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 Unedited Feed from the Bandai Entertainment panel at New York Comic Con 2011. Transcription: bayoab
Note: ( ) is usually commenting on the panel and was not said.

10:37:15 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (And the internet wants to work today, horray)
10:38:17 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (If I was on the other side of the panel room, the internet wouldn't work that well, go figure)
10:42:24 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Thank you for being here so early in the morning
10:42:28 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Robert Napton director of marketing
10:42:37 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Loy Fruel Marketing and Production
10:42:42 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Ken Iyadomi, President and CEO
10:42:53 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> We're going to drive right in so we have plenty of time for Q&A
10:43:03 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> First, Bandai e-commerce store
10:43:25 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> good destination for those hard to find single dvds, and we do a lot of exclusives and lots of sales, we'll be doing a crazy holiday sale soon
10:43:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> store.bandai-ent.com
10:43:48 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Mobile Suit Gundam UC Episode 4
10:43:54 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> 12.2.2011
10:44:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> $59.98
10:44:29 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> as soon as they arrive, we're going to bring up some guests from the english production
10:44:35 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
10:46:14 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (NYCC events)
10:46:38 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> at the end of today's screening of 3, we're going to have a little preview of 4
10:46:52 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
10:46:56 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> available now on BD and DVD
10:47:07 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> DVD and combo pack
10:47:15 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
10:48:27 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (Strange noise in the audio track in this room)
10:48:31 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> K-ON
10:48:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> vols 1-3 available now
10:48:40 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> vol 4 11.22.2011
10:49:06 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
10:49:21 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (how many times have i seen these trailers this year?)
10:49:41 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (endless eight, con version?)
10:50:24 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Sacred Seven
10:50:31 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> entire show available on hulu and crunchyroll
10:51:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (that strange noise is actually not in the audio but just happens to be strangely sync'd to the audio)
10:51:04 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
10:52:38 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so we're going to back in time
10:52:45 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> to Gundam Unicorn
10:53:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> because Michael Sinternikalas and Stephanie Sheh are here
10:53:04 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (never going to spell his name right)
10:53:22 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so unicorn 4 is coming out in decemeber
10:53:33 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> actually had the pleasure of going to one of the recording sessions
10:53:46 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and i have tremendous new respect for the work for doing a simultaneous worldwide release
10:53:51 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so can you talk about that process
10:54:19 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> M: It's kinda unique, it's extraordinary, appropriately so since GU is a extraordinary title
10:54:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> as you heard, this is a simultaneous, global, interplanatary release
10:55:08 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> this one is a great episode, episode 3 is building for ep 4 which blows up all over your face
10:55:20 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> the thing about earth is, it's hard to draw than space
10:55:28 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> space you do dots and boom, so earth requires drawing
10:55:37 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and since we were doing it simultaneously, things got pushed back
10:55:51 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and because it's gundam, anytime you get tired, you look at stuff and you get inspired again
10:55:57 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (See the NDK panel for more details on the pushback)
10:56:13 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> I've started growing a gundam beard every time we work on one of these shows
10:56:25 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and i let that go, and i can tell how long by looking at my face
10:56:29 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> but it's fun, because it's gundam
10:56:34 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> i hope i clarified something for somebody
10:56:49 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> R: And i remember we were talking about logistics, you said you hadn't slept in 3 days
10:56:55 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so you want to talk about your character
10:56:59 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> M: or your gundam beard
10:57:08 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> S: Micheal said it all... i think robert was there....
10:57:12 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> R: No, i was ther eto see the magic
10:57:24 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> S; It wasn't magical, it was stuffy and hot and everyone was like uhhhh
10:57:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> R: I videotaped it, i might uploadew it
10:57:43 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> M: we try to mimic the stuffy conditions of a cockpit
10:58:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> R: Touch on bright noa, because for people my age, he's a big deal, because he's back,and you got a chance to cast him
10:58:08 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so can you talk about who you picked ....
