>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another angle that hasn't come up is the role of a high profile creator. With Tomino out of the picture, is no one able to take a stand from the creative end? Is it all driven by accounting and marketing from here on out?
I think there are quite a few big-shots out there who has enough weight to counter any marketing machine. But I don't know if anyone in the current Gundam team who is able and willing to take that challenge. None of the three remaining big names: Okawara, Yaz and Katoki, is a viable candidate. It's certainly interesting that Bandai wants to keep Yaz busy on the Origin and not exploit his talent or star power on Seed and the "3rd Fan Base". >>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think it is possible. In my opinion there are really two types of creators: Visionaries and Yes-Men. The Visionaries usually tend to be so concerned with their own visions that they wouldn't want to be wasting their time in another visionary's playground. Yes-Men on the other hand are content to churn out a serviceable product within their bosses constraints. I don't think that anyone strong enough to challenge Bandai, and the marketing team, would want to do a Gundam series out of respect for Tomino and because they would rather do their own thing. -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
