Post by Lucia Nanami on Sept 15, 2014 14:05:05 GMT -5
I remember seeing this a while ago (and even at that point the video was fairly old) and then nothing ever came from it.
According to the MMPPP wikipedia page:
ADV Films acquired the license to the anime on June 2004 for its North American release,[2] but was eventually dropped due to difficulty in finding backers and securing a TV airing deal.[3] While the acquisition of the license and the production of the English anime predated that of the manga, it is unknown if a release will occur. That is because as of 2009, the anime has been completely dubbed but is being held by TV Aichi.
Apparently ADV doesn't even exist anymore (quotes taken from the wikipedia page on ADV):
On September 1, 2009, ADV announced it was selling off its assets, including intellectual properties, to several companies.[4]
As of July 2008, ADV Films and ARM Corporation transferred the licenses to over 30 different shows into the hands of fellow anime distributor Funimation. Those rights include the home video, broadcast, digital, and merchandising rights in North America and other regions.[26]
With the recent revival of Sailor Moon, I'm really hoping that we'll get dubs/subs of other popular magical girl series including Mermaid Melody. A lot of my favorite anime never received proper dubs or even subs
I'll see if I can find any other info on the mystical MMPPP English dub!