this is why.
Part of me wonders if this means they can get celebrity voices for the next Toho movie
Holy shit this is a big move. More direct dealings for GKids, more NA releases for Toho movies, and a nice small bonus of Awards seasons clout from GKids. That last one isn’t the biggest deal, but “Academy Award Winner” is always nice to have.
I view acquisitions as bad by default, but this could have some upsides like more movies being released in more theaters. I have the same apprehensions with this like I do with Sony buying Alamo Drafthouse and the release of non-Sony movies, which is the release of non-Toho movies.
Really have no idea how to feel about this until we actually see how it unfolds, but curious what this means for GKIDS when it comes to their international animation releases outside of Japan. Maybe the company will be able to handle more releases in general post-acquisition if their staff grows(?), but I’ll be so bummed if their priorities are solely focused on Toho productions/anime in general vs the more robust slate they typical offer.
I wonder if this has any effect with the physical media distribution of GKIDS through Shout Factory?
edit: [Official GKIDS Presser](https://gkids.com/2024/10/15/toho-to-acquire-award-winning-north-american-animation-distributor-gkids/)
Do any people here know what this means? Will they now release anime movies sooner in the U.S?
Love them and their published movies, their wiki page is the best way to find underrated anime movies that I’ve found.