and while we're at what Anime do they show in your county?

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We've got our fair share of pokemon on TV and theaters here too.
So I don't think that's the problem.

Very glad to be able to see movies like pic related and Ghiblies barely a month after Japan gets them.

Back in 2005ish we had a couple TV channels broadcasting series like Wolf's Rain and FMA that were available via Sky without subscription. Unfortunately those channels were pretty shit and all died.

Nobody wants to risk the investment since people don't really trust animation. A film with acclaim is fine but a series requires more dedicated viewing time. Our best bet is probably a weeb attracting series being shown on one of the teen channels like BBC3 and whatever they call E4 now.

>>80421943
>and whatever they call E4 now.

It's still called E4. I could honestly see them airing a shitty mainstream series after Big Bang Theory on their.

Earthsea is on Film4 in a few days.

We're getting Madoka "soon"

>>80421943

I remember. It had Bebop, Bleach and Hack.

>>80422247

Are we? I know we have the DVDs but are they showing it on tv?

>>80422403
Yes.

would the nanny state even allow Asiatic Animation Video Nasties in?

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>>80422403
We had a thread last month about this.

All we have is this at the moment.

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The last one I saw on Film 4 was Paprika and I remember watching Lupin on Channel 4 with /a/ I think.

>>80422525
Probably going to be on some fucking unknown channel. ITV4.

Why does it matter? You need the general public to embrace your hobby as some form of validation? Just accept the thing you love has always been intended for a niche audience, and was never meant for mass consumption (except for Ghibli products).

Anytime an anime is produced which seems like it would have a wide appeal, it generally ends up on TV at some point.

>>80421943
That channel was my life for a while. Watched everything on there, and still have all my DVDs which I recorded every episode of every series which aired (even though I could just torrent higher quality). Got to see Planetes and FMA for the first time. Everyday it existed was a surprise, because I was constantly anticipating its cancellation. Whoever ran that must have had a lot of passion for anime, because the only thing keeping it alive was love (certainly not ratings).

>>80422590
Even more unknown than that. Probably on some shit channel you find around 190 or something on Sky.

We don't have shit (apart from stuff like Naruto that isn't even worth mentioning). Back in the 70s we had Princess Knight, and apparently my dad was immensely disappointed when he learned that the knight was actually a grill.

>>80422686
>showing Madoka
>shit channel

>>80422820
>Channel shows Madoka
>All other programming is bullshit psychic call-ins, African music hour and teleshopping

Italy has a lot of anime.

>>80422937
>tv psychics and screaming niggers
>not the best thing on TV

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Anyone found it particularly funny when they used to show Strange Dawn right before Beyblade on channel 5? There's at least two implied/attempted rape scenes, and I recall the blood being left in too.

Cartoon Network did CNX which had quite a fair bit of anime.

Sci-Fi was still airing re-runs of GiTS and CB a couple of years ago (not sure about now).

Of course, I'd still expect Cartoon Network, Sky One or Nickelodeon to air stuff like Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc. But even then, I'm not sure.

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To the people complaining about viewership and ratings.
There is so much crap shit on telly. Just look at tonight:

Benidorm ER, The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track, The Fried Chicken Shop: Life In A Day, Flog It! Trade Secrets

Who seriously watches any of this shit.

If they replaced just a few of them with say some "good" anime. Lets say, Bebop, NGE, Madoka. Or even shit taste like Guilty Crown or TTGL. They would get way more viewers.

And to the wanker talking about muh validation. Fuck you. I like anime and I want to share it with this shitty island nation.

>>80423378
>Bebop
>not shit taste as well

Unless a Network like BBC or Channel4 commits to airing a full 26 episode series on one of their channels like BBC3 or More4 during a prime time slot, anime is never going to gain mainstream recognition.

>>80423460
And for that, we should be thankful. I can't even imagine what Nuruturds would be like in public if anime was validated.

If any channel were to air anime, it would be Channel 4.

>>80423499
The thing is, the average 'fan' or narutard wouldn't even show support for good anime if it started airing, because they have shit taste.

Most people my age who claim to be fans of anime haven't even watched a film or show made within the past decade. Most of those types are hipsters of the worst kind.

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I don't understand the problem though. There is so many bad programs on TV that could be replaced with anime.

Is it expensive to buy the rights to say K-ON! or something?

>>80423661
No, but they'd be like anime is on TV and start preaching from there. It doesn't have to be nuruturd, it just has to be something they can validate themselves by and that would be anything other than Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

>>80423635
Don't forget Japanorama on BBC. With Ross at ITV now he might try to gather momentum for anime to air.

