naruto in the U.S. ?

Samurai-Legend55 · Post by **Samurai-Legend55** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:51 pm

does ne one know when naruto the anime will be comming to tv. cuz ive become quite a freak about the manga in shonen jump...i cant get enough *laughs* jw about this one

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:58 pm

We don't know when Naruto will come here in the U.S. Just wait, see, and don't start rumors.

Samurai-Legend55 · Post by **Samurai-Legend55** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:00 pm

i wasnt startin a rumor i just wanted to know cuz ive heard that it will be comming sometime from a magazine and i was just wonderin if ne one else had heard ne thing about it....

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:17 pm

Are by any chance talking about the Naruto video game for PS2 that's being released by Bandai?

Samurai-Legend55 · Post by **Samurai-Legend55** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:48 pm

no ive heard about that to ...the only had one screenshot....wich was a bummer but it looked pretty kool*laughs* im almost 100 percent its the anime they where talking about

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:43 pm

It's still not coming because Japanese companies are certainly asking a pretty penny for the licensing rights to the anime. I mean, the popularity of Naruto has been absolutely massive even without official distribution, and everyone, not the least of which the owners to original animation rights, know that it has a potential of being a huge moneymaker.

That, or perhaps they're waiting until there's a card game made for it to coincide with the unleashment of mass corporate cash milking of pre-teens in the United *laughs* States.

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:59 pm

Otohiko wrote:That, or perhaps they're waiting until there's a card game made for it to coincide with the unleashment of mass corporate cash milking of pre-teens in the United *laughs* States.

There already is a card game, I've seen it in stores here.

I find it strange that they're releasing the PS2 game without having announced thte anime licence, though. I'd like to think it's an indicator that <i>someone</i> has licenced the anime, but from what I've heard there's still no sign of that. Fortunately the con season starts up again soon...

Matticans · Post by **Matticans** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:19 pm

Otohiko wrote:It's still not coming because Japanese companies are certainly asking a pretty penny for the licensing rights to the anime. I mean, the popularity of Naruto has been absolutely massive even without official distribution, and everyone, not the least of which the owners to original animation rights, know that it has a potential of being a huge moneymaker.

That, or perhaps they're waiting until there's a card game made for it to coincide with the unleashment of mass corporate cash milking of pre-teens in the United *laughs* States.

i totally agree. sometimes i think naruto is more popular in the united states than it is in japan.

grafX · Post by **grafX** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:35 am

i hope they don't. at least, not until they finish making the anime in Japan...

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:23 am

Matticans wrote:i totally agree. sometimes i think naruto is more popular in the united states than it is in japan.

It is, One Piece is more popular in Japan than Naruto, but they're still both pretty much #1 and #2.