With Nick shows airing on ABS-CBN this July, many Kapamilya anime fans were disappointed because of this move BUT their sister station, Studio 23 seems to be airing more anime titles right now plus some of the titles they aired never aired on ABS-CBN before. Does it mean that Studio 23 is the new QTV in terms of anime?
To those who don’t know, most of the so-called “unknown” anime titles that GMA had acquired all end up in QTV but those said shows gained their sister station more fame in the anime community. Titles such as Kaleido Star, Prince of Tennis, Tsubasa Chronicle and Hayate the Combat Butler all ended up airing on QTV. If my memory serves me correctly, QTV won the Terrestrial Anime Channel of the Year in Otaku’s Verdict year ago!
Based on the current move, it seems like it. I mean, Bakegyamon and Seto no Hanoyame never aired on ABS-CBN! While the rest, are reruns coming from ABS-CBN plus, they had three Digimon shows being aired on the said channel! Namely, Tamers, Frontier and Savers plus we have Eureka 7, one of the most anticipated titles back then. To top it all up, they air the show with no cuts!
It seems that TV5 will have a tight competition with Studio 23. My only problem with Studio 23 right now is this, too many shampoo commercials!