Why Kimagure Orange Road would be rejected by Anime Studios today.
-1998-
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Hi Everyone.
As I am glancing through the latest batch of anime titles and series being made,
I realzing that the anime industry is slowly but steadily regressing, leaning towards
forumlated, 'can't-miss' approaches. It then suddenly dawned upon me that the original
idea and basis behind Kimagure Orange Road would have not seen the light of day in this age. 
I thought it would be amusing to come up with a list of likely excuses or suggested modifications
by anime studio execs to "un-kimagaurize" KOR.

01. There is not enough babes in the story! Ratio of 4 girls for
one guy minimum!

02. These special powers of the ESPers are too weak! Levitation and teleportation
simply aren't going to cut it. Make them have the ability to explode cars and buildings;
then we might have something here.

03. This fuzzy animal cat Jingoro is too fat and lazy! We gotta put some makeup on that
thing and spruce up its perkiness and cuteness factor.  

04. Should add a long, transformation scene before they can use their power!

05. This Kyosuke character talks too much! Cut out all the needless narration!

06. 48 episodes is too much! Wrap it up in 26 or less!

07. What a wimpy male lead! Give him a complete makeover. Make him tall
and hunky with a slick hairdo. He needs to be an icon which all the girls go
ga-ga for. And lose the wishy-washy act.

08. There's not enough action here! We need to find a way to put in some robots and
fighting and blow up something every minute.

09. The story is too simple. Add in more occult or religious issues.

10. We can't make a video game out of a romantic comedy! Rework the storyline!