Penguin God wrote:It could be fairly fun and it seems to be a fairly frequent request, but unfortunately it's not an option that's pursuable for the immediate future. Viz Media still owns the rights to any Battle Network series adaptations, and don't seem to be giving said rights up any time soon. Neither Capcom nor Archie can force them to do so.
LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:If memory serves, Viz not only does the anime and manga, but they were also the ones who would handle licensing of the property out to other companies, such as Mattel.
So, in theory, it might be possible for Archie to license a comic book, since comics and manga seem to be considered different things, going by the Megamix/Gigamix releases by UDON (if you're going to argue the point, don't; this could be a good thing). But I think they might have to go through Viz in order to do so.
Or, perhaps worse, Viz and Capcom. And, just to throw more fuel on the fire, it's possible-- not definite, but possible-- that if Viz were the ones to be dealt with, it might not be Mega Man Battle Network, but MegaMan NT Warrior and all that comes with that name: TorchMan, Maylu, and among other things, "Chawed." *shudder*
Mind, this is just kind of a loose guess from my dealings in all this stuff. Whatever the case, I'm pretty sure that in some form or another, the BN timeline is considered a separate property, at least outside of Capcom's walls.
--LBD "Nytetrayn"
Max1996 wrote:Yeah, those name changes are terrible. However, so far, only 1 is acceptable, which is Mayl -> Maylu. The rest are horrible. In fact, don't even get me started on NapalmMan -> MoltanicMan or AquaMan -> SpoutMan.
MetalMan to HeavyMetalMan
Max1996 wrote:LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:If memory serves, Viz not only does the anime and manga, but they were also the ones who would handle licensing of the property out to other companies, such as Mattel.
So, in theory, it might be possible for Archie to license a comic book, since comics and manga seem to be considered different things, going by the Megamix/Gigamix releases by UDON (if you're going to argue the point, don't; this could be a good thing). But I think they might have to go through Viz in order to do so.
Or, perhaps worse, Viz and Capcom. And, just to throw more fuel on the fire, it's possible-- not definite, but possible-- that if Viz were the ones to be dealt with, it might not be Mega Man Battle Network, but MegaMan NT Warrior and all that comes with that name: TorchMan, Maylu, and among other things, "Chawed." *shudder*
Mind, this is just kind of a loose guess from my dealings in all this stuff. Whatever the case, I'm pretty sure that in some form or another, the BN timeline is considered a separate property, at least outside of Capcom's walls.
--LBD "Nytetrayn"
Yeah, those name changes are terrible. However, so far, only 1 is acceptable, which is Mayl -> Maylu. The rest are horrible. In fact, don't even get me started on NapalmMan -> MoltanicMan or AquaMan -> SpoutMan.
GentlemanX wrote:I'm sure you guys that are more well versed in Mega Man are right, but do you mind giving me a link to when Viz got rights to everything related to Battle Network and Star Force? Or if it was said by someone else, where they said it?
megamanmonthly wrote:But all it got was a single run on Toonami Jetstream (an online-only service) and then some odd Frankenstein'd "movie" on Cartoon Network, and then, bam. Over with 25 episodes, right before the best episode.
LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:I think it had a better run in the UK in some form. I know it even got a DVD release there! Shame they never released that here.
LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:The whole of NT Warrior/Star Force outside of Japan is such a clusterfracas that I've practically washed my hands of the whole thing. If something happens that I can check it all out, preferably in a legitimate form, I'm all for it. Otherwise... bleh.
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