Anime is super niche over here. Plus I doubt any channel would use their money to advertise something that would probably be aired on the graveyard shit.

>>80423378
Some people leave shit on all day long. Old people especially like familiar programming and nothing-particularly-happens factual programmes. Supposedly paying a few wages and camera rental works out better economically when they factor in how many times they can repeat things without people caring. Also there's always that one guy who likes train programmes no matter how bad they are. He's my dad.

The trouble is that people would complain without even watching a show because 'foreign cartoons taking up schedules', 'animation shouldn't have violence, think of the children', 'how dare they spend money on non home grown fiction', etc.

Now that I think about it Panty and Stocking is probably perfect for 'complain all you like'.

>>80423708
Yes. K-ON's a pretty big property for Japan, they'd ask for something completely disproportionate to the actual viewership.

>>80423708
K-ON! airing on British telly... Just imagine.

is there even a dub?

On that, I think the main reason anime doesn't get considered by British Networks is because they would want to air dubbed stuff, and any idiot can see how low quality American dubbed anime is. Even if they wanted to air anime, they couldn't because the English dubs are so painful to listen to.

I think Madoka airing in the UK is just something to hype up the movies that will hit the cinemas eventually.

>tfw you don't get funimation in your area to watch obvious guilty pleasure anime from your backlog as background just to see if it's even worth really watching

>>80423885
Imagine K-On with a British dub.

>>80423708
K-on!
Definitely expensive. That shit is so popular it would undoubtedly cost a lot to buy the rights to broadcast it.

>>80423930
Imagine more dubs of any anime with British talent. It would be so much better.

>>80423885
Ariety got a pretty sweet English dub now I think about it.

I wonder if the success of Ni no Kuni will do anything for UK dubs and so on.

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guys, K-On! airs on american TV
(I stumbled on it the other day!)

Fios channel Mnet
the K-POP CHANNEL


good thing english dubs are fantastic

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Do you reckon we could do one of those no 10 downing street petitions?

Not like the coalition would give a fuck given the state of the country as it is.

>~ohai Nick-kun
>uguuu David-sama

>How come we don't have Anime on our screens anymore Britbros? Is it because Anime is primarily a niche market or was it due too bad exposure with series like Pokemon, etc.

Because young teens and older teens don't watch much television and often times have friends and go out more. Problem is not everyone has a social life. Thing is that they rather have cheap programing and garbage programming (reality tv) because it's not controversial.

Now if someone can bring a subscription television service in the UK that shows nothing but anime, that would be something big. Even if it's online only.

(But that will never happen.)

I remember Bravo used to show some anime. I remember they aired Moldiver. And I think maybe Guyver?

Does Bravo even exist anymore?

>>80424204
Ask them for more foreign shows to be aired in the UK.

Use Borgen and Wallander as examples. Both were big hits on BBC4.

Why are people still watching TV again? What are you using to access this very website?

>>80424135

I said earlier it's time to stop posting keion today.

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>>80423808
>The trouble is that people would complain without even watching a show because 'foreign cartoons taking up schedules', 'animation shouldn't have violence, think of the children', 'how dare they spend money on non home grown fiction', etc.

Mary whitehouse has been dead from 12 years.

Also I think only Daily Wailers would complain. The younger more in touch journalists would love it.

>>80424348
My modded Xbox 360.

>>80424384
Cameron's in bed with the angry mothers too.

It'd be great if there was a channel that aired nothing but foreign stuff. Not necessarily inpenetreble artsy stuff, just popular or well-regarded (in its place of origin) stuff that isn't British/American/Home and Away.

And since that's the entire premise of the channel, it could all be subtitled. Cheaper than dubs and also frankly easier to listen to.

That would never happen in this country

>>80424204
Better to go to network executives.

>>80424523
>inpenetreble
impenetrable*

>>80424297
Bravo UK is dead.

>>80424348
Mostly because then the anime production company's would not be forced into financial issues because of piracy.

>>80424041
Yeah, but Ghibli movies always have good casts. Disney, who usually does the casting brings in Hollywood A-listers, rather than most dub studios who bring in VAs who are basically picked from YouTube.

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>>80424204
Come on guys only 100,000 signatures!

Replace Eastenders with Boku no Pico

Is it not time the britfags of /a/ just shut up and created their own TV station already?

