That can't have been the full story - it must have been the specific deal they wanted to make. - Edit 1
Before modification by RugbyPlayingAshaman at 28/04/2010 06:19:56 PM
Most of the more well-known anime series run for an average of four years ("Fist of the North Star", "Ranma 1/2", "Fushigi Yugi" and "Inu Yasha" are the ones I'm most familiar with).
The "Dragon Ball" series ran for a whopping 12 years with 17 animated films and 3 TV specials.
Perhaps he simply didn't like Japanese anime despite his series' similarity to many of these types of stories?
Or perhaps he didn't want to risk breaking his series apart? After all, even Tor's initial deal with him was based upon the guarantee of three novels and only got picked up after they gained some commercial success. This would be a shame, because his series is perfect for adaptation to a trilogy format.
And, frankly, some of the books in the series can be drastically edited down to three or four episodes and do not need a whole season to be told.
Also, I was thinking more of a show like "Avatar The Last Airbender" - this series is really more of a young adult-themed series, and is not as mature as it could be, having read a fair amount of series with mature themes, so that seems like the best fit.
The "Dragon Ball" series ran for a whopping 12 years with 17 animated films and 3 TV specials.
Perhaps he simply didn't like Japanese anime despite his series' similarity to many of these types of stories?
Or perhaps he didn't want to risk breaking his series apart? After all, even Tor's initial deal with him was based upon the guarantee of three novels and only got picked up after they gained some commercial success. This would be a shame, because his series is perfect for adaptation to a trilogy format.
And, frankly, some of the books in the series can be drastically edited down to three or four episodes and do not need a whole season to be told.
Also, I was thinking more of a show like "Avatar The Last Airbender" - this series is really more of a young adult-themed series, and is not as mature as it could be, having read a fair amount of series with mature themes, so that seems like the best fit.