1 April 2006, 9:49 AM
What's with the "exploitation" stick, are you talking to Lynk, because that is not how I phrased it at all. Besides which, from what I've been given to understand the BGC OVA didn't perform that well in Japan unlike the US. Of course, success in the US is as much due to being one of the early titles. This however merely is descriptive of the size of the slice of the market likely to be interested in the product. Blue Gender, despite being one of the most low budget, idiotic, and disgusting series to come out can be successful, while something like Key: The Metal Idol can be nowhere near as successful due to these effects. Marketability and quality are very different things, and as people are oft to say "there is no accounting for taste."
As you'd be aware if you bothered to check the interviews section of the BGC OVA, or just the back if you thought about it, the series possessed neither an overall plan nor a constant director, unlike Gall Force. Each director was basically given license to do their own thing, within the constraints of the universe (which the Scoop chase director quite frankly violated). Despite this Episode 5-6 modifies 1-3 to enhance Mason's character into a human sim instead of a construct. That discussion is probably better saved for an article once I get up my website, given the history of such things.
It is not and should not be considered a series for spoon feeding, which does hurt its marketability. If it hadn't been one of the first series from one of the first companies it would likely have been more niche market. Of course, I've seen it consistantly at the local outlet of the major hardware chain that I buy such things from, while recently BGC 2040 is basically no longer stocked. On the other hand AnimEigo has much fewer titles then does the giants like AD Vision, and thus greater need to get what titles they do possess onto store shelves.
Let's see if I can sum up what you're basically doing for you:
You're in disbelief that I can make a measured statement, despite doing it right before your eyes and someone confirming it's basically dead on. Plus you are feeling defensive, because you have perceived my measured comments as infringing upon a series that you have emotionally invested yourself in. Especially because you probably feel the mere fact I can make a calculated, measured statement on it somehow cheapens it.
As you'd be aware if you bothered to check the interviews section of the BGC OVA, or just the back if you thought about it, the series possessed neither an overall plan nor a constant director, unlike Gall Force. Each director was basically given license to do their own thing, within the constraints of the universe (which the Scoop chase director quite frankly violated). Despite this Episode 5-6 modifies 1-3 to enhance Mason's character into a human sim instead of a construct. That discussion is probably better saved for an article once I get up my website, given the history of such things.
It is not and should not be considered a series for spoon feeding, which does hurt its marketability. If it hadn't been one of the first series from one of the first companies it would likely have been more niche market. Of course, I've seen it consistantly at the local outlet of the major hardware chain that I buy such things from, while recently BGC 2040 is basically no longer stocked. On the other hand AnimEigo has much fewer titles then does the giants like AD Vision, and thus greater need to get what titles they do possess onto store shelves.
Let's see if I can sum up what you're basically doing for you:
You're in disbelief that I can make a measured statement, despite doing it right before your eyes and someone confirming it's basically dead on. Plus you are feeling defensive, because you have perceived my measured comments as infringing upon a series that you have emotionally invested yourself in. Especially because you probably feel the mere fact I can make a calculated, measured statement on it somehow cheapens it.