On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, The Chaotic Trickster wrote:

Well, if we did decide to hold an Australian *Anime* specific con - how 
many ppl from the US would come to it?   ( I know all the aussies on this 
list will ;) )

<smile> I think Kergma just volunteered...
 

One of the problems is advertising.  As far as I know in America, the
organisers of cons tend to have more money, and can do mass-media
advertising.  Until DarkWind dragged me into this, I had seen bugger all
with Australian Anime.  Curiously enough, I had seen ads for American
cons.

I am part of an anime club in Brisbane...  How come we haven't seen you 
there?  It's been a going concern for the last 7 years (roughly).

As Neo said - money and advertising.  To get a con, we need more people
interested in Anime.  To do that - how do you broadcast it?  Only the
government TV channel (ABC) even shows Anime, and thats usually on during
kids hours.  Flame me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the US have more shown? 

Neo's...er... indisposed at the moment, so I'll flame you instead:

Channel 10 showed "Teknoman" just recently.
Channel  7 showed "Robotech" less than a year ago.
"Astroboy" and "G-Force/Battle Of The Planets" are currently showing on 
Cable.
"Gargoyles" is technically japanese animation (though it's currently in 
repeats)

There are shows out there... you just got to look for them.


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