Voltron delivers Hollywood headaches
Oh, Voltron – why do you vex me so? This is the third time I’ve had to write about Voltron in the last week. It’s like a bad ex-girlfriend that won’t stop calling me. Do I have to file for a restraining order, Voltron? Because I will.
Oh, and I just filed for a Concealed Carry permit, so don’t come around unless you bring a posse.
From AICN Anime and Anime News Network:
According to Anime News Network, World Events Productions (WEP) attempted to serve Toei Animation with a law suit concerning the live action adaptation of Voltron on Monday.
While Toei produced Hyakujuu Ou Golion (King of Beasts Golion), the anime localized as “lion” Voltron and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV (Mechanized Fleet Dairugger XV), localized as “vehicle” Voltron, Koplar Communications licensed the rights to that original anime and produced the Volton localization.
The relationship between Kopar and Toei went to the courts in 1999 when Koplar’s WEP production company created the CG Voltron: The Third Dimension, leading to new agreements between the companies in 2000 , and future head-aches trying to suss out who had the rights to what.
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