tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post7858756724197287885..comments2023-07-19T11:52:50.847-04:00Comments on AstroBoy World: What's going on at Imagi?Ninjatronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422140631759518593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-33182037888603948552012-05-01T02:35:10.251-04:002012-05-01T02:35:10.251-04:00I ignore all the details, but for what I heard and...I ignore all the details, but for what I heard and saw, this company never had the passion to comply a good job in making an animated movie.<br />In my opinion they failed to deliver the real spirit of Tetsuwan Atom.<br />And this bad news about shutting down the studio, that left lots of people suddenly unemployed, sounds just like a confirmation to what I always thought about them. I am very disappointed...Francescohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883562989006219255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-35479861991874749652010-03-03T02:40:17.687-05:002010-03-03T02:40:17.687-05:00Aww, this sucks. I wonder what this means for thei...Aww, this sucks. I wonder what this means for their Gatchaman movieManetoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-40189829231679602992010-02-16T20:20:42.718-05:002010-02-16T20:20:42.718-05:00Felix, I really enjoyed Astro Boy. I'm an anim...Felix, I really enjoyed Astro Boy. I'm an animation enthusisast, and my fave movies are usually by Pixar. But your Astro Boy is by far my favorite animated movie this year, and is on my list of favorite animated movies ever. You and your crew did a splendid job; I don't see how anyone else could have done better. I wish the movie had gotten the attention and box office it deserved. I lurk at Twitter and other social internet sites and whenever the movie comes up, nearly everyone mentions how much they loved it and how surprised they are at how good it is. I consider Astro Boy to be an underrated gem like Iron Giant. Thanks for the laughter, the tears and the place in my heart that Astro Boy will hold forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-30651229429675405532010-02-13T04:05:34.617-05:002010-02-13T04:05:34.617-05:00Hi Ninjatron, thank you very much for your fully s...Hi Ninjatron, thank you very much for your fully support of imagi and Astroboy, we are always encouraged by you...<br />Physically, seems imagi still survives. Technically yes. They just shut down the Imagi Production Ltd. and the mother company Imagi International Holding Ltd. is still there like what they said in press release. However, there are only very few people left in imagi, and they are all finance, and account people. All the core creative and production people gone. (I said all the real imagian are gone). The management left was new, and they didn't involve any previous project like TMNT, actually they know nothing about animation and they don't like animation, they are just business man without passion. So I don't think they will produce a movie like TMNT or AstroBoy again in the future. I left imagi because I can't take how they ruin the Gatchaman project...felix iphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011653137644593055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-85137323099961984212010-02-11T12:36:30.629-05:002010-02-11T12:36:30.629-05:00Yes, there is still money left to be made with Ast...Yes, there is still money left to be made with Astro, so they are definatley not abandoning the film. I am sure that in time it will turn a profit for them.<br /><br />Sayonara.Ninjatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422140631759518593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368901063253741756.post-24872953300118693342010-02-11T11:13:12.719-05:002010-02-11T11:13:12.719-05:00Here's the part that interests me:
"The o...Here's the part that interests me:<br />"The objective of the above actions is to reduce the Group’s fixed cost base of the Company.<br />The Company’s business model will evolve and following the cessation of the in-house digital<br />animated film production activities of IPL, the Group will focus on various higher valueadded<br />business activities, include:<br />– creation of IPs and creation of characters, and development of the storyline and creation<br />of movie storyboards,<br />– the continued marketing and commercial exploitation of completed film projects<br />including completed film projects such as the Astro Boy feature film"<br /><br />It sounds to me like the company is standing behind the Astro Boy movie, which is good news. Hopefully it realizes what a great little movie it is, and is taking the advertising and promotion aspects of it upon itself, since Summit did such a crappy job. If so, go Imagi! Astro Boy deserves all the support it can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com