Happy Canada Day, Gonzo

July 1st, 2008

 

As of yesterday, GDH (Gonzo’s parent company) has been given a 9 month grace period by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to get their financials in order or be delisted. While not the final deathblow, getting kicked off the stock exchange pretty much means that nobody is going to be giving you money anymore. Let’s see what Gonzo will be using to do this… Strike Witches, Rosario 2, and Linebarrel… HA! I guess they should have tried to make something good at some point in the last six years. Only Gonzo could manage to go under while anime DVD sales are reaching record levels.

SomethingAwful’s forums have catalogued the recent events leading up to Gonzo’s ignomious collapse if you’re curious about the inner workings. And thanks, Matt for prodding me about it.

Posted in Anime | 13 Comments »

13 Shouts From the Peanut Gallery

  • sage says:
    July 1, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    That was fast.

    *hugs*

  • Ravage says:
    July 1, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Mwoah, they did do Last Exile and Gankutsuou in the last 5 years, and 2 out of 64825 is a pretty good ratio for GONZO in terms of good shows/junk. ;)

  • Edom says:
    July 1, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Awww…they did make Basilisk better than the manga, and introduce me to Welcome to the NHK!

  • Hinano says:
    July 1, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    ROFLMAO wow I had no idea Gonzo was in a rut but somehow it now all makes sense!

  • Pokute says:
    July 1, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    I’d rather let them make Druaga till the end of time rather than fall.

  • Steven Den Beste says:
    July 1, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Well, at least it’s long enough for them to finish Strike Witches before they bite the big one.

  • P-Dash says:
    July 1, 2008 at 11:10 pm

    I think all that needs to be said about this is AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • Gil says:
    July 2, 2008 at 12:34 am

    F***! I need more Druaga!!!

  • sage says:
    July 2, 2008 at 4:05 am

    I’d rather let them make Druaga till the end of time rather than fall.

    F***! I need more Druaga!!!

    “Hey guys, you’ll have to wait for season 2 of Druaga. OH BY THE WAY, WE ARE CLOSING”

    Oh Gonzo… lived as a troll, died as a troll.

  • Avisch says:
    July 2, 2008 at 8:35 am

    Is the general feelings towards GONZO (you know… the ones around here) similar in Japan?

    Cause I wonder. The poor staff have to look online and cry when finding out that the general feeling is “YOU DON’T MAKE GOOD STUFF”.

    Meh even Druaga had lost part of it’s focus by putting in the random “bratty kid needs to learn about his father” episode.

    About the only Gonzo show I like is Speed Grapher.

  • zaeris says:
    July 2, 2008 at 11:43 am

    so your saying other shows don’t loses focus? goes and look at code geass, its totally derailed yet fan’s still watches that anime, check.

    Zero no tsukaima, Shana season 2 for the first 11 episodes living on the slow pace, check.

    Compare one episode to shows that spend half the series with fillers.

  • sage says:
    July 2, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Is the general feelings towards GONZO (you know… the ones around here) similar in Japan?

    Short answer: YES.

    RTFA.

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