Quoted By: >>276319565 >>276319580 >>276319585,1
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How come MAL arbitrarily allowed Japanese co produced anime on their platform? By co produced I mean shows that aren't just simply outsourcing the grunt work of animation to Japan, but the Japanese co
pany or sponsor must yield some creative input. Some examples
>Mighty Orbots: Written and storyboarded by Americans (many of whom would work on Transformers), also storyboarded in Japan with some designs, directing, and animation done by TMS for American network ABC
>allowed on MAL
>Ulysses 31: Written and directed by French, storyboarded and written in Japan with some designs, directing, and animation done by TMS for French network FR3
>allowed on MAL
>Cybersix: Written and storyboarded by Americans, also storyboarded in Japan with some designs, directing, and animation done by TMS for Canadian network Teletoon
>allowed on MAL
>Little Nemo: Written and storyboarded by Americans, also storyboarded in Japan with directing, and animation done by TMS but released in Japan theaters initially
on the other hand
>G1 Transformers: Written and storyboarded by Americans, also storyboarded in Japan with some designs, directing, and animation done by Toei Doga for both American syndication and broadcast on Japan's NTV for Takara's side of the sponsorship. Received several Japanese only continuations by Toei.
>removed from MAL
>Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Partly written by Americans, almost all the rest of production done in Japan by Science Saru for Netflix
>not allowed on MAL
>Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim: Written by Americans, storyboarded in Japan with some designs, directing, and animation done by Sola Digital Arts for worldwide release
>not allowed on MAL
Tbh they ought to just allow all co-produced shows or none of them. Scott Pilgrim especially got done dirty because it has like the least western input of any of these.
