Production Studio of Saki Changed

Jul 12, 2009 4:38 PM

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According to the ED credit of episode 15, the production studio of "Saki" changed from GONZO to Picture Magic. GONZO was credited as an assistant studio, which generally means a subcontractor.

Source: Screenshot of of the credit

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Jul 12, 2009 4:41 PM

Coal

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whaaaaaaaat

Jul 12, 2009 4:47 PM

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poor gonzo =[

Jul 12, 2009 4:50 PM

ArtRodriguez

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Gonzo is so dumb that they probably put the wrong name on there.

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Jul 12, 2009 4:51 PM

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LOL GONZO

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Jul 12, 2009 5:35 PM

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I think the same thing happened in a few episodes in Zettai Karen Children although it was the other way around where SynergySP became the subcontractor and Gonzo took over the production for some of the episodes.

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Jul 12, 2009 6:00 PM

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Great job GONZO!

...well, Saki isn't as good as I thought.

Jul 12, 2009 10:42 PM

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Woah...shocking...

Jul 12, 2009 11:24 PM

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well then....why are we all acting shocked. this is gonzo people. you gotta hand it to them though, they are still floatin out there.

Jul 12, 2009 11:30 PM

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My guess is that they ran outta budget and had to co-operate with another studio. However, the DVD preorders seems decent for them.

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Jul 12, 2009 11:58 PM

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Who cares about Saki, as long as they keep Strike Witches 2 i'm more than happy.

Jul 13, 2009 1:20 AM

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Stop the quote pyramid please.

Jul 13, 2009 1:44 AM

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Oh my God the spam here...

But...

LOL!!! (at spams)

Poor Gonzo...

Hopefully they're gonna make it since I don't wanna see any anime studio perish... (Nope! I'm not an anime studio hater. I'm just being neutral though so that I could lessen the bash and hate, here and there. Thank you...)

Jul 13, 2009 3:01 AM

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LOL at the quote pyramid.

I'm with agreement with Loverhina in that Strike Witches is the only Gonzo animation that I look forward to be aired before the inevitable shutdown.

Jul 13, 2009 4:24 AM

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Loverhina said:
Who cares about Saki, as long as they keep Strike Witches 2 i'm more than happy.

Seriously.

Jul 13, 2009 4:58 AM

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Temp Locked - You all can't stop spamming can you?

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Jul 13, 2009 8:29 AM

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In moments like these I feel like a Gonzo fanboy. I hope the new studio doesn't screw up.

Jul 13, 2009 8:36 AM

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Will the tacos be affected? >:

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Jul 13, 2009 10:45 AM

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I hope it won't get worse from now. Really to say, Gonzo did very good job on Saki. ;)

Jul 13, 2009 11:12 AM

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Hm, I seriously don't like the new OP, that's for sure.

Jul 13, 2009 11:56 AM

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Hu ?
For me, i like the new OP...
And the artwork too. :)

Jul 13, 2009 1:20 PM

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Sucks to be GONZO, losing all that business and all. :-\

Jul 13, 2009 3:15 PM

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De-JaY said:
Will the tacos be affected? >:

Hopefully there will be an increase. Recent episodes have been lacking.

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Jul 13, 2009 3:33 PM

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New ED is all right.

And shucks, the one anime GONZO is making money from has now left their hands. Poor them.

Jul 13, 2009 7:33 PM

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De-JaY said:
Will the tacos be affected? >:

Nodoka's boobs' won't.

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Jul 13, 2009 8:51 PM

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This is fine for me as long as the quality stays decent. I don't really care for Gonzo much in the first place, so I hope the new studio does well.

Jul 13, 2009 10:16 PM

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tehnominator said:
New ED is all right.

And shucks, the one anime GONZO is making money from has now left their hands. Poor them.

Actually, Gonzo earns no money from Saki, despite the popularity of the series. They aren't on the production committee, which means that they get a fixed payment for animating the show (as opposed to any royalties/shared profits; after all, they aren't footing the bill for the series). As you might guess, creative control is in the hands of the sponsors, which is why Saki is so different from a typical Gonzo anime.

If downsizing was the impetus for this change, it'd make sense for Gonzo to pursue a release from the contract.

Jul 14, 2009 11:40 PM

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I love the new OP and ED by the way. (song, characters' action and transition wise)
I had fun watching and listening that it made my head rock with the beat and smile! Lol!

I love these too!

Aerosei said:

De-JaY said:
Will the tacos be affected? >:

Nodoka's boobs' won't.

LOL!

Jul 15, 2009 8:24 AM

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GDO DAMMIT GONZO. ><

Jul 15, 2009 3:50 PM

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As long as Shangri-La is done I'm happy, who cares about Saki?

Jul 20, 2009 11:16 AM

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T___T. I guess I shouldn't be shocked considering it's GONZO.

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Aug 15, 2009 10:32 AM

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Also, I have heard that Gonzo's main company is having financial difficulties as of current..

Sore wa himitsu desu.

Aug 15, 2009 11:11 AM

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TadloS said:
I hope it won't get worse from now. Really to say, Gonzo did very good job on Saki. ;)

Rarely does Gonzo do good sutff and when they do good stuff they need to give it to someone else...

At least they still have shangri-la running =/

Aug 15, 2009 12:10 PM

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maxime1007 said:

At least they still have shangri-la running =/

Oh right, that show where people stand on flying missiles.

I swear, the one show that interested me in Gonzo has switched production studios. Wat.

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Saki needs second season

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