Gegege probably benefited from its prime release date and the existing reputation (the cartoon dates back to the 60s, I believe), although I’m sure Wentz’s presence helped too. However, I wonder how people react to a half-foreigner portraying a beloved Japanese character.

As for Sexy Voice, I haven’t watched it (which is my official position until I get a legit copy), but it seems to have this aspect that might only appeal to otakus rather than the general public. I’m not surprised that it’s not a hit, especially since it’s not playing at an establish drama time slot, but I didn’t expect it to be that bad either.

munin:

I had no idea when Milkyway Image became a public company either. I guess Dennis Law’s involvement helped not only Milkyway to be able to be financially independent (since they have branched out to different distributors for their films, instead of just Mei Ah and China Star). Of course, now that they realize Johnnie To only make profitable movies about half the time, they probably wanted out too.

As for Wai Ka Fai, he’s probably still reeling from the failure of The Shopaholics, which was supposed to be the huge Lunar New Year comedy, but only made HK$8 million at the box office.

I still don’t understand the whole company structure as it was before. When did Dennis Law get involved and when did the company become so big? Didn’t To and Wai Ka Fai found the company on their own back in 1996?

i don’t know why sexy voice and robo is falling down either. i have no interest in watching young girls marry 40 year old men.