10:58:41 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> S: We handled it like any other edition, except aware going into the casting process that there was buzz about it
10:58:57 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and i know with unicorn castin g, a lot of people in general were like, are you going to bring back people who voiced character s in the past
10:59:34 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> at a lot of time those actors were not in a physical location, like recording in LA or NY, or other times, we would talk to sunrise and have a discussion and find out if it was really necccesary, but there is so much time that has past, so some of the actors have aged more the charactef
10:59:46 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so that played a factor into getting the people
10:59:54 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so we have Christopher smith voicing bright noa
11:00:06 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (that is the censored line from NDK)
11:00:24 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> So now we will return to whhere we left off
11:00:28 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Tales of the Abyss
11:00:35 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> vol 1 available now, comes with asch the bloody manga
11:00:39 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
11:02:01 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> so..yea.. tales of the abyss... we also have the manga
11:02:10 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> asch the bloody and jades secret mmeories
11:02:14 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> vol 2 of asch dec 6
11:02:17 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and jade 1 will hit stores soon
11:02:27 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and tomorrow we will be showing a couple episodes from the first vol
11:02:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Mobile Suit Gundam Anime Legend Parts 1 and 2
11:02:54 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> first vol available now
11:02:57 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> there will be a 2nd half
11:03:07 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and for the first time on DVD, it features japanese audio and english subttitles
11:03:20 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> while the original only had the english track
11:03:56 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
11:04:44 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the movie
11:04:48 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> awakening of the trailblazer
11:05:01 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> blu-ray, combo pack, dvd
11:05:07 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
11:07:33 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Star Driver
11:07:39 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> coming in november
11:07:42 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> 11/22/2011
11:07:50 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> 25 ep series from aniplex/bones
11:08:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> now streaming on hulu/crunchyroll/crackle
11:08:04 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> we're giving away posters and masks
11:08:17 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> we're having a mask battle between us and FUNi
11:08:26 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> i've gotten the hair off a few people and got a mask on
11:08:34 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
11:08:52 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (FUNi has goku hair, Bandai has star driver masks)
11:10:29 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Akira
11:10:32 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> going all the way back
11:10:56 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> when we released akira on bluray, we got questions as to DVD, so it will be coming to standard def DVD
11:11:00 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and we'll show you the trailer to take you back
11:12:07 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Tekken Blood Vengeance
11:13:55 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> trailer
11:15:53 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> dive in for unicorn, or haruhi or k-on questions for stephanie... or other questions
11:15:57 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (this is an odd pattern)
11:16:42 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> if this about when ZZ is coming out, you don't get a shirt
11:16:31 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> please don't ask me about ZZ, X, Victory, because i have no idea
11:16:58 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Turn A Gundam, dubbed? A: Will not be dubbed
11:17:36 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Unicorn novels? A: Personally, i like the novels, but to be blunt, they don't sell well, haruhi does okay, geass did okay, unfortunately the novels are more expensive to make and don't sell as well as mangasel a
11:17:54 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Blu-ray release for complete collection of Gundam... first
11:18:04 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: No plans in the US at this time
11:18:08 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Gundam AGE in the US?
11:18:16 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: That would be a better question for the next panel
11:18:25 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: How come 00 was on DVD but not Blu-ray
11:18:47 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: That's a fair question, blu-rays are doing okay, at the time it wasn't planned to do simul with 00
11:18:51 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> it wasn't any particular reason
11:18:58 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> and blu-rays are doing okay in the US market
11:19:15 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Second season of Star Driver?
11:19:18 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Don't know the answer
11:19:53 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (someone is talking about the toys)
11:20:14 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Currently any plans for E7 on blu-ray
11:20:33 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Talked about it, but not at this time, don't think it will go forward
11:20:29 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> it was on the table for a while
11:20:38 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Sacred Seven on disc?
11:20:44 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A; that's another question I would hold for the sunrise panel
11:21:56 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: bluray of scryed or cowboy bebop?
11:22:03 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: still evaluating it, some movies have done well
11:22:13 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> (bah lost audio, new timestamp)
11:22:23 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Star Driver set in november, dubbed?
11:22:32 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: No dub created
11:22:53 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Inspiration of bringing back these characters in GU
11:23:04 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: We didn't write the novel it was based on
11:24:31 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Tekken date?
11:24:33 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Nov 22nd
11:24:45 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> we'll be releasing DVD, and Namco bandai games america releasing hybrid disc
11:24:50 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> bluray disc with the movie and game
11:26:03 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Recently they announced that there would be more geass, plans to do that?
11:26:09 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Ask the next panel...
11:27:07 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Financial issues... A; I can't loan you any money... Q: The yen rate is really bad, do you keep a strict relationship or do you ignore that
11:27:16 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: We don't set the price for unicorn
11:27:24 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> bandai visual decided that and i don't know how they did it
11:27:39 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Considered streaming in general?
11:27:43 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Talking to sunrise in general
11:27:50 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> And GU is on PSN and XboX
11:28:11 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> I: And someone was talking about tv on blu-ray, it costs a lot to master and there is a huge price gap
11:28:23 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> bandai visual started to sell to US from amazon.jp(?)
11:28:28 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> one more question...
11:28:51 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Q: Any ??? of idolmaster or nichijou
11:28:56 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> A: Announced nichijou at otakon...
11:29:03 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Idolmaster no, don't have any news on that...
11:29:13 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> Well, I believe that concludes the panel, thank you for being here...
11:29:31 <bay|NYCC|Bandai> End
Notes: None