Hero of Legend
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Nintendo during the 90's/early 2000's did do a decent job of bringing their IPs to the world of TV and movie theaters, among those included:
- Pokemon. You all know it, a LONG and still currently running anime, and yearly movie releases by OLM (all are theatrical in Japan, and in at least NA for the first 4/5). Now dubbed by DuArt.
- Various Mario media, from their infamous live-action movie, to the 3 DiC-made TV shows, to a JP-only OVA.
- Kirby Right Back at Ya anime by Nintendo and HAL's Warpstar team. Was dubbed by 4Kids.
- F-Zero GP Legend anime by Ashi Productions. Also dubbed by 4Kids.
- A JP-only Animal Crossing OVA (Taj Productions actually entertained the idea of dubbing it, sadly this never happened).
Am I forgetting anything?
Never.
Anyway, now it seems Nintendo are looking into getting back in the medium aside from Pokemon. Question here is, what do you want to see?
I'd like to see a Mario film by Disney's Feature Animation Division. I personally always felt Mario and company have a very Disney-esc look and feel to them. And I find that a better choice than the rumored pick being Sony Pictures Animation... if that even happens.
I'd REALLY like to see a sequel to the DKC TV Show by the same people. This must happen!
A new Kirby anime would also rock. At the very least, it should be required by law to have Ted Lewis back as Dedede and Escargoon, he made the show as hilarious as it was with his performance, and hopefully they get the same writers and whatnot (preferably both in the original JP version and for the dub, in case both writers made it as good as it was). It's not the best thing ever, but it's still a great show all-in-all.
I know a lot want to see a Splatoon anime, I don't know really what to expect of one honestly.
Pokemon actually I think needs a retool. Not a reboot, but a timeskip finally ending Ash's adventure and maybe passing the torch to his eventual son or daughter, rather than the BS formula we've seen for nearly two decades now (Ash wins 8 badges, loses league, restart in a new region with just Pikachu, rinse and repeat. Catching Pokemon is now secondary, so much for "catching them all"...).
Especially with how we're in what I like to call the "Nostalgia Era", I think Nintendo can really benefit with new series and sequels to prior ones alike (DKC and Kirby as said).
What about you guys?
- Pokemon. You all know it, a LONG and still currently running anime, and yearly movie releases by OLM (all are theatrical in Japan, and in at least NA for the first 4/5). Now dubbed by DuArt.
- Various Mario media, from their infamous live-action movie, to the 3 DiC-made TV shows, to a JP-only OVA.
- Kirby Right Back at Ya anime by Nintendo and HAL's Warpstar team. Was dubbed by 4Kids.
- F-Zero GP Legend anime by Ashi Productions. Also dubbed by 4Kids.
- A JP-only Animal Crossing OVA (Taj Productions actually entertained the idea of dubbing it, sadly this never happened).
Am I forgetting anything?
Never.
Anyway, now it seems Nintendo are looking into getting back in the medium aside from Pokemon. Question here is, what do you want to see?
I'd like to see a Mario film by Disney's Feature Animation Division. I personally always felt Mario and company have a very Disney-esc look and feel to them. And I find that a better choice than the rumored pick being Sony Pictures Animation... if that even happens.
I'd REALLY like to see a sequel to the DKC TV Show by the same people. This must happen!
A new Kirby anime would also rock. At the very least, it should be required by law to have Ted Lewis back as Dedede and Escargoon, he made the show as hilarious as it was with his performance, and hopefully they get the same writers and whatnot (preferably both in the original JP version and for the dub, in case both writers made it as good as it was). It's not the best thing ever, but it's still a great show all-in-all.
I know a lot want to see a Splatoon anime, I don't know really what to expect of one honestly.
Pokemon actually I think needs a retool. Not a reboot, but a timeskip finally ending Ash's adventure and maybe passing the torch to his eventual son or daughter, rather than the BS formula we've seen for nearly two decades now (Ash wins 8 badges, loses league, restart in a new region with just Pikachu, rinse and repeat. Catching Pokemon is now secondary, so much for "catching them all"...).
Especially with how we're in what I like to call the "Nostalgia Era", I think Nintendo can really benefit with new series and sequels to prior ones alike (DKC and Kirby as said).
What about you guys?
