It's official folks! One more competitor has stepped into the ring -- Who? TechTV! That's who! Starting December 30th, TechTV's new block "Anime Unleashed" will begin airing anime five night a week -- Directly going against Adult Swim's later half. Will it work? With such an impressive line-up of shows and movies it's almost impossible for one to think otherwise.
Excerpts from TechTV's press release:
Show Details
Name: Anime Unleashed
Schedule: New Episodes, Mon.-Fri., 1am-1:30am ET; Additional Airings, Fri., 11pm-1am ET and 1:30am-3am ET Format: Half-Hour Series and Movie Specials Premiere Date: December 30, 2002
Description: For the first time ever, TechTV’s Anime Unleashed will import series and movies from Japan to television viewers in the United States. Anime Unleashed encompasses the many forms of Japanese animation that truly know no boundaries. This program features not just a style of animation, but explores an entire genre where viewers may find sophisticated science fiction, fantasy adventure, romantic comedies, kidappropriate fare, teen dreams or even adult-only titles. Anime Unleashed exemplifies the difference between its titles and Western animation by exploring the depths of characters and contortions of plot. Viewers will encounter realistic scenarios, complex relationships and flawed personalities. Despite their deficiencies, the subjects of Anime Unleashed are beholden to their desires, their hopes and their dreams. And though happy endings are not guaranteed, actions do have consequences.
Series and Movie Titles Series: Betterman Series: Crest of the Stars Series: Dual! Series: Serial Experiments Lain Series: Silent Mobius Movie: Armitage III Polymatrix Movie: Ghost in the Shell Movie: Macross Plus Movie: Patlabor I
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