Ah! My Goddess Season 2 Licensed

[Cloudy-Sky]

Ah! My Goddess Season 2 Licensed by MediaBlasters

Source:

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=11051

[fict_ticious]

About damn time.

[physics223]

Any AMG show is license-bait.

[bayoab]

About damn time.
It was always licensed. They never said anything to the contrary. The fans just decided "It's a second season, they couldn't have it."

[aliensporebomb]

Perhaps it would seem obvious but why not contact the fansubbing group
who fansubbed the episodes? That would seem the obvious thing.

There's also the opportunity to BUY the episodes when they are released
on DVD.

Locally I've seen a very nice slipcase with Belldandy on the side and one
episode from the first season and then all the subsequent discs fit into
that slipcase.

They will likely do that with the second season possibly.

[XZephyrX]

Of course, you can expect to wait at least half a year. I mean, they're not even done running all the RAW's in Japan yet. So, you'll have to wait for the series to wrap up on television, then they're going to have to run through them all, subtitle/dub them, then flesh out all the things that need dealing with for a DVD release over here.

So, you might see it around December/January, if not later. That's if they're really quick about it. :(

[Keiichi-san! ^_^]

arrr its licensed. :( o well i'll just wait for the N.A. version :)
:P ugh. well episode 8 was still good. i got it before the licensed news. :P
cant wait for it to come out!!!!!!!

[Keiichi_chan]

ummm..sometimes second seasons DO get picked up by different companies in the U.S. Didnt that happen with Slayers?
So unless there was an anouncement about the rights to season two, it was unliscensed while it was being fansubbed. Now it's officially liscensed.
The fansubs will almost definetly continue, they'll just be taken off AS.

[NoSanninWa]

Actually, according to AnimeOnDVD (http://www.animeondvd.com/), this might be a mistake.I asked point blank at the Media Blasters panel today at Anime Next about it so I could confirm it but the reps said that it was still under negotiations. The panel was not run by John Sirabella like it usually is so it could just be that they didn't know.

We are still considering this licensed for now, but we would appreciate if anyone can verify that ToonZone (http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=11051) knows what they were writing about.

[Zhemos]

oops, sorry about that. ><

[Kalashnikov]

since it's licensed, does this mean they aren't going to be releasing torrents anymore? nooo =(

[xris]

since it's licensed, does this mean they aren't going to be releasing torrents anymore? nooo =(
What the fansub group does is entirely up to themselves.

What it does mean is that we will no longer list the torrents on AnimeSuki (just as we do not list any torrents of licensed anime). It also means that since it's considered licensed the following posts are no longer allowed

Asking where you can find AMG downloads.
Discussing AMG fansub groups (past or present).
Asking for help downloading AMG.
Asking for playback help for AMG episodes.
These rules applies to fansubs (in English or any other language) and raws alike.

[Kalashnikov]

i see.
thanks for the reply, i guess i'm on my own now. bummer.

[GHDpro]

UPDATE

Some company has it, but it isn't Media Blasters.

http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Number=1463369
http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Number=1463673

MB representative John Sirabella mentioins a company willing to DRM (=online sales of anime episodes in addition to DVDs) has it. This could be Bandai or ADV for example.

[Keiichi_chan]

^SOME COMPANY?!
It's effing ADV! It may even get a good dub now!

[DougDoug]

^SOME COMPANY?!
It's effing ADV! It may even get a good dub now!

Dubbed version sucked btw :D

[Tiamat's Disciple]

dubs suck 95% of the time :)

[Spectacular_Insanity]

is it available to buy on DVD yet? I just hope it wasn't lisenced by ADV... :uhoh:

Edit: Oh thank god it's Media Blasters... :heh:

[mdauben]

Edit: Oh thank god it's Media Blasters... :heh:
Bad news. Media Blasters licenced the first season of Ah! My Goddess

Season 2 was licenced by ADV :(

The first five of the six DVDs have been released by ADV. The last DVD (#6) was due out in March, but all the AMG DVDs were pulled from the ADV website recently, so there is no knowing when or if it will be released. :confused:

It even more a shame since they were doing such a nice job. The art box and individual DVD case art matched the first season ones released by Media Blasters, and they kept the same voice cast for all the major characters. Sigh.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Dear God. I HATE, and I mean HATE ADV. If they're going to be jerks and license stuff, they can at least not suddenly stop producing anime. I mean, if they go out of business, doesn't that mean the series become unlicensed again?

[mdauben]

If they're going to be jerks and license stuff, they can at least not suddenly stop producing anime.
I doubt they were planning on going out of buisness when the licenced AMG, and the other things they are in the middle of. Plus, the fact is right now we don't know whats going on with ADV. They could announce tomorrow that everything is back to normal and their releases will continue as planned. We just have to wait and see. :confused:

I mean, if they go out of business, doesn't that mean the series become unlicensed again?
No, if they do go out of buisness, they would probably still retain the licence and someone else would have to buy if off them. That is exactly what has happened with Geneon USA, even though they are not releasing anime any more, they retain all their licences until and unless they sell the licences or distribution rights to someone else.

[miloy2k]

at my place, most of the license anime -> bootleg >_>

[Anju-chan]

If I'm correct, Funimation should be distributing out Ah! My Goddess as well as many others including Pumpkin Scissors and Utawareumono as eplained in this article.
http://www.funimation.com/f_index.cfm?page=news&id=455

[Mr Chow]

Has there been any new developments in a third series? I know its been ages but I was feeling nostalgic and just finished watching both DVD sets and the movie DVD!! So was just wondering if the powers that be would grant this mortals wish..... One can't but dream can't they!!