>3Hz had already been around for years and had made various shows prior to Flip Flappers
They made Celestial Methode and Dimension W. That's pretty much it.
Why did it fail?
Justin Wilson
Daniel Phillips
In fact, when you fail to manage the resources so badly that the last episodes look just as shit and QUALITY ridden like the average Tatsunoko show, then it would rather reduce your reputation among the peers, as you'd have proven to be incapable of doing a good enough job
Carter Campbell
The producers that put out money for the show likely expected a return, yes. And seeing how 3hZ is doing lately, I doubt they were satisfied with the outcome (not that Oshiyama or his webgen crew were part of the studio, anyway).
Dylan Torres
>as you'd have proven to be incapable of doing a good enough job
Certainly, that's why Anno was allowed to direct more and more anime, right? Totally not lkike everything he touches runs into budgeting issues. Only, uhm, Gunbuster, Nadia, Evangelion, KareKano. So 4/4 shows he's directed.
Christian Anderson
The latest episode never looked that bad, you are blowing it out of proportion. In fact, the best animated scene was in the latest episodes.
Sebastian Gray
>The producers that put out money for the show likely expected a return
Proof that.
Justin Reed
Stop being retarded. Eizouken is 0% arthouse. Arthouse means it's a work done primarily for the sake of art rather than to be a product. Eizouken is a product. It is an adaptation of a manga, backed by a proper production committee, with the primary objective of making money. Now I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, or that Yuasa himself is a bad director (and he has done actual arthouse stuff, like Cat Soup) but Eizouken is still not an arthouse by any means. I think it's arguable if FliFla is either, but at least it's an original.
Henry Miller
Flip Flappers is a cult classic. It flopped hard, but it has a fanbase, and people still remember it fondly. It was unique, imaginative, and fun. It was a passion project that represented what anime can truly be capable of.
Sora yori mo Tooi Basho is a time flop. It sold well, but its fanbase is dead, and people don't even remember it anymore. It was generic, melodramatic, and boring. It was a corporate project (it was also shilled by its producers Kadokawa and CR) that represented how you can play it safe to make sure your show sells.
Then there are shows (such as Evangelion, Madoka Magica, etc.) that can be considered timeless successes because not only were they successful, but they still have a sizable fanbase, and people still remember them as one of the masterpieces of anime.
Nathan Smith
Being bad might be a reason.
Josiah Flores
Anno made good money with everything. The flip flapper failure was a loss of money and ended in a shitshow.
It's bad, and nobody was satisfied with it. The end. The market has spoken.