What are some anime you'd think be popular over here? I can see Hunter x Hunter being popular amongst younger people due to how serious it is.

Monster would go down well on BBC4. They have those subbed Scandinavian straight-faced CSI ripoffs.

>>80424704
death note takes itself pretty fucking seriously, GitS would work.
Id officially die happy if Lain got aired over herewith British talent doing a dubbed version.

>>80424676
This is almost as ridiculous as /jp/'s WhiteHouse petition to ban all non-truNEETs from /jp/

>>80424651
I know but the fact they considered England made me smile.

>>80424676
ENOUGH! THIS STUPID BOKU NO PICO JOKE IS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE!

Babestation should be replaced with a hentai network.

who remembers 'flash the gash'? ;_;

>>80424887
Oh come now anon, it's always funny.

>>80424985
no. What's that?

>>80424985
>gash
By far one of my favourite slang terms.

>>80425039
They would wear bikinis or whatever until midnight, then the service would be blocked after midnight to all those who didn't pay for the channel, after which point they would get completely naked and fuck each other with dildos. But 1 minute before midnight they would 'flash the gash' in a last effort to get viewers to pay for the premium service. they got in loads of trouble for that when whitenights caught on.

>>80424384
Have you seen the terms TV listings use to describe Ghibli films? 'Uninspired fantasy drivel' was my favourite. Even The Guardian does it every so often when the one anime fan isn't writing. It's likely the young journalists will try viewing them critically (like true art critics, hoho) and comparing them to other foreign shows - most anime wouldn't fare well.

The average adult does still complain if it's brought to their attention. They treat foreign animation as cutting corners and as no substance programming for (man)children. Anime has always had a bad rep in this country as mindless entertainment and the SF and fantasy elements in a lot of recommended shows don't help give it any credibility. The BBC especially looks for any reason to cancel fiction and a handful of complaints will do them fine.

In Mexico we have a TV Channel dedicated to anime, daytime is dubbed and nighttime it's either dubbed or subbed.

>not watching Darker than Black and FMA in Bulgarian dub
Anime is pretty niche hear. We have 2 cons a year(one is more of a video game one) and that's it. The community used to be active around the mid 2000s but died off recently. I assume the same is happening in your west countries judging from shit on /a/.

>>80425225
>The BBC especially looks for any reason to cancel fiction and a handful of complaints will do them fine.
I love how people will complain about anything here. It's fucking ridiculous.

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>>80425274
They probably would have cancelled New Who if it weren't for people complaining that they can't.

>>80425274
>I love how people will complain about anything here. It's fucking ridiculous.

The joys of being British.

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>>80423378
I think there's value in just leaving something shit like The Fried Chicken Shop on in the background while you do something else or wait for something you like comes on.

I really doubt replacing it with NGE would get more viewers.

>>80425274
>>80425390
>>80425455
So the plan is this.
Harvest the power of moaning.
sell it like you would any other fuel.
Use the money to create a TV station for anime.
Due to the unique way the channel is funded their will be no advertisements.

>>80425718
>>80423378
That was tonight? Fuck, I wanted to watch that. C4 are really scraping the bottom of the barrel with their reality workplace shows.

sage, off-topic, etc.

>>80425846
If you could harvest the power of moaning Brits, you'd be able to power an interdimensional portal to the 2D realm. Fuck funding an anime TV station, I'm going to become the anime.

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>>80425718
I saw the end of that while waiting for Utopia.

No idea why they made something like that it into a program.

>>80425851
Yh but we pull it back with things like Utopia, black mirror, Dr WHO, Sherlock etc.

>>80425913
Was utopia on tonight?

>>80425984
Yeah, final episode.

>>80425942

When does Sherlock come back on?

>>80425913
Oh fuck, I missed that too. Thank fuck for 4OD.

>>80425942
Yeah, but I like some of those (24 Hours in A&E and that one in the Essex school, for example)

Anyway, I'll stop posting off-topic.

>>80425942
>>80426053
I thought they cancelled Sherlock series 3 at the same time as The Fades series 2? Wouldn't be surprised if one of the actors quits because of the fanbase.

>>80426053
Sherlock is March
>>80426026
FUCK! I though that was last week and it ended on a cliff-hangar for series 2.

>>80426116
Channels don't tend to take one of their biggest shows (Sherlock) off the air entirely. It just got pushed back until march.

akira was on syfy a while back

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>>80421557
South America here, why is France so weeaboo? And how can I get french citizenship? It would make more sense to go to Japan but too competitive for me.