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When FUNimation said it would start co-producing original anime content with Japanese studios, based on famous American brands, who could have guessed they would pick such an unlikely candidate as Dragon Age - BioWare's fantasy action RPG franchise. Sure, it's a famous brand by now. Sure, it's an awesome game. But seriously... an anime film?!



It is with great skepticism that I point you over to FUNimation's announcement, also posted on their official blog, through which they are revealing this Dragon Age anime movie project. A skepticism furthermore fueled by Electronic Arts' involvement in the project, and their highly quesionable notion of "anime", as demonstrated by last year's Dante's Inferno "anime".

Production on the Dragon Age anime movie should begin this month, with a release on home video currently planned for 2011. However, they have yet to tell us which Japanese studio will create the animation for it. Depending on who they [can afford to] hire, the film's quality may fluctuate wildly; mostly along the lower part of the scale.

In other FUNimation news, yesterday they confirmed with ANN that their upcoming DVD release of The Sacred Blacksmith (Seiken no Blacksmith) will feature the series in its uncut form. They licensed the anime back in January, and are planning to release it as a single DVD set this autumn.
doomnezeuwrote on Jun 9, 2010 at 07:13
BioWare said that Final Fantasy is not an RPG. Wanna take bets on who will say first "lololo Dragon Age is anything but anime"?
Osonwrote on Aug 27, 2010 at 06:28
What's up with the anti-Bioware tilt on this article? Butthurt over their assertions that JRPGs aren't RPGs? Bioware's backed by EA, odds are good they can afford a good animation studio. It's entirely possible that they won't be on the lower part of the scale. Honestly, that whole section was pretty much unnecessary, it just sounds like so much sour grapes.
Stokkywrote on Aug 27, 2010 at 10:20
Wha~? I did mention "BioWare" and "awesome" in the same paragraph, did I not? Which they are, when it comes to making RPGs.

But anime belongs in Japan - period. Nothing good ever comes out of Westerners poking their stick in it. Especially not when EA pokes its stick in... well, in anything.

Which is why I also mentioned "Electronic Arts" and "skepticism" in the next paragraph. That's an association I will probably keep making forever till the end of days. (Westwood, Origin & co. will never be avenged until that goddamn corporation goes down)
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