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bunnyofdoomo Since: Aug, 2011
2021-07-16 08:19:36

I don't think it's a valid use fwiw

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
2021-07-16 08:29:45

Even taking the gaps between anime into account, the franchise was still present in other forms of media.

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Ngamer01 Since: Oct, 2010
2021-07-16 10:10:14

It's a simple Dork Age because Disney had no interest in the show they picked up when they bought Power Rangers from Saban. Disney would give Digimon another shot with Data Squad, but again they couldn't care less about the show and when Saban rescued Power Rangers from Disney, they got Digimon back as well and both shows went to Nickelodeon.

Power Rangers continued on Nickelodeon while Digimon swapped to the OVA movies with tri following Fusion's airing. There's been no other Digimon broadcasts on Nickelodeon since Fusion.

MasterHero Since: Aug, 2014
2021-07-16 16:37:13

Yeah, but we're talking about the franchise as a whole, not just its broadcasts in America.

gjjones Since: Jul, 2016
2021-07-16 17:10:45

I would like to add my two cents here: I don't think it counts as a Franchise Killer, given that the franchise is still ongoing, so it should be removed.

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Ngamer01 Since: Oct, 2010
2021-07-16 17:26:00

^x2 - Sorry, I was basically saying there's no overall franchise killer, just that the anime in the west has been hurt by the underperformances that followed Frontier including the tri OV As.

wootzits (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2021-07-16 17:30:05

But isn't it worth noting that the franchise, or at least the anime, was killed at some point before the attempts at a revival? Also, if "the franchise is still going" is good enough reason to nuke the example, then what about the Gundam entries? The Gundam franchise has a very strong presence to this day.

Arctimon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2021-07-16 17:43:12

The Digimon example is bad because it doesn't show which entry is the actual killer. I say delete it.

Also, if the Franchise actually needs to be killed in order to count, then I guarantee you that the majority of the examples of Franchise Killer are not going to be valid examples.

FishiousRend Since: Jul, 2020
2021-07-16 17:50:43

On top of that, the franchise is still going strong in Japan, complete with a Pokémon GO-style clone - this is, at best, just dubbing companies/networks being cheap with a franchise that's been niche wherever Pokemon hit first.

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