To make matters even worse all the shows currently showing on Animax has been re run at least 9 times already, (With the exception of the shorter shows, hell I might be wrong it could be more already.) why don't they removes some of the older shows already and replace it with a new show.? Surely it is possible if you go and check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... _by_Animax you will notice that they have more than a 120 high quality shows currently broadcasting around the world. How they can keep on re running these shows are beyond me, don't get me wrong some of these shows are really awesome but when you can recall the dialog from Eureka 7 out of you head then there is something seriously wrong with the channel programming.
And how do they determine the episode order of the Anime titles, do they throw a dice or is it something a bit more complicated like rock, paper scissors.? It is really disconcerting when watching a Anime titles and the very next day you get shown a total different episode. It kind off defeats the point of watching a series if you cant watch it in chronological order.
And don't even get me started on the horrible Animax adverts for the Anime titles they are showing. They take a cyber thriller like Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex and make it look utterly mediocre using there bad advertising. Why not just use the DVD trailers that you get on the DVD’s itself.
I visited the Animax website: http://www.animaxtv.co.za/ to find a poorly designed site with no actual content and just a schedule of current Anime titles that are showing, which I can get by reading the Dish magazine, and that isn't even a full proof guarantee that I will be watching what was being advertised.
Is it a lack of planning or bad management by Dstv. But you kind off start to expect these kind off things from South African media broadcasting companies. Did they see a gap in the market and decided to cash on in it while they could. If you visit the Dstv Forum`s: http://www.dstv.com/gysmm/forum/threadV ... ch=&Id=132 you will also noticed the trend from being totally excited about the arrival of Animax to the disappointment with the current re runs and content of the channel. And I am not the only one discontent with the current offerings on Animax most forums and blogs like Shadowfox blog: http://www.quantumworx.co.za/blog/index ... th-animax/ also shows the current dissatisfaction with the programming.
And yes I did predict this would happen but everyone was so hyped about this great development in the South African Anime community that, they were blinded by some of the factors that needs to be taken into consideration.
Supply and demand Dstv is a business they pay millions per channel if they don't see it making a profit they replace it with other channel like Action X replaced Sci-Fi. And Sci-fi was running for a good 2 years without it making any type of profit. To make any type of profit on a channel there should be advertisements shown, and Animax does not have that. And we all know what happened the the Sci-Fi channel.
There are already 2 channels that have animated shows on Dstv namely GO and Cartoon network. Yes I know it’s not anime but its animated and thats how most people will view it who do not watch anime. So its going to be in direct "competition" with the other channels. And they have been running for way longer. So 3 channels that are indirectly running against each other, and considering the content of the other 2 channels and the programming Animax doesn't really stand a chance.
And let’s face it the big Anime fans wont event bother with some of the stuff that will be shown because: A. All the current Anime that is showing is dubbed and we all know what some people think about dubbed Anime. B. Most of the stuff that will be shown the hardcore fans would have already have seen ages ago.
And let us be honest even all the new fans to Anime would be scared off by the bad programming and endless re runs of Anime. You can only re watch an Anime show many times before it gets boring. So in the end its a catch 22 situation for the Animax channel.
In the end I think Animax is hurting the local Anime community more than it is helping it, is this the death of Animax. ?
Sort out your sig size before you put it bac! Lance
